Sage Hill Football Preview vs. Maranatha
Sage Hill (1-1) vs. Pasadena Maranatha (1-1)
When/where: Friday, 7 p.m. at Maranatha
Key Lightning: Jr. QB Caden Sheetz (25 of 50 passing for 420 yards, three TDs and one INT); Jr. WR-FS Jacob Copeland (five catches for 206 yards and three TDs); Sr. RB DJ Henry (24 carries for 128 yards and four TDs)
Key Minutemen: Jr. QB Josh Hall; Jr. RB David Allen; Jr. RB Daniel Torres
Breakdown: Sage Hill picked up its first win, a 41-14 blowout at home against Fairmont Prep last week, ending a five-game skid dating back to last year … Maranatha, ranked No. 5 in the CIF Southern Section Northwest Division poll, reached the quarterfinals of the playoffs last year … Copeland has caught touchdown passes of 80 and 71 yards for the Lightning … Minutemen lost at the No. 5 team in the Mid-Valley Division, San Dimas, 41-7, last week … Sage Hill plays its second ranked opponent in three weeks … Maranatha last lost back-to-back games two year ago.
— David Carrillo Peñaloza