Week 3 High School Football Preview: Fountain Valley vs. Foothill
When/where: 7 p.m. Friday at Westminster High
Key Barons: Sr. QB Nick Welch (43 of 72 passing for 721 yards, eight TDs, three INTs); Jr. WR/DB Kishaun Sykes; Sr. DE Nathaniel Wight.
Key Knights: Sr. RB Derek Benjamins (36 carries for 132 yards, one TD; three catches for 35 yards); Soph. QB Andrew Dukus (25 of 41 passing for 250 yards, one TD, one INT); Jr. LB Dylan Ventress (team-best 17 tackles).
Breakdown: The Barons (2-1) will look to get back on the winning track in this home game against Foothill (0-2) at Westminster High … The Barons dropped a spot in the CIF Southern Section Division 6 poll, from No. 9 to No. 10, after last week’s 24-14 loss to Trabuco Hills … The other Sunset League team ranked in Division 6 is Newport Harbor, at No. 9 … Fountain Valley can earn its first 3-1 start since 2014 with a win on Friday night … The Barons lost to Foothill, 30-6, last season … The Knights opened the season with an overtime loss at Atascadero before last week’s 48-10 home loss to Tustin, which is ranked No. 3 in Division 7.
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