1992 Boys’ Volleyball Preview

Top teams: Capistrano Valley, Corona del Mar, Edison, Esperanza, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Laguna Beach, Marina, Newport Harbor, Whittier Christian, Woodbridge.

Top players: Scott Anderson (Marina), Chad Andrew (Capistrano Valley), Morgan Bannister (San Clemente), David Berney (Laguna Beach), Randy Cancielleri (Edison), Aaron Cook (Laguna Hills), Mike Darling (Marina), Eric Fegraus (Laguna Beach), Aaron Forrister (Whittier Christian), Matt Fuerbringer (Estancia), Russell Gan (Newport Harbor), Brad Goldston (Esperanza), Doug Hesse (Corona del Mar), Mark Iverson (Mater Dei), Kevin Karg (Laguna Beach), Brian Lawson (Capistrano Valley), Mark McAnlis (Newport Harbor), Joe McCarthy (Edison), Adam McIlhenny (Whittier Christian), Justin McIntee (Newport Harbor), Dan Neumann (Calvary Chapel), David Newman (Woodbridge), Krister Olsson (Woodbridge), Chris Pitzak (Esperanza), David Revell (Trabuco Hills), Chris Riebe (Woodbridge), Chris Seale (Laguna Beach), Eric Seiffert (Capistrano Valley), Josh Snyder (Edison), Ryan Steelberg (Corona del Mar), Chris Swanner (Irvine), Jeff Vanderwal (Huntington Beach), Troy Wooten (Huntington Beach).

Important dates: Orange County Championships (Saturday at Newport Harbor), UCLA Tournament of Champions (April 25 at Pauley Pavilion), Southern Section finals (May 30 at Cerritos College).

Notes: Newport Harbor is the favorite in Division I of Saturday’s Orange County Championships at Newport Harbor. But look for strong challenges from Irvine, Capistrano Valley, and defending champion Huntington Beach. Laguna Beach could be the sleeper. . . . County teams ranked in the Southern Section preseason coaches’ poll: Division 4-A--1. Newport Harbor, 4. Edison, 8. Huntington Beach, 10. Dana Hills. Division 3-A--3. Esperanza. Division 2-A--1. Whittier Christian, 2. Calvary Chapel. . . . Edison has one of the county’s best players in Joe McCarthy, but the Chargers have struggled, losing in five games to Newport Harbor and getting swept by Woodbridge. . . . Boys’ volleyball continues to grow in popularity. According to the Southern Section, there are 218 teams participating in 28 leagues. Five years ago, 138 schools fielded teams in 13 leagues.