PREP FOOTBALL ALL-STARS 1987 : Strong Teams Stamp Their Mark on All-Westside Team

Beverly Hills, Palisades, Santa Monica, University and Westchester had strong football teams this season, and all are well represented on The Times 1987 All-Westside High School first and second teams.

Teams that were not so strong are also represented.

The 23-man teams were selected primarily in a poll of prep coaches. The order in which a coach nominated his players was an important, but not necessarily decisive, factor for placing them on the first or second teams. If a player was not nominated by his coach, he was not considered.

Some players are out of position because The Times attempted to select the best athletes, regardless of position.

The first team on offense has receivers Harold Champion of Palisades and Eric Nelson of St. Bernard and linemen Brad Ammann of Beverly Hills, Kai Kaluna of St. Monica, Kevin Kelly of Santa Monica, Erez Gottlieb of Beverly Hills and Fredrick Rodgers Jr. of Westchester.

The quarterback is Perry Klein of Palisades, and the running backs are Glyn Milburn of Santa Monica, Kevin Owens of Westchester and Jeffrey Holmes of Hollywood. The kicker is Beverly Hills punter Galo Medina.

On defense, the linemen are Nick Satriano of Santa Monica, Kevin Johnson of Westchester, Robert Delarosa of Culver City and Mike Davis of University. The linebackers are Louis Randall of Palisades, Willie Crawford of Beverly Hills and Craig Pringle of Fairfax.

Defensive backs are Tate Nelson of Santa Monica, Chris Ayears of University, Jeff Poje of Hamilton and Jim Labrie of Santa Monica.

Members of the first team will be honored at the annual Times High School Football Awards Brunch at 9 a.m. Sunday at the Anaheim Hilton, 777 Convention Way.

Featured speaker will be Larry Smith, coach of the Rose Bowl-bound USC Trojans.

Sponsored by the Los Angeles Times Fund, the invitational event will bring together players on the first teams on all-star squads in 12 Times circulation areas: Westside, Central Los Angeles, Orange County, San Gabriel Valley, Southeast, South Coast, Glendale, Centinela-South Bay, San Fernando Valley, San Diego County, Inland Empire (Riverside and San Bernadino counties) and Ventura County.

Parents and the head coach of each all-star have been invited. All high school head football coaches are welcome. Each player will receive a plaque and certificate. A lineman, back and coach of the year will be announced for each Times section, and they will receive trophies.

Crawford and Randall are the only first-team repeaters from last year. First-team players who were second-team selections last year are Gottlieb, Johnson, Eric Nelson and Tate Nelson.

Champion was the top receiver on the Westside. In nine games, he had 60 catches for 1,095 yards, an average of 18.3 yards a reception, and scored 9 touchdowns.

Eric Nelson played wide receiver and quarterback and returned kickoffs. On defense he was a safety and linebacker. As a receiver, he had 41 catches for 733 yards (a 17.9-yard average) and 5 touchdowns in 10 games.

An excellent blocker at tight end, Ammann could also catch the ball. In 10 games he had 30 receptions for 516 yards and 4 touchdowns.

Kaluna was St. Monica’s leading tackler with 120 and also the team’s best blocking lineman. He was a three-year varsity starter.

Santa Monica Coach Tebb Kusserow called Kelly “the best offensive blocker at Santa Monica since Keith Davis,” who played guard and linebacker for the Vikings and is playing for USC.

Gottlieb can bench press 350 pounds, and he used his great strength to great advantage as a fine blocker at offensive tackle.

Rodgers was Westchester’s most consistent blocker. Assistant Coach Sean Hanagan said Comet running backs “made a lot of tough yards going behind Fred.”

Klein played a little at quarterback as a sophomore and a lot as a junior. In nine games he completed 63.9% of his passes, connecting on 237 of 371 attempts for 3,011 yards and 27 touchdowns. In one game he set a national record for completions with 46 and a state mark with 562 yards gained by passing.

Milburn was the most productive--and probably the best--rusher in the history of Santa Monica High School. In 11 games he gained 2,716 yards to set a CIF-Southern Section single-season rushing record and scored 38 touchdowns rushing to set another. He also scored 234 points, the third-best mark in the Southern Section ever.

In nine games Owens rushed for 786 yards in 111 carries (a 7.08-yard average) and 6 touchdowns. He also scored a touchdown on a pass reception and ran for three two-point conversions.

A quarterback, Holmes was about all the offense that Hollywood had. He averaged 12 yards on 84 carries, gaining 1,014 yards and scoring 4 touchdowns, and completed 41 of 85 attempts for 406 yards.

Medina, also a fine offensive tackle, was one of the Southern Section’s best punters, averaging 40.5 yards on 29 kicks.

In nine games, Satriano, a defensive end and linebacker, was in on 90 tackles and was the first man to the ball carrier on 59 of them. He had 9 sacks, 3 fumble recoveries, 8 tackles for losses and an interception.

Hanagan, Westchester assistant coach, said the 6-4, 270-pound Johnson was “a controlling influence in the middle of the defensive line.” He occupied two or three blockers much of the time, allowing Comet linebackers to come up and make the tackles. He was also a top offensive lineman.

Delarosa, a three-year starter for Culver City, was a tough inside linebacker who got in on 120 tackles in 10 games this season.

