Football Preview: Sage Hill vs. Escondido Charter

Sage Hill (1-2) vs. Escondido Charter (0-3)

When/where: Friday, 7 p.m. at Sage Hill

Key Lightning: Sr. QB/CB CJ McCord (525 yards passing, six TDs, two INTs); Sr. WR/CB Beau Roth (172 yards rushing, two TDs); Jr. WR/LB Jake Fisher (12 catches for 121 yards and one TD; team-best 15 tackles).

Key White Tigers: Jr. RB/LB Mutula Kwangaba; Soph. QB/CB James Frazier; Sr. WR/LB Jacob Jackson.

Breakdown: The Lightning look to even up their record, following a 45-6 loss at Viewpoint of Calabasas last week ... McCord had 163 total yards (116 passing, 47 rushing) in the loss ... Escondido Charter Coach Mark Carlson is in his second season. Last year the White Tigers, who wear white helmets with black stripes, went 4-7 and finished fourth in the six-team Manzanita League ... Sage Hill defeated Escondido Charter, 21-16, last year behind three touchdown passes from Robbie Rosoff ... Roth had 96 yards rushing in that game as well ... Escondido Charter has been outscored by a combined 109-25 in its first three games against San Ysidro, Orange Glen and La Jolla Country Day ... The White Tigers have their first five games on the road. Their designated home stadium is Orange Glen, in Escondido .. Sage Hill travels to Orange Glen in its next game Sept. 27, to play against Classical Academy.

— Matt Szabo