OCC Football Preview vs. Grossmont

Orange Coast (6-3, 4-1) vs. Grossmont (3-6, 1-4)

When/where: Saturday, 1 p.m. at OCC

Key Pirates: So. QB Mason Dossey; So. WR Stefan Derrick; So. MLB Mark Cushing; Fr. SS Brandon Worthy.

Key Griffins: So. LB Nick Galatis; Fr. DB Davaughn Murray; So. WR Christian Brooks; So. RB Thomas McDonald.

Breakdown: The Pirates, ranked No. 14 in the state after upsetting then-No. 1-ranked Golden West, 17-14, last week, can cap a momentous regular season with a victory in the Southern Conference finale ... An OCC win would mean: a likely bowl bid, its first since 2006; a potential share of the conference title, should Golden West (4-1 in conference) beat Saddleback (5-0) on Saturday at 6 p.m. at Saddleback; the first seven-win season since 2006 and only the second in 11 years; and five conference wins for the first time in 28 years ... Derrick has 52 receptions for 976 yards and a state-best 14 touchdowns. He needs three TDs to tie the school single-season record set by Junior Tagaloa in 1987 ... Dossey has completed 156 of 248 passes (62.9%) for 1,921 yards and 16 TDs with four interceptions ... Cushing’s 79 tackles lead an OCC defense that ranks No. 7 in the 37-school Southern California Football Assn. in fewest points allowed (22.6 per game) ... Worthy’s 46 tackles are tied for third on the squad and he leads the team with five interceptions ... Grossmont defeated Santa Ana, 33-30, last week to snap a six-game losing streak ... OCC is plus-10 in turnover ratio, while Grossmont is minus-five ... OCC beat the Griffins, 42-41, last season to snap a six-game losing streak in the series.

— Barry Faulkner