Prep football: Craig, Ray top Tars named All-Sea View League

Barry Faulkner

Newport Harbor High senior quarterback Morgan Craig and senior

middle linebacker Cory Ray, who led the Sailors to the Sea View League

football championship this fall, headline a contingent of 15 Harbor

players recognized among the coaches’ all-league picks.

Craig, a two-year starter, is the Offensive Player of the Year, while

Ray, who spearheaded one of Orange County’s stingiest defenses, is

Defensive Player of the Year.

Seniors Brian Gaeta, a receiver, and Robert Chai, a tackle, are repeat

first-team choices offensively for the Sailors, who defeated all four Sea

View opponents en route to the CIF Southern Section Division VI

semifinals and a 10-2-1 record.

Other Newport first-team picks on offense are junior tailback

Dartangan Johnson, senior receiver Adam Kerns and senior center Jeff

Marshall.

Senior outside linebacker Tyler Miller, as well as senior end Jim

Rothwell, represent Newport Harbor on the first-team defense.

Seniors Jon Vandersloot, David Marshall and Bryan Breland, as well as

junior Chris Badorek, are second-team picks on offense, while senior

Scott Kohan and junior Mike McDonald are second-team defensive honorees.

Craig completed 124 of 196 passes (63.3%) for 1,614 yards and 23

touchdowns, with only four interceptions. In addition, he rushed 62 times

for 415 yards and three TDs.

With Ray patrolling the middle, leading the team in tackles, Newport

yielded just 118 points (9.1 per game), second-fewest in Orange County

and tops among Division VI schools.

Johnson, a hard-running catalyst, finished with 1,870 rushing yards on

300 carries and scored 15 touchdowns.

Kerns and Gaeta, two-way starters at receiver and in the secondary,

were Craig’s leading receivers. Kerns had 29 catches for 627 yards and 11

TDs. Gaeta, who missed nearly six games with an ankle injury, finished

with 27 catches for 336 yards and three TDs.

Chai, a 6-4, 270-pound dominator who will continue his career at UCLA,

was a big reason Johnson found so much running room. He was first-team

All-CIF last fall.

Jeff Marshall, a 6-5, 215-pound center, will continue his career at

Division I-AA power Montana.

Miller, a 5-11, 190-pound outside linebacker, and Rothwell, a 5-10,

165-pound defensive end, both sparkled on defense all season.

Vandersloot, who missed much of the preleague season with injuries,

collected 17 receptions for 188 yards and two TDs.

David Marshall, a two-way starter, was a trusted blocker at tight end

and also played some fullback. He was an end on defense.

Breland, a second-team all-league choice a year ago, played guard, as

did Badorek, who should be an anchor up front next season.

Kohan was a 6-2, 263-pound run-stopping force at defensive tackle,

while McDonald, a free safety, shared the team interception lead with

Kerns with five. McDonald, who should start at quarterback next season,

also had 20 receptions for 232 yards and one TD.

Sea View coaches use a format in which they choose players they

believe are the most deserving, regardless of position.

Coaches’ 2001 All-Sea View League football

Offensive Player of the Year

QB - Morgan Craig, Newport Harbor Sr.

Defensive Player of the Year

LB - Cory Ray, Newport Harbor Sr.

First-team offense

RB - Dartangan Johnson, Newport Harbor Jr.

RB - Matt Chandler, Laguna Hills Sr.

RB - Godfrey Young, Irvine Sr.

WR - Adam Kerns, Newport Harbor Sr.

WR - Brian Gaeta, Newport Harbor Sr.

WR - Dane Endly, Laguna Hills Jr.

WR - Don Hawthorn, Aliso Niguel Sr.

OL - Robert Chai, Newport Harbor Sr.

OL - Jeff Marshall, Newport Harbor Sr.

OL - Preston Clover, Laguna Hills Jr.

OL - Chris Bowser, Aliso Niguel Sr.

K - Andrew Larson, Laguna Hills Sr.

K - Jason Ellis, Woodbridge Sr.

First-team defense

LB - Tyler Miller, Newport Harbor Sr.

LB - Jordan Johnson, Laguna Hills Sr.

LB - Adam Omernick, Aliso Niguel Sr.

LB - Ray Ahadi, Woodbridge Sr.

LB - Brian Stiefle, Woodbridge Sr.

LB - Dan Oermann, Woodbridge Jr.

LB - Dwight Long, Woodbridge Sr.

DL - Jim Rothwell, Newport Harbor Sr.

DL - Jason Barnes, Laguna Hills Jr.

DL - Eric Cardella, Aliso Niguel Sr.

DL - Mike Davis, Irvine Sr.

DB - David Blain, Aliso Niguel Sr.

DB - Terrell Vinson, Irvine Jr.

DB - Chris Cramer, Woodbridge Sr.

P - Stephen Berneking, Aliso Niguel Sr.

Second-team offense

RB - Trent Carroll, Aliso Niguel Jr.

WR - Jon Vandersloot, Newport Harbor Sr.

WR - Dominic Ruiz, Aliso Niguel Jr.

WR - Jeff Roselli, Laguna Hills Sr.

WR - J.J. Chavers, Woodbridge Sr.

TE - David Marshall, Newport Harbor Sr.

TE - Dan Hoops, Woodbridge Sr.

OL - Bryan Breland, Newport Harbor Sr.

OL - Chris Badorek, Newport Harbor Jr.

OL - Skylar Jones, Aliso Niguel Sr.

OL - David Dole, Woodbridge Sr.

OL - Jared Simpson, Laguna Hills Sr.

OL - Kamran Moussa-Zahab, Irvine So.

OL - Blake Doman, Woodbridge Sr.

Second-team defense

DL - Scott Kohan, Newport Harbor Sr.

DL - David Case, Aliso Niguel Sr.

DL - Adam Anderson, Laguna Hills Sr.

DL - Grant Hustedt, Woobridge Sr.

DL - Scott Oliver, Irvine Jr.

DL - Alex Antone, Laguna Hills So.

DB - Mike McDonald, Newport Harbor Jr.

DB - Alex Meade, Aliso Niguel Sr.

DB - George Harvey, Laguna Hills Jr.

DB - Bobby Hatfield, Irvine So.