‘92-’93 PREP PREVIEW: BOYS’ SOCCER : Boys’ Soccer at a Glance

Top players: Ryan Bean, Kennedy, fullback, Sr.; Kyle Berger, Capistrano Valley, midfielder, Sr.; Jason Boyce, Corona del Mar, forward, Jr.; Mike Brunet, Brea-Olinda, forward, Sr.; Brian Buehler, Orange Lutheran, fullback, Sr.; Ramon Camacho, Anaheim, fullback, Sr.; Luis Cejudo, Santa Ana Valley, fullback, Sr.; Nick Chavis, Trabuco Hills, fullback, Sr.; Kevin Coye, Ocean View, fullback, Sr.; Brian Engresser, Ocean View, fullback, Sr.; Matt Goldman, Huntington Beach, goalkeeper, Sr.; Armando Hernandez, Santa Ana, midfielder, Sr.; Jim Hicks, Newport Harbor, fullback, Sr.; Francisco Islas, Santa Ana Valley, forward, So.; Josh Keller, Santa Margarita, midfielder, Sr.; Pat Lee, Los Alamitos, forward, Jr.; Blayne Leitner, El Dorado, goalkeeper, Sr.; Paul Lopez, Orange, sweeper, Sr.; Jesus Miramontes, Sunny Hills, forward, Sr.; Yoshi Ochi, Laguna Hills, fullback, Sr.; Julio Orosco, Saddleback, fullback, Sr.; Alex Perez, Anaheim, forward, Sr.; Jorge Perez, Santa Ana, midfielder, Sr.; Carlos Vergara Ramirez, Santa Ana Valley, forward; Matt Reiss, Santa Margarita, goalkeeper, Sr.; Brian Riggs, El Toro, fullback, Sr.; Robert Rodriguez, Orange, midfielder, Sr.; Tanner Rupp, Corona del Mar, midfielder, Sr.; Robert Ryan, Huntington Beach, midfielder, Sr.; Guido Sendowsky, Sunny Hills, midfielder, Sr.; Jason Shirk, Whittier Christian, forward, Sr.; Jason Vlcek, Foothill, goalkeeper, Sr.; Tim Wilson, Tustin, midfielder, Sr.

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League favorites: Century: Orange; Empire: Los Alamitos; Freeway: Sunny Hills; Garden Grove: Kennedy; Olympic: Whittier Christian; Orange: Brea-Olinda; Pacific Coast: Woodbridge; Sea View: Santa Margarita; South Coast: Mater Dei; Sunset: Ocean View.

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1991-92 final poll: 1. Ocean View; 2. Capistrano Valley; 3. Orange; 4. Mater Dei; 5. Santa Ana; 6. El Dorado; 7. El Modena; 8. Saddleback; 9. Anaheim; 10. Marina.

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1992-93 preseason poll: 1. Ocean View; 2. Santa Margarita; 3. Santa Ana; 4. Huntington Beach; 5. Orange; 6. Sunny Hills; 7. Capistrano Valley; 8. Marina; 9. Saddleback; 10. Santa Ana Valley.

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Key dates: Brea-Olinda tournament, Dec. 12, 19, 26; Irvine tournament, Dec. 5, 11-12; Marina tournament, Dec. 28-30; Orange tournament, Dec. 28-30. Southern Section playoffs, Feb. 19, 23, 25, Mar. 2. Section championship matches, Mar. 5-6.

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Notes: There are two defending Southern Section champions in Orange County: Ocean View (4-A) and Los Alamitos (2-A). . . . Ocean View has a good chance to repeat as 4-A champion, but first the Seahawks must survive the Sunset League, the toughest in the section. Challenging will be Santa Ana, Huntington Beach and Servite. . . . Manny Toledo, who built Brea-Olinda into a power in the 1980s, is El Dorado’s coach. He inherits Leitner, the first-team All-Orange County goalkeeper last season despite missing the final three matches because of a broken leg. . . . Brea-Olinda returns 14 seniors this season. . . . Other teams to watch: Anaheim, El Toro, Esperanza, Katella, Mater Dei and Woodbridge.