CdM Football Preview vs. Irvine
Corona del Mar (7-2, 4-0) vs. Irvine (3-6, 0-4)
When/where: Thursday, 7 p.m. at Jim Scott Stadium
Key Sea Kings: Jr. QB Chase Garbers (173 of 252 passing for 2,010 yards, 23 TDs and two INTs); Sr. WR Peter Bush (47 catches for 674 yards and eight TDs); Jr. RB Jaydin Moses (86 carries for 604 yards and six TDs); Sr. DB Sutty Barbato (53 tackles)
Key Vaqueros: Sr. QB Joseph Carter (126 of 250 passing for 1,405 yards, nine TDs and nine INTs); Sr. WR Trent Colbert (33 catches for 433 yards and one TD); Jr. RB Brent Miller (105 carries for 477 yards and six TDs); Sr. DB Curtis Jackson (106 tackles)
Breakdown: Corona del Mar can complete its fourth straight undefeated Pacific Coast League title with a victory … Irvine looks to avoid its first winless season in league since 2005, when it was in the Sea View League … Sea Kings are ranked No. 3 in the CIF Southern Section Southwest Division poll, and a win locks up one of the division’s top four seeds when the playoff pairings are released on Sunday … Vaqueros have dropped six consecutive contests … CdM has won 19 straight league games, two shy of tying the fifth-longest winning streak in Orange County history … Irvine last beat the Sea Kings six years ago … Garbers is four touchdown passes away from tying the CdM single-season record of 27 … Vaqueros’ three wins have come against teams that are a combined 7-20.
— David Carrillo Peñaloza