LAGUNA BEACH

1995 RECORD: 3-7 overall, 1-4 in league.

COACH: Dave Holland (0-0 at school)

RETURNING STARTERS: 5 on offense, 5 on defense

TOP RETURNERS

Raymond Amador, DB, 5-11, 175, Jr.; John Cullings, OL, 6-3, 230, Sr.; Eric Hooper, LB, 6-0, 185, Sr.; Miles Howe, WR, 6-1, 175, Sr.; Tom Kolleck, DL, 6-0, 220, Sr.; Josh Kube, LB, 5-11, 180, Sr.; Preston Moore, TE, 5-10, 170, Sr.; Nick Terrio, LB, 6-1, 200, Sr.; Kyle Sanico, RB/DB, 5-10, 165, Jr.; Paul Smith, DL, 5-8, 170, Sr.; Sean Wedmore, OL, 6-3, 225, Sr.; Matt Woods, OL, 6-4, 220, Sr.; Bill Wheeler, DL, 6-2, 190, Jr.

TOP NEWCOMERS

Matt Ampagoomian, OL/DT, 5-10, 215, Jr.; Duncan Brady, OL, 6-0, 225, So.; Devon Ellison, DL, 5-11, 200, Jr.; Kyle Johnson, DB/QB, 6-0, 185, Jr.; Keaton Kiraly, RB/LB, 5-7, 150, So.; Marc Ornelas, QB/RB/WR, 6-1, 170, Sr.; Fred Pichay, DB, 5-9, 160, Jr.; Noel Puffer, TE/DE, 6-3, 215, Jr.; C.R. Ross, DB/RB, 5-9, 160, Sr.; Morgan Reynolds, QB/DE, 6-4, 215, So.; Candy Viscarra, DB, 5-9, 160, So.

OUTLOOK

The Artists didn’t win any league games on the field, but they were awarded a forfeit against Estancia, which was ruled to have used an ineligible player in its 47-0 victory. Still, there’s some excitement at Laguna Beach with the arrival of Holland, who was 106-92-10 at the county’s second-smallest school, Corona del Mar. The offensive line returns three starters, and there’s a solid group of linebackers; those are good starts for a program that went 13-65-1 the previous eight years, 6-24 the previous three. Ornelas, a soccer player, and Sanico could be helpful on both sides of the ball. Holland hopes to instill confidence and a winning attitude, a good start in the rebuilding process at the county’s smallest public school.