Rancho Santiago Sweeps Top Awards : Football: Fuentes, Holmes are players of the year. Ogas is coach of the year in the division.

Rancho Santiago quarterback Simon Fuentes and defensive back Andre Holmes were selected as players of the year in a vote of Mission Conference Central Division coaches.

The Dons’ Dave Ogas was selected as coach of the year. Rancho Santiago (9-1) won the Central Division with a 5-0 mark and will play Los Angeles Valley (9-1) in the Simple Green Orange County Bowl Dec. 3 at Orange Coast College.

Fuentes, a sophomore from Garden Grove High, set a Rancho Santiago single-season record with 19 touchdown passes. The Dons had eight players on the first team.

Fullerton, which finished second in the division, had seven first-team players, led by sophomore linebackers Chris Garza and Jason Nevadomsky. The Hornets play Hancock College in the K-Swiss Bowl Dec. 3 in Santa Maria.

MISSION CONFERENCE / CENTRAL DIVISION

MVP--Simon Fuentes (Rancho Santiago), QB, So.; Andre Holmes (Rancho Santiago), DB, Fr.

Offensive first team--Fuentes, QB; Jeff Clayton (Orange Coast), RB, So.; Anthony Richardson (Riverside), RB, So.; Ernie Wilson (Rancho Santiago), RB, So.; Steve Correa (Fullerton), WR, So.; Hector Flores (Rancho Santiago), WR, So.; Alex Gresham (Southwestern), WR, Fr.; Casey Shine (Rancho Santiago), TE, So.; Mark Bigonger (Fullerton), OL, So.; Caleb Kemp (Golden West), OL, So.; Brandon LaGraffe (Fullerton), OL, So.; Edgar Macias (Rancho Santiago), OL, So.; Al Simpson (Riverside), OL, So.; Tobin Anderson (Riverside), PK, Fr.

Second team--Marc O’Brien (Fullerton), QB, So.; Leon Mayette (Southwestern), QB, Fr.; Maurice Lee (Riverside), QB, So.; James Hartford (Fullerton), RB, So.; Mike Jacot (Fullerton), RB, Fr.; Kevin Pola (Rancho Santiago), RB, So.; Jon Daniels (Rancho Santiago), WR, Fr.; Brian Gail (Golden West), WR, So.; Chris Jackson (Orange Coast), WR, Fr.; Chris Quinn (Orange Coast) TE, So.; Angel Esparza (Rancho Santiago) OL, So.; Webb Henze (Saddleback), OL, So.; Ed Hwang (Golden West), OL, So.; Tracy McDaniel (Riverside), OL, So.; Mark Rommel (Rancho Santiago), OL, Fr.; Chris Arnce (Southwestern), PK, So.; Casey Wilson (Rancho Santiago), PK, Fr.

Defensive first team--Josh Micklos (Fullerton), DL, So.; Kent Miller (Rancho Santiago), DL, Fr.; Van Tuinei (Golden West), DL, So.; John Tuiasosopo (Riverside), DL, So; Mike Fulton (Rancho Santiago), LB, So.; Chris Garza (Fullerton), LB, So.; Jason Nevadomsky (Fullerton), LB, So.; Andy Osborne (Saddleback), LB, So.; Shad Hinchen (Saddleback), DB, So.; Andre Holmes (Rancho Santiago), DB, Fr.; Jimmy Nolan (Golden West), DB, So.; Scott Patton (Saddleback), DB, So.; Jim Wren (Fullerton), P, So.

Second team--Brian Cooks (Fullerton), DL, So.; John Pugh (Orange Coast), DL, So.; Vince Tauanuu (Golden West), DL, So.; Brian Townsend (Rancho Santiago), DL, So.; John Gumpf (Riverside), LB, So.; Lance Lee (Golden West), LB, So.; Travis McCullough (Orange Coast), LB, So.; Jason Pacourek (Rancho Santiago), LB, Fr.; Bryan Schnakenberg (Riverside), LB, So.; Jay Wojtkiewicz (Orange Coast), LB, Fr.; Morgan Bannister (Saddleback), DB, So.; David Diaz (Rancho Santiago), DB, Fr.; Steve Hoalton (Rancho Santiago), DB, Fr.; Ho Pak (Orange Coast), DB, So.; Tyrone Turner (Riverside), DB, So.; Gregg Kaiser (Orange Coast), P, Fr.; Jim Sebreros (Fullerton), RET, So.