Football Preview: Sage Hill vs. Brethren Christian

Sage Hill (3-4, 0-1) vs. Brethren Christian (5-2-1, 1-1-0)

When/where: Friday, 7 p.m. at Ocean View High

Key Lightning: Sr. QB CJ McCord (110 of 203 passing for 1,291 yards, 13 TDs and three INTs); Sr. RB Beau Roth (33 carries for 240 yards and two TDs); Jr. WR-LB Jacob Fisher (36 catches for 325 yards and three TDs); Sr. WR Vince Wetmore (32 catches for 421 yards and four TDs)

Key Warriors: Sr. QB Conner Miller (153 of 238 passing for 2,209 yards, 35 TDs and eight INTs); Sr. WR Guy Demazeliere (48 catches for 936 yards and 17 TDs); Sr. RB Andrew Assaf (82 carries for 602 yards and two TDs), So. WR Jason Fuga (38 catches for 538 yards and eight TDs)

Breakdown: Sage Hill, coming off a bye, plays a top-10 team from the CIF Southern Section East Valley Division for the second time in as many Academy League games … Brethren Christian is ranked No. 9 … Sage Hill and Brethren Christian’s common opponent is top-ranked St. Margaret’s, the defending league champion and section finalist … Sage Hill lost to St. Margaret’s, 44-6, on Oct. 10, while Brethren Christian lost to St. Margaret’s, 38-28, last week … Warriors feature Miller, whose 35 touchdown passes rank No. 1 in Orange County … Sage Hill’s McCord has thrown for 13 touchdowns and rushed for two touchdowns … Brethren Christian is averaging 39.5 points per game, but it allows 30.1 points per game.

— David Carrillo Peñaloza