PREP FOOTBALL: THOUSAND OAKS' COBOS NAMED MOST VALUABLE IN MARMONTE LEAGUE.

Byline: Jim Inghram Daily News Staff Writer

The season started shakily with Thousand Oaks losing its first three non-league games, then the Lancers losing to Simi Valley in the league opener.

After that, however, the team turned it around. A 31-31 tie against powerful Westlake was its only league blemish thereafter.

The run helped Thousand Oaks earn Coaching Staff of the Year in the Marmonte League and it helped Wes Cobos earn Most Valuable Player honors.

``I was pretty excited when I heard the news,'' Cobos said. ``I was pretty much overjoyed. I have to share the award with the lineman, though, they are the one's that made it possible to do what I did.''

Cobos, a 5-11, 170-pound senior, scored 24 touchdowns and ended the regular season as Ventura County's leading rusher.

Cobos injured his right ankle in the regular season finale, a 42-41 victory over Newbury Park, and missed the Lancers' Southern Section Division IV playoff game to Lompoc, a 35-20, loss.

ALL-MARMONTE LEAGUE TEAM

MVP: Wes Cobos (Thousand Oaks)

Player of the Year (offense): Nick Czernek (Newbury Park)

Player of the Year (defense): Anthony Foli (Newbury Park)

Lineman of the Year: Mike Seidman (Westlake)

First team

Offense

Backs: Tim Bird (Simi Valley), Art Garcia (Moorpark), Joey Casillas (Thousand Oaks), Ryan Shipton (Newbury Park)

Line: David Oviedo (Moorpark), Mike Gergis (Thousand Oaks), Eliot Elkins (Newbury Park), Dan McMillan (Simi Valley), Keith Holt (Westlake), Jeremy Dion (Royal)

TE: Noah Happe (Simi Valley)

WR: Cause Hanna (Newbury Park), Garrett Lepisto (Agoura), Kevin Krause (Royal), Ken Davis (Simi Valley), Travis Campbell (Westlake)

Defense

Line: Matt Amundson (Newbury Park), Dan Cuadra (Thousand Oaks), Brian Montesanto (Royal), Jared Koenig (Westlake), Jesse Besird (Agoura).

LB: David Fox (Newbury Park), Jordan Lampos (Westlake), Jeff DiNapoli (Moorpark), Eric Frey (Thousand Oaks), Eddie Knipps (Royal).

Backs: Brian Swett (Newbury Park), Chris Catalano (Westlake), Calvin Bell (Simi Valley), Justin Richter (Agoura), Jeremy Shoop (Moorpark)

Kicker: Drew Thomas (Westlake)

ALL-PACIFIC VIEW LEAGUE TEAM

First team

Offense

MVP: Donald Thomspon (Hueneme)

Offensive MVP: Jeff Garcia (Hueneme)

Backs: Pancho Tinoco (Rio Mesa), Russell Patton (Channel Islands), Leslie Lee (Hueneme), Garrett Valencia (Camarillo)

WR: Kearey Colbert (Hueneme)

TE: Mike Lirnzo (Rio Mesa), Loren Cerny (Camarillo)

Line: Mike Kohr (Camarillo), Ernie Carrasco (CI), Enrique Franco (Hue), Tyrone Tutogi (Hue), Kevin Fleener (Oxnard)

Utility: Jacob Rogers (Ox)

Kicker: Jason Geisler (Cam)

Defense

MVP: Moses Gonzalez (Hue)

Line: Andre Malloy (Rio Mesa), Eric Foster (Cam), Charles Bueker (Cam), George Tapia (Hue), Henry Otineru (Hue).

LB: Jerome Stevens (RM), Scott Korrell (Cam), Manny Cervantes (CI), Tiloi Tuitama (Hue).

DB: Steve Qualls (RM), Jaime Reyes (Cam), Dwight Normam (Hue), Carlos Bailey (Hue)

Punter: Kevin Mack (RM)

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PHOTO (Color in Simi Edition only) Thousand Oaks senior Wes Cobos, Ventura County's leading rusher this season, was named most valuable player in the Marmonte League.

Tina Gerson/Daily News

BOX: ALL-MARMONTE LEAGUE TEAM (See text)