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Danser continues tradition of all-star brothers

By Dick Sparrer

If Bellarmine's Tim Danser isn't quite sure what to expect when he plays in next week's Silicon Valley Youth Classic Charlie Wedemeyer High School All-Star Football Game, he can find out in advance--right at his kitchen table.

Danser needs to look no farther than his own Saratoga home to find out answers about the all-star competition. His older brother, Chris, took part in the game just a couple of years ago, representing Los Gatos High School.

The Danser boys are among the many brother combinations who have participated in the summer classic that returns for a 32nd season on July 19, 7:30 p.m., at San José City College. The game, sponsored by the Almaden Valley Rotary Club, has featured 25 sets of brothers through the years.

The game, called the "Best Game in Town," has featured such National Football League stars as former San Francisco 49er quarterback Jeff Garcia, Doug Cosbie of the Dallas Cowboys, Jeff Toews of the Miami Dolphins, John Tuggle and Erik Howard of the New York Giants, the late Pat Tillman of the Arizona Cardinals and more.

Local stars set to play in this year's edition of the all-star classic include guard/linebacker Augie Lagemann of Saratoga; defensive end Brian Cramer of Lynbrook; wide receiver Chantz Staden of Westmont; lineman John Eseroma, wide receiver Elvy Harris Jr. and defensive back Daniel Huskin-Jones of Prospect; and Saratoga residents quarterback Rich Scudellari of St. Francis and lineman Tim Danser of Bellarmine.

Former local stars who have participated in the summer classic include:

Saratoga

1975--Larry Worman, Kyle Heinrich, Mike McKenna; 1976--Mike Heinrich, Travis McNulty, Bob Walter, George Zimmerman; 1978--Steve Worman; 1979--Rob Orlando, Jeffrey Lane, Mike Meteer; 1980--Lindsey Meggs, Dave Lynch, Don Kern; 1981--Kevin Tanner, Kurt Heinrich, Rick Worman, Mike Stypula, Greg Stangland; 1982--Matt Currie, Marshall Howard, Pat Sende; 1983--Kyle Druey, Ted Macauley, Vince Casarez, Phil Daggett, Darin Franklin; 1984--Bob Gatiss, Bill Haselman, Steve Fisher, Mike Bates; 1985--Gary Gatiss, Mike Schroeder, Gary Wilberding; 1986--Kevin Grant, Keith Wilson, Greg Mount; 1987--Joe Fragiadakis, Marshall Lee, Ken Henderson; 1988--Steve Mollin, Dave Rossi, Sam Meteer, Tim Hall; 1989--Dan Edson, Dan Pacheco, Jim Wild; 1990--T.J. Summers, Matt Donati; 1991--Mark Coleman, Brian Gaspar, Jason Balogh; 1992--Marc Hall, Peter Feng; 1993--Bill Hagman, Chris Byrer; 1994--Matt Jones, David Silberstein, Carl Martin; 1995--Kyle Goñi, Chris Kron, Chris Varnell; 1996--Gabe Calebotta, Joel Reikes, Johnny Taylor, Mike Wayne, Mike Whitcanack; 1997--David Goñi, Brennan Carroll; 1998--Tyler Hooper, Jeremy Devich, Michael Black, Matt McKenna, Cory Schwaderer; 1999--Ryan Bernard, R. Daniel Goñi, Lou Petrossi; 2000--Kelly Mathew, Andrew Bosworth; 2001--Jon Moshier, John Hart; 2002--Troy Follmar, Scott Moran, Devin Schrock, A.J. Weitsman; 2003--Greg Van Hoesen; 2004--Brett Granum, Dayne McGee, Ryan Newberry; 2005--Peter Rutti, Adam Sato, Phil Spencer.

