1990 VOLLEYBALL PREVIEW
Top teams: Edison, El Toro, Huntington Beach, Laguna Beach, Marina, Woodbridge.
Top players: Todd Beebe, Woodbridge; Dain Blanton, Laguna Beach; Aaron Boone, Edison; Doug Cunningham, Huntington Beach; Steve Lucas, Huntington Beach; Billy Nguyen, Newport Harbor; Alex Opoulos, Newport Harbor.
Important dates: Southern Section tournament first round May 11; quarterfinals May 15; semifinals May 18; finals May 26.
Notes: Huntington Beach solidified its preseason No. 1 ranking, beating El Toro in the finals of the OC Volleyball Championships March 10.
Marina, which started the season unranked, upset Corona del Mar, the preseason’s sixth-ranked team, to move into the Orange County coaches’ poll at No. 5. Corona del Mar does not return a starter from last year’s 4-A championship team.
One of the county’s top newcomers is Estancia sophomore Matt Fuerbringer, who some coaches already say has Division I college potential. Fuerbringer, a 6-foot-4 middle blocker, helped the Eagles’ basketball team win the Southern Section 3-AA title.
Servite and Cypress are fielding first-year teams.
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