Football Preview: CdM vs. Beckman

Corona del Mar (7-1, 3-0) vs. Beckman (4-4, 1-2)

When/where: Thursday, 7 p.m. at Tustin High

Key Sea Kings: Sr. DE Parker Chase (12 sacks, 58 tackles); Sr. WR Bo St. Geme (34 catches for 529 yards and five TDs); Sr. MLB Hoyt Crance (57 tackles); Sr. RB Cole Martin (47 carries for 305 yards and 1 TD)

Key Patriots: So. QB Dean Nagle; Jr. RB Adrian Morrow; Sr. WR Logan Garrick; Jr. WR Demitrius Goods

Breakdown: Corona del Mar can clinch at least a share of the Pacific Coast League title and one of the league’s three automatic berths into the CIF Southern Section Southwest Division playoffs with a win … Beckman is the last team to defeat CdM in league play, pulling off a 42-37 win on Nov. 11, 2011 to claim the league title … Sea Kings have won 13 straight league games, including the last two league championships … Patriots are coming off a 35-17 loss at Irvine … CdM Coach Scott Meyer said Martin is back after the tailback missed the past two games because of a concussion he suffered at Irvine on Oct. 10 … Meyer said the Sea Kings have lost sophomore running back Jaydin Moses for the season with a torn ligament in his foot … Beckman faces the top-ranked team in the Southwest Division poll.

— David Carrillo Peñaloza