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San Juan Hills girls basketball coach Paul Edwards has resigned after six seasons for family reasons, he confirmed Monday.

Edwards led the Stallions to five league league championships and six playoff appearances. He will remain with the Stallions as an assistant coach but plans to spend time watching his daughter Amanda play for Weber State.

“It’s time,” the coach said. “It’s time to be around.”

San Juan Hills has named assistant Jay Williams as Edwards’ replacement. Williams joined Edwards’ varsity staff last season and has a daughter in the program.

In six seasons, Edwards helped San Juan Hills become one of the strongest public school teams in Orange County. The Stallions won at least 20 games four times and finished 118-51 under Edwards.

The team finished 19-11 this past season and shared the South Coast League crown with San Clemente. The Stallions lost in the second round of the CIF-SS Division 1playoffs to Santiago Corona.

In 2022-23, Edwards guided San Juan Hills (27-7) to the semifinals in CIF-SS Division 2-AA and Division II of the the SoCal regional.

The Stallions have won at least a share of the past three South Coast League titles.

San Juan Hills posted consecutive 8-17 seasons before Edwards took the helm.

“The girls have responded to our coaching,” he said. “They did it.”

San Juan Hills is set to return three starters this season, including county standout Anne Shreeve. The Stallions have added transfer 5-foot-11 post Piper Gentry from New York, Edwards said.

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