Final tuneups for locals

Three of the four local prep football teams get their final nonleague

tuneups this weekend as the 2003 season enters its fifth week.

Edison, Huntington Beach and Marina begin Sunset League play next

week. Ocean View, meanwhile, began Golden West League play last week

and continues Friday against Costa Mesa.

A look at Friday’s matchups:

Servite (4-0) vs. Edison (3-1)

(at Orange Coast College, 7 p.m.)

It’s homecoming for Edison, which will be looking to get back on

the winning track against an undefeated Servite squad.

Edison won its first three games before losing last week to Mater

Dei, 6-0. Twice in the second half -- the final time in the game’s

final seconds -- the Chargers were at the goal line but stopped just

short of scoring.

It was Edison’s first shutout loss since 1996.

Servite is 4-0 coming off a 41-0 dismantling of Rialto.

The Friars rushed for nearly 250 yards with junior running back

Omar Ramiro leading the way with 143 yards and two touchdown runs.

Quarterback Mike Lawrence, in limited playing time, threw for 113

yards to up his season yardage total to 590.

The Friars, playing their third consecutive road game, are

averaging 33 points a game. They’ll go up against an Edison defense

that, in its last three outings, limited two of those opponents to

six points and shutout the third.

Last year’s score: Servite 32, Edison 7

Marina (1-3) vs. El Toro (0-4)

(at Trabuco Hills High, 7 p.m.)

Having played teams the past three weeks that are a combined 12-0,

Marina takes on a winless El Toro team.

El Toro is coming off a 35-28 loss to Woodbridge. The Chargers

have also lost to Long Beach Wilson, Foothill and Cerritos and are

averaging 15 points per game.

Matt Bibler leads the Charger rushing attack with 386 yards and

three touchdowns.

Matt Brennan threw for 160 yards and a touchdown and Jeff Rivera

recovered a fumble in the end zone for another score last week during

Marina’s 34-14 loss to Orange Lutheran.

Last year’s game: Marina 13, El Toro 10

Ocean View (1-3) vs. Costa Mesa (2-2)

(at Newport Harbor High, 7 p.m.)

Two teams looking for their first Golden West League win will

tangle at Davidson Field.

Costa Mesa is coming off a tough, 29-28, overtime home loss to

league rival Saddleback. The Mustangs, who had a two-game win streak

snapped, lost despite getting 220 rushing yards and four touchdowns

from running back Omar Ruiz.

Costa Mesa’s potent offense is averaging 29 points a game.

Ocean View, meanwhile, will be out to right a losing streak that

reached three games last week in a 35-30 loss to Estancia.

The Seahawks held a 30-14 lead late in the fourth quarter but gave

up three touchdowns in the final 4:23.

Quarterback Brett Burda threw one touchdown pass and ran 50 yards

for another score and Anthony Love rushed for one score an returned

an interception 47 yards for another for Ocean View.

Last year’s score: Costa Mesa 26, Ocean View 7

Huntington Beach (0-4) vs. Dana Hills (1-3)

(at Dana Hills High, 7:30 p.m.)

Huntington gave its best defensive performance of the season last

week against Laguna Hills but still ended up with a 13-7 loss.

The Oilers limited Laguna Hills to just 154 yards total offense

but couldn’t muster much themselves offensively, getting only a

12-yard touchdown run from Justin Montes.

Huntington is averaging just 11 points per game.

Dana Hills, meanwhile, has been shut out twice in four games and

managed just one touchdown in last week’s 36-6 loss to Newport

Harbor.

Much like Oilers, the Dolphins, whose lone win came against

Woodbridge in the second week of the season, favor the run. They are

led in the offensive backfield by Nathan Barnett.

Last year’s game: Huntington 37, Dana Hills 20