Falcons football coach heads to Colorado
Staff Report ~ 02/24/2010

Cactus Shadows football coach Chad DeGrenier, who led the Falcons to a state championship in 2006, is leaving the Cave Creek school to take over at Fort Collins Fossil Ridge High School in Colorado next season.
DeGrenier, who amassed a 37-31 record during six seasons with the Falcons, led the program to a 15-0 season in 2006, earning a 4A Div-II state championship. This year’s team went 11-1, winning the Desert Sky Region title before falling in the 4A Div-I state quarterfinals.
Fossil Ridge, a seven-year-old school, went 3-7 last season.
DeGrenier, who will finish the year at the school, is endorsing his defensive coordinator, Matt Bradshaw, to be his successor.

Chad DeGrenier
2004: 0-10
2005: 5-6
2006: 15-0, 4A Div-II state champions
2007: 3-7
2008: 3-7
2009: 11-1, 4A Div-I quarterfinalist
Total: 37-31, 1 state championship, 2 region titles