BRIAN MANN ( N HOLLYWOOD) & CRAIG ELLIS (POLY) LEAD '77 EAST-VALLEY FOOTBALL TEAM AS CO-MVPs... FOR RELEASE; TUESDAY, DEC. 27 ... AM's . and after . BRIAN MANN, NORTH HOLLYWOOD RUNNING BACK, AND CRAIG ELLIS, POLY TAILBACK, HAVE BEEN NAMED EAST-VALLEY LEAGUE CO-PLAYERS OF THE YEAR BY LEAGUE COACHES IN COOPERATION WITH THB CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION HIGH SCHOOL SELECTION BOARD WHICH ANNUALLY MAKE THE ALL-STAR TEAM SELECTIONS. BRIAN MANN LED THE NORTH HOLLYWOOD HUSKIES TO THE LOOP CROWN (6-0-0) AMD TO THE SEMl-FINALS OF THE > A DIVISION PLAYOFFS WHERE WASHINGTON BLANKED THEM l>-0. ON 175 CARRIES, MANN HAD 1,252 YARDS (7.2-YD. AVG.) PRIOR TO THE PLAYOFFS. HE BOASTED 1,568 THROUGH THE SEC­ OND PLAYOFF ROUND WITH MANUAL ARTS. HE HAD 17 TDs, 27 COVERSIONS & A FIELD GOAL FOR 132 POINTS. CRAIG ELLIS COMPLETED THE REGULAR SEASON AS THE CITY'S TOP RUSHER WITH 1,417 YARDS (205 CARRIES) AND A 6.9-YARD AVERAGE AND I36 POINTS (22 TDs). POLY FINISHED JiD ET THE LEAGUE (4-2-0) AND WHIPPED BELL 15-13 IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE PLAYOFFS BEFORE GOING OUT BEFORE THE MIGHT OF THE SOUTHERN LEAGUE CHAMPION WASHINGTON GENERALS, 32-15. NORTH HOLLYIVOOD SHUTOUT GARFIELD IN THE OPENING ROUND OF THE PLAYOFFS, 17-0, AND BEAT MANUAL ARTS 27-21 BEFORE FALLING TO THE SOUTHERN LEAGUE TITLISTS. POLY'S ELLIS WAS THE LEAGUE'S MVP IN 1976, WHEN HE RAN FOR OVER 1,000 YARDS. THIS MARKS THE SECOND YEAR THAT TWO OFFENSIVE AND TWO DEFENSIVE TEAMS HAVE BEEN SELECTED IN LEAGUE. ALL EAST-VALLEY LEAGUE SELECTION - 1977 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE FIRST TEAM DEFENSE END BOB MANOUKIAN, Grant...... 5'8"-135-Sr. LINE ANTON POINTER, Sylmar.... 6 4"-230-Sr. WR RON SLOCUM, Poly.......... 5'10"-170-Sr. LINE MATT YOTTER, Sylmar...... 6 0"-180-Sr. LINE JIM McKEE, North Hollywood. 6' 4"-230-Jr.-^ LINE TOM ABREGO, Poly......... 6 '0"-215-Sr. LINE JEFF WALKER, Fairfax...... 5'll"-180-Sr. LINE YALE WILSON, N. Hollywood. 6 ' 2"-215-Jr. LINE FRANK BROWN, Poly......... , 5'10"-185-JrY LINE THERON DOMINO, Fairfax___ . 6 0"-210-Sr. LINE RICK MATTESON, Verdugo Hill .6'1"-215-Sr. BACKER + KELLY WOOD, N. Hollywood.. 5 '7"-174-Sr. LINE LINO CAMBALIZA, Sylmar.... 5 18"-160-Sr. BACKER @ TONY CURRY, N. Hollywood.. .5 '10"-178-Sr BACK BRIAN MANN, N. Hollywood... .610"-180-Sr. BACKER GREG STAIR, Verdugo Hills. 6 ' 0"-170-Sr. BACK * CRAIG ELLIS, Poly......... 610"-180-Sr. D BACK BART STOTLER, Hollywood... .5 8"-170-Sr. BACK GREG SALAS, Verdugo Hills.. .610"-165-Sr. D BACK JAMES WRIGHT, Hollywood... .5 '8"-150-Jr. BACK GEORGE LOPEZ, Fairfax..... 5'10"-165-Sr. D BACK JOHNNIE DENNIS, Fairfax... .5 10"-170-Jr BACK DERRICK ANDERSON,Fairfax... .5'10"-170-Sr. D BACK MICHAEL HAYNES, N. Hollywood .519"-150-S K SCOTT McGREGOR, Verdugo H...5'10"-160-Sr. SECOND TEAM OFFENSE SECOND TEAM DEFENSE END KEVIN SCHNEIDER, Verdugo H. LINE CRAIG PORHOLA, N. Hollywd.. WR JOHN ROME, N. Hollywood..... LINE QUAING BARFIELD, Fairfax... LINE BRIAN O'CONNER, Poly........ LINE GLENN TARNOWSKI, Grant.... LINE PHILIP BRANCH, N. Hollywood. LINE JOE KOVACIC, Poly......... LINE MIKE MALICK, Fairfax....... BACKER JOHN HANSARD, N. Hollywood. LINE CRAIG SMITH, Poly.......... BACKER TROY HARRELL, Fairfax..... LINE JOE CAMPOS, Verdugo Hills... BACKER JOHN OLIVIA, Poly......... LINE RAUL TORRES, Sylmar........ BACKER BILLY REED, Grant.......... BACK TONY CORADO, Sylmar........ BACKER BRIAN COX, Fairfax........ BACK ANDRE RICKMON, Sylmar...... D BACK JULIO MALDANADO, N. Hollywd BACK # JERRY FONG, Hollywood...... D BACK ED BROWN, Hollywood....... BACK CHARLES ARMSTEAD, Sylmar___ D BACK ANDRE RISSE, Verdugo Kills. © LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. STANLEY WILSON (BANNING) & KIM GREENE (LOCKE) NAMED CO-MVPs iN MARINE LEAGUE FOR '77 SEASON POR RELEASE: TUESDAY, DEC. 27 A M ’s and after O-PLAYERS OP THE YEAR WERE THE ORDER OP THE DAY, AS MARINE LEAGUE COACHES IN c ■•COOPERATION WITH THE CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION PREP SELECTION BOARD NAMED THEIR ANNUAL ALL-LEAGUE FOOTBALL SELECTIONS. LOCKE QUARTERBACK KIM GREENE, TOP PERFORMER ON THE SAINTS* 4TH-PLA.CE-FINISHING TEAM, SHARES MVP HONORS WITH THE BANNING HIGH EXPRESS STAN WILSON, URO LED THE PILOTS TO A SECOND PLACE FINISH IN LEAGUE ACTION, BUT TO A REPEAT L.A. CITY 4-A CHAMPIONSHIP OVER EL CAMINO REAL, 14-7. WILSON, DESCRIBED BY HIS COACH, CHRIS PERRAGAMO, AS ... "A SUPER-QUICK, HARD­ HITTING PULLBACK," IS A 6-0, 190-POUND JUNIOR. DURING THE SEASON, WILSON RUSHED POR 1,762 AND SCORED 28 TOUCHDOWNS, THE LATTER A CITY RECORD. HE RUSHED POR 1,208 YARDS PRIOR TO THE PLAY­ OFFS AND BOASTED AN AVERAGE OP 12.9 YARDS PER GALLOP. KIM GREENE, A PROMISING TALENT AT QUARTERBACK, IS A 6-0 , 185-POUND SENIOR. THE SAINTS WERE 5-4-1 POR THE SEASON, INCLUDING A 21-6 LOSS TO WESTERN LEAGUE CHAMPION VENICE IN THE FIRST ROUND OP THE b-A DIVISION PLAYOFFS. CHRIS PERRAGAMO*S BANNING PILOTS COMPLETED AN 11-1-1 SEASON, WITH WINS OVER SAN FERNANDO 24-14, VENICE 48-19 AND GRANADA HILLS 38-I6 ...BEFORE THE 14-7 TITLE DECIDER WITH EL CAMINO REAL. CHAMPION CARSON AND RUNNER-UP BANNING DOMINATED THE ALL-LEAGUE PICKS, WITH NINE PLAYERS APIECE APPEARING ON THE OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE FIRST TEAMS. THE HONOR TEAMS FOLLOW: ALL-MARINE LEAGUE SELECTION - 1977 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE FIRST TEAM DEFENSE WR DARYL HAMBRICK, Locke..... 6 ' 4"-215-Sr. LINE POLU FAAVI, Banning....... 6'2"-235-Sr. WR CHRIS BLAYLOCK, Banning... 6'3"-179-5r. LINE DON WOLF, Locke........... 6'3"-240-Sr. TE JOHN WHITT, San Pedro..... 6 ' 1"-210-Sr. LINE @ HACHI KAMIMURA, Narbonne... 5'4"-170-Sr. T RALPH TERRAZAS, Banning... 6 ' 2"-190-Sr. LINE WARREN BELL, Banning...... 5 ' ll"-179-Sr T * WAYNE FAALAFUA, Carson.... 6'4"-255-Jr. LINE DAVID AUPIU, Carson.... 5'10"-200-Sr G CHESTER WOOLEN, Gardena... 6'l"-235-Sr. BACKER RANDY WOLF, Banning....... 5'11"-180-Sr G # ISAAKO MANAI, Carson...... 6’2"-230-Sr. BACKER WALLY MORRIS, Carson...... 5'7"-170-Sr. C * MICHAEL LUTU, Carson...... 6'2"-225-Sr. BACKER VAAALATUSI LELEA, Gardena..5'10"-200-Sr B STANLEY WILSON, Banning.... 6'0"-190-Jr. D BACK TIM RACIAK, Banning....... 5'10"-179-Sr B FRED COLLINS, Carson...... 6'0"-170-Sr. D BACK DUAINE WILSON, Carson..... 5'10"-170-Jr B RODNEY WEBER, Gardena..... 5 * 10"-180-Sr. D BACK CLEMONT WILLIAMS, Carson...6'1"-175-Jr. B FRED HESSEN, Banning....... 