University Coach Brad Ratcliff called Davis “a very tough, aggressive defensive lineman who kept us in many games.”

Randall, who played linebacker and running back, averaged 10 unassisted tackles and 4 assists a game. On offense he wasn’t called on to run much, but he was the primary target for Klein’s shovel passes and had 50 receptions for 398 yards and 8 touchdowns.

In 10 games at running back, Crawford gained 1,259 yards in 191 carries and scored 17 touchdowns rushing. He had 13 pass receptions for 145 yards and 1 touchdown. At linebacker, he had 54 unassisted tackles and 89 assists, 6 sacks, 13 tackles behind the line of scrimmage, 4 fumble recoveries, 2 interceptions and 5 pass deflections.

Only a junior, Pringle was the leading tackler for Fairfax for the past two seasons. In nine games he made 69 solo tackles, had 47 assists and recovered 2 fumbles.

Nelson made an impact on offense and defense. At safety, he had 51 tackles and 2 interceptions. As a receiver he had 20 catches for 312 yards and 5 touchdowns and also scored a touchdown as a runner.

A top cornerback, maybe the best in the City’s Pac-8 League, Ayears had 6 interceptions in seven games for University.

Hamilton Coach Dave Lertzman called Poje “the toughest player” in the City’s Crosstown League. A safety and linebacker, he was in on 80 tackles in eight games.

Labrie topped Santa Monica in interceptions with five in nine games and was in on 47 tackles.

The second team on offense has wide receivers Robert Scott of Palisades and Alex Watson of Fairfax and linemen Eric Loysen of Santa Monica, David Flores of Hamilton, Ben Abarro of Daniel Murphy, T. J. Henderson of Venice and Dion Beckton of Palisades.

Jason Goldberg of Beverly Hills is the second-unit quarterback, and his backfield mates are Charles McKinzie of Hamilton, Terrence Kendricks of Daniel Murphy and Dan Bernard of St. Monica. The kicker is Santa Monica place-kicker Matt Pringle.

On defense, the second-team linemen are Willie Bolton of Palisades, Khaled Farah of Fairfax, Doug Nelson of St. Bernard and Phillip Frazier of Hamilton. The linebackers are Josh Haims and Scott Chorna, both of Beverly Hills, and T. R. Reese of Westchester.

The defensive backs are Jason Lucky of St. Bernard, Chris Staib of Venice, Ronnie Edwards of University and Tyrone Harris of Westchester.

OFFENSE

Name Position School Height Weight Year Harold Champion Receiver Palisades 6-1 175 12 Eric Nelson Receiver St. Bernard 6-3 180 12 Brad Ammann Lineman Beverly Hills 6-2 206 12 Kai Kaluna Lineman St. Monica 6-0 218 12 Kevin Kelly Lineman Santa Monica 6-3 250 11 Erez Gottlieb Lineman Beverly Hills 6-4 251 12 Fredrick Rogers Jr. Lineman Westchester 6-1 245 12 Perry Klein Quarterback Palisades 6-2 170 11 Glyn Milburn Back Santa Monica 5-9 170 12 Kevin Owens Back Westchester 5-9 160 12 Jeffrey Holmes Back Hollywood 6-0 180 12

DEFENSE

Name Position School Height Weight Year Nick Satriano Lineman Santa Monica 5-10 168 12 Kevin Johnson Lineman Westchester 6-4 270 12 Robert Delarosa Lineman Culver City 6-0 210 12 Michael Davis Lineman University 6-0 230 12 Louis Randall Linebacker Palisades 5-11 200 12 Willie Crawford Linebacker Beverly Hills 6-1 205 12 Craig Pringle Linebacker Fairfax 6-0 194 11 Tate Nelson Back Santa Monica 6-2 180 12 Chris Ayears Back University 6-0 180 12 Jeff Poje Back Hamilton 5-10 168 12 James Labrie Back Santa Monica 5-11 155 12 Galo Medina Kicker Beverly Hills 6-5 225 12

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE

Name School Position Height Weight Year Robert Scott Palisades WR 5-8 142 12 Alex Watson Fairfax WR 5-10 162 11 Eric Loysen Santa Monica OL 6-3 235 12 David Flores Hamilton OL 5-10 242 12 Ben Abarro Daniel Murphy OL 5-5 150 12 T.J. Henderson Venice OL 5-9 220 11 Dion Beckton Palisades OL 5-10 220 12 Jason Goldberg Beverly Hills QB 6-4 185 12 Charles McKinzie Hamilton RB 5-9 175 12 Terrence Kendricks Daniel Murphy RB 5-8 165 12 Dan Bernard St. Monica RB 6-2 195 12 Matt Pringle Santa Monica K 6-0 170 12

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE

Name School Position Height Weight Year Willie Bolton Palisades DL 5-10 185 12 Khaled Farah Fairfax DL 5-11 218 12 Doug Nelson St. Bernard DL 6-3 216 11 Phillip Frazier Hamilton DL 6-1 227 12 Josh Haims Beverly Hills LB 6-1 210 12 Scott Chorna Beverly Hills LB 5-10 175 12 T.R. Reese Westchester LB 5-7 185 12 Jason Lucky St. Bernard DB 5-11 175 11 Chris Staib Venice DB 5-11 170 12 Ronnie Edwards University DB 6-1 175 12 Tyrone Harris Westchester DB 6-2 175 12