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
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."