DeMatteo said the offer was too good to refuse, according to the report.
“It went from no interest to piquing my interest to, finally, they presented me an opportunity I could not turn away from,” he Hudson Valley Sports Report.
Arlington's coach for nine years was approved officially Tuesday evening by the Nyack Board of Education - he'd told his Arlington players the prior Thursday that he'd taken the spot, said the report.
He is the son of Tony DeMatteo, Somers football coach and winningest coach in Section 1 history.
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