![Among the key starters for Trabuco Hills are, from left,...]()
Among the key starters for Trabuco Hills are, from left, defensive end Austin Fine, linebacker Scott Kruger, wide receiver Noah Strenn and running back Chad Crosbie.
![Canyon quarterback Jason Harman at Canyon High School in Anaheim.]()
Canyon quarterback Jason Harman at Canyon High School in Anaheim.
![Some of the key players for this year's San Clemente...]()
Some of the key players for this year's San Clemente Tritons are first row from left, quarterback Jack Sears, runningback Brandon Reaves, runningback Vlad Dzhabiyev. Back row from left are, tight end Cole Fotheringham, outside linebacker Tucker Scott, and outside linebacker Donte Harrington.
![Laguna Beach's key players this season include, from top left,...]()
Laguna Beach's key players this season include, from top left, Jack Simon, Nick Rahder, Matt Hayes, Zach Fields, Adam Armstrong, Curtis Harrison and George Cracknell.
![Villa Park's Lance Vecchio, left, and Ramon Chaves are two...]()
Villa Park's Lance Vecchio, left, and Ramon Chaves are two of the top returning players in the Crestview League. Vecchio starts at receiver and safety, and Chaves starts at running back and linebacker.
![St. Michael's Prep will rely heavily on, from top to...]()
St. Michael's Prep will rely heavily on, from top to bottom, Elliott Simons, DJ Mason, Matthew Loeffler, and Orion LaCour in 2015.
![Santa Margarita's Matt Mark, Jerome Bohuslavizki and Tanner Prenovost, from...]()
Santa Margarita's Matt Mark, Jerome Bohuslavizki and Tanner Prenovost, from left, should help make the Eagles a contender for the Trinity League title.
![San Juan Hills quarterback Patrick O'Brien.]()
San Juan Hills quarterback Patrick O'Brien.
![A few of the standouts for Mater Dei's football team:...]()
A few of the standouts for Mater Dei's football team: (from left) wide receiver AJ Collins, offensive lineman Frank Martin, linebacker Curtis Robinson and running back Brandon Lamarche.
![Dana Hills running back Connor McCloud will be one of...]()
Dana Hills running back Connor McCloud will be one of the key players for the Dolphins this season.
![Los Alamitos' Darien Conray, left, Jack Telenko, Jacob Gasser and...]()
Los Alamitos' Darien Conray, left, Jack Telenko, Jacob Gasser and Will Armstrong will be key players for the Griffins this season.
![Mission Viejo's Zach Aylor, Brock Johnson and Mike Califano, from...]()
Mission Viejo's Zach Aylor, Brock Johnson and Mike Califano, from left, will be among the key players for the Diablos this season.
![Four of the key players for Buena Park this season...]()
Four of the key players for Buena Park this season will be, from left, Elijah Gates, Cedric Dashiell, Zach Taylor and Ryan Nelson.
![La Habra lineman Adam Tourville, below, hopes to lift teammate...]()
La Habra lineman Adam Tourville, below, hopes to lift teammate Jake Colacion and the rest of the Highlanders to a league championship this season.
![A few of the key players for Corona del Mar's...]()
A few of the key players for Corona del Mar's football team will be, from left, linebacker Karl Donovan, quarterback Chase Garbers, wide receiver Peter Bush and offensive lineman Bryan Samudro.
![St. Margaret's senior Nick Shanks is one of the top...]()
St. Margaret's senior Nick Shanks is one of the top returning players in the county. He will be a key player for the Tartans in all phases of the game -- offense, defense and special teams.
![Saddleback will try to win the Orange Coast League title...]()
Saddleback will try to win the Orange Coast League title this season with help from (from left) Jonathan Reyes, Jose Benitez, Jorge Munoz and Pedro Leon. They are the team captains for Roadrunners.
![Capistrano Valley's Tyler Waggoner, from left, Alex Bale, Mitchell Nikovich...]()
Capistrano Valley's Tyler Waggoner, from left, Alex Bale, Mitchell Nikovich and Kevin Brown will try to lead the Cougars back to the CIF-SS playoffs.
![Canyon's football team will rely heavily on, from left to...]()
Canyon's football team will rely heavily on, from left to right, Trace Hobbs, Charlie Treanor and Jason Harmon. They are standing in front of the Canyon High Comanche mascot.
![Three key players for Garden Grove this year are, from...]()
Three key players for Garden Grove this year are, from left, Nathan Garcia, Malik Bilal and Jordan Antunez.
![Katella lineman Ector Loayza, a senior, is one of the...]()
Katella lineman Ector Loayza, a senior, is one of the top returning players in the Orange League. He was the league's lineman of the year in 2014.
![Three of Orange County's top returning quarterbacks - La Habra's...]()
Three of Orange County's top returning quarterbacks - La Habra's Eric Barriere, from left, Santa Margarita's KJ Costello and Tesoro's Devon Modster - are on the OCVarsity Hot 150 list, which ranks the top players to watch in 2015.
![Crean Lutheran will rely heavily this season on, from left,...]()
Crean Lutheran will rely heavily this season on, from left, Tanner Atkinson, Nick Ellwein, Andrew Ryan and Gavin Folsom.
![Ocean View quarterback Blake Meyer was the Golden West League's...]()
Ocean View quarterback Blake Meyer was the Golden West League's offensive MVP in 2014.
![La Habra quarterback Eric Barriere is No. 4 on the...]()
La Habra quarterback Eric Barriere is No. 4 on the OCVarsity Hot 150 list, which ranks the players likely to have the biggest impact in the upcoming season.
This is is an exciting time for Orange County’s high school football teams and their fans.
After several weeks of practice, the teams will be suiting up this week and playing their first games of the 2015 season.
Before the games start, though, make sure to check out the Register’s ‘Kickoff 2015’ preview section and all of the great photos that are in it.
In this slideshow, you’ll see the photos of the players and teams that are part of the Register’s previews.
