Asuega MVP, Pov Defensive Player of Year

Senior running back Keola Asuega and senior noseguard Borotha Pov,

who led Costa Mesa High to the Golden West League championship,

headline 20 Costa Mesa and Estancia players on the coaches’

all-league football team.

Asuega, who amassed 1,247 yards and 15 touchdowns on 164 carries

in six league games, all Mesa victories, is the league’s Most

Valuable Player. The 6-foot-1, 200-pound Asuega was a second-team

all-league pick as a junior.

Pov, a 5-11, 315-pounder who earned double- and triple-teams from

opposing blockers while clogging up the center of the neutral zone,

is the league’s Defensive Player of the Year.

Costa Mesa is represented by eight other first-team performers,

while Estancia has two first-team selections.

There are seven Mustangs and one Eagle on the second team.

Among the first-team honorees from Costa Mesa is senior offensive

guard Andrew Carich, the only local repeat first-team selection.

He is joined on the first-team offense by fellow Mesa linemen

Andrew Sapolu and Rodrigo Gutierrez.

Mustangs on the first-team defense include linebackers Chris Reed

and Junior Epenesa, cornerback Luis Gonzalez, safety Tyler Waldron

and defensive end Marc Daniels.

Senior center Joseph Hernandez and versatile senior Lewis

Bradshaw, recognized this season as a punter, are also first-team

picks.

Bradshaw earned second-team all-league laurels as a junior

defensive back.

The second-team defense includes Mesa inside linebacker Jeremy

Via, outside linebacker Daniel Cooper and cornerback Al Rodriguez, as

well as Estancia senior defensive end Erik Andersen.

Costa Mesa junior running back Omar Ruiz is a second-team choice

on offense, as are Mustangs James Paulsen (tackle), Nate Hunter

(punter) and Tim Iller (quarterback).

Senior running back Durrell Moss, who led Orange to a second-place

finish, is the Offensive Player of the Year.

2002 COACHES’

ALL-GOLDEN WEST LEAGUE

Most Valuable Player

RB -- Keola Asuega, Costa Mesa 6-1, 200 Sr.

Offensive Player of the Year

RB -- Durrell Moss, Orange 6-1, 190 Sr.

Defensive Player of the Year

NG -- Borotha Pov, Costa Mesa 5-11, 315 Sr.

FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE

QB -- Omar Carrasco, Santa Ana 6-1, 200 Sr.

RB -- Ramiro Chavez, Saddleback 5-9, 200 Jr.

RB -- Justin Jones, Orange 5-9, 170 Jr.

WR -- Rene Candelas, Santa Ana 5-10, 165 Sr.

WR -- Cesar Garcia, Santa Ana 5-10, 160 Sr.

TE -- E. Chamberlain, Wstminstr 6-2, 205 Sr.

OL -- Bobby Moncada, Orange 5-8, 220 Sr.

OL -- David Perkins, Orange 6-3, 210 Sr.

OL -- Andrew Carich, Costa Mesa 6-0, 260 Sr.

OL -- Luke Sapolu, Costa Mesa 5-11, 220 Jr.

OL -- Rodrigo Gutierrez, Mesa 6-1, 260 So.

OL -- Wes Paulsen, Orange 6-3, 215 Jr.

OL -- Joseph Hernandez, Estancia 6-0, 250 Sr.

FIRST-TEAM DEFENSE

LB -- K.Delahoussaye, Wstminstr 5-11, 165 Sr.

LB -- Brent Williams, Orange 5-8, 175 Sr.

LB -- Chris Reed, Costa Mesa 5-9, 205 Sr.

LB -- Junior Epenesa, Costa Mesa 6-3, 215 Jr.

DL -- Greg Crespin, Saddleback 5-8, 221 Sr.

DL -- Marc Daniels, Costa Mesa 5-10, 215 Jr.

DL -- Moses Trujillo, Orange 5-9, 240 Jr.

DL -- Bashar Samman, Ocn.View 6-2, 210 Sr.

DB -- Luis Gonzalez, Costa Mesa 5-9, 150 Jr.

DB -- Tyler Waldron, Costa Mesa 6-2, 180 Sr.

DB -- Carlos Brooks, Westminster 5-9, 152 So.

P -- Lewis Bradshaw, Estancia 6-3, 183 Sr.

SECOND-TEAM OFFENSE

QB -- F. Gonzalez, Westminster 5-9, 155 Sr.

QB -- Alex Hickerson, Ocean View 6-4, 210 Jr.

QB -- Tim Iller, Costa Mesa 5-10, 175 Sr.

RB -- Jose Alvarez, Santa Ana 5-9, 165 Sr.

RB -- Aaron Gonya, Ocean View 5-8, 175 Jr.

RB -- Omar Ruiz, Costa Mesa 5-8, 150 Jr.

TE -- Eric Doyle, Orange 5-9, 170 Jr.

TE -- Kareem Yhamel, Santa Ana 6-2, 210 Jr.

OL -- Saul Armenta, Santa Ana 5-10, 215 Sr.

OL -- Alan Ortiz, Orange 5-9, 245 Sr.

OL -- James Paulsen, Costa Mesa 6-0, 255 Sr.

OL -- D. Ramirez, Westminster 6-2, 295 Sr.

K -- Nate Hunter, Costa Mesa 6-0, 170 Sr.

SECOND-TEAM DEFENSE

LB -- Brett Via, Costa Mesa 6-0, 210 Jr.

LB -- Chris Rodriguez, Santa Ana 6-1, 180 Sr.

LB -- Daniel Cooper, Costa Mesa 6-2, 185 Jr.

LB -- Zach Robinson, Orange 5-11, 185 Jr.

DL -- James Peni, Orange 6-2, 220 Jr.

DL -- Jerry Ramirez, Santa Ana 5-11, 190 Sr.

DL -- Erik Andersen, Estancia 6-1, 185 Sr.

DL -- Anthony Matemate, Sad. 5-9, 190 Sr.

DB -- Travis Winrow, Saddleback 5-10, 155 Sr.

DB -- L. Tautua, Westminster 5-11, 160 Jr.

DB -- Henry Kwon, Orange 5-6, 150 Jr.

DB -- Al Rodriguez, Costa Mesa 5-7, 135 Jr.