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Sage Hill Football Preview vs. Crean Lutheran

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Sage Hill (1-5) vs. Crean Lutheran (4-2)

When/where: Friday, 7 p.m. at Irvine High

Key Lightning: Sr. RB/DE DJ Henry (71 carries for 230 yards, seven TDs; 35 tackles); Sr. OG/LB Alfonso Corona (team-best 38 tackles); Jr. QB Caden Sheetz (1,084 yards passing, six TDs, six INTs).

Key Saints: Sr. RB/LB Garrett Cox (75 carries for 397 yards, nine TDs); Sr. WR/DE Daniel Albright (16 catches for 404 yards, six TDs); Sr. OL/DL Andrew Ryan.

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Breakdown: Sage Hill hits the road for the fourth time in five games to play its Academy League opener ... Crean Lutheran was 2-2 in league last year, good for third place, while Sage Hill was in fifth place and 0-4 ... The Lightning gave up the second-most points allowed in program history to the Saints in last year’s 77-41 league loss ... Crean Lutheran had 602 yards rushing in that game ... Sage Hill is 4-2 against Crean Lutheran since the Saints joined the Academy League in 2009, but has lost two of the last three meetings ... Sage Hill senior receiver David Dewey stepped up to make 10 catches for 143 yards and a touchdown in last week’s 49-14 loss to University, in the absence of receivers Jacob Copeland and Jake Fisher ... Crean Lutheran has won three straight games, including last week’s 41-21 win at Capistrano Valley Christian ... Crean Lutheran is averaging 42 points per game, compared to 17 for Sage Hill ... The Lightning have lost nine of their last 10 games dating back to last season.

— Matt Szabo

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