There's a different voice barking orders behind Cardinal Stadium these days at Joseph Case football practices.

Assistant coach Alex Monteiro takes over the head-coaching duties after Anthony Palladino stepped down from his role after 11 seasons.

Now the first-year mentor wants to carry on the Cardinal tradition.

"I really like my kids," Monteiro said. "I'm going to enjoy this year and I think it's going to be fun. It's going to be new and then I'll figure it out from there."

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