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Corona del Mar (10-2) vs. Woodbridge (7-5)

When/where: Friday night, 7 at Irvine High

Key Sea Kings: Sr. QB Cayman Carter (1,963 yards, 16 TDs and six INTs, 955 yards and 13 TDs on 162 carries); Sr. DE Tim Reinhardt (seven sacks); Sr. WR Troy Reese (49 catches for 749 yards and eight TDs).

Key Warriors: Jr. RB Austin DeFreitas (2,023 and 19 TDs on 309 carries); Jr. LB Philip Hong (142 tackles); Sr. QB Matt Callahan (1,630 yards, 17 TDs and four INTs).

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Breakdown: Top-seeded Corona del Mar faces Pacific Coast League foe Woodbridge in a semifinal game of the CIF Southern Section Southern Division playoffs … Sea Kings beat the Warriors, 33-16, at Newport Harbor High on Oct. 26, their third straight win against Woodbridge since it moved to the Pacific Coast League in 2010 … Corona del Mar is one win from having the opportunity to defend its Southern Division title … Winner gets to play the winner between second-seeded Laguna Beach (11-0-1) and third-seeded Garden Grove (10-2) in the Southern Division title game at Angel Stadium on Dec. 1 … Corona del Mar’s defense, led by defensive end Tim Reinhardt and linebacker Alex Moore, has helped to outscore its two playoff opponents, 61-0 … The last time the Sea Kings blanked their first two postseason opponents, they completed back-to-back section title runs.

— David Carrillo Peñaloza

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