Jordan Football Coach Resigns

Willie Guillory has been forced to resign as football coach at Long Beach Jordan in the wake of a brawl at a non-contact game Tuesday at Jordan.

Guillory, who coached for five seasons, said he was asked to resign because he failed to control his players in a fight during a passing league game between Jordan and Long Beach Cabrillo.

Guillory said he acted appropriately during the brawl.

“I broke up the situation,” Guillory said. “Anyone who was there could tell you that.”

Guillory, who will retain his position as a physical education teacher, was in the midst of trying to turn around a program that had struggled in the shadow of national powerhouse Long Beach Poly.

Jordan went a combined 15-6 in 2000-01 but tumbled to 4-6 last season and was crushed by Long Beach Poly, 50-12, in the final week of the regular season.

Jordan Principal Greg Mendoza declined to discuss specifics of Guillory’s resignation.

“Coach Guillory has indicated to us he has resigned for personal reasons,” Mendoza said. “We’re going to accept the resignation.”

Some witnesses said Guillory, 50, did not act inappropriately during the brawl.

“He was being called maniacal and inciting our kids to fight, but I was there and he was trying to get everything under control,” Jordan assistant coach Carlos Ruiz said.

-- Mike Bresnahan

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Arcadia baseball Coach Mike Parisi is facing three drug-related charges and will be arraigned July 17 in Pasadena Superior Court.

Parisi, 29, has been charged with possessing a controlled substance, being under the influence of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

He was arrested early in the morning of June 8 at a home in Monrovia after neighbors complained about noise to police.

Parisi, a former standout pitcher at Cal State Fullerton and an Arcadia alumnus, has been placed on unpaid administrative leave. Parisi guided Arcadia to a fourth consecutive Pacific League championship this season.

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Twenty of the top junior baseball players in the Southland, including Chatsworth outfielder/pitcher Jason Dominguez and Santa Ana Foothill pitcher/first baseman Phil Hughes, will participate in the 34th North-South Junior Showcase this weekend at UC Irvine.

The three-game series, pitting Northern California vs. Southern California, will be played at 7 tonight, 7 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. on Sunday. Admission is $5 adults, $2 students.

Other players include infielder Jason Rodriguez (Alta Loma), pitcher Nick Casanova (Anaheim Canyon), infielder Raymond Navarro (Redlands East Valley), infielder/pitcher Josh Bradbury (Corona del Mar), outfielder Chad Boyd (Woodland Hills El Camino Real), first baseman Lucas Duda (Riverside Arlington), pitcher/outfielder Brandon Parillo (La Palma Kennedy), catcher/infielder Brian Ward (Huntington Beach Marina), infielder Matt Cusick (Santa Margarita), pitcher/outfielder David Quinowski (Redlands), catcher Sean Dovel (La Mirada) and infielder Jesse Gill (Yucaipa).

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Allyson Felix is on a roll. The senior at North Hills Los Angeles Baptist, who won her third title in a row in the 100 meters and her second in a row in the 200 at the state championships earlier this month, was selected the Gatorade’s California girls’ track and field athlete of the year for the second time in a row.