Week 1 High School Football Preview: Fountain Valley vs. South Torrance

When/where: 7 p.m. Thursday, at Huntington Beach High

Key Barons: Sr. QB Nick Welch (14 of 20 passing for 216 yards and three TDs; 11 carries for 102 yards); Jr. WR-DB Kishaun Sykes (three carries for 24 yards and one TD; one catch or 48 yards); Sr. L-DE Nathaniel Wight

Key Spartans: So. QB Drew Nash; Sr. LB-RB Sampson Kuaea; Jr. WR-DB Rohan Malu; Sr. K Kohl Kutsch

Breakdown: Fountain Valley (1-0) opened the season last week with a 38-2 win on the road against Troy … South Torrance (0-0) is kicking off its season … Barons have already matched last year’s win total … Spartans have missed the CIF Southern Section playoffs the past two years … Fountain Valley looks to win consecutive games for the first time since 2015 … South Torrance is the sixth school from the Pioneer League to take on a Sunset League program since 2002, and the previous five have lost … Barons are led by Welch, a transfer from Huntington Beach … Spartans are starting a talented sophomore quarterback in Nash.

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