LYNN – English High has a new yet familiar head football coach.Peter Holey, a former English football player who went on to play for Boston College during the Flutie era, will take over for Gary Molea. Holey is no stranger to the English program and youth football in the city. He served as Molea’s assistant last year and has been involved in East Lynn Pop Warner since 1985.”I’m humbled and excited about becoming the football coach,” Holey said. “I’m looking forward to the challenge ? I wouldn’t coach high school football anywhere but at English.”Holey is a 20-year veteran of the Lynn Police Department, where he is currently the commanding officer of the second division. He also served as officer in charge of the Gang Unit at one point.The 1981 English graduate has been around football in one capacity or another pretty much all of his life – first as a player, then as a coach and eventually as the parent of a football player. His son, P.J., now a freshman at Salem State College, played for Molea.Molea said when it became clear he would have to give up the football job to keep the athletic director job, his first thought in terms of his replacement was Holey.”Obviously I knew I wouldn’t be here forever,” Molea said. “When the decision was made, I went to Peter first. He’s an English guy. He’s been with me, in one way or another, since 1990 as far as I’m concerned. I wanted to keep it in-house. That was always my thing with Mr.Fila (English High principal Andy Fila).”Molea said it was important to be comfortable with the person taking over.”Coaching at Lynn English is different than coaching anywhere else,” he said.Molea said he was initially concerned about how it would work given Holey’s job with the police department (he works an overnight shift), but Holey checked it out with Chief John Suslak and assured Molea it would work.Holey has an impressive resume as a player. At English, he captained the team in 1980, and was an Item All-Star, a Northeastern Conference All-Star and an Agganis All-Star. He went to BC on a football scholarship, where he started as an inside linebacker and defensive signal-caller on the Cotton Bowl team. He also played in the Tangerine Bowl in 1982 and the Liberty Bowl in 1983.He is currently a lieutenant on the Lynn police force. During his years on the force, Holey received the 1997 Medal of Valor after being involved in a shootout on the Lynn Commons. He received the 1998 Community Service Award from the Massachusetts Coalition of Police, and in 2005, he received the Lynn Police Department Medal of Honor. In 2007, he received the Unit Service Award from the Mass. State Police in recognition of being a driving force in establishing an FBI task force to combat gang violence in the City of Lynn.As far as his philosophy on the program goes, Holey said the key is discipline.”The foundation of all good football programs is discipline,” he said. “The offense we run will be dictated by the talent that we evaluate as coaches. We do have some things in mind. Our philosophy is keep it simple, let our athletes play. Play hard, physical, fast and clean.”Holey said his love of the game and his decision to play and now coach is due in part to his late father.”This (becoming a coach) is something my father always wanted me to do. He’s a big reason for my playing football,” Holey said.Holey said football, and specifically English High football, is a family thing. In addition to his son working with the freshmen, he said his wife, Kim, will be involved in the Boosters. His daughter, Taylor, will be at English soon, where she hopes to cheer, and his brother, Paul, will be on the football staff. Holey also has a 3-year-old daughter, Heather. His nephew, Chris, is a junior on the team, and Chris’ twin brothers, Eric and Brendan, will be at English next year.”We bleed maroon and gray in our family,” Holey said.Fila said he’s very happy to have Holey heading the program. Fila said Holey was a student of his at English, but