PREP FOOTBALL ‘92: ORANGE LEAGUE

Savanna

1991 RECORDS:

OVERALL: 7-4-1

LEAGUE: 4-1

COACH: Fred DiPalma

RECORD AT SCHOOL: 19-10-4 RETURNING STARTERS: OFF: 5 DEF: 5

TOP RETURNERS OFF DEF YR Tom Cho, 5-9, 195 OG LB Jr. Scott Cunningham, 5-9, 170 RB DE Jr. Justin Gilman, 5-9, 160 WR DB Sr. Mike Hynes, 6-0, 165 WR DB Jr. Dustin Johnson, 6-0, 250 OT DT Sr. Jason Mayhall, 5-10, 180 OG NG Sr. Dave Sanborn, 5-7, 195 OG DT Sr. Paul Waldrop, 5-10, 180 QB DB Jr.

TOP NEWCOMERS OFF DEF YR Nhan Bui, 5-8, 165 RB DB Jr. Alf Delgadillo, 5-8, 150 RB DB Jr. Daven King, 5-6, 140 RB DB So. Marlon Scott, 5-10, 195 RB LB Sr. Aaron Woolsey, 6-0, 210 OG LB Jr.

OUTLOOK

One of the Rebels’ biggest losses was the graduation of quarterback Brad Belanger, the league’s “back of the year” last season. Waldrop, a wide receiver, has moved to quarterback to fill the gap. “Paul has come in and worked very, very hard,” DiPalma said. Cunningham is replacing graduated Jeff Ragos, who rushed for 1,086 yards last season. Savanna also doesn’t have much size, with the exception of Johnson, who is expected to step in and anchor the offensive and defensive lines. The Rebels also will play eight or nine underclassmen on both offense and defense. “We should be competitive,” DiPalma said. “We’re going to be very, very young and we’re going to have to develop quickly.” The Rebels’ league schedule might work in their favor. They play host to Anaheim and Magnolia and play at Western before meeting the league’s traditional powers--Valencia and Brea-Olinda.