BOYS’ SOCCER ‘93-’94: SEASON PREVIEW : Santa Ana
Coach: Bob Pacieznik (third year).
1992-93: 21-4-2, 10-2-2 in the Sunset League; lost to Redlands in the semifinals of the Division I playoffs.
Key returners: Humberto Barrera, Sr., defense; Francisco Lagunas, Sr., forward; Candido Lopez, Jr., forward, second-team All-Sunset League; Jesse Lopez, So., defense; Jose Mata, Sr., goalkeeper; Luis Ortiz, Sr., midfielder, first-team all-league; Jorge Valdez, Sr., midfielder.
Key newcomers: Juan Bolonas, Jr., midfielder; Adan Flores, So., forward; Vincente Garcia, So., defense; Luis Mendoza, Jr., midfielder.
Outlook: As usual, Santa Ana will be in the hunt for a section title. Pacieznik returns six starters and 12 lettermen off a team that came within two victories of winning Santa Ana’s second section title in three years. The Saints won the Orange County Summer League for the second time in three years and were also Orange tournament champions for the second consecutive year. Santa Ana’s best player is Candido Lopez, who was the summer league’s MVP. Mata backs up a defense that should be one of the county’s best.
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