Outlook: Defending champ Bogan leads a wide-open race behind running back Larry Cannon (1,200 yards, 12 TDs), receiver Brian Mack and tight end/linebacker Eric Ware. Curie counters with fullback Terrance Tate, while Gage Park has a potentially devastating player in massive OT/DT Kevin Evans (6-5, 340). Watch out for Hubbard, with longtime Robeson assistant Elton Harris taking over the struggling program and finishing fourth in the summer passing league.
1994 state qualifiers: Bogan (first round).
Quotable: Bogan coach Bob Jurka: “We have a lot of new kids and, in a way, that’s good. They’re hungry and excited and don’t have bad habits.”
Players to watch: Larry Cannon (RB, 6-0, 205), Brian Mack (WR, 6-0, 205), Eric Ware (TE/LB, 6-2, 220), Tyson Trammell (OT/DT, 5-10, 260), Bogan; Terrance Tate (FB, 6-3, 245), Freddy Macias (OG/DT, 6-0, 245), Curie; Kevin Evans (OT/DT, 6-5, 340), Jimmy Payne (RB, 5-11, 175), Al Tolefryee (DE/TE, 6-3, 205), Gage Park; Dionte Jelks (RB, 5-9, 205), Phil Zelmer (OT/DT, 6-7, 310), Kelly; Kenyon Boyce (RB, 5-6, 145), Kennedy.
Key games: Hubbard at Bogan, Sept. 22; Bogan at Curie, Sept. 28.
Predicted ’95 finish: Bogan, Hubbard, Curie, Gage Park, Kennedy, Kelly.
