High School Football Preview: Los Amigos vs. Rancho Alamitos

Los Amigos (6-3, 3-1) vs. Rancho Alamitos (5-4, 2-2)

When/where: 7 p.m., Friday at Bolsa Grande

Key Lobos: Sr. QB Steven Hernandez; Sr. MLB Alex Contreras; Sr. OL-DL Brian Ruiz; Sr. RB Edgar Galindo.

Key Vaqueros: Sr. QB Blake Culbert; Sr. WR Jesse Candelario; Jr. OLB Victor Mendoza; Sr. RB Miguel Rosales.

Breakdown: The Lobos and Vaqueros complete the regular season with plenty on the line…A win for Los Amigos would clinch no worse than the Garden Grove League’s No. 2 designation in the CIF Southern Section Division 12 playoffs…A Lobos win, combined with a La Quinta upset of Garden Grove on Thursday, would render a three-way tie for first place…With CIF division assignments based on competitive equity, Los Amigos could earn the league’s No. 1 designation for the playoffs, as may other teams it would tie that are in different divisions…Should La Quinta upend Garden Grove and Rancho Alamitos win, Los Amigos would tie for third with the Vaqueros and the Lobos would wind up as the No. 4 team, requiring an at-large berth to make the playoffs…Hernandez has rushed for 1,601 yards and 18 touchdowns, while Galindo has 1,077 yards and 12 rushing TDs…Culbert has thrown for 1,486 yards and 15 TDs…Contreras (73) and Mendoza (60) lead their respective teams in tackles.

— Barry Faulkner