HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL ‘94-’95 : Tri-Valley League

Oak Park

1993-94 OVERALL LEAGUE PLACE 22-3 8-0 1st

COACH YR. RECORD AT SCHOOL Rob Hall 4th

TOP RETURNEES POS HT YR Shawn Williams F 6-3 Sr. Brandon Creason G 6-1 Sr. Darren Aherne F 6-3 Sr. Brian McMullen G 6-0 Sr. Ron Allen G 6-1 Sr. Jameel Ware F 6-2 Jr. Surya Botosasina G 6-0 Sr.

TOP NEWCOMERS POS HT YR Danny Wasserman G 6-1 So. Randy Gastwirt G 6-3 So. Dan Heckman F 6-5 Sr. Vaughn Corley G 6-1 Jr. Jason Cash F 6-2 Sr.

OUTLOOK

Oak Park is among the best teams in Ventura County and the team to beat in the Tri-Valley League. Williams, who averaged 16.2 points a game and was voted the league’s most valuable player, sat out the playoffs last season because of mononucleosis. Still, the Eagles reached the Division IV-A quarterfinals for the second consecutive season. Creason, the team’s other returning starter, led the county in assists (5.7 a game).

Fillmore

1993-94 OVERALL LEAGUE PLACE 10-14 3-5 2nd (tied)

COACH YR. RECORD AT SCHOOL Harold Burns 1st

TOP RETURNEES POS HT YR James Cummings G 5-9 Jr.

TOP NEWCOMERS POS HT YR Adam Woods F 6-1 Jr. Chris Goodenough G 5-11 Jr. Will Escoto F 6-3 Sr. Gerhado Hernandez G 5-8 Sr. Tino Venegas G 5-8 Sr.

OUTLOOK

Cummings, who averaged 4.6 assists at point guard, is the only returning starter. And Burns is still getting acquainted with a cast of newcomers. “It’s too early to tell,” Burns said. “All I know is that Oak Park should be dominant in this league.”

St. Bonaventure

1993-94 OVERALL LEAGUE PLACE 11-12 3-5 2nd (tied)

COACH YR. RECORD AT SCHOOL Marc Groff 12th

TOP RETURNEES POS HT YR Jo Jo Molina G 5-9 Sr. Sean Carr C 6-6 Sr.

TOP NEWCOMERS POS HT YR Sean VanGundy G 6-0 Sr. Jose Villasenor G 5-2 So. Hank Laubacher F 6-4 Jr. Sam Benner F 6-5 Jr. Ryan Worley F 6-4 Jr. Ryan Hoffman F 6-2 Sr.

OUTLOOK

Experience is in short supply, but the newcomers are talented and Groff figures to shuffle the lineup depending on whom the Seraphs match up against. “Flexibility should be a strength,” he said. “We can be a good three-point shooting team or we can play power inside.” Molina averaged 9.6 points and 3.5 assists last season. Carr moved into a starting role late in the season.

Kennedy Cosgrove, Jeff Fletcher, Dana Haddad, Vince Kowalick and Michael Lazarus contributed to these capsules.