Week 9 High School Football Preview: Laguna Beach vs. Western

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

Key Breakers: Sr. WR Raul Villalobos (15 catches for 439 yards and seven TDs; one rushing TD; one INT and one fumble recovery); Jr. RB/CB Jackson Golden (84 carries for 567 yards and five TDs; six catches for 61 yards); Sr. WR/LB Connor Fink (13 catches for 177 yards and three TDs; one fumble recovery); Sr. QB Andrew Johnson (103 of 201 passing for 1,698 yards, 19 TDs and seven INTs; six rushing TDs)

Key Pioneers: Sr. WR/FS Cassius Savage (37 catches for 512 yards and nine TDs; 26 tackles and two INTs); Sr. WR/CB Caine Savage (65 catches for 1,058 yards and 10 TDs; 30 carries for 237 yards; one passing TD; 11 tackles, three INTs, one forced fumble and one blocked field goal); Sr. QB/FS Isiah Del Toro (134 of 207 passing for 1,961 yards, 21 TDs and seven INTs; 51 carries for 386 yards and two TDs); Sr. RB/OLB Robbie Sauvao (29 carries for 196 yards and four TDs; one catch for 19 yards and one TD)

Breakdown: First place in the Pac 4 League is on the line when Laguna Beach (5-3, 1-0 in league) hosts Western (7-1, 1-0) … Laguna Beach lost to Western in a 47-35 shootout in the league opener last year, but it still split the inaugural league title three ways after Ocean View upset Western 45-7 in the league finale … The Breakers are looking to win back-to-back games for the third time this year. Laguna Beach has scored at least 42 points in each of its wins, and it has not scored more than 14 points in any of its losses … The Pioneers have been stingy in the red zone, having recorded six shutouts during their seven-game winning streak. Western is ranked No. 7 in the CIF Southern Section Division 10 poll.

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