Team-by-team Boys' Volleyball Previews...

TEAM-BY-TEAM

BOYS' VOLLEYBALL

PREVIEWS

CRESCENTA VALLEY

* COACH: John Nelson, 14th year.

* LEAGUE: Pacific.

* LAST SEASON: 14-8, 6-4 in league for third place. Lost in the

first round of the CIF Southern Section Division II playoffs to Royal

in four games.

* PLAYERS TO WATCH: Danius Anelauskas, senior, setter; Jeff

O'Niell, junior, middle blocker; Santor Nishizaki, senior, outside

hitter.

* NELSON'S QUOTE: "If we all come together and start to play to

the potential that we have, we'll be very good."

ST. FRANCIS

* COACH: Mark Frazee, 15th year.

* LEAGUE: Mission.

* LAST SEASON: 11-9, 5-7 in league for fifth place. Lost in first

round of Division IV playoffs to South Pasadena in four games.

* PLAYERS TO WATCH: Andrew Frazee, senior, outside hitter; Tim

Smiland, senior, outside hitter; Scott Smiland, senior, opposite.

* FRAZEE'S QUOTE: "I don't want to say this is the last hurrah,

but it's as much talent I've had going into a season in a long time."

FLINTRIDGE PREP

* COACH: Sean Beattie, sixth year:

* LEAGUE: Santa Fe.

* LAST SEASON: 16-6, 10-2 in league for second place. Lost in

second round of Division V playoffs to Laguna Blanca in three games.

* PLAYERS TO WATCH: Matt Bosch, senior, opposite; Dennis Flynn,

sophomore, middle blocker; Prescott Gadd, senior, middle blocker;

Jordan Nomura, senior, opposite.

* BEATTIE'S QUOTE: "Our offense is going to be strong, but [our

success] depends on our defense."

LA CANADA

* COACH: Dan Nicholas, second year.

* LEAGUE: Rio Hondo.

* LAST SEASON: 4-12, 0-8 in league for fifth place. Did not

qualify for playoffs.

* PLAYERS TO WATCH: Aaron Dietz, senior, middle blocker; Colby

Hawley, senior, outside hitter; Chandler Ho, junior, outside hitter.

* NICHOLAS' QUOTE: "It's going to take time, practice and

adversity to bring this team together."

GLENDALE

* COACH: Trenton Parkin, first year.

* LEAGUE: Pacific.

* LAST SEASON: 2-12, 2-8 in league for fifth place. Did not

qualify for playoffs.

* PLAYERS TO WATCH: Pratik Jogani, senior, setter; Narbeh

Tovmassian, junior, middle blocker.

* PARKIN'S QUOTE: "We're very young and we're still learning."

HOOVER

* COACH: Christian Hong, fifth year (third in current stint).

* LAST SEASON: 1-14, 0-10 in league for sixth place. Did not

qualify for playoffs.

* PLAYERS TO WATCH: Michael Freidman, senior, outside hitter;

Narek Minassian, senior, middle blocker.

* HONG'S QUOTE: "Our goal is to be competitive."