Sage Hill (0-1) vs. Animo Leadership (0-1)

When: Tonight, 7

Where: Sage Hill School

Key Lightning: Junior two-way lineman Adam Donchess; senior tight end-defensive end Craig Jackson; sophomore tailback-cornerback Taylor Ross.

Key Aztecs: Issac Jernigan (10-yard touchdown run in opener); Dwayne West (80-yard reception).

Breakdown: Coaches generally agree that the biggest short-term improvement during the season occurs between the first game and the second game. These two nonleague foes are hoping that proves to be true, after each made a laundry list of mistakes in season-opening losses ... Sage Hill fumbled nine times, including a handful of center-quarterback exchanges during a 41-6 loss to Fairmont Prep. First-year Lightning Coach Derek McIntyre said tackling and executing clean snaps were two areas of emphasis in practice this week ... During Animo’s 47-7 loss to St. Anthony of Long Beach, four Aztecs quarterbacks combined to throw five interceptions and the Aztecs were held scoreless until the final 10 seconds of the game.

— Barry Faulkner