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Estancia (1-0) vs. Pacifica (1-0)

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

Key Eagles: Sr. QB Connor Brown (335 yards passing, three TDs, one INT); Sr. TE/SS Konrad O’Daly (eight catches for 216 yards, three TDs); Sr. OL/DL Jason Jones (seven tackles, one QB sack); Sr. FB/LB D.J. Davis (11 tackles, one QB sack, one fumble recovery).

Key Mariners: Sr. QB Nick Garcia (126 yards passing, two TDs); Sr. RB/LB Marcus Tolbert (190 yards rushing, two TDs); Sr. WR/CB Aundre Purnell (76 yards receiving, two TDs).

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Breakdown: Estancia, ranked No. 8 in the CIF Southern Section Southern Division, looks to improve to 2-0 in the nonleague game, its first home game of the season ... The Eagles defeated Loara, 37-14, last week at Western High in their season opener ... Pacifica opened the season with a 51-12 victory over Bellflower at Bolsa Grande High ... Pacifica is led by first-year coach Vinnie Lopez, who previously coached at El Rancho for three seasons, leading El Rancho to the Del Rio League championship in 2014 ... Pacifica went 2-8 overall and 1-4 in the Empire League a year ago ... One of the Mariners’ two wins last season was against Estancia, a 34-14 win in which Pacifica scored touchdowns on each of its first four possessions and took a 28-7 halftime lead.

— Matt Szabo

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