Big shoes to fill: South Coast
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A look at the positions where county teams have been weakened by key departures.
SOUTH COAST LEAGUE
Tesoro (7-4)
Key position to replace: Linebacker
Comment: All-league first-team members Ferras Albitar and Chad Garrett leave a Titans defense that allowed just one of its final eight opponents to reach 30 points.
Mission Viejo (4-6-1)
Key position to replace: Offensive line
Comment: The Diablos did not have their usual success on the ground in 2007 and will be replacing most their starters on the line.
San Clemente (7-3-1)
Key position to replace: Linebacker
Comment: League defensive MVP Andrew Douglass and first-team member Taylor Patton graduate.
Dana Hills (1-8-1)
Key position to replace: Wide receiver
Comment: Quarterback Sean Schroeder had the best completion percentage of any regular starter in the county, but his leading receiver was junior running back Brett Geisen (25 catches).
Capistrano Valley (5-4-1)
Key position to replace: Running back
Comment: Michael Campana's 1,112 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns accounted for about 40 percent of the team's offense and a third of its points.
Aliso Niguel (1-9)
Key position to replace: Wide receiver
Comment: Quarterback Joey Galosic won the starting job as a sophomore in 2007, but he loses top receiver Javier Maldonado.
Contact the writer: amaya@ocregister.com
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