GARDEN GROVE HIGH quarterback Jacob Zazueta gets set to hand off to running back Mike Carrillo in action earlier this season. The Argonauts (8-1 overall) will host Segerstrom (8-1) on Thursday in a battle for the championship of the Big 4 League (Orange County Tribune photo).

It’s championship week in high school football for teams in the Garden Grove-Huntington Beach-Stanton-Westminster area.

Games on Thursday and Friday nights will determine who will walk off the field as league champs, and who will walk off with the consolation prize of a likely CIF playoff berth.

Here are the key matchups.

• Segerstrom (8-1, 2-0) and Garden Grove (8-1, 2-0) will be making history on Thursday when they clash at Monsoor Stadium. The Big 4 League is brand new and winner will be its initial champ. The Argonauts are favored.
• Orange (8-1, 4-0) will clash with Santa Ana (7-2, 4-0) on Friday for the Orange Coast League title. This looks like a toss-up to us.
• Western (8-1, 2-0) will host Ocean View (8-1, 1-1) for the inaugural Pac 4 crown on Friday. The Pioneers will be the favorite, as the Seahawks got thumped last week by Laguna Beach.
• Huntington Beach (6-3, 2-2) will visit Corona del Mar (7-1-1, 3-0-1) at Newport Harbor High on Friday. If the Oilers can pull off an upset, they could knock the Sea Kings out of the championship picture.
• Edison (5-4, 3-1 in Sunset League) at Los Alamitos (7-1-1, 3-1) at Cerritos College. If the Chargers can upset the Griffins that would really tangle the league title situation.
• Rancho Alamitos (6-3, 4-0) at Loara (7-2, 4-0) at Glover Field in Anaheim at 4 p.m. Friday in a  game that will determine the Garden Grove League crown.

Other games this week (all on Friday) include:

• Marina (2-7 overall, 0-2 in Big 4 play) at Westminster (0-9, 0-2).
• Pacifica (4-5, 2-2 in the Empire League) at Kennedy (3-6, 1-3).
• Magnolia (2-7, 0-4 in the Orange League) at Santa Ana Valley (1-3, 4-5).

CIF-SS polls for fall sports winding up

Here are local teams noted in CIF-SS polls released on Monday afternoon.

Football

• Division 9: Orange is third, Garden Grove is seventh.
• Division 11: Western is first, Ocean View is fifth.

Note: Football pairings will be available after 10 a.m. on Sunday at http://www.CIF-SS.org.

Boys’ water polo

• Divisions 1 and 2: Huntington Beach is 19th.
• Division 6: Los Amigos is seventh.
• Division 7: Rancho Alamitos is third.

Cross country

• Boys Division 4: Ocean View is fifth.
• Girls Division 3: Pacifica is 16th.
• Girls Division 4: Ocean View is 14th.

Girls’ tennis

• Division 3: Garden Grove is sixth.
• Division 4: Bolsa Grande is unranked, but received some votes.
• Division 5: Westminster in sixth.

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