High School Football Preview: Laguna Beach vs. Orange

Laguna Beach (2-1) vs. Orange (3-0)

When/where: Thursday, 7 p.m. at El Modena

Key Breakers: Jr. QB Curtis Harrison (39 of 68 passing for 677 yards, nine TDs and one INT); Sr. WV Ryan Blaser (15 catches for 218 yards and four TDs); Sr. RB Bruce Knill (17 carries for 120 yards)

Key Panthers: Sr. DE Noah Tiliaia-Faletoi (29 tackles, two sacks); Sr. LB Luis Correa (32 tackles); Jr. CB Jordan Schmidt (four INTs)

Breakdown: Laguna Beach is coming off its first setback, a 41-10 loss at home to Segerstrom, ranked No. 3 in the CIF Southern Section Division 12 poll … Orange, ranked No. 8 in Division 13, is off to its second 3-0 start since 2013 … Breakers are averaging 36.3 points per game … Panthers are one win away from matching last year’s win total … Laguna Beach and Orange last met in 1989, when the Panthers won, 7-6 … Orange, which is from the Golden West League, is 4-1 all-time against Orange Coast League teams … Breakers next week play at St. Margaret’s, ranked No. 1 in Division 7 … Panthers’ first three opponents have a combined record of 1-7.

— David Carrillo Peñaloza