PREP FOOTBALL GAMES AT A GLANCE

Aliso Niguel (3-2) vs. Pacifica (4-1)

7 TONIGHT GARDEN GROVE HIGH

Pacifica already has defeated Santiago, the second-best team in the Garden Grove League, so this should be the Mariners’ toughest game before the playoffs. Ranked third in Southern Section Division IX, Pacifica could use an impressive victory over a Division VI team to solidify its playoff seeding. And what better team to beat than the one that defeated the Mariners in the Division VIII finals three years ago, 32-21? The Wolverines were 2-2 against South Coast League teams, then routed hapless Orange, 37-19, last week. Pacifica manhandled Orange, 66-33, in Week 2.

KEY PLAYERS

Aliso Niguel

RB Iman Nikzad

519 yds. rush, 6 TDs

QB Joel Smith

11-14, 271 yds., 3 TDs

RB Devin Sutton

185 yds., 4.0 avg.

Pacifica

QB Joey Fuske

470 yds. passing, 2 TDs

RB Jared Kemp

579 yds. rushing, 15 TDs

WR/K Jeff Weber

10 rec., 144 yds., 5 TDs