Gilroy – Gavilan head coach John Lango estimated that last month’s Jeff Garcia Invitational charity golf tournament at Gilroy Golf Course raised a total of $9,500 for the Gavilan College and Gilroy High football programs.
“(Gilroy High football coach Darren Yafai and I) haven’t finalized it yet, but we’re looking at about $4,500 for each program,” Lango said.
The money was raised for the programs’ general needs. For Gavilan, the extra cash is allowing the team to purchase new helmets.
Lango said the school usually pays for new helmets, but the type the team is buying for this year is a more expensive model that is supposed to be safer than what they would normally use.
“It’s a better safety thing,” Lango said. “Field and safety equipment is what we use (the money) for.”
