Gibson and Quinn Are Named Top Players in Century League

El Modena High School’s Don Gibson, a 6-foot 3-inch, 250-pound tackle, was named Offensive Player of the Year, and Foothill’s Tom Quinn, a 6-3, 225-pound linebacker, was named Defensive Player of the Year as the Century League football coaches announced their all-league teams.

First-Team Offense

Center--Tim Haapala (El Modena, 6-0, 215). Linemen--Grant Grable (El Modena, 6-2, 235), Laile Afualo (Santa Ana, 6-0, 235), Tim Allison (Santa Ana Valley, 5-10, 230), John Ashman (Tustin, 6-5, 230) and Brian Woods (Foothill, 5-11, 215). Tight end--Sean Cleary (El Modena, 6-3, 215). Wide receivers--Chuck Zacour (Canyon, 5-10, 175) and Paul Hurley (Santa Ana, 6-0, 170). Backs--Ross Bauer (El Modena, 5-9, 170), Todd French (Canyon, 6-2, 180), Jamie Nelson (Villa Park, 5-11, 170), John Fischbeck (Foothill, 6-0, 180) and Eric Turner (Santa Ana, 6-5, 200). Kicker--Carrick Brewster (Foothill, 6-2, 200).

First-Team Defense

Linemen--Robert Nasser (El Modena, 6-4, 210), Allen Ennis (El Modena, 6-1, 230), Willye Thomas (Tustin, 5-10, 205), David Todd (Foothill, 6-4, 200) and Randy Laycock (Foothill, 6-00, 180). Linebackers--Pepe Jezek (El Modena, 5-10, 175), Bryan Thomas (Santa Ana, 6-1, 200), Chris Hord (Tustin, 5-11, 200), Matt Bennett (Foothill, 5-10, 160) and Joe Scagliotti (El Modena, 5-11, 200). Defensive backs--Chris Cutliff (Foothill, 6-2, 175), Oscar Tavares (Santa Ana, 6-0, 175), Brett Hatz (Canyon, 5-10, 145), Sean Quinn (Tustin, 6-3, 175) and Mark Johnson (Villa Park, 5-9, 160).

Second-Team Offense

Center--Scott Wallingford (Canyon, 5-11, 185). Linemen--Steele Kelly (Villa Park, 6-0, 185), Steve Acuna (Orange, 5-10, 185), Tony Gonzalez (Santa Ana, 6-1, 213) and Mike McNerney (Foothill, 6-0, 185). Tight end--Dave Patstone (Tustin, 6-5, 205). Wide receiver--Matt Waddell (Canyon, 5-11, 165). Backs--Chris Gallego (El Modena, 6-3, 180), Dave Rose (Villa Park, 5-10, 180), Keith Takabayashi (Foothill, 5-8, 145), Robert Lee (Santa Ana, 5-11, 200) and James Shipp (Santa Ana Valley, 6-2, 190).

Second-Team Defense

Linemen--Dan Alo (Santa Ana Valley, 6-3, 235), Brian Healy (Foothill, 5-10, 220), Todd Ramos (Villa Park, 5-10, 165) and Jason Wilborn (Canyon, 6-4, 220). Linebackers--Derrick Snell (Santa Ana Valley, 5-9, 165), Todd Nelson (Tustin, 6-0, 175), Matt Alario (Canyon, 6-2, 205) and Danny Perez (Santa Ana, 5-9, 170). Defensive backs--Walt McMahon (Tustin, 5-11, 180), Royal Wilbon (Santa Ana, 6-1, 180), Bob Reitz (El Modena, 5-10, 170) and Mark Holman (Orange, 5-11, 170).

Honorable Mention

Canyon: Ray Shull and Brian Mills. El Modena: Jeff Blake, Darren DeFeo, Mike Graffman, Jeff Meger, Scott Robinette, Rick Stillman, George Thompson, Robert Clemons, Ron Cloer, Greg Gill and Eric Watson. Foothill: Paul Fiore, Carl Lee, Phil Adams, Bill Medina, Brian DeCoite and Barry Walshe. Orange: Paul Maund, Blair Minnis, Steve Riddle and Robby Glover. Santa Ana: Steve De La Riva, Emele Leausa, Sergio Rocha, Basillo Sanchez, Jose Avalos, Carlos Sanchez, Albert Ruiz and Frank Arechiga. Santa Ana Valley: Ed Burnell, Eric Ramos, Lee Gasu and Wayne Mack. Tustin: Kent Katnik, Pete Chiampas, Lani Machado, Chris Gankema, Tim Hollinger, Mike Biard, Roger Oreb, Greg Kossack, Jose Soto and Tim Kotlar. Villa Park: Scott Creagan, Pat Glenn and Rick Jansen.