High School Football Preview: Ocean View vs. Santa Ana
Ocean View (4-3, 1-1) vs. Santa Ana (7-0, 2-0)
When/where: Friday, 7 p.m. at Santa Ana Stadium
Key Seahawks: Sr. QB/SS Xavier Salgado (48 of 90 passing for 897 yards, eight TDs, seven INTs; 622 yards rushing and seven TDs); Sr. WR/S Chase Foreman (60 catches for 371 yards, five TDs); Sr. MLB Victor Castillo-Hidalgo (team-best 92 tackles).
Key Saints: Jr. QB/RB/DB Damian Macias; Sr. WR/CB Jonathan Briseno; Jr. RB Allen Pacheco.
Breakdown: Ocean View will try to rebound from last week’s Golden West League loss to Westminster when it plays on the road against first-place Santa Ana ... The Seahawks lost to Westminster, 35-20, after giving up 212 rushing yards to Lions tailback Josh Avila ... Santa Ana, which is coming off a 35-0 shutout victory at Loara, also likes to run the ball and is the top-ranked team in CIF Southern Section Division 13 ... Jonathan Briseno was the Golden West League MVP last year for Santa Ana and his twin brother Jorge also contributes as a running back, though they have battled injuries this season ... Santa Ana finished third in league last year, with Ocean View in fourth. The Saints beat the Seahawks, 28-21, a season ago ... Santa Ana also started out 7-0 last year before losing three of its last four games ... Santa Ana is trying for its first league title in 31 years ... Both Ocean View and Santa Ana have a forfeit among their victories this season, as their opponent played with an ineligible player. Ocean View earned a forfeit win over Brethren Christian in its season opener on Aug. 26, while Santa Ana won its league opener against Orange on Oct. 6 due to forfeit.
