OCVarsity’s reporters break out their predictions for the 2015 season:
Team most likely to end the year ranked No. 1 in Orange County?
Steve Fryer: Mission Viejo
Dan Albano: Santa Margarita
Kenny Connolly: Mater Dei
Damian Calhoun: Mission Viejo
O.C. team that will surprise fans?
Steve Fryer: Corona del Mar
Dan Albano: Canyon
Kenny Connolly: Sonora
Damian Calhoun: San Clemente
O.C. player you think is the most overlooked or underrated?
Steve Fryer: Cole Fotheringham, San Clemente
Dan Albano: Conor O’Brien, JSerra
Kenny Connolly: Lj Northington, Orange Lutheran
Damian Calhoun: Josh Debernarde, Calvary Chapel
O.C. player you think will be the most exciting to watch this season?
Steve Fryer: Dylan Crawford, Santa Margarita
Dan Albano: Eric Barriere, La Habra
Kenny Connolly: Zach Taylor, Buena Park
Damian Calhoun: Cedric Dashiell II, Buena Park
Player most likely to be the Register’s offensive player of the year?
Steve Fryer: KJ Costello, Santa Margarita
Dan Albano: KJ Costello, Santa Margarita
Kenny Connolly: KJ Costello, Santa Margarita
Damian Calhoun: KJ Costello, Santa Margarita
Player most likely to be the Register’s defensive player of the year?
Steve Fryer: Curtis Robinson, Mater Dei
Dan Albano: Jake Colacion, La Habra
Kenny Connolly: Schuyler Whitehead, Los Alamitos
Damian Calhoun: Jake Colacion, La Habra
If you could make only one prediction about this season, it would be?
Steve Fryer: Mission Viejo repeats as West Valley Division champion and gets a state playoff invitation.
Dan Albano: Garden Grove defends its title in the Southern Division.
Kenny Connolly: Orange County teams will win the Southwest and Southern Division titles.
Damian Calhoun: Someone passes for 60 touchdowns this season.
