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Week 10 High School Football Preview: Huntington Beach vs. Fountain Valley

Huntington Beach's Brandon Bova sacks Newport Harbor's Nick Kim in a Sunset League game on Oct. 11 at Cap Sheue Field.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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When/where: 7 p.m. Friday at Westminster High

Key Oilers: Sr. RB/CB Brandon Ferrin (43 carries for 121 yards and one TD; 15 catches for 135 yards and one TD; 24 tackles, two tackles for a loss and two INTs); Sr. QB Brady Gardner (71 of 134 passing for 805 yards, four TDs and six INTs); Sr. TE/OLB Christian Moore (29 catches for 253 yards; nine tackles, three tackles for a loss and one forced fumble); Sr. FB/DE Brandon Bova (44 carries for 142 yards and one TD; three catches for 44 yards; 40 tackles, 17 tackles for a loss, nine sacks, one INT and one forced fumble)

Key Barons: Jr. QB/FS Jimmy Russell; Sr. RB/FS Tanner Ciok; Jr. RB/SS Justin Curti; Sr. RB/LB Carlos Salazar

Breakdown: Fountain Valley and Huntington Beach close out the regular season with each hoping to earn their first win in Sunset League play … The Barons (3-6, 0-4 in league) are coming off a 56-7 loss to rival Edison in the Battle for the Bell. Leading wide receiver Blake Anderson suffered a broken collarbone against Corona del Mar in Week 8. Fountain Valley figures to rely heavily on Ciok offensively against the Oilers (1-8, 0-4) … Huntington Beach has won three in a row in the series with Fountain Valley, but the Oilers have lost five in a row overall … The Oilers’ defensive front was noted as a strength coming into the season. Bova, who has nine sacks, has shined as a pass rusher.

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