PREP FOOTBALL ’99 : SUNSET LEAGUE : EDISON

1998 RECORD: 3-6-1 overall, 0-4-1 in league

COACH: Dave White (88-52-2 at school)

RETURNING STARTERS: 3 on offense, 5 on defense

TOP RETURNERS

Eric Abbascia, OL, 6-4, 280, Sr.; Steve Greyshock, RB, 5-10, 200, Sr.; Brendon Cornell, WR, 6-1, 190, Sr.; Seth Prelesnik, LB, 5-11, 200, Jr.; Marcus McCutcheon, DB, 5-11, 170, So.; John Duffy, DB, 5-10, 170, Jr.; Brandon Cox, DE, 5-10, 175, Sr.

TOP NEWCOMERS

Richard Schwartz, QB, 6-3, 190, Jr.; Daryl Poston, RB, 5-10, 175, Jr.; Jimmy Thorson, WR/DB, 5-9, 165, Sr.; Kyle McCarter, LB, 6-0, 195, Jr.

OUTLOOK

The Chargers will be trying to shake off one of the worst seasons in school history. Before last season, Edison had won at least two league games since joining the Sunset League in 1974. Playing Punahou in Honolulu is a good way to start. The Chargers are 4-0 in Hawaii since 1982. Defense will be the key this year, with all-league linebacker Prelesnik leading the way. All-league quarterback Jason Kripavicius and all-league running back Darin Pope graduated, leaving big holes for White to fill. Daryl Poston, a junior running back who rushed for more than 1,000 yards on the freshman team two years ago, should fit right in. He did not play last year because he wanted to focus on track. Expect the Chargers, who missed the playoffs for the third consecutive season, to use last season as a rallying cry and bounce back.

SCHEDULE

Sept. 2 at Punahou at Honolulu; 10 vs. Cypress at Western HS; 17 at Capistrano Valley; 30 vs. Long Beach Wilson at Huntington Beach HS.

Oct. 8 vs. Arcadia at Huntington Beach HS; 15 vs. Marina at Westminster HS; 22 vs. Los Alamitos at Huntington Beach HS; 28 vs. Esperanza at Valencia HS.

Nov. 5 vs. Fountain Valley at Orange Coast College; 12 at Huntington Beach.