CdM exam: pass ... fail

There will be nothing secondary about the play of the Corona del

Mar High defensive backs when the Sea Kings visit Calvary Chapel for

a football showdown of Pacific Coast League unbeatens tonight at 7 at

Westminster High.

Calvary Chapel (4-3, 2-0 in league) comes in with the most

productive passing attack in Orange County, paced by 6-foot-4,

225-pound senior quarterback Terry Mermer. Mermer’s passing yardage

this fall (2,274) is more than 700 greater than the total posted by

the CdM offense, rushing and passing.

CdM cornerbacks Mordy Ornguze, a junior and Wess Presson, a

sophomore, as well as senior safety K.C. Rawlins, will be on the

front line of the attack, hoping to help the Sea Kings (4-3, 2-0)

retain at least a share of the league lead.

The Sea Kings have given up an average of 131 passing yards in

seven games and have been victimized by six touchdown passes. Calvary

Chapel has averaged 325 yards per game via the pass and Mermer has

thrown for 21 TDs.

The CdM offense has produced more than two-thirds of its yards on

the ground, paced by senior tailback Mark Cianciulli, who is 153

yards away from his second straight 1,000-yard campaign.