Rawlins

Barry Faulkner It wasn't long ago that the player Corona del Mar High football coaches call "Herc," short for Hercules, looked more like a jockey than a defensive force. And though senior safety K.C. Rawlins checks in at a modest 5-foot-9, 165 pounds, down 10 pounds from where he started the season, he is usually the one left standing, and grinning, after the inevitable collisions in the secondary. "I love the big hits," said Rawlins, who has made plenty as the center fielder in the Sea Kings' defense.

Corona del Mar 45, Saddleback 21 Score by Quarters Corona del Mar 21 7 17 0 - 45 Saddleback 0 14 0 7 - 21 FIRST QUARTER CdM - M. Cooper 5 run (Rawlins kick), 9:47. CdM - Long 6 run (Rawlins kick), 5:54. CdM - Ward 18 pass from Hendy (Rawlins kick), 2:30. SECOND QUARTER Sad - Jiminez 7 pass from Marquez (Olmos kick), 11:35. CdM - Cianciulli 55 run (Rawlins kick), 10:38. Sad - Chavez 17 run (Olmos kick), 6:39. THIRD QUARTER CdM - Hendy 9 run (Rawlins kick)

SCORE BY QUARTERS Corona del Mar 14 14 7 0 - 35 Costa Mesa 0 7 0 8 - 15 FIRST QUARTER CdM -- Cianciulli 2 run (Rawlins kick), 7:45. CdM -- K. Welch 9 pass from Hubbard (Rawlins kick), 3:58. SECOND QUARTER Mesa -- T. Waldron 40 pass from Iller (Hunter kick), 3:15. CdM -- Cianciulli 74 run (Rawlins kick), 2:12. CdM -- M. Cooper 1 run (Rawlins kick), 1:11. THIRD QUARTER CdM -- Cianciulli 57 pass from Hubbard (Rawlins kick)

Barry Faulkner Corona del Mar High football coach Dick Freeman couldn't pinpoint the circumstances, but he had a good idea the Saddleback passing game would provide a challenge for his youthful secondary Thursday night at the Santa Ana Bowl. "I wasn't sure whether it would be (the Roadrunners) scheme, or that we may get a lead, so they'd have to throw," Freeman said. "But I told our guys they needed to give us big plays." The CdM secondary responded in resounding fashion.

OFFENSE No. Player Ht. Wt. Yr. Po. 5 Jonathan Hubbard 5-10 170 Sr. QB 1 Keith Long 6-1 200 Sr. TB 44 Matt Cooper 6-2 225 Sr. FB 4 K.C. Rawlins 5-9 175 Sr. WR 21 Jeff Reed 6-0 205 Sr. WR 7 Kris Cooper 6-2 215 Sr. TE 53 Andy Lujan 6-2 240 Jr. LT 60 John Daley 6-1 235 Sr. LG 74 Jason Kidushim 5-10 210 Sr. C 71 John Hayes 6-0 205...

The Costa Mesa Kings Boys Club 4 roller hockey team, led by four goals from John Barton, defeated the Red Wings, 10-0, to win the Spring League championship. Jefferson Sanders added a strong effort, scoring three goals and holding the Red Wings scoreless while playing in goal during the first half. Sanders finished the season with two shutouts. The Kings, who ended the season 8-2, took the lead four minutes into the game and maintained their momentum.

Barry Faulkner It wasn't long ago that the player Corona del Mar High football coaches call "Herc," short for Hercules, looked more like a jockey than a defensive force. And though senior safety K.C. Rawlins checks in at a modest 5-foot-9, 165 pounds, down 10 pounds from where he started the season, he is usually the one left standing, and grinning, after the inevitable collisions in the secondary. "I love the big hits," said Rawlins, who has made plenty as the center fielder in the Sea Kings' defense.

Barry Faulkner Two teams that have been their own worst enemy will try to victimize someone else for a change when Corona del Mar High hosts University in tonight's Pacific Coast League football opener at 7 at Newport Harbor High. The Sea Kings (2-3), ranked No. 5 in CIF Southern Section Division VI, have committed nine turnovers and various other miscues during their three-game losing streak and enter league minus-seven in turnover ratio. The Trojans (2-3)

Barry Faulkner With three two-way senior standouts relegated to the ranks of the walking wounded, a designation that already included eight other players in street clothes, Corona del Mar High's 14-12 nonleague football loss to Cypress Friday at Newport Harbor High becomes less mysterious. But the Sea Kings' second straight defeat, which evened their record at 2-2 heading into Friday's final preleague tuneup against an impressive 3-1 La Habra squad, could not be completely explained away by personnel problems.

OFFENSE No. Player Ht. Wt. Yr. Po. 5 Jonathan Hubbard 5-10 170 Sr. QB 1 Keith Long 6-1 200 Sr. TB 44 Matt Cooper 6-2 225 Sr. FB 4 K.C. Rawlins 5-9 175 Sr. WR 21 Jeff Reed 6-0 205 Sr. WR 7 Kris Cooper 6-2 215 Sr. TE 53 Andy Lujan 6-2 240 Jr. LT 60 John Daley 6-1 235 Sr. LG 74 Jason Kidushim 5-10 210 Sr. C 71 John Hayes 6-0 205...

SCORE BY QUARTERS Corona del Mar 0 0 0 21 - 21 Troy 0 12 0 0 - 12 SECOND QUARTER Troy -- Resquer 55 pass from Salazar (kick failed), 9:23. Troy -- Blanco 4 run (pass failed), 3:34. FOURTH QUARTER CdM -- Cianciulli 11 run (Rawlins kick), 11:05. CdM -- K. Welch 25 pass from Hubbard (Rawlins kick), 7:50. CdM -- Cianciulli 16 run (Rawlins kick), 3:36. INDIVIDUAL RUSHING CdM -- Cianciulli, 27-123, 2 TDs; Long, 7-64; Cooper, 5-9. Troy -- Blanco, 14-72, 1 TD; Gilkes, 16-56; Resquer, 3-15; Salazar, 3-4. INDIVIDUAL PASSING CdM -- Hubbard, 4-9-1, 26, 1 TD. Troy -- Salazar, 8-14-1, 119, 1 TD. INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING CdM -- Welch, 2-25, 1 TD; Reed, 1-5; Hubbard, 1-minus-8.

Steve Virgen Corona del Mar High Coach Dick Freeman called his football team's fourth-quarter effort the best he's seen in his nine years as the Sea Kings head man. Corona went from rock bottom to sky high in less than 12 minutes, as the Sea Kings scored 21 points in the fourth quarter to defeat nonleague host Troy, 21-12, Friday night at Fullerton High. "We scored 21 points in the fourth quarter this time," Freeman said in reference to the Sea Kings' 34-34 tie last year, when the Warriors scored 21 fourth-quarter points.

Northwood 35, Corona del Mar 21 Score by Quarters Corona del Mar 7 0 0 14 - 21 Northwood 7 7 7 14 - 35 FIRST QUARTER CdM - Cianciulli 72 run (Rawlins kick), 11:32. NW - Tomcheck 1 run (Tomcheck kick), 5:26. SECOND QUARTER NW - Meyer 3 run (Tomcheck kick), 10:39. THIRD QUARTER NW - Meyer 3 run (Tomcheck kick), 3:05. FOURTH QUARTER CdM - Cianciulli 37 run (Rawlins kick), 11:53. NW - Tomcheck 1 run (kick failed)