Lynbrook

1976--David Halliday; 1979--Bill Nicholas; 1981--Don Handley, Mike Nicholas; 1982--Doug Bloyd, Jim Cooke, Stephen Hopkins; 1983--Archie Rodich; 1984--Brian Hays, Steve Andris, Chris Saxen; 1985--Joe Urban; 1986--Dave Gillen; 1987--Chris Hart, Charlie Bostic, Dean Bambrick; 1988--Travis Lee Boeck; 1989--Daryl Rogers; 1991--Brian Martinez; 1992--Scott Schneider, Mike MacPherson; 1993--Ted Cocoles, Kevin Berns; 1994--Jeff Menold; 1995--Joel Rogers; 1996--Dan Sullivan; 1997--Steve Horner; 1998--Jason Chiang, Tony Klabo; 1999--Vik Rajagopal; 2000--Matt Fratus, B.K. Robertson; 2001--Gordon Hawley, Shawn Dormishian, Brodie Maag; 2002--Sean Imai; 2003--Chris Bencomo.

Westmont

1976--Eric Stark, Rocky Pena; 1979--Gregory Gorman, Steve Moore; 1980--Tod Devlin, Paul Hamill; 1981--Steve Cisowski; 1982--Brett Dawson, Russ Cooper, Scott Athearn; 1983--Ken Roberts, Gregg Skarmas; 1984--Matt Allison; 1985--Wesley Denton; 1986--Kelly Bailey, Pat Connell; 1989--Troy McFadden, Mike Zimmerman, David Jamison; 1990--Eric Liljenstople; 1991--David Seo; 1992--Ronnie Rogers; 1993--Beau Fernald; 1994--Eric Glader; 1997--Mat Meade; 1998--Dan Butler; 1999--Ryan Brando, T.J. Aimonetti; 2001--Billy Stouffer, Dave Horner; 2002--Chad Helmonds; 2003--Bryen Blankenship, Robert Jennings; 2004--Burt Codera; 2005--Ramsey Habib, Casey Modiri, Connor Quinn, Daniel Weller.

Prospect

1977--Marc Rebboah; 1979--Phil Rebboah, Randy Chase; 1980--Dave Maloney, Greg Kent; 1983--Mike Bosco; 1984--Greg Bernarding; 1985--Kirk Niemeyer, Steve Walker; 1986--Mike McRoberts, Dean Crew, Steve Bosco, Kerrall Robinson, Donny Togisala; 1987--Dean Witkin; 1988--Ken Begnal; 1989--Jason Snodgrass, Eric Stafford; 1991--Steve Augenstein; 1992--Derrick Barnes; 1993--Brandon Peterson; 1994--Erwin Reyes, Jermaine Walker; 1995--Rich Curtis; 1996--Craig Nomura, Honeya Ordoubadi; 1997--Brandon Morgan; 1998--Matt Heling, Brad King; 2000--Andrew Heling; 2001--Saladin Washington, Carl Simien; 2002--Tony Barba, Ryan Schaefers; 2003--Austin Baumgarten, Ivan Biondic; 2004--Jeremy Nuia, Andrew Shouse; 2005--J.P. Nation.

All-star brothers

Saratoga--Larry, Steve and Rich Worman; Mike, Kyle and Kurt Heinrich; Kyle, David and Daniel Goñi; Bob and Gary Gatiss; Brady and Scott Moran. Oak Grove--Leone, Lancer and Burton Iosefa; Marty, Shanon and Brad Mornhinweg; Lonnie and Lin Klinkhammer. St. Francis--Eric, Mark and Matt Scharrenberg; Matt and Mike Manoukian. Pioneer--Kyle and Jason Murdock; Grant and Travis Murdock. Los Gatos--Alex and Erik Rollin; Joe and Gus Farwell. Cupertino--Andrew and Matt Ravadge. James Lick--Tim and Tom Nelson. Overfelt--Richard and Tony Randall. Leigh--Kyle and Kasey Padia. Palo Alto--Timi and Tolu Wusu. Leland--Pat and Richard Tillman. Fremont--Steve and Scott Savage. Campbell/Blackford--Steve Aimonetti of Campbell and John Aimonetti of Blackford. Santa Clara--Eric and Chris Volta. Gilroy--Robert and Mike Fortino.