Chargers leave no doubt, keep bell

FULLERTON — After Fountain Valley got its bell rung for much of the game, the Edison High football team stopped.

It was time to celebrate winning the actual bell for the fifth straight year.

"Lightning definitely does strike in the same place five times," senior offensive lineman Calvin Hollingsworth said.

No one could argue that as the Chargers dominated their rival Friday night at Cal State Fullerton, 24-0, and have clinched their fourth straight Sunset League championship. All Edison (9-0, 4-0 in league) has to do is beat last-place Marina next Friday and the Chargers have it all to themselves for the first time since 1990.

They definitely earned the bell Friday night before a sellout crowd of 10,000, shutting out a Barons (8-1, 3-1) team that came into the game averaging over 39 points per game.

"I think our defense is like that because we all stick together," said junior cornerback Davion Orphey. "There’s no individuals. We all stand out together, we all play together."

But it was Orphey who made the biggest splash on the offensive end. He’s sometimes been a change of pace for senior running back Wade Houston, but this time Orphey set the pace, with a season-high 122 yards on 12 carries. He also scored the only two touchdowns of the game, from two and three yards out, respectively.

"I just wanted to play my game and not worry about what [Fountain Valley] was doing," Orphey said. "I didn’t worry about anything. I just wanted to come out here and play our game, do what I can do best."

Edison senior quarterback Matt Viles finished 10 of 20 for 154 yards. He injured his left shoulder on the last play of the third quarter, but got it wrapped up and Coach Dave White said after the game it appeared Viles would be fine.

Senior Markus Trujillo had three field goals for the Chargers, the top-ranked team in the CIF Southern Section Pac-5 Division and also ranked No. 5 in the state by CalHiSports.com. Two of those came in the first quarter as Edison built a 6-0 lead. The Chargers extended it after Orphey’s 29-yard run set up first-and-goal. Two more rushes from Orphey later and Edison had a 13-0 advantage with 5:06 left in the first half.