MISSION VIEJO, Calif.—Chad Johnson makes no secret of the weight that sat heavily on his shoulders.
“Relieved is the word I would like to use,” the Mission Viejo High School football coach told reporters, describing his overriding emotion after the Diablos claimed the CIF Division 1-AA state championship Dec. 8 with a 27–14 victory over longtime Northern California power De La Salle of Concord at Saddleback College.
