O.C. Preseason Poll
1. El Toro – Chargers loaded with returners, including perhaps county’s top goalie
2. Mater Dei – Monarchs will be tough with or without Jon Walters
3. Newport Harbor – Sailors’ depth and resolve to be put to the test
4. Corona del Mar – Sea Kings look like the county’s best hope in Division 2
5. Los Alamitos – Griffins and Ferretti could emerge as a Division 1 darkhorse
6-10: Servite, Villa Park, Huntington Beach, Laguna Beach, Irvine; others: Foothill; Esperanza; Dana Hills; San Clemente
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Players to watch
Bruce Bearer (Corona del Mar, Sr., GK); Bret Bonanni (Mater Dei, Jr.); Eric Bungcag (Villa Park, Jr.); Macrae Carden (JSerra, Sr.); Michael Carrillo (Servite, Sr.); Logan Chappell (El Toro, Jr.); BJ Churnside (Villa Park, Jr.); Joey Colton (El Toro, So.); Derek Cousineau (San Clemente, So.); Garrett Danner (El Toro, Jr., GK); Spencer Dodson (Laguna Beach, Sr.); Andrew Duhoux (Newport Harbor, Sr.); Kyle Etrata (Villa Park, Sr.); Joe Ferretti (Los Alamitos, Sr.); Joey Fuentes (El Toro, Jr.); Liam Gaughan (Mater Dei, Sr.); Kevin Guck (Dana Hills, Sr., GK); Luke Hewko (Servite, Sr.); Ryan Hudash (University, So.); Kent Inoue (Mater Dei, Fr.); Chandler Jarrels (Los Alamitos, So.); Zach Kamai (Irvine, Sr.); Hayden Leach (Corona del Mar, Sr.); John Lovat (Huntington Beach, Jr.); Luke MacClellan (Esperanza, Jr.); Jack Mayers (Northwood, Jr.); Nolan McConnell (Laguna Beach, Jr.,); John Mroch (Edison, Sr., GK); Fletcher Norseen (Irvine, Jr.); Patch O’Brien (Mater Dei, Sr., GK); Nathan Ortega (El Modena, Sr.); Andrew Patterson (Los Alamitos, Sr., GK); Dylan Peterson (Katella, Sr., GK); Larson Pfeil (Dana Hills, Sr.); Travis Pham (Irvine, Jr.); Coleman Pickell (University, Sr.); Evan Ramsey (Corona del Mar, Sr.); Russell Renteria (El Toro, Sr.); Paul Reynolds (Foothill, Sr.); Phil Rosenbaum (Foothill, Sr.); James Rude (El Toro, Jr.); Max Schultz (Huntington Beach, Jr.); Joseph Simmons (Servite, Sr.); Farrel South (Newport Harbor, Jr.); Tiki Toplak (Huntington Beach, Sr.); Tony Vuona (Santa Margarita, Sr., GK); David Wallace (El Modena, Sr., GK); James Walters (Mater Dei, Fr.); Jon Walters (Mater Dei, So.); Chase Watson (Corona del Mar, Sr.); Chris Whitelegge (Newport Harbor, Sr., GK)
Important Dates
South Coast Tournament (Sept. 23-25); Villa Park Tournament (Sept. 30-Oct. 2); Loyola at Mater Dei (Oct. 7); S & R Sport Cup (Oct. 8-9); Newport Harbor at El Toro (Oct. 16); Mater Dei at El Toro (Oct. 19); Los Alamitos at Newport Harbor (Oct. 20); North-South Challenge (Oct. 22-23); Newport Harbor at Corona del Mar (Oct. 23); Memorial Cup (Oct. 29-30); CIF pairings day (Nov. 7); CIF semifinals (Nov. 17); CIF finals at Woollett (Nov. 20)
