CdM Football Preview vs. Northwood

Corona del Mar (6-2, 3-0) vs. Northwood (2-6, 1-2)

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

Key Sea Kings: Jr. QB Chase Garbers (161 of 229 passing for 1,804 yards, 19 TDs and two INTs); Sr. WR Peter Bush (44 catches for 588 yards and seven TDs); Sr. DB Sutty Barbato (team-best 49 tackles); Sr. RB/LB Jaydin Moses (80 carries for 578 yards, six TDs; 29 tackles).

Key Timberwolves: Sr. QB Trevor Lawrence (88 of 167 passing for 857 yards, five TDs and seven INTs); Jr. WR Michael Bellas (38 catches for 380 yards, one TD); Sr. MLB Dennis Deguzman

Breakdown: The Sea Kings can clinch at least a share of the Pacific Coast League title with a victory ... Corona del Mar is the three-time defending league champion and has won 18 straight games in league ... The Sea Kings, ranked No. 3 in the CIF Southern Section Southwest Division poll, defeated Northwood, 14-0, last season and have won four straight against the Timberwolves since a 29-29 tie in 2010, which was Northwood’s first year back in the Pacific Coast League after four years in the Sea View League ... Garbers has thrown for nine touchdowns and no interceptions in his last two games, including a CdM single-game record of six touchdowns in a 52-20 win over Beckman two weeks ago ... Sea Kings beat University, 42-21, last week to hand Trojans their first league loss ... Northwood, coming off a 45-13 loss to Woodbridge, began the season with an upset loss to Costa Mesa and has struggled to score points ... The Timberwolves are averaging just 11 points per game and have scored more than 19 one time ... Corona del Mar is averaging 32 points per game.

— Matt Szabo