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Football Preview: CdM vs. Woodbridge

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Corona del Mar (5-1, 1-0) vs. Woodbridge (4-2, 1-0)

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

Key Sea Kings: Sr. DE Parker Chase (44 tackles, 10 sacks); Sr. MLB Hoyt Crance (44 tackles); Jr. QB Peter Bush (955 yards, six TDs passing; 233 yards, six TDs rushing); Sr. WR Bo St. Geme (25 catches, 417 yards, five TDs); Sr. WR Cole Collins (27 catches, 359 yards, two TDs).

Key Warriors: Sr. QB Michael Pritchett (698 yards, eight TDs passing); Sr. MLB Scott Patton (52 tackles); So. RB Connor McBride (556 yards, two TDs rushing); Sr. WR Zach Kennedy (26 catches, 327 yards, five TDs receiving).

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Breakdown: The Sea Kings enter the Pacific Coast League game having won 11 straight league contests and their last 13 meetings with PCL foes (including two playoff games) ... CdM, which shares the No. 1 ranking with San Clemente in the CIF Southern Section Southwest Division, is 5-0 against Woodbridge since 2010, when the two aligned as PCL rivals ... Bush, expected to return after missing most of the league-opening win over Irvine with a sprained ankle, has one more rushing TD (six) than the Warriors do as a team ... CdM QBs Bush and sophomore Chase Garbers have combined for 10 TDs rushing and seven passing ... CdM has committed seven turnovers in its last two games, including a 28-14 loss at Tesoro on Sept. 26 that ended a 30-game winning streak ... The Sea Kings are allowing 11.2 points per game and have outscored opponents by 102 points this season ... Woodbridge has outscored foes, 133-114, this season ... The Warriors, under longtime coach Rick Gibson, have won four straight, including a 20-17 league-opening triumph over University.

— Barry Faulkner

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