High School Football Preview: Edison vs. Los Alamitos

By David Carrillo PeñalozaAssistant Editor, Fast Break Desk

Oct. 13, 2016 11:48 PM PT

Edison (5-1, 1-0) vs. Los Alamitos (4-2, 1-0)

When/where: Friday, 7:30 p.m. at Veterans Stadium in Long Beach

Key Chargers: Jr. QB Griffin O’Connor (60 of 101 passing for 1,150 yards, 12 TDs and three INTs); Jr. RB Jack Carmichael (85 carries for 399 yards and five TDs); Sr. WR-DB E.J. Ginnis (23 catches for 496 yards and four TDs); Sr. DE Kenny Carmichael (34 tackles, 5.5 sacks)

Key Griffins: QB Hayden Smith; Sr. RB Dylan Laurent; RB Keanu Norman; Sr. TE Drew Platt

Breakdown: Edison, ranked No. 2 in the CIF Southern Section Division 3 poll, faces its toughest opponent in the Sunset League in the second league game of the year … Los Alamitos, ranked No. 7, is the last team in league to knock off Edison, doing so at Veterans Stadium on Nov. 6, 2014, to claim the league crown … The Chargers, the defending league champions, have won six league games in a row … Griffins have a new coach this year in Ray Fenton, who led Fountain Valley the previous three years … Edison is averaging 32.8 points per game, while Los Alamitos is allowing 23.5 points per game.

David Carrillo Peñaloza

David Carrillo Peñaloza is an assistant editor on the Los Angeles Times’ breaking news team, the Fast Break Desk. He learned to read because of the newspaper. At breakfast, it was his job to translate stories to his parents, who were unable to read in English. His work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, New York Times and Washington Post.