PREP FOOTBALL ‘92: GARDEN GROVE LEAGUE

Los Amigos

1991 RECORDS:

OVERALL: 1-9

LEAGUE: 1-6

COACH: Steve Bolton

RECORD AT SCHOOL: 1-9 RETURNING STARTERS: OFF: 1 DEF: 4

TOP RETURNERS OFF DEF YR Rei Dimaano, 5-9, 170 -- DB Sr. Ed Hwang, 6-1, 230 OG DT Sr. Junior Leofa, 5-7, 170 RB LB Jr. Nick Peres, 5-9, 195 OG DE Sr. Sunly Sa, 5-6, 140 WR DB Sr.

TOP NEWCOMERS OFF DEF YR Keuni Faamausili, 6-0, 180 FB LB Jr. Benny Garcia, 5-7, 140 QB FS Jr. Ryan Martinez, 5-7, 165 WR LB Jr. Fred Scott, 5-8, 200 OT LB Jr. Carlos Sianez, 6-1, 220 TE DE Jr. Noah Tagatauli, 5-7, 165 RB SS Jr. Ape Tuato, 5-11, 180 QB DB So. Jason Vargas, 6-0, 170 -- DT Sr.

OUTLOOK

Although Bolton wants to dismiss the comments as hype, several opposing league coaches maintain that the Lobos are for real this year despite poor back-to-back seasons. And perhaps they are correct. The team’s nucleus is composed of many players promoted from the junior varsity team that won the league championship last year, losing only to Kennedy in the final game. The top players from that group are running backs Tagatauli and Leofa, who also plays linebacker and is one of only four returning starters on defense. Peres and Hwang, the second and third leading tacklers on the team last year behind Leofa, are the mainstays on the line. Although the team is somewhat short on personnel, Bolton said, the players make up for the lack of numbers with their intelligence. “One thing we are really proud of is that we only have 28 kids, but half of them are on honor roll,” Bolton said.