Santa Ana (2-0) vs. Costa Mesa (0-3)
When: Tonight, 7
Where: Estancia High
Key Saints: Senior quarterback Chris Ledesma (17 for 24 passing for 303 yards and five TDs); junior running back Robert Magana (14 carries for 113 yards and two TDs); senior tight end Arturo Chavez (five catches for 52 yards and two TDs)
Key Mustangs: Junior lineman Travis Whitlock; senior running back Robbie Gemayel (29 caries for 69 yards and one TD); senior wide receiver Antwon Byrd (four catches for 41 yards)
Breakdown: Costa Mesa plays its home opener at Jim Scott Stadium, the new $9.5 million state-of-the-art facility at Estancia High … Costa Mesa has been outscored, 130-10, in its three road games … Costa Mesa Coach Jeremy Osso said junior quarterback Todd Davis will miss the game after getting knocked out late in the first quarter at Irvine. Junior Brian Waldron, last year’s starter, will start at quarterback … Santa Ana, ranked No. 8 in the CIF Southern Section Southern Division coaches’ poll, is Costa Mesa’s third opponent ranked in the top 10 in the division … Costa Mesa’s first four opponents have a combined record of 10-1 … Costa Mesa and Santa Ana used to be in the same league, the Golden West League, until the Mustangs joined the Orange Coast League in 2006 … Santa Ana last beat the Mustangs, 55-0, in 2005.
— David Carrillo Peñaloza
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