Nevada Gets Best of County

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Why are so many Orange County basketball teams in Nevada right now?

They saw all that sand and thought it was a really cool beach.

Who’s the best basketball player in the county?

Esperanza’s Josh Greer, who’s the only good player left in the county. Everyone else is in Nevada.

What ever happened to football Coach Tim Ellis?

Well, when last seen, he was an El Toro assistant and was busy polishing that Southern Section Division V championship ring. How’d Tustin and Trabuco Hills do this year?

What’s the biggest surprise this season?

That Tustin’s David Lalazarian can score points without Doug Gottlieb’s help.

Is there anything Cerritos Valley Christian folks can do to thank Orange Lutheran officials for getting the Crusaders back in the football playoffs?

Well, for starters, they can give Brea Olinda transfer Kiyoko Miller the night off when they play the Lancers. The Orange Lutheran girls’ basketball coach will consider that a fair trade-off.

What will be former Corona del Mar football Coach Dave Holland’s first chore as Laguna Beach’s coach?

To find 226 more students so he can once again wax poetic about trying to win with a student body of only 800.

Is there anyone out there keeping the county’s athletes morally pure?

Yup, the Irvine High parents who complained about the girls’ soccer team wearing T-shirts of questionable taste. Their next target will be those folks at Nike who “Just Do It.”

Speaking of that, what was the best thing about the Nike Extravaganza?

They left the silverware when it was over.

Will the Santa Margarita girls’ soccer team ever lose?

That depends. Is Brazil on its schedule?

What will be the most exciting moment at The Pond?

Well, either Mater Dei playing Bellflower St. John Bosco in the Southern California Division I Regional final or Wild Wing’s next near-death experience.

Who’s the luckiest coach in the county?

It has to be Sonora’s Mike Murphy. He loses all-county guard Chris St. Clair and goes 24-4 in 1994-95. He loses all-county center Craig Clark and starts 8-2 this season. It has to be luck, right?

Now that Mater Dei wants out of the South Coast League, will they replace the Monarchs with easier competition?

Yes, league officials are courting the Rams, Angels and Clippers.

Who runs the most politically correct athletic program?

Woodbridge High Principal Greg Cops, who told the school’s “Rowdy Hooters spirit club” to drop the word “hooters.” Of course, he seems to have no problem letting the Warriors’ mascots run around in those cartoon-like Native-American heads.

Are there basketball gods?

Let’s see, over the next few days, Mater Dei could face teams that feature ex-Monarchs Olujimi Mann, Schea Cotton and Chris Burgess. You tell me.

What is so gosh darn appealing about those Nevada basketball tournaments?

Ever eat at the Circus Circus buffet? Yum-yum.