AREA CIF PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
SOUTHERN SECTION
1947--Bud Woodward (Long Beach Jordan), HB.
1948--John Olszewski (St. Anthony), FB.
1949--Jim Contratto (Compton), QB.
1956--M: Mickey Flynn (Anaheim), HB and
Randy Meadows (Downey), HB.
1958--M: Dee Andrews (Long Beach Poly), B.
L: Bill Redell (San Marino), B.
1959--4-A: Willie Brown (Long Beach Poly), B.
1964--4-A: George Buehler (Whittier), E.
3A-2A: Terry Newlin (St. Francis), B.
1A-SS: Steve Price (Coachella), B and
Brian Kilpatrick (Rim of the World), B.
1965--4-A: Mickey Cureton (Centennial), B
and Pete Sanchez (Mater Dei), B.
1966--4-A: Mickey Cureton (Centennial), B.
1A-SS: Randy Tyler (Neff), B.
1967--3A-2A: Brian Brick (Mayfair).
1970--6-Man: Bruce Levert (Brethren), B.
1971--6-Man: Les Pearsey (Brethren), QB.
1972--6-Man: Les Pearsey (Brethren), QB
and Everett Williams (Brethren), B.
1974--4-A: Brian Bethke (Los Altos), QB
and Dan Morovick (St. John Bosco), QB.
2-A: Curt Oppedahl (Neff), LB.
1-A: Richard Gebhard (Whittier Christian), B.
1975--1-A: Craig Johnson (Whittier Christian), B.
1977--D-II: Phil Davis (Norwalk), B.
1978--D-I: Mike Richardson (Compton), LB.
1980--D-II: Stefan Derrick (Long Beach Poly), B.
D-III: Jomo Page (Pius X), T.
1983--D-IV: Tom Gabriel (Whittier Christian), LB.
1984--D-IV: Mark Ortega (Whittier Christian), RB.
1985--Big Five: Mark Carrier (Long Beach Poly), DB
and Mike Angelovic (Edison), QB.
Coastal: Hubert Turner (Schurr), WR.
1986--Benji Smith (Leffingwell Christian), RB.
1988--D-III: Jack Manu (Paramount), QB.
LOS ANGELES CITY SECTION
1973--Kevin Cole (Gardena), B,
and Dwight Ford (Bell), B.
1985--2-A: Eluid Pacheco (Bell), B.
1988--Ivan Wilson (South Gate), B.
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