High School Football Preview: Laguna Beach vs. Saddleback

By David Carrillo PeñalozaAssistant Editor, Fast Break Desk

Oct. 20, 2016 10:32 PM PT

Laguna Beach (3-4, 1-1) vs. Saddleback (3-4, 1-1)

When/where: Friday, 7 p.m. at Laguna Beach High

Key Breakers: Jr. QB Curtis Harrison (80 of 148 passing for 1,062 yards, 12 TDs and five INTs); Sr. WR Ryan Blaser (29 catches for 402 yards and six TDs); Sr. RB Bruce Knill (38 carries for 237 yards)

Key Roadrunners: Jr. WR Jacob Roa (28 catches for 313 yards and four TDs); Sr. RB Valentine Perea (90 carries for 490 yards and three TDs); Sr. RB Geovanni Estrada (99 carries for 418 yards and two TDs)

Breakdown: Laguna Beach walloped Costa Mesa, 43-9, last week to earn its first Orange Coast League win since 2014 … Saddleback is coming off a 17-10 setback to Godinez in league … Breakers and Saddleback share third place in league … Roadrunners have knocked off the Breakers in the last two years … Laguna Beach has only won once in its past five contests … Saddleback has been without quarterback Jonathan De Leon during league play, going instead with Angel Torres.

David Carrillo Peñaloza

David Carrillo Peñaloza is an assistant editor on the Los Angeles Times’ breaking news team, the Fast Break Desk. He learned to read because of the newspaper. At breakfast, it was his job to translate stories to his parents, who were unable to read in English. His work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, New York Times and Washington Post.