6* 1"-185-Sr. D BACK HENRY WILSON, Banning..... 5 ’10"-170-Sr B # KIM GREENE, Locke.......... 6 ' 0"-185-Sr. SECOND TEAM OFFENSE SECOND TEAM DEFENSE TE PETE QUARTARARO, Banning LINE KEVIN HOLLOWAY, Banning... WR JIMMY FRANCIS, Locke....... LINE ANTHONY CALDWELL, Carson.. WR FRANK RANK, Carson......... LINE BOB URANGA, Narbonne..... T KEVIN McNEIL, Gardena...... LINE MENCIL COATES, Gardena___ T ALBERT MATVA, Carson....... BACKER CHARLEY COLLINS, Banning.. G ISDAN PUEBLOS, Banning..... BACKER # BOBBY LEGGINS, Locke..... G DARYL HALEY, Locke......... BACKER INA PAALA, Carson........ C TICKY ITO, Gardena......... BACKER MARK MEHLER, Narbonne.... B @ JOE HAYWOOD, Banning....... D BACK DEVEN LEWIS, Banning..... B J C CHATMAN, Locke......... D BACK ROBERT MARSHALL, Locke___ B GERALD HOPPER, Carson...... D BACK RODNEY RIDGELL, San Pedro. B MIKE De CASTRO, Narbonne..... D BACK MARKHAM WATT, Gardena.... © LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. JOHN ELWAY GRANADA HILLS JR, IS UNANIM OUS PLAYER OF YEAR IN MID-VALLEY FOOTBALL FOR 1977 POR RELEASE: WEDNESDAY, DEC. 28 A M ’s and after J JAUNTY" JOHN ELWAY, COACH JACK NEUMEIER’S "SLINGSHOT" QUARTERBACK WHO THREW MORE OFTEN AND POR MORE YARDAGE (OVER 3,000 YARDS) THAN ANY OTHER CITY PERFORMER, WAS A UNANIMOUS MVP PICK IN MID-VALLEY ALL-LEAGUE SELECTIONS RELEASED TODAY THROUGH CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION'S ALL-LOS ANGELES CITY PREP SELECTION BOARD.. .FOLLOWING .RNUAL SELECTION MEETINGS BY LEAGUE COACHES AND WRITERS. ELWAY, THE SON OF CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE HEAD COACH JACK ELWAY, LED COACH NEUMEIER'S HIGHLANDERS TO A PERFECT 5-0 SEASON Aid THROUGH TWO SUCCESSFUL PLAYOFF ROUNDS BEFORE DROPPING A 38-6 DECISION TO EVENTUAL 4-A CHAMPION BANNING. ELWAY WAS THE CITY'S TOP PASSER IN REGULAR- SEASON PLAY.. .COMPLETING 169 OF 284 FOR 2 ,3 8 5 YARDS AND 23 TDs. HIS FULL SEASON, 12-GAME TOTALS (9-3 FINAL RECORD) ARE 230 OF 389 FOR 3,040 YARDS AND 25 TOUCHDOWNS. JOHN HAD l8 COMPLETIONS OF 36 THROWN AND 170 YARDS IN THE SEMI-FINAL BANNING GAME. BOTH SCOTT MARSHALL AND CHRIS SUTTON, ELWAY'S CHIEF TARGETS, ARE FIRST TEAM END PICKS AND ACCOUNTED FOR OVER 1,800 YARDS IN RECEPTIONS AND l8 TOUCHDOWNS. GRANADA HILTS DISPOSED OF BOTH TAFT (35-6) AND PALISADES (28-27 IN A TIE-BREAKKR) BEFORE FALLING TO BANNING. KENNEDY, 2ND IN LEAGUE ACTION, WENT THREE PLAYOFF ROUNDS... 39-17 OVER GARDENA, 17-8 OVER CLEVELAND AND A 21-13 LOSS TO WEST-VALLEY LEAGUE RUNNER-UP EL CAMINO, 21-1 3 . SAN FERNANDO, 3RD PLACE LEAGUE FINISHER, LOST TO BANNING IN THE FIRST ROUND, 24-14, FINISHING THE YEAR WITH A FINE 7-3 MARK. VAN NUYS, No. 4, WENT OUT EARLY... 13-8 vs. CLEVELAND. ALL MID-VALLEY LEAGUE SELECTION - 1977 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE FIRST TEAM DEFENSE END SCOTT MARSHALL, Granada H...5110"-170-Sr. D END LEONARD BROOKS, San Fern...6'0"-175-Sr. END # MALCOLM MOORE, San Fernando.6'5"-215-Jr. D END DAN SAMANIEGO, Kennedy.... 5 ' 10"-180-Jr. END CHRIS SUTTON, Granada Hills.6'0"-180-Sr. T WILLIAM JOHNSON, Van Nuys..6'4"-230-Sr. T LARRY PALMER, Granada Hills.5'll"-180-Jr. MG MIKE CHIEFFO, Kennedy..... 5'10"-190-Jr.