FACTS AND FIGURES

The Three-Year Record

A survey of the performance of Golden West League teams from 1994-96 in league, nonleague and Southern Section playoff games:

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LEAGUE GAMES Yrs W L T Pct Ch Servite 3 15 0 0 1.000 3 Saddleback 3 8 6 1 .567 0 Tustin 3 8 6 1 .567 0 Westminster 3 8 7 0 .533 0 Ocean View 3 4 11 0 .267 0 Santa Ana 3 1 14 0 .067 0

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Ch denotes league championships, including co-championships

NONLEAGUE GAMES

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vs. division or higher 22 39 0 .361 vs. lower divisions 9 18 0 .333 vs. non-Section 2 0 0 1.000 Totals 33 57 0 .367

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Records are for all league teams against opposition in same or higher divisions, in lower divisions, and non-Southern Section teams

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PLAYOFFS Yrs W L Pct Ch Servite 3 8 3 .727 0 Tustin 2 2 2 .500 0 Saddleback 2 0 2 .000 0 Westminster 2 0 2 .000 0 Ocean View 0 0 0 -- 0 Santa Ana 0 0 0 -- - Totals 10 9 .536 0

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Ch denotes section championships

1996 in Review

Servite, which has never lost a Golden West League game, marched through its league schedule without a problem last year. But it shouldn’t be as easy this season. Tustin and Saddleback, the second- and third-place teams in 1996, will more than likely wind up that way again this season. Saddleback, after taking some lumps last season, gained valuable experience and is expected to have one of its best teams in a long time.

Quarterback Greg Cicero of Servite, now at Texas, set all kinds of school records, despite playing with an injured hand most of the season. He ranked second in the county in passing and completed 174 of 288 passes for 3,078 yards and 30 touchdowns.

Tustin quarterback Todd Scott, now a senior, completed 65 of 110 passes for 1,205 and 12 touchdowns in an offense that averaged more than 600 yards a game. Tustin’s wing-T formation produced some high numbers for several running backs, most notably junior running back DeShaun Foster, who led the county in scoring with 34 touchdowns and 218 points.

Defensive back Joseph Tagaloa, who returns this season for Saddleback, was among the county leaders in interceptions with five. Alvan Loretto of Servite led the league with six.

In the league’s biggest game, Servite defeated host Tustin, 50-40, in a game that wasn’t as close as the score.

Servite went into the Division V playoffs as the top-seeded team, but was beaten by Newport Harbor, 23-16, in the semifinals.

Tustin scored 101 points in its first two playoff games but also lost in the semifinals, falling to Santa Margarita, 31-0.

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League Standings W L T Servite 5 0 0 Tustin 4 1 0 Saddleback 3 2 0 Westminster 2 3 0 Ocean View 1 4 0 Santa Ana 0 5 0

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Overall Standings W L T TP PA Servite 11 2 0 509 249 Tustin 11 2 0 613 304 Saddleback 7 4 0 276 223 Westminster 3 7 0 212 318 Ocean View 2 8 0 163 340 Santa Ana 0 10 0 54 442

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Leaders

Statistics include regular-season games only

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PASSING Att Cp TD Yds Cicero, Servite 216 127 21 2,165 Spradling, Westminster 176 81 13 1,247 Cabral, Saddleback 165 82 16 1,176 Taylor, Ocean View 136 60 10 1,127 Scott, Tustin 77 49 10 945 Candelas, Santa Ana 162 54 5 621

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RUSHING Att Yds Avg Foster, Tustin 111 1,365 12.3 Kale, Westminster 157 1,100 7.0 Lambert, Tustin 114 1,006 8.8 Carnal, Tustin 74 947 12.8 Tagaloa, Saddleback 115 863 7.5 Rubalcava, Servite 86 725 8.4 Armendariz, Ocean View 115 639 5.6 Reed, Servite 97 530 5.5 Degrammont, Tustin 39 433 11.1 Ambrose, Ocean View 71 344 4.8

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RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg Ward, Servite 56 1133 20.2 Brewer, Westminster 36 698 19.4 Bystedt, Servite 28 554 19.8 Lomeli, Saddleback 25 435 17.4 Weaver, Santa Ana 23 395 17.2 Washington, Ocean View 22 357 16.2 Foster, Tustin 20 425 21.3 Hatch, Ocean View 18 276 15.3 Rodriguez, Servite 16 188 11.8

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SCORING TD FG XP Pts Foster, Tustin 28 0 10 178 Lambert, Tustin 17 0 6 108 Ward, Servite 17 0 0 102 Tagaloa, Saddleback 15 0 2 92 Carnal, Tustin 13 0 2 80 Brewer, Westminster 8 0 25 73 Kale, Westminster 12 0 0 72 Rubalcava, Servite 11 0 4 70 Degrammont, Tustin 9 0 4 58 Teschke, Tustin 0 1 49 52

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