JC Football Preview: Orange Coast vs. Fullerton

Orange Coast (3-5, 2-1) vs. Fullerton (7-1, 2-1)

When/where: 1 p.m. at OCC

Key Pirates: So. QB Kody Whitaker; Fr. WR Joey Cox; Fr. DE Daniel Garcia; So. S Sherrod Page.

Key Hornets: Fr. QB Jordan Hoy; Fr. WR Markus Grossman; FR. LB Justin Parcells; So. DB D’Angelo Ross.

Breakdown: The Pirates, ranked No. 14 in Southern California, face an uphill battle against the Hornets, ranked No. 5 in the state and No. 3 in SoCal…Fullerton leads the state in scoring (54.1 per game), including outputs of 79, 63, 62, 59 and 56 (twice) this season…The Hornets are No. 2 in the state in yards per game (513.9)…Hoy a bounce-back from Montana State, is second in the state with 26 touchdown passes. He has completed 149 of 228 passes for 2,187 yards with five interceptions. He also leads the team with 597 yards and seven touchdowns rushing…Whitaker has broken the OCC record for career touchdown passes with 30, including 14 this season. Whitaker has completed 119 of 209 for 1,540 yards and needs 369 more passing yards with two games left to break the school career record held by Jared Flint (1998-99)…Cox has eight touchdown receptions (No. 2 in the conference) and 496 yards on 38 catches…Parcells has a conference-leading 7.5 sacks to go with a team-best 37 tackles…Garcia leads OCC with 39 tackles, while Page has 35 tackles and three interceptions.

— Barry Faulkner