Corona del Mar (7-1, 3-0 in league) vs. University (3-5, 1-2)
When/where: Thursday night, 7 at Irvine High
Key Sea Kings: Sr. QB Brent Lawson (1,607 yards, 18 TDs and six INTs on 93-of-166 passing); Sr. RB Erik Fisher (947 yards and eight TDs on 171 carries); Sr. OLB Aaron White (48 tackles and 11 sacks)
Key Trojans: Jr. DT Kevin Brown; Sr. WR Tyler Stanek (40 catches for 498 yards and five TDs); Sr. RB-CB Ryan Kuo (360 yards and two TDs on 40 carries)
Breakdown: Corona del Mar, ranked No. 1 in the CIF Southern Section Southern Division poll, hasn't lost in its last eight Pacific Coast League games dating back to last year … The Sea Kings, the defending league champions, cannot afford to look forward to next week's league showdown with second-ranked Beckman … University is coming off a 24-21 loss to Beckman, a section finalist last year … The Sea Kings came from behind to edge Woodbridge, 31-30, last week … The Trojans have matched their league win total from the previous three years … The Sea Kings are 17-12-1 against University.
— David Carrillo Peñaloza
