High School Football Preview: Ocean View vs. Westminster

By David Carrillo PeñalozaAssistant Editor, Fast Break Desk

Oct. 13, 2016 11:53 PM PT

Ocean View (4-2, 1-0) vs. Westminster (2-4, 0-1)

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

Key Seahawks: Sr. QB Xavier Salgado (36 of 69 passing for 770 yards, six TDs and six INTs; 98 carries for 537 yards and seven TDs); Sr. MLB Victor Castillo-Hidalgo (74 tackles, four sacks); Sr. OL Juan Torres; Soph. LB Alex Nieves (65 tackles, three sacks)

Key Lions: Sr. WR Isayah Anderson (27 catches for 462 yards and seven TDs); Jr. QB Noah Melbon (32 of 56 passing for 535 yards, four TDs and two INTs; 40 carries for 203 yards and two TDs); RB Josh Avila (96 carries for 581 yards and five TDs); Sr. OL-DE Andrew Acosta

Breakdown: Ocean View, ranked No. 7 in the CIF Southern Section Division 13 poll, looks to stay undefeated in Golden West League play … Westminster, which finished second in league last year, opened league play last week with a 28-22 loss at defending league champion Segerstrom … Seahawks have dropped their last four meetings with Westminster … Lions face their second straight ranked opponent … Ocean View can match last year’s league win total by beating the Lions.

David Carrillo Peñaloza

David Carrillo Peñaloza is an assistant editor on the Los Angeles Times’ breaking news team, the Fast Break Desk. He learned to read because of the newspaper. At breakfast, it was his job to translate stories to his parents, who were unable to read in English. His work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, New York Times and Washington Post.