Chargers, Barons go at it again

It’s nearing the end of a big week on the Edison and Fountain

Valley campuses, and school spirit is coming to a fever pitch in

anticipation of Friday’s key Sunset League battle between these two

fierce rivals.

The Chargers and Barons will renew that rivalry at Orange Coast

College’s LeBard Stadium. Kickoff is 7 p.m.

Fans are advised to get there early, as the annual game always

draws a standing-room-only crowd to the 7,500 seat stadium.

While the game has significance in terms of jockeying for position

in the Sunset League standings, the more coveted prize is The Bell,

which annually goes to the winner of this game.

Edison (2-4, 0-1) has been the proud owner of The Bell for two

straight years, wresting it away after Fountain Valley’s five-year

stranglehold.

The Barons, who at one time this season were 0-4, have won two

straight, including last weekend’s 21-14 overtime victory over Marina

in a Sunset League opener.

Corey Andreason threw the last of his two touchdown passes in

overtime, connecting with Juan Cachua from 25 yards out.

Edison, meanwhile, was tied 14-14 at the half with Esperanza last

week but was outscored, 22-0, in the second half, and ended up on the

short end of a 31-14 score against the Aztecs.

The Chargers are looking to end a losing streak at three games by

extending their win streak to three games over the Barons.

Last year’s score: Edison 19, Fountain Valley 10

The Chargers-Barons Series

1969 Chargers 21, Barons 20

’70 Chargers 28, Barons 6

’71 Chargers 20, Barons 6

’72 Chargers 26, Barons 7

’73 Barons 28, Chargers 24

’74 Chargers O, Barons 0

’75 Chargers 19, Barons 6

’76 Chargers 13, Barons 3

’77 Barons 6, Chargers 3

’78 Chargers 10, Barons 7

’79 Chargers 35, Barons 7

’80 Chargers 15, Barons 14

’81 Chargers 24, Barons 13

’82 Chargers 17, Barons 13

’83 Barons 33, Chargers 7

’84 Barons 11, Chargers 10 ’85 Chargers 24, Barons 12

’86 Chargers 3, Barons 0

’87 Barons 14, Chargers 13 ’88 Barons 28, Chargers 21

’89 Chargers 28, Barons 25

’90 Chargers 29, Barons 0

’91 Chargers 14, Barons 7

’92 Barons 20, Chargers 11

’93 Chargers 27, Barons 14

’94 Chargers 42, Barons 22

’95 Barons 27, Chargers 22

’96 Barons 35, Chargers 12

’97 Barons 19, Chargers 17 ’98 Barons 42, Chargers 28

’99 Barons 35, Chargers 21

’00 Chargers 16, Barons 3

’01 Chargers 19, Barons 10

(Edison leads, 21-12-1)

In Friday’s other game:

Marina (2-4, 0-1) vs. Huntington Beach (4-2, 0-1)

(at Huntington Beach High, 7 p.m.)

It’s homecoming on the Huntington Beach campus this week, and city

rival Marina is the night’s opponent.

While Marina is coming off a tough 21-14 overtime loss to Fountain

Valley, Huntington Beach is trying to recover from a 42-21 loss to

Los Alamitos in which the Oilers hung tough with the Griffins for one

half.

Oiler running back Patrick Harrigan again topped the 300-yard

rushing mark, this time gaining 317 on a whopping 48 attempts.

Last year’s score: Marina 24, Huntington Beach 20

The Vikings-Oilers Series

1965 Oilers 27, Vikings 13

’66 Oilers 28, Vikings 6

’67 Vikings 33, Oilers 14

’68 Oilers 28, Vikings 7

’69 Vikings 6, Oilers 3

’70 Vikings 18, Oilers 15

’71 Vikings 20, Oilers 17

’72 Vikings 14, Oilers 7

’73 Oilers 7, Vikings 6

’74 Vikings 25, Oilers 14

’75 Vikings 28, Oilers 14

’76 Vikings 6, Oilers 3

’77 Vikings 27, Oilers 20

’78 Vikings 45, Oilers 14

’79 Vikings 37, Oilers 21

’80 Vikings 14, Oilers 7

’81 Vikings 28, Oilers 6

’82 Oilers 20, Vikings 14

’83 Oilers 31, Vikings 28

’84 Vikings 14, Oilers 9

’85 Vikings 26, Oilers 10

’86 Vikings 17, Oilers 7

’87 Oilers 35, Vikings 6

’88 Oilers 21, Vikings 16

’89 Vikings 1, Oilers 0 (forfeit)

’90 Vikings 17, Oilers 14

’91 Oilers 9, Vikings 0

’92 Vikings 27, Oilers 13

’93 Oilers 42, Vikings 12

’94 Vikings 7, Oilers 6

’95 Vikings 26, Oilers 8

’96 Oilers 21, Vikings 0

’97 Oilers 24, Vikings 24

’98 Oilers 34, Vikings 13

’99 Vikings 47, Oilers 15

’00 Vikings 7, Oilers 3

’01 Vikings 24, Oilers 20

(Marina leads series, 24-12-1)

Saturday’s Game:

Ocean View (1-5, 0-2) vs. Santa Ana (5-1, 2-0)

(at Santa Ana Bowl, 7 p.m.)

Ocean View will try to win its first Golden West League game

against one of the league’s co-leaders.

An opportunistic Santa Ana team capitalized on turnovers and

mistakes last Friday to drill Estancia, 38-0. Rene Candelas, a

running back who also handles kicking chores, scored on a 60-yard

pass, a seven-yard run, connected on a 32-yard field goal and had a

60-yard punt.

Ocean View has dropped three straight, the most recent being a

35-12 loss to Westminster in which Andre Valenzuela rushed for 124

yards and a touchdown.

Last year’s score: Ocean View 14, Santa Ana 7