JC Football Preview: Orange Coast vs. Golden West

Orange Coast (2-6, 1-3) vs. Golden West (6-2, 3-1)

When/where: Saturday, 7 p.m. at Orange Coast

Key Pirates: So. WR Mark Munson (61 receptions, 936 yards, eight TDs); Fr. QB Kody Whitaker (1,707 yards, 13 TDs passing); Fr. WR Davaysia Hagger (31 catches, 476 yards, five TDs); So. OLB Paul Swanson (63 tackles).

Key Rustlers: Fr. WR Zimari Manning (38 catches, 927 yards, 19 TDs); So. QB Chris d’Entremont (2,593 yards, 33 TDs passing); So. LB Prince Miller (64 tackles); So. LB Kevin Small (60 tackles).

Breakdown: The annual West Coast Showdown between intra-district rivals is the 47th meeting between the Southern Conference representatives ... Golden West leads the series, 24-20-2, and has won the last four meetings ... It’s a battle between two of the top receivers in the state in Munson and Manning. Manning leads the state in touchdown catches and receiving yards per game (132.4), while Munson ranks No. 2 in receptions and yards per game (117) ... Munson is two receptions behind the OCC single-season record set by Ray Ohrel in 1999 ... Munson, who tied Ohrel’s single-game receptions record with 14 last week in the 36-30 home win over Santa Ana, needs 269 receiving yards to break Junior Tagaloa’s school season record of 1,194 in 1987 ... Golden West ranks No. 1 in the state in passing yards per game (338.6), while OCC ranks No. 10 (284.5) ... OCC is minus-one in turnover ratio, while the Rustlers are plus-seven ... Neither team has a rusher with at least 400 yards this season.

— Barry Faulkner