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2010 boys lacrosse season preview
Here is a team-by-team look at the county preseason Top 10, starting with No. 1 Foothill:
No. 1 Foothill
Foothill's boys lacrosse team has won three Southern Section titles in a row.
Can the Knights win a fourth consecutive crown?
Foothill looks like it has a legitimate shot based on the returning players from last year's 20-5 team that defeated Loyola of Los Angeles, 10-7, in the section championship.
"It's possible, we should be in the running," Foothill coach Jon Fox said. "We have the advantage of having been there. We have a good amount of returners with some experience and the same coaching staff back, which is good."
The O.C. Preseason Top 10
Leading the way is senior goalie Nathan Kleponis, who had 10 saves in three quarters in the sectional title match. Also returning is senior attack Taylor Deberry, who scored the last-second winning goal against El Toro in the quarterfinal round of the county playoffs.
Junior attack Cameron Cole, who scored four goals in the county finals against Corona del Mar; senior attack Tucker Rowe, who had five assists in the semifinals against Los Alamitos and senior defenseman Tyler Ogata, also return.
Cooper Pickell, the leading midfield scorer last year, also returns, but the junior will join the team late after completing his postseason play with the boys basketball team.
Junior midfielders Matt Browne and Josh Giglio and senior midfielder Trevor Brown are also key parts of the team, Fox said.
"The offense should have firepower so it's up to the defense to get them the ball," Fox said.
Foothill is also looking for its fourth consecutive county title and fourth consecutive Sea View League crown.
Click here to read previews of the other teams in the county preseason Top 10
