Sage Hill Football Preview vs. Windward

Sage Hill (1-2) vs. Windward (1-1)

When/where: Friday, 3 p.m. at Windward

Key Lightning: Jr. WR-S Jacob Copeland; Sr. TB-DE DJ Henry; Jr. QB Caden Sheetz; Sr. OLB-OG Alfonso Corona.

Key Wildcats: Sr. RB Casey Webster; So. QB Brycen Tremayne; Sr. RB-LB Josh Chambers; So. LB Noah Kingsdale.

Breakdown: The Lightning are coming off a 40-0 setback against Maranatha that ended a streak of 23 games in which Sage had not been shut out. The last previous blanking was the finale of the 2012 season, a campaign in which Sage was shut out three times ... Sage has been outscored, 94-48, this season ... Los Angeles-based Windward has allowed just 15 points in two games and has scored a combined 50, including last week’s 44-8 trouncing of Animo South ... The Wildcats were beaten, 7-6, by Malibu in their season opener ... Copeland, a transfer from Texas, has been producing great things for the Lightning. He has nine receptions for 255 yards and three touchdowns and also leads the team with 21 tackles ... Both teams are hoping to build some momentum, as they have each lost six of their last seven games ... A win would match last season’s total for Windward, which was 2-7-1 in 2014 ... Notable Windward alumni include actors Anna Paquin and Jason Schwartzman.

— Barry Faulkner