PREP FOOTBALL ‘92: FREEWAY LEAGUE

Sonora

1991 RECORDS: OVERALL: 3-7 LEAGUE: 1-4

COACH: RECORD AT SCHOOL Mark Takkinen: 0-0

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RETURNING STARTERS OFF DEF 4 4

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TOP RETURNERS OFF DEF YR Aaron Berger, 5-9, 176 OL DL Sr. Ricardo Castro, 6-4, 234 OL LB Sr. Adam Chez, 5-8, 134 WR DB Jr. Joe Garcia, 5-7, 177 RB DB Sr. Eric Julin, 5-10, 175 TE DE Jr. Robert Knowles, 6-3, 191 QB LB Sr. Albert Magdeleno, 5-9, 171 RB DB Jr. Danny Soto, 5-11, 195 RB LB Sr.

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TOP NEWCOMERS OFF DEF YR Jimmy Canales, 6-3, 165 WR DB Sr. Damon Collier, 5-10, 194 OL DL Sr. Rafael Garcia, 5-9, 141 QB DB Jr. Noel Ishikawa, 5-8, 160 QB DB Jr. Chance Johnson, 5-11, 211 OL DL Sr. Brian Larsen, 6-2, 185 TE DE Sr. Ryan Lauterborn, 6-1, 237 OL DL Jr. Doug Rees, 5-6, 187 OL DL Sr. Mike Uzsenski, 5-11, 175 TE LB Jr.

OUTLOOK

Sonora ended a two-year league losing streak with a 19-11 victory over Fullerton last season. In that game, Knowles threw for two touchdowns. Knowles, a second-team all-league selection, passed for 1,430 yards as a junior but also threw 16 interceptions. “I don’t think he got a lot of coaching the past two years,” said Takkinen, the first-year coach. “He couldn’t read defenses. Now, I think he’s a Division I prospect. He’s got a strong arm, a 4.2 grade-point average, and he’s the school’s ASB president.” Takkinen is the former physical education department chairman at University, where he turned down the head wrestling and softball coaching positions for the Sonora job.