Jason Baker

It's Bell Game week, and nothing more needs to be said to the Edison and Fountain Valley high football teams. Nothing seems to rev up the passions of both squads, their respective schools and communities, more than this game. It will be played for the...

HUNTINGTON BEACH — Nothing went right for the Ocean View football team during the first half of Friday's Golden West League game against Westminster, and it was a long 24 minutes for the Seahawks. One thing the Seahawks had in their favor, though,...

The end of a tough three-week stretch comes to an end Friday for the Edison High football team. Having taken on the likes of Servite and Mater Dei in their previous two outings, splitting those two nonleague games, the Chargers — ranked second in...

The fifth week of the 2012 prep football season has three local teams closing out the nonleague portion of their respective schedules. The highlight of the week is arguably the Mater Dei-Edison showdown. "It's a big one, for sure," Edison Coach Dave...

HUNTINGTON BEACH — The way things were going for Fountain Valley during the first half of Friday's nonleague football game against Downey, all signs pointed to a runaway victory for the Barons. The Barons bolted to an early lead and had a shutout...

For the second time in its first four games, the Huntington Beach High football team hits the road for a key nonleague showdown in south Orange County. On Thursday, the Oilers are at Trabuco Hills for a 7 p.m. game with the Mustangs. Huntington started...

Five local prep football teams went into the win column last week, but this weekend's matchups present another challenge. The local schedule begins with a pair of games Thursday. * Thursday Villa Park (2-0) vs. Edison (1-0), 7 p.m., Huntington Beach...

Coach John Shipp called it a "humbling experience" for his Fountain Valley High football team. The Barons opened their season Friday against Foothill, played from behind all night and in the end, were doomed by costly mistakes that ultimately led to a...

TV SPORTS Auto Racing-NASCAR Nationwide Series, Drive 4COPD 300 practice, 9 a.m. (ESPN2) Men's College Basketball-Duke at Florida State, 6 p.m. (ESPN); Alabama at Arkansas, 6 p.m. (ESPN2); Ohio Valley Conference game, 7 p.m. (ESPNU); Louisville at...

Six local players were awarded top honors on the 2011 All-Sunset League football team. The team is headed by Edison senior quarterback Chase Favreau, who was named the league's Most Valuable Player. One person protecting Favreau up front was Edison...

The Fountain Valley Barons will be out to get their second win of the 2011 prep football season Thursday when they take on San Clemente at Westminster High. The Barons opened their season Aug. 26 in Henderson, Nev., where they scored a wild 52-49 victory...

Tennessee running back Chris Johnson had his best effort of the season, rushing for a season-high 130 yards and a touchdown and catching four passes for 44 yards in leading the Tennessee Titans to a 30-3 rout of the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America...