Sea View Coaches Honor Menges and Ontiveros

Saddleback High School defensive back Danny Ontiveros and Tustin quarterback George Menges were honored as trhe defensive and offensive players of the year in the Sea View League in a vote of the league’s football coaches.

Ontiveros intercepted four passes and blocked tow punts, returning one for a touchdown. The two-way starter scored 11 touchdowns for the Roadrunners. Menges completed 71 of 135 passes for 1,085 yards.

The coaches’ teams:

FIRST TEAM Receivers Mark Craig Newport Har. Gary Blower Corona del Mar Dave Patstone Tustin Linemen Chris Rosmoser Saddleback Tim Warady University Shannon Illingworth Tustin Mike Audet Tustin Daryl Pessler Newport Har. Backs George Menges Tustin Kirk Summers Newport Har. Nate Primous Saddleback Lani Machado Tustin Craig Belle University Kicker Tim Kotlar Tustin DEFENSE Linemen Todd Katovsich Corona del Mar Tafea Tafea Saddleback Jose Soto Tustin Jim Russell Tustin Linebackers Joe Hester Saddleback Scott Tompkins University Jim Kniest Corona del Mar Steve Kalatschan Newport Har. Backs Danny Ontiveros Saddleback Antwon Lark Saddleback Hector Santa Cruz Saddleback Frank Larriva Saddleback Sean Steele Corona del Mar Kicker Sterling Coberly Newport Har.

SECOND TEAM

OFFENSE: Recievers Billy Thurmond, Saddleback; Craig Nixon, Corona del Mar; Kevin O’Neil, Corona del Mar; linemen Jody Neal, Saddleback; Rick Klug, University; Brian Vaughan, Corona del Mar; Mike Cole, Corona del Mar; Jason Granneman, Newport Harbor; quarterback Todd Brooks, Estancia; running backs Matt Patterson, Corona del Mar; Chris Gankema, Tustin; Dave Liebke, University; kicker Sean Woolsey, Corona del Mar.

DEFENSE: Linemen Jeff Daily, Corona del Mar; Kirk Smith, Newport Harbor; Dave Schlemmer, Tustin; Juan Valle, Saddleback; linebackers Greg Schabarum, Estancia; Jeff Dart, Tustin; Mike Macias, Tustin; Bill Artukovich, Corona del Mar; backs Walt McMahon, Tustin; Kurt Ehmann, Corona del Mar; Brian Hardin, Tustin; James Pacot, Estancia