Prep football: Jahid PCL Defensive MVP

Estancia High senior Fahad Jahid, who amassed 110 tackles to help

the Eagles finish second behind Pacific Coast League champion University,

is the PCL Defensive MVP, as selected by the circuit’s football coaches.

Jahid is among 32 players from Estancia, Corona del Mar and Costa Mesa

high schools recognized by the coaches, who named 17 Newport-Mesa

District players on the first team.

Estancia quarterback Kenny Valbuena, running back Andy Romo, tight end

David Stoddard and guard Cesar Romero are on the first-team offense.

Running back Blake Hacker and tackle Dave Richardson are first-team

honorees on offense, as is Costa Mesa tackle Charlie Amburgey.

The first-team defense includes linebackers Louis Day (Costa Mesa),

Ivan Garcia and Bobby Arroyo (Estancia) and Nick Prosser (CdM).

David Rodriguez (Estancia) and Antony Grubisich (Mesa) are first-team

defensive linemen, while the first-team secondary includes CdM seniors

Eric Snell and Charlie Alshuler.

CdM’s Rory McKeever is the first-team punter.

Estancia is represented on the second team by Tim Valdez, Robert

Aguilera, Sergio Perez, Matt Colby, Freddy Rodriguez and Jeremy Valdes.

Mesa second-teamers are Nick Cabico, Scott Schepens, Luis Avalos,

Alvin Nguyen and Daniel Hunter, while CdM’s second-team honorees are Matt

Moore, Steven Russell, John Daley and Steve Shipman.

University quarterback Jay Nichols is the Offensive MVP.

2000 Coaches’ All-Pacific Coast League football

Offensive Most Valuable Player

QB - Jay Nichols, University 6-1, 205 Sr.

Defensive Most Valuable Player

ILB - Fahad Jahid, Estancia 6-2, 235 Sr.

First-team offense

QB - Kenny Valbuena, Estancia 6-4 225 Sr.

QB - Dan Tomcheck, Northwood 6-2 195 Jr.

RB - Andy Romo, Estancia 6-1 175 Sr.

RB - Blake Hacker, Corona del Mar 5-6 170 Sr.

RB - Nephi Wheeler, University 5-11 165 Sr.

WR - Will Blodgett, Laguna Beach 6-2 175 Sr.

TE - Kevin Conlin, University 6-3 210 Sr.

TE - David Stoddard, Estancia 6-1 185 Sr.

OL - Cesar Romero, Estancia 6-0 245 Sr.

OL - Dave Richardson, Corona del Mar 6-5 305 Sr.

OL - Charlie Amburgey, Costa Mesa 6-1 245 Sr.

OL - Jared Rogers, University 6-0 195 Sr.

OL - Ryan Pahua, University 6-4 256 Sr.

K - Zach Sherwood, University 6-3 196 Sr.

First-team defense

LB - Louis Day, Costa Mesa 6-3 170 Sr.

LB - Ivan Garcia, Estancia 5-11 180 Sr.

LB - Bobby Arroyo, Estancia 5-10 220 Jr.

LB - Nick Prosser, Corona del Mar 5-11 190 Sr.

LB - Bryan Bentrott, Northwood 6-0 175 Jr.

DL - David Rodriguez, Estancia 5-7 225 Sr.

DL - Antony Grubisich, Costa Mesa 5-10 245 Sr.

DL - Craig Campbell, University 5-7 147 Sr.

DL - Alberto Gamboa, University 5-10 177 Sr.DB - Eric Snell,

Corona del Mar 6-0 190 Sr.

DB - Charlie Alshuler, Corona del Mar 6-2 170 Sr.

DB - Jason Boyd, Laguna Beach 5-10 170 Jr.

DB - Scott Pickett, University 5-8 146 Jr.

P - Rory McKeever, Corona del Mar 6-3 190 Sr.

Second-team offense

QB - Todd Merz, Laguna Beach 6-0 175 Jr.

RB - Andy Meyer, Northwood 6-0 160 Jr.

RB - Steve Lucas, Northwood 6-0 185 Jr.

RB - Nick Cabico, Costa Mesa 5-8 145 Jr.

WR - Matt Moore, Corona del Mar 6-0 185 Sr.

OL - Fabio Eskandar, University 6-0 201 Jr.

OL - Tim Valdez, Estancia 6-0 275 Sr.

OL - Steven Russell, Corona del Mar 6-2 236 Jr.

OL - John Daley, Corona del Mar 6-0 205 So.

OL - Robert Aguilera, Estancia 6-1 225 Sr.

OL - Sergio Perez, Estancia 6-4 275 Sr.

OL - Scott Schepens, Costa Mesa 5-10 225 Sr.

K - Luis Avalos, Costa Mesa 5-6 160 Sr.

Second-team defense

LB - Donovan Dorsey, University 6-0 194 Sr.

LB - Matt Colby, Estancia 5-10 175 Jr.

LB - Marshall Paymard, Laguna Beach 6-0 175 So.

DL - Steve Shipman, Corona del Mar 6-3 216 Jr.

DL - Alvin Nguyen, Costa Mesa 5-8 160 Sr.

DL - Brian Fairbanks, Northwood 6-3 200 So.

DL - Nick Radach, Laguna Beach 6-2 200 So.

DL - Daniel Hunter, Costa Mesa 5-9 185 Sr.

DB - Buddy Molway, University 5-11 150 Sr.

DB - Wyatt Strateman, Laguna Beach 6-0 170 Sr.

DB - Freddy Rodriguez, Estancia 6-1 190 Jr.

DB - Jeremy Valdes, Estancia 5-9 165 Sr.