SCORECARD / COUNTY HIGHLIGHTS FROM WEEK 9 : HOW TOP 10 FARED

1. Los Alamitos (9-0) beat No. 5 Esperanza (6-3), 49-0. 2. Huntington Beach (9-0) beat Westminster (1-8), 49-7. 3. Irvine (8-1) beat Saddleback (2-7), 35-21. 4. Mater Dei (8-1) beat Dana Hills (1-7), 41-0, Thursday. 5. Esperanza (6-3) lost to Los Alamitos (9-0), 49-0. 6. Valencia (8-1) beat Magnolia (1-8), 34-6. 7. San Clemente (8-1) beat Mission Viejo (3-6), 14-3. 8. Edison (7-2) beat Santa Ana (1-7), 54-14. 9. Fountain Valley (7-2) beat Ocean View (0-9), 47-27. 10. Capistrano Valley (6-3) beat El Toro (3-5), 37-6.

LOOKING AHEAD Heading into the final weekend of the regular season, a number of interesting matchups will take place as teams vie for playoff berths.

But none is expected to be more entertaining than the battle for the Orange League title Friday night, when Valencia plays host to Western.

Valencia, the two-time defending Division VI champion, is led by Rob Petko, the county’s fourth-ranked quarterback, and running back/linebacker Chris Draft.

Brandon Brennan, the county’s No. 1 quarterback for most of the season, leads Western. Brennan’s favorite receiver is Josh Christensen.

Despite the Pioneers’ 10-7 loss to Anaheim Friday night, the winner of next week’s game will claim the league title.

TOP PERFORMERS

La Habra’s Johnny Yoo turned in the county’s third-best rushing performance of the season Friday night, gaining 274 yards in 23 carries in the Highlanders’ 49-37 loss to Buena Park.

Mike Good completed 12 of 20 passes for 234 yards and a touchdown and added two one-yard scoring runs to help top-ranked Los Alamitos put away fifth-ranked Esperanza, 49-0. Enrico Bozman added a pair of touchdowns and 116 yards rushing in 16 carries for the Griffins, who stretched their unbeaten streak to 30 games with their sixth shutout of the season.

Rancho Alamitos’ Moukda Choulamany gained 210 yards in 27 carries and scored on 67-yard run to lead the Vaqueros past La Quinta, 27-6, in the Garden Grove League.

Robert Hudson of Calvary Chapel rushed 21 times for 188 yards and three touchdowns as Calvary Chapel surprised Brethren Christian, 30-13, to tie the Warriors atop the Olympic League standings.

It was a high-scoring affair with lots of big statistics as Laguna Hills defeated Laguna Beach, 46-20. The Hawks’ Fred Kim led all rushers with 180 yards and three touchdowns in 29 carries and Justin Vedder completed seven of 11 passes for 235 yards and four touchdowns. Laguna Hills’ quarterback Pat Wood gained 102 yards in 23 carries and added 220 yards through the air, completing 16 of 32 passes. Scot Kimball had 12 receptions for 185 yards and two touchdowns for the Artists.

Running back Binh Tran gained 176 yards in 38 carries, but Costa Mesa’s perfect record in the Pacific Coast League was marred by a 7-7 tie with Century. If the Mustangs (3-0-1 in league) defeat Estancia (0-4) next Friday night, they’ll win their first league title since 1978.

Santa Margarita’s Chris Collins gained 169 yards and scored a touchdown in 23 carries as the Eagles defeated Tustin, 21-16, to keep their playoff hopes alive.

Michael Graham carried 17 times for 149 yards as Edison rolled past Santa Ana, 54-14. The first time Graham went up against the Saints, he gained 201 yards for Mater Dei.

Sonora’s Cubby Kelly rushed 23 times for 155 yards as the Raiders defeated Sunny Hills, 21-20, to gain their first playoff berth since 1985.

Running back Allen Vaughan carried 23 times for 126 yards and a touchdown as San Clemente defeated Mission Viejo, 14-3, to move one step closer to its showdown with Capistrano Valley next Friday for second place in the South Coast League.

Capistrano Valley’s Dan Geiss, who scored four touchdowns, rushed for 125 yards and three touchdowns on 13 carries and caught four passes for 53 yards and a touchdown--all in the first half--to lead the 10th-ranked Cougars to a 37-6 victory over El Toro.

ON THE RECORD

“That shouldn’t even have been printed. . . . You’re going to get someone hurt. You’ll start a riot. To keep playing it up was irresponsible at the high school level. But you won’t see that quote in the paper. And you can quote me on that.”

--Myron Miller, Costa Mesa coach, talking about The Times’ use of Dewayne Crenshaw’s “We own Century” quote three times in the past week, after his team’s 7-7 tie with the Centurions.

NO PLACE LIKE HOME

There has been no place to call home in the Freeway League this season; all six teams have lost their home-coming games. Sunny Hills was the final victim, losing to Sonora, 21-20, in front of 1,800 Friday night.