Week 5 High School Football Preview: Los Alamitos vs. Tesoro

When/where: 7 p.m. Friday at Tesoro High

Key Griffins: Jr. QB Cade McConnell; Sr. WR Zack Wagoner; Sr. WR/SS Demario King

Key Titans: Sr. QB Kyle Looft (79 of 151 passing for 960 yards, eight TDs and four INTs); Sr. RB Jacob Gonzalez (55 carries for 394 yards and six TDs); Sr. LB Brant Gass (72 tackles, 2½ sacks, one INT, one fumble recovery)

Breakdown: The Griffins (3-1) and the Titans (4-1) square off in a nonleague game featuring two teams ranked in the CIF Southern Section Division 2 poll. Los Alamitos is No. 7 and Tesoro is No. 8, and these two programs could possibly meet again in November during the playoffs … The Griffins have won three straight, while the Titans suffered their first setback last week, losing 7-6 at San Juan Hills … Los Alamitos will be the second Sunset League opponent this year for Tesoro, which defeated Edison 17-6 in a season opener on Aug. 17 … The Griffins lost 48-44 to the Titans at Veterans Memorial Stadium in 2017 before going on to claim an undefeated Sunset League title … Tesoro placed third in the South Coast League last year.

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