Football Preview: Corona del Mar vs. Palos Verdes

When/where: Friday, 7 p.m. at Jim Scott Stadium

Key CdM players: Jr. QB Chase Garbers; Sr. WR Peter Bush; Jr. LB-RB Jaydin Moses; Sr. LT Mitch Dean

Key Palos Verdes players: Sr. DE-TE Kyle Messinger; Jr. OLB-TE Shane Irwin; Jr. RB-FS Adison Umrarong; Soph. OL Dean Porter

Breakdown: Corona del Mar opens the season with Dan O’Shea as its new coach … Palos Verdes is the defending CIF Southern Section Western Division champion … CdM has won its last 14 season openers, one via forfeit … Palos Verdes is ranked No. 1 in the CIF Southern Section Western Division preseason poll, while CdM is No. 5 in the Southwest Division … CdM and Palos Verdes each use the Sea Kings as their mascot … Palos Verdes has kicked off the season with losses twice in the last three years and each time it went on to win a section title … CdM and Palos Verdes have combined for five section crowns since 2011 … Palos Verdes broke camp with six quarterbacks competing for the starting job, while CdM went in with Garbers as its signal caller.

— David Carrillo Peñaloza