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Corona del Mar (5-1, 1-0) vs. Irvine (3-3, 1-0)

When/Where: Friday, 7 p.m. at Newport Harbor High

Key Sea Kings: Sr. RB Erik Fisher (645 yards rushing, seven TDs); Sr. QB Brent Lawson (1,084 yards passing, 13 TDs, five INTs); Sr. OLB Aaron White (36 tackles, nine sacks).

Key Vaqueros: Sr. RB Kevin Torres (455 yards rushing, six TDs); Soph. QB Ryan Goodman (553 yards passing, five TDs, four INTs); Sr. LB Matt Canlas.

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Breakdown: Corona del Mar, the top-ranked team in the CIF Southern Section Southern Division coaches’ poll, looks to improve to 2-0 in Pacific Coast League play against the visiting Vaqueros … CdM opened league with a 17-10 win at Northwood, while Irvine, ranked No. 6 in the division, topped University, 28-14, in its league opener … Irvine has allowed 78 points over its first six games, lowest among the six PCL teams, but has scored just 106 points … Last year the Sea Kings edged the Vaqueros, 28-23, behind a 162-yard rushing game from then-senior Clay Reinhardt … CdM is 10-7 all-time against Irvine.

— Matt Szabo

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