PREP FOOTBALL ’99 : SMALL SCHOOLS / ACADEMY LEAGUE : SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHRISTIAN

1998 RECORD: 0-9 overall, 0-5 in league

COACH: Alan Degenhardt (0-9 at school)

RETURNING STARTERS:

6 on offense, 6 on defense

TOP RETURNERS

Chris Bradley, OL/DL, 6-0, 210, So.; Tom Brownfield, L/DL, 5-10, 200, Jr.; Brian Cochrane, FB/LB, 5-10, 200, Sr.; John Crandall, OL/DL, 5-10, 190, Jr.

TOP NEWCOMERS

Phillip Manzo, WR, 5-10, 165, So.; Alan Mendez, RB, 5-10, 160, Jr.; Naveen Samuel, OL/DL, 6-2, 250, Sr.; Ryan Seeds, LB/FB, 5-8, 190, Jr.; Mike Snavely, QB/CB, 6-2, 180, So.

OUTLOOK

The Flames were outscored, 260-52, in seven games last season. Degenhardt took over three weeks before the season began and was forced to forfeit the first two games because the team didn’t get in the Southern Section’s mandatory 14 days of practice. The Flames’ last victory on the field was in October of 1996, a 34-6 victory over La Verne Lutheran. (They did have a forfeit victory over Riverside Bethel Christian in 1997.) Former Ram and Washington Redskin Henry Ellard returns as an assistant coach.

SCHEDULE

Sept. 11 at Riverside Bethel; 17 vs. Riverside Sherman Indian.

Oct. 1 vs. Covina Western Christian; 9 vs. Fairmont at Glover Stadium; 15 at Los Angeles Ribet Academy; 22 vs. Capistrano Valley Christian at Laguna Beach Beach HS; 29 vs. North Hollywood Campbell Hall.

Nov. 5 vs. St. Margaret’s; 12 at Downey Calvary Chapel