Golden West: Boys notes, players to watch
Golden West: Boys notes, players to watch
An overview of the league and its top players.
Golden West League notes
•Last year's final standings: 1. Ocean View (20-7 overall, 10-0 league; 2. Saddleback (15-13, 7-3); 3. Santa Ana (11-17, 6-4); 4. Orange (6-20, 3-7); 4. (tie) Westminster, 10-18, 3-7; 6. Segerstrom (4-14, 1-9). …
•In the CIF-Southern Section Division II-A playoffs, Ocean View advanced the the semifinals. Saddleback and Santa Ana were eliminated in the first round. …
•Ocean View's Brandon Ishimoto was All-CIF last season and was league MVP. Takeshi Clifford and Avery Johnson also were named all-league. …
•Westminster had a very active and productive summer. The Lions will pressure opponents defensively at both ends of the court. ...
•Saddleback will employ a mix of zone defenses. The Roadrunners' Randy Villegas and Chris Zoltek were all-league last season. …
•Santa Ana's Rick Mares led the league in blocked shots last year. …
•This is Segerstrom's first senior class - but the Jaguars still have only one senior on the roster. ...
•Orange's Juan Vega was all-league last season, and is a three-year starter.
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