Familiarity was part of the transition within the Cibola High School girls basketball program.
Joe Sena on Monday was named the Cougars new head coach, as he takes over from Lori Mabrey. Sena had two stints on Mabrey’s coaching staff before this promotion.
“Very, very tough shoes to fill,” Sena, 53, said.
He was an assistant at Cibola from 2007-2015 before he left to become Bosque School’s head coach.
But he returned two years ago, and now he inherits the reins from Mabrey, who stepped down earlier this month after leading Cibola to five state championship games, including a state title in 2015.