FACTS AND FIGURES / PLAYOFF HISTORY

Ocean View

Last appearance: 1990.

Record: 0-2 in two appearances.

Highlights: Made only two appearances representing Sunset League in 1989-90.

Saddleback

Last appearance: 1996.

Record: 11-10 in 11 appearances.

Highlights: Scored 132 points in knocking off Bolsa Grande, Valencia, La Habra and La Quinta to win the 1985 Central Conference title.

Santa Ana

Last appearance: 1991.

Record: 23-15 in 17 appearances since 1945.

Highlights: Won six section championships in five different decades, including the first major division title in 1914. Most recent was the 1985 Southern Conference title.

Servite

Last appearance: 1997 (fourth year in a row).

Record: 34-23-1 in 26 appearances.

Highlights: Won back-to-back Big Five Conference championships, defeating Long Beach Poly in 1982 and Bishop Amat in 1983. Four other championship game appearances include winning a share of the 1960 Small School title with Santa Ynez.

Tustin

Last appearance: 1997 (third year in a row).

Record: 16-9 in 10 appearances since 1945.

Highlights: A three-time runner-up, but only championship came in a one-game playoff against Vista for the 1948 Minor League Southern Division title.

Westminster

Last appearance: 1997.

Record: 13-17 in 17 appearances.

Highlights: Three-time 4-A semifinalist, including a 10-7 loss to eventual champion St. Paul in 1972.

1997 IN REVIEW

It was all Tustin and DeShaun Foster last season in the Golden West League. After dominating their nonleague opponents, the Tillers raced through league play, ending Servite’s stranglehold on the the league title and its three-year league undefeated streak.

Tustin, which won its first Golden West League title, outscored its opponents, 642-196. Foster scored 362 of those points.

Foster opened the season against Foothill with 214 yards and three touchdowns and just got better from there, dominating every team and breaking record after record.

He was the first county player to rush for 3,000 yards in one season (14 games, 10 regular season and four playoff) with 3,398. He scored a section record 59 touchdowns, blowing away the previous record of 47.

His worst game of the season was in the section semifinals, rushing for only 147 yards and one touchdown. Of course, it took a muddy field and pouring rain to slow him down.

In the title game against Santa Margarita, Foster’s 378 yards and six touchdowns weren’t enough as the Eagles won, 55-42.

For second-place Servite, many would think they limped through a 6-6 season, but Coach Larry Toner’s team faced stiff competition in Esperanza, Mater Dei, Tustin, Fountain Valley and Santa Margarita, all county top-10 teams.

League

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StandingsW L T Tustin 5 0 0 Servite 4 1 0 Westminster 3 2 0 Saddleback 2 3 0 Ocean View 1 4 0 Santa Ana 0 5 0

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Overall

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Standings W L T TP PA Tustin 13 1 0 642 196 Servite 6 6 0 288 310 Westminster 4 7 0 195 308 Saddleback 4 6 0 168 211 Ocean View 1 9 0 93 304 Santa Ana 0 10 0 92 381

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PASSING Att Cp TD Yds McMahan, Ocean View 166 67 7 1,060 Scott, Tustin 71 60 14 1,044 Petropolus, Servite 99 51 6 681 Garko, Servite 96 39 2 680 McCarthy, Westminster 131 58 8 647

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RUSHING Att Yds Avg. Foster, Tustin 219 2,355 10.8 Tagaloa, Saddleback 198 1,060 5.4 Arthur, Westminster 163 1,037 6.4 Reed, Servite 164 739 4.5 Armendariz, Ocean View 111 447 4.0

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RECEIVING Att Yds Avg. DeLellis, Servite 33 694 21.0 Weaver, Santa Ana 25 546 21.8 Barnes, Saddleback 24 349 14.5 Williams, Tustin 20 586 29.3 Arthur, Westminster 19 216 11.4

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SCORING TD FG XP Pts Foster, Tustin 43 0 2 260 Williams, Tustin 14 0 0 84 Arthur, Westminster 13 0 4 82 Tagaloa, Saddleback 11 0 0 66 Teschke, Tustin 0 1 61 64

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