Week 9 High School Football Preview: Fountain Valley vs. Edison

When/where: Friday, 7 p.m. at Orange Coast College

Key Barons: Sr. QB Nick Welch (100 of 179 passing for 1,570 yards, 11 TDs and six INTs; 87 carries for 721 yards and 10 TDs); Sr. RB Benn Vallier (95 carries for 738 yards and 10 TDs); Jr. WR-DB Kishaun Sykes (17 catches for 333 yards and three TDs; 11 carries for 46 yards and one TD)

Key Chargers: Sr. QB Griffin O’Connor (105 of 199 passing for 1,503 yards, 14 TDs and nine INTs); Sr. WR-DB David Atencio (40 catches for 703 yards and nine TDs; four INTs, 20 tackles); Sr. DE-RB Hunter Griggs (six sacks, 43 tackles; 25 carries 132 yards and five TDs)

Breakdown: Edison (5-3, 2-1 in league) and rival Fountain Valley (6-2, 2-1) meet for the 50^th time, and there’s more at stake than the Battle for the Bell, as both teams entered this week tied for second place in the Sunset League with Huntington Beach … Chargers, the two-time defending league champions, lost to Los Alamitos 24-16 last week, suffering their first setback in league since 2014 … Barons and Chargers are one game back of Los Alamitos with two games to go in league … Edison, which shares the No. 10 spot in the CIF Southern Section Division 2 poll with Redlands East Valley, hasn’t been able to run the ball effectively without running back Jack Carmichael (fractured ankle) … Fountain Valley, No. 6 in Division 6, has lost 12 straight to Edison … Chargers, who are the home team this year, lead the series with the Barons at 34-14-1.

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