He's been an icon for his alma mater, Torrey Pines High School, having both played and coached basketball, baseball and football along with coaching the girls softball team.
He's been a mentor to hundreds of student athletes guiding their careers in many ways including placing over 100 students at the college level and having 37 players drafted or sign professional baseball contracts.
His love of sports has taken the "Coach" to Torrey Pines, Mira Costa College, Southwestern College and Texas Tech. His duties included coaching baseball and as the recruiting coordinator at the college level.
The "Coach" is a leader amongst the high school coaches, students and parents with his number-one rated high school sports show every Friday night during the football season. The "Coach" has been a long-time announcer for San Diego State Aztec football and basketball teams, the voice for the CIF football and basketball finals as well as hosting a Chargers post-game show and Padres Talk with former CY Young award winner Randy Jones.
Coach John Kentera is a dedicated family man who finds time for everyone, a quality not often seen in our world today.
CONTACT THE SHOW!
Coach John Kentera - coach@bcaradio.com
Mike Millburn- (Producer)- mikem@bcaradio.com

| Joshua Joseph 2/26/2010 Papa Johns congratulates Joshua Joseph for becoming the Student Athlete of the Week! |
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| James McCann 1/8/2010 Papa John's would like to congratulate James McCann for being the student athlete of the week. |
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| Sydney Witt 3/5/2010 Congratulations Sydney Witt for winning Papa John's Athlete of the Week |
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| Nick Kerr 2/19/2010 Papa Johns congratulates Nick Kerr for becoming the student athlete of the week. |
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| Dillon Doria Papa Johns congratulates Dillon Doria for becoming the student athlete of the week. |
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| Joe Hudson Papa John's would like to congratulate Joe Hudson for being the student athlete of the week. |
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| Danny Woodley Congratulations Danny Woodley, the Papa John's Student Athlete of the Week! |
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| Troy Leaf Congratulations Troy Leaf, the Papa John's Student Athlete of the Week! |
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| Chen Cai Congratulations Chen Cai, the Papa John's Student Athlete of the Week! |
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| Deon Randall Congratulations Deon Randall! You were chosen as a Papa John's Student Athlete of the Week! |
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| Devin Taverna Congratulations to Devin Taverna from Oceanside High School, this week's Papa John's Student Athlete of the Week. Click here to learn more about Devin. |
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| Sam Hoekstra Congratulations to Sam Hoekstra from Santa Fe Christian, this week's Papa John's Student Athlete of the Week. Click here to learn more about Sam. |
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| Chad Dobbins Congratulations Chad Dobbins from Mission Hills High, this week's Papa John's Student Athlete of the Week. Click here to learn more about Chad. |
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| Damien Williams Congratulations to Damien Williams, this week's Papa John's Student Athlete of the Week! Click here to learn more about Damien! |
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| Kenneth James Jr. Congratulations to Kenneth James Jr., this week's Papa John's Student Athlete of the Week! Click here to learn more about Kenneth! |
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| Peter Thomas Congratulations to Peter Thomas, this week's Papa John's Student Athlete of the Week! Click here to learn more about Peter! |
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| Andi Earle Congratulations to Andi Earle, this week's Papa John's Student Athlete of the Week! Click here to learn more about Andi! |
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| Ricky Seale Congratulations to Ricky Seale, this week's Papa John's Student Athlete of the Week! Click here to learn more about Ricky! |
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| Katie Dutchman Congratulations Katie Dutchman, from Torrey Pines High School! She's this week's Papa John's Student Athlete of the Week! |
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| Ian Autman Congratulations to Ian Autman, this week's Papa John's Student Athlete of the Week! Click here to see more! |
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| Lauren Birks Congratulations Lauren Birks, from La Jolla Country Day! She's this week's Papa John's Student Athlete of the Week! |
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| Charly Moreno - October 2nd Congratulations to Charly Moreno, this week's Papa John's Student Athlete of the Week! Click here to see more! |
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| Dillon Baxter - September 25th Congratulations to Dillon Baxter, this week's Papa John's Student Athlete of the Week! Click here to see more! |
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| Kenny Stills - September 18th Congratulations Kenny Stills, this week's Papa John's Student Athlete of the week. Click here to see more! |
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| Student Athlete of the Week - Sept 11th! Congratulations to Brennan Clay of Scripps Ranch. Click here to watch Clay in action! |
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| Student Athlete(s) of the Week - Sept 4th! Congratulations to the Parkview Little League |
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| Student Athlete of the Week ATHLETE OF THE WEEK IS BACK! Every week, Coach John Kentera will select a student athlete of the week! The winner wins a pizza party for his/her team from Papa Johns. Check in every week to see the newly crowned Athlete of the Week! |
Michael Arkush
03/09/10 9:29pm
The golf editor for Yahoo! Sports joins Coach to talk about the latest goings-on in the world of golf. |
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Victor Rojas
03/09/10 8:30pm
The new TV voice of the Anaheim Angels joins Coach to talk about his brand new job. |
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Bob Thomason
03/09/10 7:50pm
The longtime coach at Pacific joins Coach to talk about the Big West tournament. |
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Jay Paris
03/08/10 9:36pm
The columnist for the North County Times joins Coach to break down the Chargers' latest moves and what directions they may go in the NFL Draft. |
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Dan Belloumini
03/08/10 8:56pm
The former college hoops coach (and current Comcast analyst) joins Coach to break down Championship Week and the upcoming NCAA tournament. |
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