Football Preview: CdM vs. Trabuco Hills
Corona del Mar (10-1) vs. Trabuco Hills (7-4)
When/where: Friday, 7 p.m. at Trabuco Hills High
Key Sea Kings: Sr. DE Parker Chase (22 sacks, 95 tackles); Sr. WR Bo St. Geme (49 catches for 764 yards and six TDs); So. QB Chase Garbers (91 of 124 passing for 1,202 yards, 11 TDs and two INTs, 67 carries for 226 yards and nine TDs); Sr. RB Cole Martin (95 carries for 604 yards and two TDs)
Key Mustangs: Sr. QB Jimmy Jacobs (117 of 208 passing for 1,898 yards, 23 TDs and nine INTs); Jr. RB Chad Crosbie (187 carries for 974 yards and eight TDs); Sr. WR Jacob Breeland (48 catches for 843 yards and seven TDs); Sr. WR Noah Thompson (28 catches for 340 yards and eight TDs)
Breakdown: Top-seeded Corona del Mar faces Trabuco Hills in the quarterfinals of the CIF Southern Section Southwest Division playoffs … Sea Kings opened the postseason with a 17-7 win against Tustin at Davidson Field, extending their playoff winning streak to 15 games … Mustangs are coming off a 52-28 first-round win against Troy at home … CdM and Trabuco Hills have two common nonleague opponents, Carlsbad La Costa Canyon and El Toro … Sea Kings won at La Costa Canyon, 38-0, and they defeated El Toro, 31-14, at Davidson Field, while the Mustangs fell at La Costa Canyon, 34-7, and they lost at El Toro, 34-33 … CdM won the Pacific Coast League title and Trabuco Hills placed second in the Sea View League, behind San Clemente, the No. 2 seed in the playoffs … Trabuco Hills looks to reach the semifinals for the first time since 2009, when it advanced to the Southwest Division finale … Sea Kings have made it to at least the semifinals in each of the past four seasons, the last three have resulted in Southern Division titles under Coach Scott Meyer … Mustangs last won a section crown in 1993 (Division VIII).
— David Carrillo Peñaloza