BOLSA GRANDE

1999 RECORD: 1-9 overall, 1-5 in league

COACH: Steven Howard (1-19 in 2 seasons at school)

RETURNING STARTERS:

1 on offense, 4 on defense

TOP RETURNERS

James Bui, RB/DB, 5-9, 170, Sr.; Paul Bui, RB/DB, 5-9, 170, Jr.; Levar Campbell, OL/DL, 5-11, 240, Jr.; Tom Cardona, QB/LB, 5-9, 170, Jr.; Phieu Giang, OL/DL, 5-10, 255, Sr.; Alex Guadarrama, QB/DB, 5-5, 150, Sr.; Taylor Huynh, WR/DB, 5-9, 160, Sr.; Son Le, OL/DL, 5-9, 200, Sr.; Daniel Pineda, FB/LB, 5-9, 215, Jr.

TOP NEWCOMERS

Alex Tafaoga, FB/LB, 5-11, 235, So.; Sylvester Jefferson, OL, 6-2, 220, So.; Chris Allangue, OL/LB, 5-9, 175, So.

OUTLOOK

Howard was already going to be thin at a lot of positions after graduating 20 seniors, then he lost four players to ineligibility and three more to transfers. Starting quarterback George Orozco decided over the summer that he didn’t want to play this year. The Matadors are expected to start the season with only 25 players on their roster. “It’s like rats jumping off a sinking ship,” Howard said of the players who moved. “This is going to be similar to what La Quinta dealt with last year in terms of numbers.”

SCHEDULE

Sept. 8 vs. Century at Santa Ana Stadium; 15 vs. Costa Mesa at Orange Coast College; 22 vs. Norwalk; 29 vs. Santiago at Garden Grove HS.

Oct. 5 vs. Ocean View; 13 vs. Pacifica; 20 vs. La Quinta; 26 vs. Los Amigos at Garden Grove HS.

Nov. 3 vs. Rancho Alamitos; 9 vs. Garden Grove.