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P C B I 888 Injuries B) Victorf oig , tarr Writer Brian Fogarty may have a prob- lem m h1 defensive backfield, but the UnlY_ rs1ty of San...Diego foot• ball coacfi 1 n't losing any Jeep O\ r ll Amon he 42 lettermen return- In from la year's 5-5 squad are a number dcfen 1ve backs Fogarty ays will play a key role this sea- on "It' kmd f a mce problem to have, as to who 1s gomg to play when and where" aid Fogarty, beginning his fourth season at USO "But a,I these guys are going to play a lot of football. We're ex- cited about the eason. We think w have a chance to be pretty good." Fogarty greeted 79 athletes, in• eluding 37 first-year players, at the opening practice ye terday. We looked better than we thought hould,' Fogarty said I thmk the ke; to the defense, and really the off nse too, is that we lht'lk e·ve ot a good first gro :i nd we thmk we can be a r ,11 ood • •am but depth is a qu •100 mark Jr som of these young guys come m and are ready to play for us. then we re go,ng to be really good team Our p1e-m-the-sky goal 1s to 11 i c It to the playoff , and we n t hmk that's out of the que - t1 n It's going to t e a lot of th ng . No, many injuries, so that c top guy 're talkmg about re abl to I v he whole season. We ha\T r pportunity to be ,veen 6-4 and 9- 1, ound there I think is e thmk we're better ere last year. "Even though this year we think we have a chance, an outside chance, to make it to the playoffs, reali t1cally, we're a year away with only eight seniors.'' Leading the way for the defense will be junior John Gut~rniedl, who led the team last year with five interce~•ions and wa the second- le,1d1ng tackler with 34 olo and 47 ai I tcd Senior Tim \\ h1te, an al- ternate starter the past two sea- . on , and sophomore Brian Day, I\ ho tarted the final six games in 1985, , re candidates to start at I I tban

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we're going to be strong," Fogarty predicted. "Ont' 1s the defensive secondary, and then on offense, it would be our receiving corps. We return a lot of people there, so re- ally skill players would be our strong suit this year on both sides of the football." Junior light end Lionel DcMorst led the Toreros with 33 catches last season for 379 yards and one touchdown. Lining up at wide receiver will be senior Scott R illy (16 catches, 202 yards, two touchdowns) and junior Jeff Mansukhani (15, 226, one). Sophomore Ken Zampese (eight, 95, one) al o should sec plenty of action at wide receiver. When tbe Toreros attack by land, that may prcst;11( another problem, because the top four ball earners from last ea:on graduat- ed. Sophomore· Virgil Enriquez (14 carries for 69 yards) and Anthony Crivello (1-13) are the top two re- turmng ball carriers. "They both played well in their freshman year, but whether they're going to be ready to pick up the slack, I'm not sure," Fogar- ty said Senior tailback Matt Riley re• turns after sitting out last year with a broken ankle. The people blocking for Dixon and company will be young, but have game experience. The tackles should be Eric Nas- land (245 pounds) and Pete Browne (220), the guards Mike Cassady (210) and David Gilmore (221) with John Cowles (212) anchoring the line at center. Senior Pat McNamara, who averaged 38.6 yards on 52 kicks, will handle the punting chores. Senior Dave Nichols has a foot on the rest of the field for the place- kicking job. Nichols is a three-year member of the USO soccer team. USO will have its first practice in pads Thursday and an in- trasquad scrimmage Saturday at Torero Stadium at 10 a.m. The Toreros open their regular season with road games at Whittier Col- lege on Sept. 13 and at the Univer- sity of La Verne on Sept. 20. Their first home game is Sept. 27 against University of Redlands.

The San Diego Cnion Joel Zwink Defender Brian Day (above left) and quarterback Pal Dixon (above right) have key roles In determining the suc- cess of Coach Brian Fogarty's Toreros football team.

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s10n. look for the air to be filled with footballs thrown by Pat Dixon. The jumor started mne games last year, completing 104 of 220 passes for 1,142 yards and seven touchdowns with 14 inter- ceptions. "Towards the end of the season, (Dixon) was playing very well," Fogarty said. •·so if he continues, our passing game will probably pick up a little bit." Dixon will be throwing to a tal- ented group of receivers. 'There's really two areas that

side backer spot is up for grabs. Sophomore John Gomez was switched to outside linebacker from the defensive secondary to add depth. the defensive line, senior nose tackle Joe Muklevicz (six tac- kles, 43 assists) is the only return- mg starter, with senior James De- LaFuente (four, 24), jum f Erik Peterson {one 1 six), and sophomore Angelo Lombardo (none, 10) figur- ing to get lots of playing time in the trenches. When the Toreros have posses- On

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free safety. Fifth-year senior Ben Stoebner, a three-year starter, 1s oltd at one cornerback spot. "He'll be a four-year starter at corner," Fogarty said of his sev- enth-leading tackler (20 unassisted and 32 assisted). Other players competing for playing time in the defensive back- field are seniors Tony Knight (out last year with a thigh injury) and Jeff Nueber (two tackles, six as- sists) and sophomor Dan Na- kahara, who missed last season

Fogarty said Day, fifth on the team last year with nme tackles and 48 assists, may be the key player. The linebackers are among the other questions Fogarty faces. Sophomores Snawn Rezaian (fourth on the team with nine tac- kles and 51 assists/ and Chuck Royer (five, 36), wbo split time last year, are the favorites to start at inside linebacker. At one outside linebacker will be sophomore Jeff Merlino (5. 18). But the other out-

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/4talyst E:e~Systems/ said it's purch~~_-05 megawatt cogenerati&rtr>lnnt at USDjQr $2.G million from Hawthorne Machin- ery Co. USD buys electrical and thermal energy from the plant at prices below SDG&E rates. Hawthorne said it wanted to re- main ,n the selling of engines and service to the cogeneration in- dustry rather than be a supplier of energy. Catalyst now operates four facilities in the San Diego area, 20 in 15 states / * • * L _ ---~

.Jl.ll~n 's "''- 1888 13:conomy is ,--c • _;_q , ., seminar topic POWAY - The third annual Poway Economic Conference will be held from 8 a.m. to noon Sept. 17 at the Poway Community Center. The conference will be sponsored by the Poway Chamber of Com- merce and the city of Pcway. Admis- sion is $5 for chamber members and $7.50 for non-members. Speakers include Dr. Robert O'Neill, professor of economics at the the University of Sao Diego; Roger Mohroff, aeveloper of the GEMCO center here; W.R. Bruce of Nissan Motor Corp.; John Mullin, president of M&M Custom Homes Inc., and Jim Bowersox, city mana- ger of Poway. P. c. e

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