Battle for the Bell Preview: Costa Mesa vs. Estancia

Estancia (4-2, 1-0) vs. Costa Mesa (1-5, 1-0)

When/where: Friday, 7 p.m. Jim Scott Stadium

Key Eagles: So. WR/RB/CB Dylan Laurent (44 carries for 295 yards and five TDs, 13 catches for 147 yards, four INTs, three punt returns for TDs); Sr. RB/LB Ronnie Urquiza; Jr. QB Connor Brown (61 of 111 passing for 767 yards, seven TDs and seven INTs); Sr. RB/DB Christian Laurent (109 carries for 522 yards and one TD); Sr. LB Tyler Thomas.

Key Mustangs: Jr. RB/MLB Mason Mataafa (83 carries for 391 yards and two TDs); Jr. RB/WR/FS/K Cameron Curet (51 carries for 512 yards and four total TDs); Jr. QB/LB Sammy Swanson (8 of 24 passing for 121 yards, one TD); Sr. WR/CB Darmonta Davis; Sr. C/NG Roberto Olivares.

Breakdown: Friday night’s game is the 48th edition of the Battle for the Bell cross-town rivalry game ... Estancia holds a 27-19-1 edge in the series and has won three of the last four years, but Costa Mesa captured a 31-18 victory last year on its way to the Orange Coast League title ... Estancia, Costa Mesa and Saddleback are the three teams tied for first in league after winning their league openers ... Estancia, ranked No. 5 in the CIF Southern Section Southern Division, opened league play last week with a 30-20 win over Calvary Chapel ... Estancia Coach Mike Bargas said his team is relatively healthy, although senior receiver/cornerback Jake Brown partially tore his ACL in the Calvary game last week and is out ... Bargas said that senior receiver/safety Devon Jackson, who missed three weeks with an ankle injury suffered in the season opener, practiced every day this week and is at about 85-90% ... The Laurent brothers, senior Christian and sophomore Dylan, combined for 249 yards rushing and two touchdowns last week ... Costa Mesa opened league play with a 48-0 shutout of Laguna Beach last week ... Coach Wally Grant said that senior tight end/defensive end Austin Sheffner will miss Friday’s game with a concussion ... Grant said that juniors Jonathan Brucales, Andrew Garcia and Rodrigo Carvalho all could play at the left-side tight end spot ... Brucales is returning from a high ankle sprain this week ... Grant is 1-2 as head coach in the Battle for the Bell, while Bargas is 4-3 ... Although both teams share Jim Scott Stadium as their home stadium, Friday night’s game is a designated home game for Estancia.

— Matt Szabo