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Estancia vs. Calvary Chapel

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When: Tonight, 7:30

Where: Orange Coast College

Key Estancia players: Sr. TB Carlos Mendez (1,053 yards rushing), seven TDs: So. DE Omar Gutierrez; Sr. WR-CB Jason Moreno.

Key Calvary players: Sr. RB Scott Masuda (698 rushing yards, five TDs); So. RB Brandon Perez (361 rushing yards, nine TDs).

Breakdown: This is a third-place showdown, with the winner capturing the Orange Coast League’s third guaranteed berth into the CIF Southern Section Southern Division playoffs ... Estancia (3-6, 1-2 in league) has lost five of its last six, as has Calvary Chapel (3-6, 1-2), which halted a five-game losing streak with a 24-6 win over Godinez on Saturday ... Estancia’s lone league win was also against Godinez, a 41-7 triumph on Oct. 30 ... Mendez, who missed most of two quarters last week with a strained calf muscle and an ankle sprain, is ready to go, Estancia Coach Mike Bargas said ... Calvary, coached by former Corona del Mar High offensive coordinator Lyle Lansdell, has been decimated by injuries, losing three players with torn anterior cruciate ligaments and also losing its starting quarterback early in the season ... Landsdell’s defensive coordinator is former CdM head man Dick Freeman.

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— Barry Faulkner


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