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Football Preview: CdM vs. Tesoro

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Corona del Mar (4-0) vs. Tesoro (3-1)

When/where: Friday, 7 p.m. at Tesoro

Key Sea Kings: Jr. QB Peter Bush (50 of 82 passing for 630 yards, five TDs and two INTs, 43 carries for 191 yards and five TDs); Sr. DE Parker Chase (eight sacks, 29 tackles, one fumble recovery); Sr. WR Bo St. Geme (20 catches for 348 yards and five TDs); Sr. MLB Hoyt Crance (31 tackles)

Key Titans: Jr. RB Anthony Battista (55 carries for 264 yards and two TDs); Jr. QB Devon Modster (64 of 117 passing for 774 yards, nine TDs and two INTs, 45 carries for 235 yards and four TDs); Sr. WR Jake Smeltzer (12 catches for 176 yards and three TDs); Jr. WR Carter Jaenichen (19 catches for 217 yards and four TDs)

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Breakdown: Corona del Mar faces Battista, a key contributor to the Sea Kings’ historic 16-0 season last year … Battista, who rushed for 1,052 yards and 10 touchdowns for CdM in 2013, transferred to Tesoro in the offseason … Matchup features the top-ranked teams from the CIF Southern Section Southwest Division (CdM) and West Valley Division (Tesoro) … Sea Kings hold the state’s longest active winning streak at 30 … Tesoro’s only setback came in its season opener, losing to La Mirada, which is now ranked No. 4 in the Southeast Division … CdM has lost three straight to Tesoro … Titans reached the quarterfinals of the Pac-5 Division playoffs last year … Sea Kings wrap up nonleague action, before opening Pacific Coast League play at Irvine on Oct. 10 … Tesoro is the third South Coast League team to play CdM this year … Sea Kings defeated El Toro, 31-14, and Dana Hills, 37-0, from the South Coast League in consecutive weeks.

— David Carrillo Peñaloza

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