High School
He led Crosby to the state title game in 2020. Now he's taking over at Dayton.
Jerry Prieto departs Lake Worth High School after one season to take over as the head football coach at Dayton High School.
Lake Worth head coach Jerry Prieto has been named the new head coach at Dayton High School, Dayton ISD announced on Tuesday. He'll replace Blake Ware, who departed earlier in February to take over at his alma mater Aldine MacArthur.
Prieto, who spent just one season at Lake Worth posting a 6-5 record, is best known for his tenure just 18 miles down the road at Crosby where he served as head coach from 2019-2022. He led the Cougars to a 5A-Division II state title game appearance in 2020 and a state semifinal appearance in 2021. He posted a 36-17 overall record at Crosby.
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