JC Football Preview: Orange Coast vs. Grossmont

Orange Coast (1-3, 0-1) vs. Grossmont (3-1, 1-0)

When/where: Saturday, 1 p.m. at Orange Coast.

Key Pirates: So. OLB Jason Kollock; Fr. OLB Paco Potter; Fr. WR D.J. McFadden; Fr. QB Jack Foster.

Key Griffins: Fr. QB William Abt; So. RB Treyous Jarrells; So. WR Nickolas Kurtz; Fr. LB Junior Tufuga.

Breakdown: Grossmont has won five straight in the series, outscoring the Pirates, 193-108, in that run ... Abt has thrown for 1,251 yards and 15 TDs and the Griffins’ passing attack ranks second in the 37-team Southern California Football Assn. ... Jarrells’ seven rushing TDs rank first in the SCFA and his 123.8-yard per-game average ranks second ... Grossmont is third in the SCFA in total offense (515.8 yards per game), second in passing yards (353.2 per game) and second in scoring (45.2 per contest) ... OCC ranks 36th in the SCFA in rushing (70.8 yards per game) ... Foster, who was No. 4 on the depth chart in August, makes his first start. He was 20 for 30 for 193 yards in relief last week ... McFadden averages 23.4 yards on his team-leading 15 receptions ... The Pirates are minus-six in turnover ratio and Grossmont is plus-five.

— Barry Faulkner