High School Football
Estancia vs. Ocean View
When/where: Tonight, 7 at Estancia High
Key Eagles: Sr. TB Alex Abalos (102 carries, 945 rushing yards, eight total TDs); Sr. LB-RB Sean Davis; Sr. DE-TE Omar Gutierrez; Jr. WR-FS Matt Carlyle (11 receptions, three interceptions).
Breakdown: The Eagles (4-1) and the Seahawks (2-2) have more in common than cardinal and gold uniform colors. They have met the previous seven seasons with Ocean View holding a 4-3 advantage, but the combined scores of those games is 151-151 ... Estancia is looking to win a fifth straight game, its longest win streak since the 1996 squad opened 5-0 ... Abalos set a school record with 324 rushing yards on 18 carries last week against La Quinta ... Ocean View rallied to defeat Costa Mesa, 27-3, last week ... OV had just one offensive TD in its first 14 quarters, then scored four in the second half against the Mustangs.
— Barry Faulkner
Costa Mesa vs. Century
When/where: Tonight, 7 at Segerstrom High
Key Mustangs: Jr. OT Andrew Albers; Sr. LB Brian Waldron; Sr. RB Tyler Sheffner (172 yards and two TDs on 48 carries).
Breakdown: The Mustangs (2-3) close out their nonleague portion of their regular-season schedule against a struggling Century (0-4) team … The Mustangs averaged 26 points in their two victories prior to a 27-3 loss at Ocean View last week … Mesa’s offense can get back on track against a defense allowing 39.7 points per game … The Mustangs’ ground game looks to improve after finishing with negative yards.
— David Carrillo Peñaloza
All the latest on Orange County from Orange County.
Get our free TimesOC newsletter.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Daily Pilot.