PREP FOOTBALL ’92 / EMPIRE LEAGUE

LOS ALAMITOS

1991 RECORDS OVERALL LEAGUE 12-2 3-2

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COACH RECORD AT SCHOOL John Barnes 96-45-5

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RETURNING STARTERS OFF DEF 7 5

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TOP RETURNERS OFF DEF YR Marc Albert, 5-10, 175 -- LB Jr. Eric Anderson, 5-11, 165 WR -- Sr. Jake Beeney, 5-10, 175 -- CB Sr. Tim Carey, 6-4, 175 QB -- Sr. Robert Griggs, 6-2, 200 WR -- Sr. Jim Hocking, 6-0, 185 -- DE Sr. Caleb Kemp, 5-11, 220 OL -- Sr. Bill McMullen, 6-3, 245 OL -- Sr. Don Ruberio, 6-1, 165 WR FS Sr. George Sagen, 6-0, 180 WR FS Sr. Robert Torres, 6-1, 200 -- DL Jr. Marchant Wright, 5-10, 170 RB -- Sr.

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TOP NEWCOMERS OFF DEF YR Rob Barnes, 5-11, 190 -- DE Sr. Jerome Coleman, 6-0, 235 -- DL Jr. Brock Currey, 6-1, 175 -- CB Sr. Joe DeFerraz, 6-5, 275 -- DL Jr. Mike Skaggs, 6-1, 225 -- DL Jr.

OUTLOOK

What’s not to like about the Griffins this season? The quarterback, running back, all four receivers and most of the offensive line--key figures in Los Alamitos’ ‘91 section championship team--return for their senior seasons. The defense is untested, however, and that bothers Barnes, who is in his 14th season at Los Alamitos. “I think early on we might have a tough time stopping people,” he said. After a season smoothing out the rough spots of their run-and-shoot offense, Barnes believes they have it licked now. “We’re light years ahead of where we were last year,” he said. “As a coaching staff we didn’t know what we were doing. It was scary to start something new.”