NEW ROCHELLE, New York (WABC) -- There was a big show of support for the New Rochelle High School football coach after administrators re-assigned him.
Football players chanted their support for Louis DiRienzo ahead of winning Saturday's State Tournament against Utica Proctor.
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New Rochelle's new superintendent stripped DiRienzo of his job while she conducts an investigation.
The district is being tight-lipped but suspects DiRienzo interfered with a student, who is also a relative, calling the child's father to head-off disciplinary action.
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DiRienzo is in the Westchester Hall of Fame for his coaching accomplishments.
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