Junior College Football Preview: Orange Coast vs. Mt. San Antonio

Orange Coast (2-2) vs. Mt. San Antonio (2-2)

When/where: Saturday 6 p.m., at OCC

Key Pirates: So. QB Kody Whitaker; Fr. WR Joey Cox; So. S Zoauntarrious Brunt; Fr. CB Sharky Reza.

Key Mounties: So. QB Anfernee Bruton; Fr. WR Tavonn Salter; So. WR Kennedy Sykes; So. LB Kyle Woodard-Hilton.

Breakdown: The Mounties, ranked No. 13 in the state and No. 7 in Southern California, and the Pirates, No. 14 in the Southern California National Division, both have a victory over Santa Monica by similar scores. OCC topped the Corsairs, 46-14, last week, while Mt. SAC earned a 55-12 win in Week 3…Mt. SAC has won 14 of the last 15 meetings since 1989, including six straight and has outscored OCC, 539-195, in that 15-game stretch…Reza, who collected his third interception last week, was named Southern Conference Special Teams Player of the Week for his two blocked punts that led to touchdowns…Whitaker is completing 71.4% of his passes (45 for 63) and has thrown just one interception…Bruton has thrown for 843 yards and 10 TDs, while rushing for two TDs…Woodard-Hilton’s seven sacks are tied for No. 2 in the state and he has a team-best 28 tackles, along with one interception…The Mounties, whose 22 sacks rank second in the 37-school Southern California Football Assn. are No. 4 in the SCFA in rushing defense (78 yards per game), while OCC is No. 8 in rushing (743 yards in 2016)…OCC ranks No. 8 in total offense (1,557 yards), four spots ahead of Mt. SAC (1,451)…Mt. SAC has forced 13 turnovers and is plus-eight in turnover ratio…OCC is plus one in turnover ratio.