High School Football Preview: Estancia vs. Sunny Hills
Estancia (1-3) vs. Sunny Hills (3-1)
When/where: Friday, 7 p.m. at Buena Park High
Key Eagles: Sr. WR/FS Tyler Ross (19 catches for 190 yards, two TDs; team-best 26 tackles on defense); Sr. QB Eric Carrasco (59 of 103 passing for 691 yards, four TDs, four INTs); Sr. MLB Kainoa Korionoff (23 tackles).
Key Lancers: Jr. RB/FS Alex Jung (79 carries for 688 yards, 10 TDs); Sr. RB/FS Brandon Castelo (53 carries for 604 yards, six TDs); Sr. LB Daryl Imperial (team-best 33 tackles).
Breakdown: Estancia takes a three-game losing streak into the nonleague game, its last one before opening Orange Coast League play at home against Saddleback on Oct. 7 ... The Eagles are trying to avoid a 1-4 nonleague record for the second straight year ... Estancia lost at University, 37-7, last week and gave up 309 rushing yards to the Trojans ... Sunny Hills also likes to run the ball, with a pair of running backs who are each averaging more than 150 yards per game ... But Castelo (123 yards) and Jung (89) were both held below their averages in last week’s 12-7 setback against Kennedy ... This is Estancia’s first game against Sunny Hills in Coach Mike Bargas’ 10-year tenure ... The Eagles are allowing just more than 30 points per game this season.
