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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 linebacker Eric Zetterquist of Willow Glen, and wide receiver Jalal Beauchman, lineman Tim Danser and defensive back Matt Zuniga of Bellarmine.

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

Willow Glen

1976--Mitch Bigger, Carl Roth; 1982--Steve Malik, Doug Ito; 1983--Bill Chavarria, Bret Gedryn, Chris Thomas; 1984--John Foster, Jeff Knopf, Fred Houston; 1985--David Williams; 1986--Rigo Gutierrez, Terry Fine; 1987--Scott Benning, Javier Gutierrez; 1988--Andy Brinck; 1989--Dave Miller; 1992--Curtis Given; 1993--Josh Ledger, Scott Hernandez; 1994--Jose Martinez; 1995--Mike Burse, David Duran, Dean Vinson; 1996--Bryan Navarrette; 1997--Tim Hare; 1998--Shaun Thompson, Mike Von Rueden; 1999--John Fernandez, Cory Hare; 2000--David Macchi, Ben D'Antonio; 2001--Gabe Candelaria; 2003--Doug Dionne; 2004--Alex Green, Chris Hobbs; 2005--Nate Torres.

Pioneer

1974--Randy Becker, Jim Ogle, Randy Vorsters; 1975--Kevin Douglas, Harry Reed, Dan Burke; 1981--Brent Zappacosta, Craig Wince; 1983--Jon Stewart; 1984--Jim Grzelak, Dan Hustaca; 1985--Mike Nedved, Paul Hembrooke; 1986--Jim Orlowski; 1987--Troy Marseline; 1988--Rick Grant; 1989--Bryan Hilborn, Carlos Vasquez, Richard Dole; 1990--Eric Perry; 1991--Issac Kendrick; 1992--Brian Yoshikawa; 1993--DePrice Kelly, Scott Howell; 1995--Adam Swantko, Edgar Alcala, Pablo Martinez; 1996--Tim Snow; 1997--Kyle Murdock, Nathan Jackson; 1998--Rob Basuino; 1999--Jason Murdock, Grant Murdock; 2000--Mike Wiens, Brian Davis, Travis Murdock; 2001--Tim Scheffer, Josh McDonnell; 2002--Christian Barajas, James Dunne, Jacob French, Matt Mallon, Jeff Worrell; 2003--Tyler Ruocchio, Luis Salazar, Alan Walsh; 2004--Armando Apolinar, Jeremy Landucci; 2005--Rolano Gomez, Bobby Lopez, Steve Matos, Pat Walsh.

Bellarmine

1977--Dan Fahrner, Mike Kerrigan, Mark Rebboah; 1978--Andy Johnson, Jeffrey Morgan; 1979--Vince Stroth, Clancy O'Hara, Bob Palatella, Vince Canelo; 1980--Rich Martig, Matthew Ramirez, Mike Heffernan, Chuck Slone; 1981--Dave Ambrosini, Nick Holt, Joe Gomes, Sal Cesario; 1982--Mike O'Donnell, Greg Powers, Dave Diaz-Infante, Erik Howard; 1983--Bill Heffernan, Jim Banister, John Gatrousis, Randy Kirk; 1984--Pat Arnold, Todd Locicero, Josh Whitney, Cassidy O'Hara; 1985--J.P. Scandalios, Ron Caragher, Mark Dumont, Will Wall, Pat Wahler; 1986--Al Lemerande, Jered Wagner, Doug Robinson; 1987--Tyson Toles, Aaron Brubaker, Pete Fuqua, Chris Dean; 1988--Alan Frame, Vic Giacalone; 1989--Nick Stojanovic, Mike Filice, Nick Del Biaggio; 1990--David Popejoy; 1991--Armando Avila, Tom McNeil, Harry Kim; 1992--Troy LaCoursiere, Andrew Parkinson; 1994--Duffy Moran, Dion Campisi; 1995--Greg Gatto; 1996--Joe Cirone, Blake Elliott, Jason Kong; 1997--Erik Taylor, Tim Foley, McCabe Callahan; 1998--Sam Prada, B.J. Brust; 1999--Jeremy Jones, Kyle Pilgeram, Richie Alpers; 2000--Mike Collins, Jake Mossawir; 2001--Danny Yoder, Clinton Wu; 2002--Kevin Alger, Richard Faiva, James Rozzi, Kevin Shull; 2003--Shannon Sevor, Brandon Valenzuela; 2004--Andy Armstrong, Chip Lewis, Chris Parrette; 2005--David Abraham, John Gill, Steve McGovern.

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.