SIDELINERS

Huntington Beach High School standout running back Russell Oschman

became the first local player to surpass the 1,000 yards rushing mark

this season. Oschman earned the feat Friday against Edison by rushing for

105 yards, pushing the senior to 1,102 for the season...

Oschman rushed for his 105 yards Friday despite tweaking his right

ankle two minutes into the second quarter and sitting out the remainder

of the period...

Temitope Sonuyi of Esperanza, Marina’s opponent tonight, continues to

lead the county in rushing. The 5-foot-10, 210 senior running back has

rushed for 1,434 yards in six games, and averages 7.8 yards per carry...

Sonuyi’s explosion this season has a lot to do with Esperanza’s

success. He rushed for a county-best 330 yards and five touchdowns last

week in a 41-15 win over Fountain Valley...

Marina’s task will be to slow the speed back, who already has rushed

for more than 200 yards in four of the Aztecs’ first six games...

Sonuyi also tops the county in scoring (108 points)...

The big Edison-Los Alamitos game will be televised by Fox Sports Net

tonight, beginning at 7:30...

Edison junior defensive back A.J. Martinez is one of three county

players with an area-best five interceptions...

One player sharing that feat with Martinez is Los Alamitos’ Steve

Shinen, who will pose a double threat to the Chargers tonight. Shinen is

also a talented receiver who averages more than 14 yards per catch...

Ocean View quarterback/free safety Patrick Campbell is right behind

Martinez, Shinen and Villa Park’s Bryan Arguello with four

interceptions...

Fountain Valley will celebrate homecoming Friday against Huntington

Beach at Sheue Field...

The Barons are going for their seventh consecutive victory over the

Oilers, although games in the last three years have been decided in the

fourth quarter...

Think the Sunset League isn’t the toughest around? This week’s county

poll has Los Alamitos at No. 2, Esperanza third, and Edison fourth...

The Sunset also flexes its collective muscle in the current CIF

Southern Section Division I poll, where Los Al comes in at No. 4, Edison

No. 6 and Esperanza at ninth...

Marina is knocking on the door in both polls, coming in at No. 11...

Mater Dei, of course, leads the county poll, but the Monarchs are

second to Long Beach Poly in the CIF rankings...

Los Al will be the third ranked Division I opponent for Edison this

season. Previously, the Chargers have faced Mater Dei and Servite, and

posted a 1-1 record against those two. They don’t get to Esperanza until

the final week of the regular season...

Peering into the future: The night of Nov. 3 will be a big one as

Edison and Fountain Valley stage their annual battle for the coveted

“Bell” at Orange Coast College, while over in Placentia, rivals Los Al

and Esperanza will go head to head.