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Football Preview: Corona del Mar vs. Dana Hills

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Corona del Mar (1-0) vs. Dana Hills (0-1)

When/where: Thursday, 7 p.m. at Davidson Field

Key Sea Kings: Sr. RB Cole Martin (nine carries for 95 yards and one TD); Sr. DE Parker Chase (two sacks); Jr. QB Peter Bush (14 of 20 passing for 176 yards and two TDs); Sr. S Barrett Barbato (four tackles)

Key Dolphins: Sr. QB Cole Wilber (16 of 36 passing for 138 yards, one TD and three INTs); Sr. RB-S Brian Scott (15 carries for 29 yards and one TD); Sr. WR-S Jay Schuyler (six catches for 63 yards and one TD); Sr. C Chris McDermott

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Breakdown: Corona del Mar takes a 27-game winning streak, the longest currently in the state, into its nonleague contest against Dana Hills … Dolphins haven’t had much success before league play, going a combined 3-10 since 2012 … Sea Kings’ last setback came on Sept. 21, 2012 against Capistrano Valley, a former Sea View League foe of Dana Hills … Dolphins are back in the South Coast League after top-two finishes in the Sea View League the last two years … Sea Kings are coming off a dominant 38-0 win against Carlsbad La Costa Canyon in the Under Armour Brothers in Arms Classic in San Diego … Dana Hills lost at home to Tustin, 20-14, last week … CdM’s defense will see the first of two Northern Arizona quarterback commits during a three-game stretch … Wilber committed to Northern Arizona last month, along with Newport Harbor quarterback Cole Norris, whom the Sea Kings face in the Battle of the Bay rivalry game on Sept. 19 … Three of Coach Scott Meyer’s four losses as CdM’s coach since 2011 have come during nonleague action, the other in the Pacific Coast League.

— David Carrillo Peñaloza

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