Veterans Coastal Bend coach Joe Rios has been named the next head football coach and boys coordinator at Banquete, Rios confirmed on Thursday, May 29.
Rios takes over for Lance Riddell, who had held the position since 2002.
Rios was an assistant at Banquete last season and has previous head coaching experience at Bishop, Hebbronville, Falfurrias and Premont, where he got his first head coaching job in 2002.
In his career Rios has accumulated a 69-86 record, leading five teams to the playoffs, including a district championship in 2014 with Hebbronville.
He last led Bishop in 2019.
This article originally appeared on Corpus Christi Caller Times: Experienced Rios named new Banquete head football coach
Reporting by Quinton Martinez, Corpus Christi Caller Times / Corpus Christi Caller Times
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