Edison faces first test

Foothill (1-1) vs. Huntington Beach (0-1), 7 p.m. Friday, at Huntington Beach High: Huntington Beach opens its home schedule by hosting former Sea View League rival Foothill.

The Knights rallied to win their first game last week, scoring 13 points in the fourth quarter to slip past Beckman, 13-12. Quarterback Josh Peterman threw for 144 yards and a pair of touchdowns for Foothill, which opened the season with a 42-27 loss to city rival Tustin.

Huntington wasn't as fortunate last week in its opener as the Oilers fell, 16-10, to host Corona del Mar. The Sea Kings hit a pair of fourth-quarter field goals to break a 10-10 tie, then withstood a last-minute drive by the Oilers to hold on for the win.

Huntington opened the season having to replace all of its skill players from a year ago. In addition, Oilers Coach Eric Lo sat out six players for the first quarter of the game after the players arrived late to a team meeting on game day.

Quarterback Michael Chislock, one of the six players who sat out the opening quarter, came on to throw for 108 yards, including a 24-yard touchdown pass to Ramon Vargas on his third play from scrimmage.

Max Talbert hit a 38-yard field goal to give Huntington a 10-7 lead. Junior Austin Simpkins rushed for 113 yards in his first start.

"We got the first-game jitters out of the way, and now it's on to Foothill," Lo said. "By sitting out those six kids in the first quarter, we wanted to send a message that everyone needs to be on time. Having done that takes nothing away from any of them, as all six are really great kids. Michael (Chislock) is a great kid who did a nice job in his first start, especially considering that he entered the game late. I thought Austin (Simpkins) ran the ball really well, too."

"Foothill's a good football team and Coach (Doug) Case does a great job with that program. Even though we played them in league the last few years, they have a bit of a different look this year. They used to run a spread offense, but now they go from under center. Defensively, they appear to be the same."