League action gets interesting

The good news for area high school football teams is that after one week of league action – in most leagues, anyway – half of them are in first place. On the other hand, well … there’s still a lot of games to play.

The schedule for Week Seven includes what could be some mismatches: Loara (0-6) at La Quinta (4-2) comes to mind. Among the most interesting games are those on Friday.

Santiago (3-3, 0-1) will visit Bolsa Grande (4-2, 1-0) in a key Garden Grove League matchup. A loss by the Cavaliers may knock them out of the GGL title race; a win by the Matadors would give them a leg up in that campaign, and set up the Oct. 13 vs. Rancho Alamitos contest as the game that contests the title.

Rancho will have something to say about that, provided the Vaqs beat Los Amigos on Friday. And so will La Quinta. This year in the GGL, it’s complicated.

Here’s the schedule this week for games involving teams from our West Orange County area. Marina, Ocean View and Westminster are idle.

Unless otherwise noted, games are scheduled for a 7 p.m. kickoff. Dates, locations and opponents are subject to change without notice, so check with the host school.

THURSDAY

Laguna Beach (5-1) at Garden Grove (2-4)

Rancho Alamitos (4-2, 1-0) at Los Amigos (2-4, 0-1)

Western (5-1, 1-0) at Savanna (0-6, 0-1)

Orange (2-4, 1-1) at Calvary Chapel/Santa Ana (4-3, 2-1)

FRIDAY

Santiago (3-3, 0-1) at Bolsa Grande (4-2, 1-0)

Loara (0-6, 0-1) at La Quinta (4-2, 1-0)

Huntington Beach (3-3, 0-1) at Edison (3-3, 1-0)

Pacifica (1-5, 0-1) at Crean Lutheran (5-1, 1-0)

Top performances for Week Six

• Ethan Nguyen (Bolsa Grande) completed 13 of 126 passes for 262 yards and a TD.
• David Nguyen (Bolsa Grande) rushed for 113 yards and scored six touchdowns (five rushing, one as a receiver).
• Julius Gillick (Edison) rushed for 126 yards on nine carries and scored three touchdowns.
• Benny Burns (Westminster) completed 14 of 15 passes for 136 yards.
• Jesus Ortega (Westminster) rushed 13 times for 116 yards and three touchdowns.
• Anthony Luna (Western) completed seven of nine passes for 284 yards and four touchdowns.
• Joshua Faulkner (Western) rushed two times for a total of 90 yards, scoring with runs of 65 and 25 yards. He also caught one pass for 34 yards and a touchdown.