OCC Football Preview

Orange Coast (0-1) vs. Cerritos (1-0)

When/where: Saturday, 7 p.m. at Cerritos College

Key Pirates: Fr. RB Daniel Rodriguez (16 carries, 145 rushing yards, two TDs); So. WR Mark Munson (seven catches, 71 yards); So. LT Zach Bateman; So. LB Paco Potter (eight tackles).

Key Falcons: Fr. QB Jimmy Walker (13 for 30 passing, 146 yards, two TDs, three INTs); So. RB Mike Garrison (19 carries, 85 yards rushing); So. WR Domonique Young (five catches, 51 yards); So. LB Aaron Porter (eight tackles, one sack, one INT); So. DE Alex Jones (seven tackles, 1.5 sacks).

Breakdown: The Falcons, ranked No. 5 in Southern California and No. 9 in the state, held off Saddleback, 27-24, in last week’s season opener ... OCC fell to Chaffey, 17-14, at home to open the Kevin Emerson era as head coach ... OCC freshman QB Alec Dombkowski, sidelined by nausea late in the second quarter of the opener, is scheduled to start, Emerson said ... Rodriguez, who sprained an ankle midway through the third quarter against Chaffey, is a game-time decision, Emerson said ... OCC, with a plus-four turnover ratio, is tied for first in the 37-school Southern California Football Assn. in that department ... OCC’s 105 passing yards last week rank last among SCFA teams that played ... OCC, last in total defense in the SCFA last season, ranks No. 10 after one week, six spots ahead of Cerritos ... The Falcons rank No. 1 in rushing defense (23 attempts for seven yards), but rank last in passing defense (401 yards allowed) ... Cerritos is minus-one in turnover ratio ... It’s the first meeting between the two teams since 2006, when OCC won, 17-7, to close the series deficit to 20-11 ... A loss would give OCC an 0-2 start for only the second time in the last 10 seasons (2010 the other).

— Barry Faulkner