Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now A counselor. Proven winner. Respectful. Those were the assessments Raul Lara received from his colleagues Thursday after Mater Dei announced him as its next football coach. “He’s a counselor,” said Merle Cole III, a former offensive coordinator under Lara at Long Beach Poly. “He holds kids accountable (and) … works with the kids.” Lara’s resume includes recent stops at St. Anthony and Warren but he is best known for leading Long Beach Poly to five CIF-SS championships. He famously balanced his walk-on post with the Jackrabbits while...