COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW / WESTERN STATE CONFERENCE : VALLEY MONARCHS

1993 OVERALL: 9-2 CONFERENCE: 7-2 PLACE: 2nd in Sth.

COACH, YR.: RECORD AT SCHOOL Jim Fenwick, 4th: 19-11-1

PLAYERS TO WATCH OFF DEF YR Jim Arellanes, 6-4, 210 QB -- So. John Buckley, 6-3, 215 -- LB So. Brian Comer, 5-10, 185 WR -- So. Tim Cronk, 5-11, 170 K -- So. Rudy de la Torre, 6-3, 265 G -- So. Davis Delmatoff, 6-0, 220 QB -- So. Richard Gill, 5-10, 178 WR -- So. Hillsdale Hufunga, 6-0, 235 -- E So. Jason Leonard, 6-1, 190 WR -- So. Tim Markowitz, 6-0, 275 C -- So. Grigor Malikyan, 6-3, 260 -- E So. Chris Pikes, 6-3, 180 -- FS So. Doug Socha, 5-11, 175 -- CB So. Mike Steussie, 6-3, 260 -- T So.

FAST FACT

Valley will feature a new quarterback for the fourth consecutive season, an oddity even by junior college standards.

OUTLOOK

His team loaded with inexperienced players, Fenwick is banking on a good crop of returnees and transfer players to keep the Monarchs competitive. The newcomers include Delmatoff and Arellanes, who will battle at quarterback. Last season at Pierce, Delmatoff passed for 1,961 yards and nine touchdowns. Arellanes saw limited action at Northern Arizona, passing for only 160 yards. The offensive line, although thin on veterans, packs a wallop with Markowitz and de la Torre. The team has solid defensive ends in Malikyan and Hufunga, and Buckley--an All-Western State Conference pick last season--anchors the linebackers. Cronk lends stability to the kicking game.