OCC Football Preview vs. Santa Ana

Orange Coast (4-3, 2-1) vs. Santa Ana (1-6, 0-3)

When/where: Saturday, 1 p.m. at Santa Ana Stadium

Key Pirates: So. WR Stefan Derrick; So. MLB Mark Cushing; So. QB Mason Dossey; Fr. SS Brandon Worthy.

Key Dons: So. QB Jason Habash; Fr. RB William Hanley; So. LB Colby Koste; So. WR Dorian Barnett.

Breakdown: The Pirates will look to rebound in the Southern Conference game after last week’s loss to Saddleback ended their four-game winning streak ... Santa Ana has lost five straight and has been outscored, 290-151, for the season ... Derrick leads the state with 12 touchdown receptions and he has 43 catches for 791 yards ... Dossey has thrown for 1,501 yards and 12 touchdowns with only three interceptions. He has completed 120 of 190 pass attempts ... Worthy has five interceptions to help OCC post 13 as a team, tied four fourth in the 37-school Southern California Football Assn. ... Koste, an Estancia High product, leads the Dons with 54 tackles ... Hanley has 482 rushing yards and Habash has 899 passing yards for the Dons. Habash has thrown 10 interceptions and has eight touchdown passes ... Santa Ana ranks near the bottom of the SCFA rankings in offense (No.34) and passing (No. 36), and is also No. 35 in scoring defense, allowing 41.4 points per game ... OCC ranks No. 11 in the SCFA in scoring defense (24.6 ppg) ... The Pirates lead the series, 33-31, but have been outscored, 1,265-1,210 ... A victory would give OCC its first five-win season since 2009.

— Barry Faulkner