Manning, Gragnano Head List of Football’s Scholar-Athletes

Trabuco Hills High School defensive back Tim Manning, the county’s career interception leader, and Los Alamitos quarterback Todd Gragnano, the county’s third-leading career passer, head the list of 1989 National Football Foundation scholar-athlete selections.

Members of the county chapter selected 26 prep players and former Rancho Alamitos running back Sean Cheatham, now playing at Golden West College. David Morris, a wide receiver at Saddleback High, heads the list of scholars with a 4.33 grade-point average.

The players and their parents will be honored on March 7 during an awards ceremony at the Anaheim Marriott. Here are the players and their respective grade-point averages:

Bobby Anderson (Pacifica), 3.70; Jason Black (Fullerton), 3.83; Hartwell Brown (Los Alamitos), 3.54; Chris Buckels (Liberty Christian), 3.80; Greg Clapper (Mission Viejo), 3.88; Sean Connor (Loara), 4.0; Jim Farbaniec (Trabuco Hills), 3.70; Todd Gragnano (Los Alamitos), 3.56; Barry Howell (Western), 3.52; Michael Johnson (Villa Park), 3.55; John Kochendorfer (Dana Hills), 3.93; Michael Kroll (Servite), 3.77.

Tim Manning (Trabuco Hills), 4.13; Pat Marshall (Sunny Hills), 3.62; David Morris (Saddleback), 4.33; Andy Morrone (Dana Hills), 3.58; Bill Preisler (Troy), 3.51; Michael Seui (Westminster), 3.50; Shane Sherman (Edison), 3.57; Mark Slymen (Mission Viejo), 3.94; Robert Southern (Western), 3.89; Joe Squyres (Garden Grove), 3.87; Steve Stenstrom (El Toro), 4.03; Richard Tuton (San Clemente), 3.61; Doug Weaver (Fountain Valley), 3.86; Andrew Wind (Ocean View), 4.03; Oliver Wright (Estancia), 3.90.

Community college--Sean Cheatham (Golden West), 3.62.