
Pitting CIF SS D1 #5 ranked MISIION VIEJO hosting #7 ranked SANTA MARGARITA. The EAGLES have lost the last two match-ups yet have closed the scoring gap and return 3 very good offensive linemen a place many are saying this game will be won.
Calpreps has Mission Viejo favored by a generous 18 points. Will Mission carry the banner for the publics in this one or will we see more evidence of the Trinity League schools pulling away from all the rest?
Game of the Week: Santa Margarita and Mission Viejo collide in football power struggle
Some quotes from the opposing coaches,
“It’s a big game for us,” Johnson said. “I’m trying everything in my power to keep us relevant as a top-three public school around.” ~ Coach Chad Johnson Mission Viejo
“It’s definitely a great barometer of where (our) program is,” Fisher said of playing the Diablos. “(We) want to measure up to the championship programs.”, “I know a lot of people don’t know much about us,” Fisher said. “Everybody was a nobody before they became a somebody. … We have some guys.” ~ Coach Rich Fisher Santa Margarita
Read more: https://www.ocregister.com/2018/08/23/o ... -struggle/