COLLEGE FOOTBALL: QUARTERBACKS TAKE THEIR HITS: NEW OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR COULD HELP BOLLER AT BERKELEY.

Byline: Chris Cocoles Staff Writer

Kyle Matter capped off a brilliant two-year run as Hart High's starting quarterback on Friday with a near perfect performance.

Matter threw just four incomplete passes in a 34-11 rout of Mira Costa in the Southern Section Division III championship game.

Matter's predecessors in Hart's rich quarterbacking fraternity didn't have such happy endings to the 2000 season.

California sophomore Kyle Boller and Nevada junior David Neill both struggled through losing seasons. Boller's Bears finished 3-8. Neill's WolfPack limped home 2-10.

Boller, a celebrated recruit when he arrived in Berkeley in 1999, was criticized heavily by the Bay Area media and Bears' fans. Cal was in several close games but suffered frustrating losses to ranked teams Washington, Oregon State and Oregon.

``I just didn't feel like we were making the type of progress that I hoped to see,'' said Cal coach Tom Holmoe. ``We did improve on offense this season... But there wasn't the type of consistency that a good offense needs to show.''

Boller had just a 104.49 efficiency rating, threw for 2,121 yards and 15 touchdowns. Cal fired offensive coordinator Steve Hagen.

Perhaps a new coach running the offense combined with a season of learning will give Boller the breakout 2001 season Cal fans have been waiting for.

``I'm focused on hiring a coordinator with a track record, somebody who has the experience to take us to a new level,'' Holmoe said.

Neill was battered all season operating behind an inexperienced offensive line. His injury list included a concussion, jammed hip, bruised right shoulder, sprained right wrist and sprained ankle.

Neill finished with 2,334 yards passing and 13 touchdowns. The junior surpassed the school's career records for total offense, passing attemptsand passing yards. He was named Nevada's MVP.

Here's a look at other local college players' performances this season:

--Milton Wynn (Washington State): Wynn's (Antelope Valley) junior season was supposed to be in 1999. But a severely broken finger knocked him for the year.

Having waited through three years at two junior colleges and his redshirt season, Wynn was one of the Pac-10's most productive receivers in 2000.

He was second in the conference with 87.6 yards per game. He had 52 receptions for 964 yards, the fourth most in school history.

Wynn also finished with four 100-yard receiving games and was named to the All-Pac-10 second team.

--Vincent Sandoval (Oregon State): Junior running back Ken Simonton rushed for 1,474 yards and 18 touchdowns for the Fiesta Bowl-bound Beavers. Sandoval (Palmdale) gets an assist for Simonton's prolific year.

Sandoval was steady at left tackle for the 10-1 Beavers, who play Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl on New Year's Day.

--Cade Smith (Utah State): Utah State's top four tacklers were all linebackers. A senior, Smith (Antelope Valley) finished fourth on the Aggies with 87 tackles in 10 games.

Smith also had 10 tackles for loss, one interception and one fumble return.

--Jacob Waasdorp (Cal): The senior from Quartz Hill was a fixture on the Bears' defensive line throughout his four-year career.

Waasdorp earned the Stub Allison Award for the Bears' Most Inspirational Player. His teammates also named him one of four senior captains for the season.

--Bruce Molock (Cal State Northridge): The Matadors' running game was stagnant. But Molock (Antelope Valley), a redshirt freshman, gives the Matadors reason for optimism.

Molock was devastating in week four against Idaho State with 199 yards on 36 carries with a touchdown. Molock also went over the 100-yard mark in the season finale at Portland State. He finished with 640 yards and five touchdowns.

--Cory Oggs (Cal State Northridge): Another of the Matadors' A.V. High connection, Oggs had a solid senior year with 68 tackles, fourth on the team.

Oggs also had five pass breakups, one interception and a blocked kick.

--Ted Iacenda (New Mexico: After transferring from USC, Iacenda (Hart) became an effective offensive option from the fullback spot for the Lobos.

The senior rushed for 210 yards and scored two touchdowns. He was the Lobos' receiving leader with 28 receptions for 257 yards and two more touchdowns.

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(color -- ran in AV edition only) Milton Wynn left, of Washington State, had 52 receptions for 964 yards, the fourth most in school history.