PREP FOOTBALL ’94 / EMPIRE LEAGUE : IN REVIEW

Standings

League Overall Kennedy 7 0 0 11 2 0 El Dorado 3 2 0 6 6 0 Century 2 2 1 3 5 2 Cypress 1 3 1 1 8 1 Katella 0 3 2 3 4 3 Loara 0 4 1 2 6 2

Highlights

Kennedy, which moves to the Empire from the Garden Grove, won its league title and advanced to the Division VII semifinals, where it lost to eventual champion Costa Mesa, 23-19. The loss ended a Fighting Irish nine-game winning streak. Anaheim was the only other team to beat Kennedy, whose quarterback, Chris Clark, was league MVP. Tailback Charlie Marino, wide receiver Wes Morris and linebacker Jason Varga were named to the league’s first team. El Dorado, which finished third in league, opened the Division II playoffs with an upset of unbeaten Paramount, the San Gabriel Valley champion. However, the Golden Hawks were eliminated in the second round by Fountain Valley. Alex Molnar shared defensive back of the year honors with Clay Kemp of Los Alamitos. Offensive lineman Terry Williams and defensive end Nathan Reish were first-team all-league selections. Despite the running of Denis Dawson, Empire offensive back of the year, Loara was unable to find its way out of the cellar. However, after an 0-10 season two years ago, the Saxons notched two victories. Tight end Mike Boomsma and defensive back Vince Pla were named to the league’s first team. Quarterback David Wheeler and running back Bobby Brito of Cypress made first-team all-league. Katella’s Aaron Marsh and Juan Viramontes also were first-team selections.