Seahawks, Oilers take to gridiron

While Edison and Marina both opened their prep football season a week

ago, the 2005 campaigns for Ocean View and Huntington Beach start

this weekend.

Ocean View begins the Dean Yoshiyama era tonight when the Seahawks

battle Garden Grove Santiago at Garden Grove High.

On Friday, Huntington Beach will travel to the same location to do

battle with Los Amigos in the season opener for both schools.

Also Friday, Edison has another tough task, as it travels to play

San Clemente. Marina will be at Capistrano Valley.

A look at the matchups:

Tonight

Ocean View vs. Santiago

o7(at Garden Grove High, 7 p.m.)

f7It’s a new beginning for Ocean View football, as the Seahawks

will play for the first time under new head coach Dean Yoshiyama.

“We’re excited to get started,” Yoshiyama said during a recent

practice session at the school.

The Seahawks went 1-9 last year, losing their final seven games.

They welcome back four starters -- three of whom played defense --

from the 2004 team.

They’ll take on a Santiago squad that went 6-4 in 2004. One of the

Cavaliers’ six victories was a 48-21 decision over Ocean View in last

year’s season opener.

Friday

Huntington Beach vs. Los Amigos

(at Garden Grove High, 7 p.m.)

Huntington Beach gave one of its most stirring performances of the

2004 season when it faced visiting Los Amigos in the season opener

for both teams.

The Division I Oilers spotted the Lobos a 21-0 lead, then stormed

back in the second half to earn a 21-21 tie. That propelled

Huntington to a 4-0-1 record in nonleague play.

After that start, the Oilers dropped five straight to end the

season.

They enter the 2005 season with five returning starters on each

side of the ball, including all-league selections Mitch Roemer and

Jordan Marquette.

Los Amigos finished second in the Garden Grove League last year

and won a first-round Division IX playoff game. The Lobos are ranked

No. 6 in the CIF-Southern Section Division IX preseason poll.

Marina (0-1) vs. Capistrano Valley

(at Capistrano Valley High, 7 p.m.)

Marina opened the season with a defeat by host Los Osos of Rancho

Cucamonga, 34-6, on Sept. 2.

The Vikings took a 6-0 lead on Los Osos when Victor Rancour and

Josh Martinez hooked up on a 21-yard touchdown pass, but they

couldn’t score again.

This is the season opener for Capistrano Valley, which went 5-5 in

2004. The Cougars, a Division II school, finished second in the South

Coast League and defeated Marina in 2004 by an 18-6 score.

Edison (0-1) vs. San Clemente (1-0)

(at San Clemente High, 7:30 p.m.)

Edison travels for the second time in as many weeks to start the

2005 season.

The Chargers opened the season Sept. 2 in Hawaii and suffered a

21-13 loss to defending Division I state champion Kamehameha.

Edison played the game without starting quarterback Brian Shrock.

Receiver Jimmy Flanagan had 113 yards for the Chargers and caught a

touchdown pass from Nick Crissman.

San Clemente opened its season Sept. 2 with an easy 32-6 victory

over visiting Crawford of San Diego.

Mike Cook and Brad Curtis split time at quarterback for the

Tritons. Cook threw for 113 yards and a pair of scores, and Curtis

threw for 44 yards and another score.

Edison won last year’s meeting between the schools, 28-13.

In preseason CIF polls, Edison was ranked No. 2 in Division I, and

San Clemente earned a No. 6 ranking in Division II.