Sage Hill Football Preview vs. Laguna Beach

Sage Hill (1-3) vs. Laguna Beach (1-3)

When/where: Friday, 7 p.m. at Sage Hill

Key Lightning: Jr. WR-FS Jacob Copeland; Sr. RB-DE DJ Henry; Sr. DT-C Barry Valdez; Sr. OG-OLB Alfonso Corona.

Key Breakers: Sr. QB Jack Simon; Sr. WR-DB Adam Armstrong; Jr. WR Ryan Blaser; Sr. OL-DL Nick Rahder.

Breakdown: Sage Hill enters the nonleague contest having lost seven of its last eight games, while Laguna Beach has dropped 11 of its last 13 ... Both teams flirted with victory last week. The Lightning nearly overcame six turnovers in a 26-22 loss at Los Angeles Windward and the Breakers hung with Westminster, ranked No. 1 in the CIF Southern Section Southern Division, into the fourth quarter, before falling, 28-18 ... Sage Hill plays its fifth game against an Orange Coast League opponent. It has lost the previous four, all against Calvary Chapel, by a combined margin of 148-41 ... With five touchdowns (all rushing), Henry has matched the total produced by the Breakers this season ... No Laguna player has more than one touchdown ... The 18 points scored last week more than doubled the Breakers’ total in their first three games (16) ... Henry is Sage’s leading rusher (172 yards) and also leads the squad in tackles (30) from his defensive end spot ... Copeland is tied for the team lead with 14 receptions (26.1 yards per catch with five touchdowns) and is tied for third with 26 tackles, along with Corona, one behind Valdez ... Sage’s Abram Booty and Laguna’s Ted Clarke are both first-year coaches ... Sage Jr. QB Caden Sheetz has thrown for 773 yards and five touchdowns ... Simon leads the Breakers in passing (344 yards and two TDs) and rushing (313 yards and one TD on 81 carries) ... Laguna Beach has not kicked a field goal or a conversion this season ... The Breakers will get a bye next week, before opening the OCL season Oct. 9 at home against Costa Mesa.

— Barry Faulkner