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2005 Grossmont North League All-League Teams:
Braves' Muheize reigns as king
El Cajon Valley superstar tabbed as GNL Offenisve, Defensive Player of the Year

By Phillip Brents
Posted Jan. 17, 2006

The top high school football player in the Grossmont North League was not too difficult to determine for the league’s coaches when making selections for the 2005 all-league team. They only needed to look at the record-setting performance by El Cajon Valley senior Abraham Muheize.

At quarterback on offense, Muheize passed for 4,050 yards and rushed for 1,153 yards in 14 games to lead the Braves to their first-ever appearance in a San Diego Section championship game (a 31-21 loss to Oceanside in the Division II game). Muheize combined for 5,203 all-purpose offensive yards and led the section with 10 interceptions on defense. He threw for 41 touchdowns, ran for 11 scores and added three more touchdowns on defense.

In an amazing individual performance, he accounted for more than 370 yards per game either passing or rushing the football.

Grossmont North League coaches made Muheize the pick as both the league’s Offensive Most Valuable Player and Defensive Most Valuable Player as El Cajon Valley finished 11-3 on the season.

Muheize earned accolades along the way, setting a section record for most all-purpose yards in one game and rewriting similar league passing records in leading the Braves’ deadly five-receiver spread offense.

El Cajon Valley coach Jason Texler earned honors as the 2005 Grossmont North League Coach of the Year.

Senior teammate Clifton Thomas joined Muheize as a First Team All-Grossmont North League Offensive and Defensive selection. Thomas led the section with 86 catches for 1,416 yards while scoring 20 touchdowns.

All-League First Team
Despite their post-season prowess by eliminating the first- and fourth-seeded teams, the Braves finished runner-up to Grossmont for the regular season championship. The Foothillers, who compiled a 7-0-1 winning streak after dropping their opening two contests of the season, were rewarded with four First Team All-Grossmont North League Offensive picks: senior offensive linemen Paul Schroeder and Ramel Wallace, junior running back Augie Williams and junior kicker Marcus Flores.

Williams rushed for 989 yards and nine touchdowns in 11 games while Flores accounted for 28 (of 32) point-after touchdown conversions and nine (of 17) field goals to lead the Grossmont Conference in kick-scoring with 55 points.

On defense, Grossmont had five first team selections: senior defensive lineman Jeremy Brown, junior linebackers Berry and Rashad Jones, Williams (defensive back) and Flores (punter).

Four players represented El Cajon Valley on the All-Grossmont North League Defensive First Team: senior lineman Derek Perez, Muheize (defensive back), Thomas (defensive back) and senior Jeremy Young (linebacker).

West Hills, which finished third in league play with a 2-2 record and advanced to the Division II playoffs with a 7-3 overall mark, had three First Team All-Grossmont North League selections: senior offensive lineman Miles Pivonka, junior receiver Trevor Kolocheski and senior quarterback Philip Staback.

Staback passed for 2,800 yards and 29 touchdowns in 12 games, averaging 233.3 yards per game. Kolocheski had 50 catches for 1069 yards and scored 16 touchdowns.

Junior lineman Nick Armstrong, represented the Wolf Pack as a first-team defensive all-league pick.

El Capitan, which rebounded from a 1-9 season to finish 3-6-1 in the regular season and earn a berth in the Division III playoffs, had two first team all-league offensive and two first team all-league defensive selections. Junior offensive lineman Cody Fuhr and junior tight end Ryan Inverso led the Vaqueros as first team offensive picks while junior lineman Dean Beckwith and senior defensive back Paul Chastang earned recognition as second team all-league selections.

Inverso made 44 catches for 592 yards during the season.

Santana senior offensive lineman John Cooper rounded out the 2005 First Team All-Grossmont North League Offensive squad

All-League Second Team
Grossmont lead the league with four Second Team All-Grossmont North League Offensive picks: senior offensive lineman Matt Lopez, senior receiver Luis Gonzales, senior running back Jeff Waters and junior running back Alton Berry.

Waters rushed for 657 yards and seven touchdowns while Gonzales had 42 catches for 663 yards and seven touchdowns to his credit.

The Foothillers also had four players named to the Second Team All-Grossmont North League Defensive unit: junior lineman Shea Porter, senior linebacker Jess Baird and senior defensive backs Xavier Carroll and Nick Sobel.

El Cajon Valley had three Second Team All-Grossmont North League Offensive selections: senior offensive linemen Derek Perez and Sean Stahl and Young (receiver).

Young ranked second on the Braves with 72 receptions for 1,158 yards and 12 touchdowns.

The Braves picked up two more players on the Second Team All-Grossmont North League Defensive team: junior lineman Alex Tamai and senior defensive back Nate Schad.

El Capitan had two players earn recognition as second team all-league offensive picks: junior offensive lineman Tommie Draheim and junior quarerback Ryan Lindley.

Lindley passed for 2,220 yards and 14 touchdowns in 11 games, averaging 201.8 yards per game.

Vaqueros junior lineman Josh Garcia earned recognition as a second team defensive selection.

West Hills and Santana each had one player named all-league second offensive team: West Hills senior tight end E.J. Brown and Santana senior offensive lineman Broc Arnaiz.

Brown caught 43 passes for 605 yards and six touchdowns.

The Wolf Pack finished with three second team all-league defensive picks: senior lineman Matt Moss, senior linebacker Anthony Maldonado and senior defensive back Eric Fiege.

Senior linebacker Jacob Anagnosastopolis represented Santana on the all-league second defensive squad.

Honorable mention
Grossmont North League all-league honorable mention selections included senior defensive tackle Jason Vos, Schad (receiver) and senior outside linebacker Ken MacAreag from El Cajon Valley; senior offensive lineman Mike McGrath, junior receiver Taelor Worrell and junior running back Adam Denick from El Capitan; sophomore quarterback Chralie Piro, senior defensive lineman Zach Lopo and junior tight end Evan Schwimmer from Grossmont; junior quarterback Collin Taylor, junior defenisve lineman Ricky Sagat, and junior slot back Jonthan Tippin from Santana; and senior offensive lineman Brennan McMeeken, senior kicker Zach Mutter and senior linebacker Chris Jarrell from West Hills.

Taylor passed for 1,398 yards and nine touchdowns to lead the Sultans to the first round of the Division III playoffs while Piro passed for 984 yards and seven scores in 11 games.