Yucca Valley High School: August 2011 Archives
Tim Cannavo was an assistant coach at Yucca Valley in 1996 when the Trojans won their last CIF title. He almost broke that streak last year, as Yucca Valley took out Ambassador League champion Aquinas and Mountain Valley League champion Rubidoux on the way to the CIF-SS East Valley Division semifinals.
24 seniors depart last year's team, but Cannavo believes that his remaining lettermen can build on what Yucca Valley accomplished a year ago.
"I remember the 1997 season after we won the 1996 championship," Cannavo said. "We lost a lot but there was that desire to continue what we had done the previous year and it helped us reach the semifinals. All summer long we've been telling kids to start at the same level they finished last year."
Despite its small size and the large number of seniors that departed, Yucca isn't lacking returning talent. The offensive backfield and the line headline the 2011 Trojans, as their top two running backs and their interior linemen return from last year.
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