Week 1 High School Football Preview: Costa Mesa vs. Santiago
When/where: 7 p.m. Friday at Costa Mesa High
Key Mustangs: Sr. QB Ben Swanson (10 of 16 passing for 146 yards and one TD); Sr. RB-DE Angel Valle (11 carries for 45 yards and one TD); Jr. WR Brandon Gonzalez (three catches for 40 yards)
Key Cavaliers: Sr. QB Angel Tajimaroa; Sr. RB Dylan Ourng; Sr. FS Jose Ornelas
Breakdown: Costa Mesa (1-0) kicked off the season last week with a 19-7 win at home against Gabrielino … Santiago (0-0) is opening its season on the road … Mustangs can surpass last year’s win total with a victory … Cavaliers defeated the Mustangs 21-9 in last year’s nonleague matchup, marking one of their two wins in 2016 … Costa Mesa is 4-7 against Santiago since 2006 … Santiago returns Tajimaroa at starting quarterback … Mustangs have won two in a row, including last year’s regular-season finale … Cavaliers have dropped their past two openers.
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