High School Football Preview: Edison vs. San Clemente

Edison (13-1) vs. San Clemente (11-3)

When/where: Saturday, 7:30 p.m. at Cap Sheue Field

Key Chargers: Jr. QB Griffin O’Connor (184 of 306 passing for 3,229 yards, 34 TDs and six INTs; 82 carries for 357 yards and nine TDs); Sr. C Michael Saffell; Sr. WR-DB Shaun Colamonico (50 catches for 952 yards and 12 TDs); Sr. DE Kenny Carmichael (18.5 sacks, 105 tackles, one INT); Jr. RB Jack Carmichael (157 carries for 1,026 yards and 12 TDs; 25 catches for 306 yards and three TDs)

Key Tritons: Sr. QB Jack Sears (193 of 289 passing for 2,256 yards, 33 TDs and two INTs; 145 carries for 1,015 yards and nine TDs); Sr. RB-CB-KR-PR Brandon Reaves (66 carries for 702 yards and 13 TDs; 64 catches for 740 yards and 11 TDs); Jr. RB Austin Whitsett (155 carries for 1,013 yards and three TDs); Sr. TE Issac Rex (20 catches for 230 yards and two TDs); Jr. LB Riley Croft (98 tackles, two sacks, one INT)

Breakdown: Edison plays host to San Clemente in the CIF State Southern California Regional Division 1-A Bowl Game, and the winner advances to the CIF State Division 1-A final at Sacramento State on Dec. 17 … Chargers won the CIF Southern Section Division 3 title last week with a 44-24 win at La Mirada, while the Tritons won at Murrieta Valley, 45-35, to claim the Division 2 title, the program’s first section crown … Edison and San Clemente have four common opponents in La Mirada, Huntington Beach, Tesoro and San Juan Hills … Chargers beat La Mirada, 44-24, Huntington Beach, 42-6, Tesoro, 31-14, and San Juan Hills, 24-17 … Tritons lost to La Mirada, 43-14, and defeated Huntington Beach, 38-13, Tesoro, 41-3, and San Juan Hills, 35-20 … Edison is making its second CIF State SoCal Regional finals appearance, the other one took place in 2012, when the Chargers lost to Garden Serra, 27-10 … San Clemente is playing in its first CIF State SoCal Regional final … Edison Coach Dave White said slowing down Sears, a USC-bound quarterback, will be a challenge because of his ability to throw and run … San Clemente last played Edison three years ago, and the Chargers won the nonleague game, 35-7 … Chargers are 8-1 all-time against the Tritons, and the lone setback was a game Edison had to forfeit in 2005 … Edison, which has only lost to Mater Dei, is ranked No. 11 in the state by CalHiSports.com, and San Clemente, which has losses to Oceanside, La Mirada and Mission Viejo, comes in at No. 16 … San Clemente’s most versatile weapon is Reaves, who has 27 total TDs, 13 rushing, 11 receiving, one returning a kickoff, one returning a punt and one returning an interception ... Edison features O’Connor, who holds the school’s single-season record for touchdown passes (34) and passing yards (3,229), and four quality receivers in Colamonico, David Atencio, EJ Ginnis and McCade Barrett.

— David Carrillo Peñaloza