Sage Hill Football Preview vs. Calvary Chapel

Sage Hill vs. Calvary Chapel

When/where: Thursday, 7 p.m. at Jim Scott Stadium

Key Lightning: Jr. WR-FS Jacob Copeland; Jr. QB Caden Sheetz; Sr. WR-SS Jake Fisher; Sr. LB-RG Alfonso Corona.

Key Eagles: Sr. QB Patrick Glasgow; Sr. WR-SS Luke Thompson; Sr. WR-FS Josh Debernarde; Sr. RB-CB Braeden Stack.

Breakdown: Sage Hill, coming off a 3-7 campaign, kicks off the season with a new coach, Abram Booty, a former LSU wide receiver … Calvary Chapel has opened the last three years with victories against the Lightning, winning by an average of 23 points … Sage Hill lost its final four games last year, all in Academy League play, and went winless in league for the second time in three seasons … Eagles are led by Chris Cox, a former Costa Mesa Pop Warner president and coach … Sage Hill, which has three roads wins since 2011, is away in three of its first four games … Calvary Chapel, which placed third in the Orange Coast League and qualified for the CIF Southern Section Southern Division playoffs last year, is expected to contend for a league title.