High School Football Preview: Corona del Mar Football

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

Where/When: Thursday, 7 p.m. at Jim Scott Stadium.

Key Sea Kings: Sr. QB Chase Garbers (131 of 185 passing for 1,890 yards and 24 TDs; 41 carries for 170 yards and 4 TDs); Jr. WR Tae Le (44 catches for 701 yards and 13 TDs); Sr. DL Bryce Clabaugh (45 tackles, 9 1/2 sacks, one blocked FG).

Key Trojans: Jr. RB Alex Pourdanesh (72 carries for 560 yards and 4 TDs, three games with at least 100 rushing yards; 18 catches for 263 yards and 2 TDs); Sr. MLB Thomas Stea (team-leading 63 tackles, one INT, one fumble recovery); Sr. CB Jalen Robertson (38 tackles, 4 INTs).

Breakdown: Few teams possess the talent that Corona del Mar’s Chase Garbers brings at the quarterback position. The Cal-bound senior is heating up, as he threw for six touchdowns in the first half last week against Beckman…Pressure is the name of the game, as both teams have shown an ability to get to the quarterback. CdM has recorded 22 sacks, led by Sr. DL Bryce Clabaugh, who has 9 1/2…The Trojans have garnered 17 sacks. Jr. DE Julian Pourdanesh (4.5), Sr. SS Francisco Clouthier (3), and Sr. DE Justin Bodie (3) lead the team in that department…University won its final four nonleague games by an average of 32 points, but each of its first two league contests have been decided by a field-goal margin…CdM has won 22 Pacific Coast League games in a row.

— Andrew Turner