Locals earn top Sunset League football honors

Marina High senior fullback Ray Mietkiewicz was named recently by

Sunset League coaches as the league’s Most Valuable Player for the 1999

season.

The 6-foot-1, 235 Mietkiewicz wrapped up his prep career by establishing

11 new school records at Marina.

Mietkiewicz was one of four local players to earn one of the league’s top

individual honors.

Daryl Poston, who completed his junior year at Edison by rushing for

1,701 yards and a school record 28 touchdowns, was named the Offensive

Player of the Year.

Also earning offensive accolades was Marina’s M.J. Ansel, who was voted

Lineman of the Year.

Defensively, the Linemen of the Year were Fountain Valley senior Steven

Fifita and Esperanza senior Travis Pendleton, and Fountain Valley’s Matt

Hanson, also a senior, was named Kicker of the Year.

Local players named First Team included:

OFFENSE

Edison - Richard Schwartz (Jr., quarterback); Brendan Cornell (Sr.,

receiver).

Fountain Valley - Nedal Abdelmuti (Jr., running back); Sean Thompson

(Sr., lineman).

Huntington Beach - Shaun Shuck (Sr., running back).

Marina - Joe Wilson (Sr., lineman); Noah Pouono (Sr., lineman).

DEFENSE

Edison - Seth Prelesnik (Jr., linebacker); Brandon Cox (Sr., lineman).

Fountain Valley - Eddie Irwin (Sr., back); Bernard Fano (Jr., lineman).

Huntington Beach - Shaun Donahoe (Sr., back).

Marina - Peter Dunbar (Sr., linebacker); Kyle Warren (Sr., linebacker);

Inoke Tukia (Jr., linebacker).

Local players named Second Team included:

OFFENSE

Edison - Steve Greyshock (Sr., running back); Jimmy Thorson (Sr.,

receiver); Chris Veneracion (Jr., lineman).

Fountain Valley - Casey Clark (Soph., quarterback); Chad Triplett (Jr.,

receiver).

Huntington Beach - Russel Oschman (Jr., running back); Jordan Connally

(Jr., lineman).

Marina - Beau Brown (Jr., quarterback).

DEFENSE

Edison - A.J. Martinez (Soph., back); Jeremy Jimenez (Sr. lineman).

Fountain Valley - Mike Kotler (Jr., back); Joey Cusick (Jr., back);

Robert Chavez (Jr., linebacker); Ryan Lindner (Sr., lineman).

Huntington Beach - Chad Maki (Sr., linebacker); Justin Keadle (Jr.,

linebacker); Mark Corrales (Sr., lineman).

Marina - Aaron Williams (Jr., back); Jason Stone (Sr., back); Adam

Hayward (Soph., linebacker); Matt Rohn (Sr., lineman).