MIKE ENRIGHT, Rancho Alamitos High head football coach (File photo).
When the Anaheim High Colonists football team takes on the Rancho Alamitos High Vaqueros on Thursday night at Bolsa Stadium, it will be a matchup of programs with proud traditions.
Rancho has won or shared five consecutive Garden Grove League championships under coach Mike Enright.
In more recent times, the Colonists have been up-and-down, but finished second twice in the tough Orange League in recent seasons under coach Lanny Booher.
The Vaqs will come into the game 1-0 after beating La Sierra; the Colonists are 0-2, having lost to Santiago and Ocean View. Both teams are young, so this may be a test not only of tradition but of underclassmen stepping up.
Here’s the schedule for area high school football, subject to change (as always). Pacifica and Edison have the week off. All games are non-league and scheduled to start at 7 p.m.
Thursday
Costa Mesa (0-2) at Loara (0-1)
Anaheim (0-2) at Rancho Alamitos (1-0)
Saddleback (0-2) at La Quinta (1-1)
Friday
Artesia (2-0) at Bolsa Grande (1-1)
Ocean View (2-0) at Gahr (1-0)
Savanna (0-2) at Santiago (1-1)
Los Amigos (1-0) at University (0-2)
Garden Grove (1-1) at Santa Ana (1-1)
El Toro (0-2) at Western (1-1)
Marina (1-1) at San Dimas (1-1)
Foothill (1-1) at Orange (1-1)
Huntington Beach (1-1) at Capistrano Valley (2-0)
Santa Ana Valley (0-2) at Westminster (1-1).
Top performances last week
- Oswaldo Lozano (Ocean View) caught two TD passes and had 234 yards receiving vs. Anaheim.
- Frankie Armenta (Ocean View) passed for 269 yards and two scores vs. Anaheim.
- Julius Gillick (Edison) rushed for 124 yards and two TDs vs. Leuzinger.
- Save Niumata (Edison) passed for 141 yards and a touchdown against Leuzinger.
- Pablos Reyes (Garden Grove) rushed for 157 yards and two TDs against Pacifica.
- Benny Burns (Westminster) passed for 143 yards and one touchdown against Santiago.