Week by week schedules for Pacific Coast Conference football and who gets to attend

High school football is scheduled to begin next week in Orange County., (Photo Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone)

Four high school football scrimmages are scheduled for opening week of the newly-aligned Pacific Coast Conference’s abbreviated 2021 five-game spring season.

The league, known previously as the Pacific Coast League, added Dana Hills and Laguna Hills to form an eight-team conference for football.

PACIFIC HILLS LEAGUE: Portola, Laguna Hills, Dana Hills and Northwood.

PACIFIC VALLEY LEAGUE: University, Woodbridge, Irvine and Beckman.

The last three games of each’s team schedule will consist of league games.

The high school football season was delayed twice by the coronavirus pandemic but was given the OK to begin as soon as Thursday, March 11 in Orange County under safety guidelines established by the California Department of Public Health.

Attendance will be limited to immediate family members of players and possibly other participants. Specific guidelines can be determined by the home school.

Woodbridge Athletic Director Rick Gibson said Thursday that each player, band members and cheerleaders from Woodbridge will be allowed to invite two family members to see the Woodbridge vs. Northwood scrimmage on Friday, March 12 at University.

Players and cheerleaders from Northwood can attend and invite two family members. Visting bands will not be allowed to attend due to safety guidelines, he said.

At Irvine stadiums, the suggested social distance of six feet will be marked off in the stands, he added.

Gibson said no concessions will be sold during the game due to safety protocols.

All the games will begin at 7 p.m. and all but one of them are on Friday night. All games in the first week will be scrimmages and will not count on teams’ records.

Scrimmages, March 11-12:

Laguna Hills vs. Beckman at Tustin (Thursday, March 11)

Dana Hills at Irvine, Friday, March 12

Northwood vs. Woodbridge at University, Friday, March 12

University at Portola, Friday, March 12

Week 1, March 19:

Beckman at Dana Hills

Laguna Hills at University

Irvine vs. Northwood at Irvine Stadium

Woodbridge at Portola

Week 2, March 25-26

Portola vs. Beckman at Tustin, Thursday, March 25

Irvine at Laguna Hills, Friday, March 26

Northwood at University, Friday, March 26

Woodbridge at Dana Hills, Friday, March 26

Week 3, April 2

Beckman at University

Woodbridge at Irvine

Portola vs. Northwood at Irvine Stadium

Dana Hills at Laguna Hills

Week 4, April 9

University vs. Woodbridge at University (Woodbridge home team)

Beckman at Irvine

Portola at Dana Hills

Northwood at Laguna Hills

Week 5, April 16:

Laguna Hills at Portola

Dana Hills vs. Northwood at Irvine Stadium

Woodbridge vs. Beckman at Tustin

Irvine at University

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