Head Coach
Lou Vullo
Coach Vullo is entering his 8th season as the Head Varsity Basketball Coach of the Golden High School Demons. He has been coaching high school basketball for over 30 years and is entering his 22nd year as a Head Coach.
At GHS, Coach Vullo’s teams have won a league title, finished league runner-up twice, qualified for the State Playoffs in five of his six seasons, and reached the Sweet 16 three times. During his 20 year tenure at three different programs, he won five Frontier League Titles, five District Championships, two District Championship Runner-up titles and made six Sweet 16 appearances. He was awarded the Frontier League Coach of the Year Award four times, finished runner-up twice, and was named Jeffco 4A League Coach of the Year in 2019-2020. Coach Vullo’s teams have qualified for the State Tournament 20 times during his 22 year Head Coaching career.
He is a graduate of Metropolitan State and has a BA in Human Performance in Sports. Coach Vullo and his beautiful wife of 21 years, Nikky, have 2 children. His son Marcello is a graduate of Golden High School and is currently an Assistant Coach on the basketball staff. His daughter, Gabriella, is also a graduate of Golden High School.
Assistant Coaches
Head Coach JV
Coach Enriquez is entering his 2nd year as the Head JV Coach, his 8th season at Golden High School, and his 19th year in coaching overall. He previously spent nine years at Pinnacle Charter Schools as the Head JV Coach and six years as Head Middle School Coach. Coach Enriquez also coached two years at Sheridan High School as the Head C-Team Coach.
Assistant Coach
Coach Barela brings over 37 years of basketball coaching experience, including establishing a successful YMCA high school basketball program and assisting Coach Vullo for 20 years. Together, Coach Vullo and Coach Barela have won five district championships, two runner-ups, five League titles, and six Sweet 16 appearances. Coach Barela has been married to his lovely wife Faye for 39 years, they have three sons, two daughters-in-law, and two beautiful granddaughters.
Assistant Coach
Coach Maston graduated from Ranum High School in 1993 before attending Northeastern Junior College and Metro state. He is entering his 8th year with the Demons. Prior to joining GHS, Coach Maston spent 18 years at Jefferson High School, which included six state playoff appearances, three District Championship runner-ups, one sweet 16 appearance, and was named Frontier League Coach of the Year in 2014. Coach Maston has been married to his lovely wife Nicky for 26 years and has two children, Michael and Jennifer.
Head Coach L3
Coach Diaz is in his 3rd year of coaching at Golden High School. He played basketball for Coach Vullo at Pinnacle Charter Schools. Coach Diaz is a student attending Metropolitan State University, majoring in Construction Project Management and minoring in Mechanical Engineering.
Assistant Coach
Coach M. Vullo is in his 4th season as an Assistant Coach for the Golden Demons. He is a 2022 graduate of Golden High School and played basketball for the Demons. Coach M. Vullo is currently attending Red Rocks Community College.
Assistant Coach
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