PREP BASKETBALL ‘92-’93 / PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE

Laguna Beach

1991-92 RECORDS OVERALL: 16-11 LEAGUE: 4-6

COACH: RECORD AT SCHOOL

Bret Fleming: 34-21

RETURNING STARTERS YR. HGT. P Taylor Butcher Sr. 6-0 G Trigg Garner Sr. 6-3 F

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TOP RETURNERS YR. HGT. P Max Borella Sr. 5-10 G Corey French Jr. 6-1 G Bob Jameson Sr. 6-2 F Ian McDonald Jr. 5-11 G Nate Pivaroff So. 6-1 G

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TOP NEWCOMERS YR. HGT. P Gabe Gage Sr. 6-6 C Gordon Orsborn So. 6-3 G

OUTLOOK

Laguna Beach reached the section IV-AA quarterfinals last year with a small team that ran, pressed full-court and shot three-pointers as if they were layups. This year should be no different, although some of the personnel is. Sharpshooters Tom Ravensberg and Darren Gravley have graduated, but Butcher (9.5 points a game last season), Orsborn and McDonald can all shoot well from three-point range. The Artists have some size inside with Gage, who’s up from the junior varsity, and Garner, who averaged five points and seven rebounds last season. Garner was a second-team all-league pick despite missing six games after undergoing shoulder surgery during football season. “Trigg had a good summer,” Fleming said. “He had some 20-point games for us. He’s a horse inside.” Max Borella, younger brother of former Artist scoring standout Josh Borella, figures to be a factor as the team’s point guard. “He had 12 assists for us the other night in a scrimmage against Santa Ana Valley,” Fleming said. “He has done an outstanding job. He’s the opposite of his brother; we need him to shoot more.”