Costa Mesa Football Preview vs. Calvary Chapel
Costa Mesa (5-4, 1-3) vs. Calvary Chapel (6-3, 4-0)
When/where: Friday, 7 p.m. at Jim Scott Stadium
Key Mustangs: Sr. WR-RB-QB Cameron Curet; Sr. RB Jonathan Brucales; Jr. S Cody Merrifield; Sr. LB Daniel Arias.
Key Eagles: Sr. RB Braeden Stack; Sr. QB Patrick Glasgow: Sr. WR-DB Josh Debernarde; Jr. LB Austin Bennett.
Breakdown: The Mustangs close out the season hoping to end a three-game losing streak, while the Eagles, ranked No. 9 in the CIF Southern Section Southern Division, are looking to wrap up an unbeaten Orange Coast League campaign … Calvary Chapel has won four straight and will make its third straight trip to the CIF playoffs … Either a Godinez loss to Laguna Beach on Thursday or a Calvary victory would clinch the outright league championship, though the Eagles already have the league’s No. 1 playoff designation and, should they lose, no worse than a share of the league title … Stack is a dynamic threat, having rushed for 774 yards and 11 touchdowns and hauled in 45 passes for 384 yards and five receiving TDs … Glasgow has thrown for 1,735 yards and 16 TDs with only four interceptions … Debernarde is averaging 27.5 yards on his 27 receptions with seven TDs, and his 77 tackles rank third on the team … Curet has 445 combined yards and eight TDs rushing and receiving, while Brucales has 466 rushing yards and six TDs … Merrifield leads the Mustangs with 40 tackles … Costa Mesa has been outscored, 92-13, during the three-game losing streak and will miss the postseason for the second straight year.
— Barry Faulkner