
BULLARD OF FRESNO (8-3) VS. NO. 2 ORANGE LUTHERAN (10-2)
Site, time: Santa Ana Stadium, Saturday, 7 p.m.
Outlook: Lutheran … Mater Dei. Mater Dei … Lutheran. That was the thinking when coming up with a preseason No. 1 team in the county. It could have gone either way. Lutheran again is that good. The Lancers have it all – good skill position players, including star-in-the-making Exavier Edwards as a junior running back (and senior Kyle Dravis is a fine back, too), good linemen and, just like last year, a stellar defensive backfield. Bullard comes out of the football-deep Fresno area. It will be a quick, hard-hitting foe for the Lancers, but they should be up to the challenge.
Winner: Orange Lutheran