COLLEGE FOOTBALL ‘99: THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES : GOLDEN WEST

1998 RECORD: 0-10 overall, 0-5 in the Central Division

COACH: Mike Shaughnessy (4-26)

RETURNING STARTERS: 3 on offense, 5 on defense

TOP RETURNERS

Sila Brown, LB, 6-2, 210, So.; Damien Cook, RB, 6-0, 185, So.; Wes Choate, LB, 6-2, 215, So.; Michael Daniels, DB, 5-11, 210, So.; Mike Lamar, QB, 6-1, 205, So.; John Sanders, RB, 5-7, 150, So.; J.D. Stern, QB, 6-1, 190, So.; Chris Rosas, OL, 6-3, 305, So.; Luke Dunbar, OL, 6-6, 300, So.; Ramez Ammari, LB, 5-10, 220, So.; Tim Thurman, TE, 6-6, 250, So.

TOP NEWCOMERS

Jon Dorenbos, DL, 6-1, 225; Fr.; Steve Franks, DB, 6-0, 190, Fr.; David Graham, DL, 6-0, 260, Fr.; Nick Heinle, LB, 6-1, 225; Fr.; Brian Sanfilippo, OL, 6-4, 340, Fr.; Ricky Quintana, RB, 5-11, 200, Fr.; Kevin Romberg, OL, 6-3, 260, Fr.; James Thomas, RB, 5-11, 190, Fr.; Jeff Strohecker, OL, 5-11, 290, Fr.; Anthony Zaragoza, QB, 6-2, 185, Fr.

OUTLOOK

Stern (Pacifica High) threw for 1,669 yards and 12 touchdowns last season but had shoulder surgery after the season. Lamar, who moved over from Santa Ana College, ran the team in the spring. But Stern, who is healthy again, won the job back over the last month. Zaragoza (Magnolia High) ran the option in high school and gives the Rustlers an added dimension. Golden West gave up nearly 500 yards a game last season, but Shaughnessy hopes better players and a switch to the flex defense can lower that number. The offensive line is big but the numbers are thin and “you can’t practice like you would like with low numbers,” Shaughnessy said. No team in Southern California will play a more difficult schedule the first six weeks than the Rustlers, who for the second year in a row don’t play rival Orange Coast.

SCHEDULE

Sept. 11 at El Camino; 18 vs. Long Beach at Orange Coast; 25 at Cerritos.

Oct. 2 vs. Pasadena at Orange Coast; 9 vs. Mt. San Antonio at Orange Coast; 16 Bye; 23 vs. Palomar at San Marcos HS; 30 vs. Fullerton at CS Fullerton.

Nov. 6 vs. Riverside at Orange Coast; 13 vs. Santa Ana at Orange Coast; 20 at Saddleback.

SCHOOL WEB SITE

https://www.gwc.cccd.edu