John Stockton
Mountain View High school
Impact Statement
“John Stockton is an outstanding example for successful high school soccer coaches,” NHSCA executive director Bob Ferraro said. “They place a high value on the teamwork skills players learn for success in the classroom and on the field, and we are proud to be honoring him.”
Biography
“John Stockton is an outstanding example for successful high school soccer coaches,” NHSCA executive director Bob Ferraro said. “They place a high value on the teamwork skills players learn for success in the classroom and on the field, and we are proud to be honoring him.”
Stockton coached Mountain View High to its first Class 4A Oregon state soccer championship last fall. His team posted a final record of 18-0-1 and shared the title with Marist High of Eugene after the two teams battled to a scoreless tie in the championship game. Stockton’s team reached the title game by outscoring its first three state tournament opponents by a combined 14-2 margin, and Mountain View High ended the season ranked No. 8 in Region 7 by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA).
In nine years at the helm, Stockton has coached Mountain View High to seven Intermountain Conference titles, including the past five in a row. Mountain View has not lost a conference game in those five years, posting a conference mark of 46-0-6 over that span. Stockton guided teams to the state semifinals in 1992 and 1997.
Stockton’s first coaching stint included three seasons at Yreka (Calif.) High, where his teams posted a 28-5-5 record from 1979-81 and won the state’s Northern Section championship in 1981 (California conducts state playoffs only to the section level in soccer). That team posted a perfect 16-0 record. His career coaching record is 142-25-20.
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