Sea Kings, Breakers collide again in CIF playoffs today

Corona del Mar vs. Laguna Beach

CIF Southern Section Southern Division quarterfinal

When: Tonight, 7

Where: Laguna Beach High

Key Sea Kings: Sr. QB Mitch Sands (98 for 194 passing for 1,322 yards and 19 TDs and eight interceptions); Jr. RB-SS J.D. Abbott (148 carries for 985 yards and eight TDs); Sr. WR-CB-KR-PR Dillon Norton (18 catches for 312 yards and four TDs, three kickoff returns for TDs)

Key Breakers: Sr. RB-LB Zach Smith (132 carries for 964 yards and 13 TDs); So. WR Chris Paul (39 catches for 666 yards and eight TDs); So. QB Austin Paxson (62 for 131 passing for 957 yards and nine TDs and three interceptions)

Breakdown: CdM (9-2), the No. 2 seed, looks to reach the semifinals of the playoffs for the first time since 1995 … These two teams played on Sept. 12, when the Sea Kings won, 37-0, at Newport Harbor High, recording their lone shutout of the season … CdM beat La Mirada, 26-15, in the opening round … Laguna Beach (5-6) advanced by defeating Santa Ana, 39-14, giving the program its first playoff victory in 21 years … The Sea Kings have a 10-game winning steak against the Breakers. Laguna Beach last beat CdM in 1985.

— David Carrillo Peñaloza