Mission Viejo opens its season later today in Hawaii, but here’s what quarterback Allan Bridgford said of his receivers, Kevin Chandler and Alex Mascarenas, “Honestly, I think I’ve got the two best receivers in the county.”

I think Mission Viejo will be improved this season and probably will put up at least 40 points against Baldwin.

1. Mater Dei (9-2 in 2007) – You start with USC-bound Matt Barkley, and that’s a good place to start.

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2. Orange Lutheran (10-2) – The Lancers are not as big as the past couple of teams at Lutheran, but there is plenty of speed and skill all over the field.

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Two Orange County schools will open the 2008 season tonight — both out of the state.

Mission Viejo, ranked No. 4 in Orange County and No. 6 in the CIF-SS Pac 5 Division, is in Maui to take on Baldwin, while Fountain Valley will be in Henderson, Nev., to take on Foothill.

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There was some bad news Thursday out of UCLA regarding former Edison quarterback Nick Crissman.

Here is what the Register’s Mark Saxon wrote in his UCLA notebook:

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For those football fanatics who just can’t get enough of the preseason rankings, here is something fun to play with: a state poll put out by Calhisports.com.

Here is the Top 10:

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Pac-5 Division includes the Trinity, Sunset and South Coast Leagues.

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Southwest Division is the all-Orange County division. It includes the Century, Freeway, Sea View, Empire and Orange Leagues.

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Southern Division is the home to the Pacific Coast, Golden West, Orange Coast and Garden Grove Leagues.

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Northeast Division is the home of the San Joaquin League

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