White garners top honor

By Mike Sciacca

Jan. 4, 2007 12 AM PT

Four Edison High football players earned top honors on the 2006 All-Sunset League team.

The six coaches from Edison, Marina, Newport Harbor, Fountain Valley, Esperanza and Los Alamitos selected the team.

Hunter White of Edison and Charles Neal of Esperanza, both seniors and members of teams that shared the 2006 Sunset League championship, were named co-Most Valuable Players in the league.

Two other Edison players, senior receiver Dominique Vinson and junior quarterback Nick Crissman, shared the Offensive Back of the Year award.

Senior Martin Coleman of Edison was named Offensive Lineman of the Year.

Crissman set a school record for passing yards in a season with 3,088, Chargers Coach Dave White said. Vinson and Hunter White each shattered the previous school mark for receptions in a season (65) this fall, with Vinson finishing with 78 for 1,100 yards and White tallying 74 for 1,200 yards.

Over the past two years, White and Vinson have garnered two of the league’s top awards. Last year, White, a receiver and defensive back, was named the league’s defensive player of the year and Vinson, also a defensive back, was named defensive back of the year.

“I’m thrilled for all of our players, because they are very deserving,” Dave White said. “I think that Hunter and Dominique were the best two-way players in Orange County. I’m really proud of what they accomplished and their leadership. Neither cared about their stats. They just went out there and gave it their all.”

In addition, Edison had six players named to the first team and six others named second team.

Marina placed two players â€” senior Kevin Gray and junior Charles Orrison â€” on the first team and five others made the second team.

2006 All-Sunset League team

Most Valuable Players

Hunter White, Sr., Edison

Charles Neal, Sr., Esperanza

Offensive Player of the Year

Kevin Jablonsky, Sr., Esperanza

Defensive Player of the Year

Mike Calabrese, Sr., Newport Harbor

Offensive Back of the Year

Nick Crissman, Jr., Edison

Dominique Vinson, Sr., Edison

Defensive Back of the Year

Aaron Martinez, Sr., Esperanza

Offensive Lineman of the Year

Martin Coleman, Sr., Edison

Defensive Lineman of the Year

Aron Moses, Sr., Esperanza

First Team

Edison: Earnie Sagiao, LB, Jr.; David Ianacone, DL, Sr.; Justin Venus, LB, Sr.; A.J. Wukawitz, DB, Sr.; Jacob Slaton, WR, Sr.; Eric Smith, OL, Jr.

Marina: Charles Orrison, LB, Jr.; Kevin Gray, DT/OL, Sr.

Esperanza: Neil Pierce, OLB, Sr.; Roger Malcolm, OL, Sr.; Taylor McKinney, OLB, Sr.; Spencer Kirishian, DB, Sr.; Al Nunez, OL, Sr.; Jordan Weissenbach, DB, Sr.; Brady Lucas, LB, Jr.

Newport Harbor: Nick Frazier, LB, Sr.; Charles Vickery, DL, Sr.; Jarrett Daniel, WR, Sr.; Bryce Jardine, DE, Sr.; Brice Stillman, DB, Sr..

Fountain Valley: Peter Russo, OL/DL, Sr.; T.J. Tafaoga, LB, Jr.; Jordare Lewis, WR/DB, Sr..

Los Alamitos: Steve Clark, LB, Sr.; Ken Borg, DE, Sr.; Ian Perez, LB, Sr.; Tom DeWesse, LB, Sr.; Nick Brucculeri, WR., Sr..

Second Team

Edison: Blayne Anderson, DL, Jr.; Michael Bogard, DB, Jr.; Troy Bosiljevac, DB, JR.; Devon Bahrami, RB, Sr.; Nick Bove, OL, Sr.; Jon Worthy, OL, Sr.

Marina: Josh Jordan, DB, Sr.; Ian Cable, OL, Sr.; Kirk Sorensen, LB, Sr.; Jimmy Irvin, WR, Jr.; Josh Martinez, WR/DL, Sr.

Esperanza: M.J. Price, TE, Sr.; Blake Poole, DE, Jr.; Sean Avila, DT, Soph.; Sam Albrecht, OL, Jr.; Kyle Grosky, OL, Jr.; Sean Wren, WR, Sr..

Newport Harbor: Frank Muscatello, OL, Sr.; Brian Beaudette, OL, Sr.; Brandon Kula, LB, Soph.; Nathan Castillo, OL, Jr.; Dustin Campbell, TD, Jr.

Fountain Valley: Jeff Spirk, WR, Sr.; Bryse Blake; QB, Jr.; Joe Musser, OL, Sr.; L.J. Little, RB/LB, Jr.; Adam Castellon, LB, Jr.

Los Alamitos: Peter Papageorges, OL, Sr.; Logan Flagg, WR, Sr.; Kameron Jones, DE, Jr.; Tyler Smith, DB, Sr.; Clark Evans, QB, Soph.; Chris Platt, DB, Sr.

White garners top honor

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