Sideliners

This Saturday, make it a double dip. At 3 p.m. at Sheue Field,

Huntington Beach High will host Hueneme. When that’s done, scoot on over

to Orange Coast College, and watch Fountain Valley High battle defending

L.A. City Section 4-A Division champion Carson...

“We didn’t want them to have a long drive out here, and then a long

drive back late at night, so that’s why we’re playing Hueneme Saturday,”

Huntington Beach Coach Tony Ciarelli said of Saturday’s 3 p.m. start.

Edison is using Sheue Field Friday for its home game with Capistrano

Valley. Let’s hope Hueneme returns the favor: next year, Huntington Beach

makes the trek to Oxnard to complete the two-year series...

Coach Larry Miller’s Hueneme squad returns its entire offensive

backfield from last year’s 6-6 team, which reached the second round of

the CIF Division IV playoffs. The Vikings, who possess plenty of team

speed, feature junior quarterback Gordie Pinedo, senior running back

Dwayne Taylor, and senior wide receiver Gherette Levette...

Miller, in his seventh year at Hueneme, has turned a once doormat

program into an annual playoff contender...

Carson High is the reigning LA City Section 4A Division champion. The

Colts are looking to replace seven players who were Division I recruits

last year. The offense is run by Justin Cooper, featured running back

James Robinson, and running back/wide receiver Travione Stephens...

Robinson and Stephens will be running behind all-league offensive

tackle Jesse Taufi...

The Fountain Valley secondary could have a big night: Cooper threw 14

interceptions last year...

Fountain Valley’s offensive line could be dominant this year: the

smallest Baron along up front weighs in at 245...

Carson High, which opened its doors in February of 1963, has won 10 City Section titles...

Saturday at Orange Coast College, Fountain Valley will celebrate

Parent Appreciation Nightduring the Carson game...

Barons coach Eric Johnson calls the Carson game the “biggest test” on

a challenging schedule...

Marina High put the lone blemish on Newport Harbor High’s 13-0-1

championship season last year, the 21-21 tie coming in the second week of

the 1999 season. In fact, the 21 points were the most allowed by the

Sailors in a single game last year...

Marina’s defense, which didn’t allow Paramount a touchdown last week,

recorded eight tackles for loss in a 12-3 season opening victory...

What A Thrill: It’s not often that an O-lineman gets into the scoring

column, but that’s where Marina senior center Chris Hanvey put himself

when he made a key fumble recovery in the end zone to give Marina it’s

nine point edge over Paramount...

A thrill, too, for Huntington Beach’s Skylar Flores, who returned an

interception 54 yards for a score during the Oilers’ 35-14 loss to

Downey, and Edison’s Bryan Meers, who returned a botched punt attempt 34

yards for a key TD in the Chargers’ 21-18 win over El Toro...

The 2000 season marks the 15 year anniversary of Edison High’s 1985

CIF Big Five Division championship team. It’s the last section title won

by the Chargers...

Ocean View High’s defense, which was lit for an average of 35 points

per game last year, has already shown vast improvement in just one game.

They held host Twentynine Palms, which scored 22 points in last year’s

meeting, to a single touchdown in a 23-7 win. “I was really pleased with

our defensive play,” Seahawks Coach Harold Eggers said. “We only really

made one big mistake, and that’s a nice way to begin the season...

Ocean View will play in seven different stadiums this season. Friday,

they’ll have their home opener against Pacifica at Westminster High’s

Bill Boswell Field. The Mariners are new to the Seahawk schedule.