High School Football Preview: Costa Mesa vs. Los Amigos
Costa Mesa (1-2) vs. Los Amigos (1-1)
When/where: Friday, 7 p.m. at Bolsa Grande High
Key Mustangs: Sr. RB/LB Oronde Crenshaw (44 carries for 259 yards, six total TDs); Sr. QB/DB Oliver Ferris (219 yards passing, two TDs, one INT); Sr. TE/DL Joseph Quiroz.
Key Lobos: Soph. RB/DB Jose Olvera (28 carries for 196 yards, one TD); Sr. RB/LB Eduardo Perez (21 carries for 143 yards); Sr. DE Alonzo Montes De Oca (team-best 16 tackles).
Breakdown: Costa Mesa may again be missing Crenshaw (right ankle/foot injuries) and senior receiver/linebacker Quinton Bell (hip flexor) ... Bell has not played this season, while Crenshaw missed last week’s 21-16 loss to Katella at Jim Scott Stadium ... Coach Wally Grant said Thursday that both Crenshaw and Bell are 50/50 to play against Los Amigos ... If Crenshaw misses another game, expect sophomore Mason Mataafu (75 yards and a touchdown against Katella) to again carry the ball ... Los Amigos, ranked No. 8 in the CIF Southern Section Southern Division poll, is coming off a 30-3 loss to Cypress ... The Mustangs upset Los Amigos, 40-14, in the teams’ nonleague meeting last season, behind a breakout game from Crenshaw (174 yards and two touchdowns) ... The Lobos topped Mesa, 38-7, in the Mustangs’ last CIF playoff appearance in 2011.
— Matt Szabo