Eisenhower Coach Arraigned on 14 Charges

Glenn Thompkins, a former star quarterback at Rialto Eisenhower and a first-year football coach at the school last fall, was arraigned Monday in Fontana Courthouse on 14 felony charges that included engaging in an act of unlawful sex with a minor and attempting to dissuade a witness.

Thompkins, who pleaded not guilty to the charges, is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday for a pre-preliminary hearing, a Fontana court clerk said.

Thompkins, 27, was arrested by Rialto police Nov. 26 after the parents of a 17-year-old Eisenhower student reported a relationship between the two, police said.

In his first year as coach at Eisenhower, a perennial powerhouse in the Inland Empire, Thompkins led the Eagles to a 5-0 Citrus Belt League record after an 0-5 start. They lost to Long Beach Poly, 43-3, in the second round of the Southern Section Division I playoffs.

After his arrest, Thompkins was placed on paid administrative leave but he is currently on unpaid leave.

Thompkins was the quarterback in 1993 when Eisenhower last won a section title.

-- Dan Arritt

Mark Sanchez, a 6-foot-3 sophomore who was expected to be the starting quarterback at Santa Margarita this fall, has transferred to two-time defending Division II champion Mission Viejo.

Sanchez has participated in passing clinics organized by Mission Viejo Coach Bob Johnson.

Santa Margarita Coach Jim Hartigan said the school has not decided whether to seek an inquiry into Sanchez’s transfer.

“He said it was time to move on,” Hartigan said.

Sanchez would have to move to be eligible under a new Southern Section rule that will make students who transfer without moving ineligible for one year.

-- Eric Sondheimer

Shane Prosser, defensive coordinator for Moreno Valley Canyon Springs last season and an assistant coach for four years, has been promoted to head football coach.

Prosser, 29, replaces Doug Dubois, who left to take an assistant coaching job at St. Mary’s after compiling a 14-7-1 record in two seasons.

Kim Battin, an assistant at San Bernardino Cajon, has been promoted to head football coach.

Battin, 47, replaces Rich Imbriani, who was both football coach and athletic director but had to vacate the coaching position because the San Bernardino City Unified School District has ruled that athletic directors can no longer coach.

Imbriani had two stints as the Cajon coach, most recently from 2000 to 2002. This season Cajon finished 4-6 with a forfeit victory.

Pasadena Muir boys’ basketball Coach Don Grant has resigned after six seasons.