Scholar-Athletes, Retiring Coach Will Be Honored

Mission Viejo High School center Rick Costello heads a list of 25 scholar-athletes who will be honored at a banquet sponsored by the National Football Foundation on Feb. 10 at the Anaheim Marriott Hotel.

Costello maintained a perfect 4.0 grade point average at Mission Viejo. The 25 football players had an average of at least 3.44.

Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jeff Kemp will be the guest speaker at the banquet that will also honor retiring El Modena Coach Bob Lester.

The players honored and their grade point averages:

Rick Costello (Mission Viejo), 4.0; Peter Tucker (Ocean View), 3.95; Franco Pagnanelli (Huntington Beach), 3.95; Todd French (Canyon), 3.92; Scott Stark (Capistrano Valley), 3.91; Oscar Tavares (Santa Ana), 3.89; Leon Neben (Orange Lutheran), 3.89; Steve Chabre (Corona del Mar), 3.86; Todd Gold (Anaheim), 3.81; Brian O’Neil (Western), 3.76.

Darran Baird (Dana Hills), 3.74; David St. Clair (Troy), 3.73; Chris Bailey (El Toro), 3.73; Patrick Henigan (Fountain Valley), 3.66; J.T. Snow (Los Alamitos), 3.61; Michael Morales (Garden Grove), 3.61; Bobby Hamelin (Irvine), 3.59; Dan O’Connell (Woodbridge), 3.58; Matthew S. Bennett (Foothill), 3.57; Mike Knaus (Brea-Olinda), 3.56; Seferino Vargas (Brea-Olinda), 3.51; Rob Katzaroff (Los Alamitos), 3.50; Allen Ennis (El Modena), 3.46; Michael Motherway (Mater Dei), 3.45 and Terry Page (Fullerton College), 3.44.