Woodbridge

Alex Moore is the football player who makes all the calls for the Corona del Mar High defense. When the play ends, the middle linebacker most of the time is the reason why. You can usually find Moore near the ball, on top of whoever is carrying it. The junior has made 128 tackles in 12 games this year. Some at CdM believed the number of tackles in a season ranks No. 1 in the school's history. Moore isn't close to the 167-tackle record set by John Katovsich 24 years ago. What Moore and Katovsich do have in common is being in the same position, playing linebacker and being involved in the program's pursuit of consecutive CIF Southern Section titles.

GARDEN GROVE - "Chase the ring" is the chant for the Corona del Mar High football team as the players exit their postgame huddle. The Sea Kings are now just a game away from playing for their second straight ring. They withstood an inspired effort from Los Amigos in the first half of Friday night's CIF Southern Section Southern Division quarterfinal playoff game. In the second half, CdM looked like the top-seeded defending champion that it is. The Sea Kings pulled away, blanking the Lobos, 26-0, at Bolsa Grande High.

For the second time in three years, Corona del Mar High has claimed the Pacific Coast League football title outright. The Sea Kings knocked off Woodbridge, 33-16, at Newport Harbor High on Friday, helping them improve to 4-0 in league. CdM (7-2 overall), the top-ranked team in the CIF Southern Section Southern Division poll, will try to go unbeaten in league play as it did two years ago. The Sea Kings' league finale is on the road against rival Beckman (3-6, 2-2 in league)

Corona del Mar (6-2, 3-0) vs. Woodbridge (4-4, 2-1) When/where: Friday night, 7 at Newport Harbor High Key Sea Kings: Sr. QB Cayman Carter (1,192 yards, seven TDs and five INTs on 95-of-176 passing, 801 yards and nine TDs on 122 carries); Sr. RB Kai Wilson (474 yards and six TDs on 65 carries); Sr. DE Tim Reinhardt (five sacks) Key Warriors: Jr. RB Austin DeFreitas (1,432 yards and 14 TDs on 216 carries); Sr. QB Matt Callahan (1,073 yards, 10 TDs and three INTs on 66-of-125 passing)

BOYS' CROSS COUNTRY Pacific Coast League Cluster meet IRVINE - Teddy Parks, Reid Meckler and Spencer Keith achieved personal records and helped Corona del Mar finish first with 37 points at Mason Park on Thursday. Parks finished third in 15 minutes, 35 seconds, a four-second improvement. Meckler was fourth in 15:35, lowering 14 seconds of his previous best, and Keith came in fifth in 15:37, a seven-second personal record. Tanner Love (16:08) came in 12th out of 38 runners and Ethan Hold (16:09)

GIRLS' TENNIS Newport Harbor 18, Fountain Valley 0 NEWPORT BEACH — Seniors Megan Bathen and Kaitlyn Cosenza swept at love at No. 1 doubles for the Sailors in the Sunset League match Thursday. Senior McKenna Johnson swept at No. 2 singles, only dropping two games, while seniors Lexy DiSantis and Kelsey Christiansen swept at No. 2 doubles, losing only two games for Newport Harbor (11-4, 6-1 in league). * Corona del Mar 13, Beckman 5 IRVINE — Olivia Dajee swept at No. 1 singles, 6-3, 7-6, 6-0 for the Sea Kings in the Pacific Coast League match Thursday.

Newsflash - Woodbridge High has a good cross country program. OK, so maybe it's not news that Woodbridge's boys' and girls' teams once again are expected to be the teams to beat for the Pacific Coast League titles. But this year it's a little different at the top. Warriors coach George Varvas has stepped down to an assistant's role to create an opportunity for new head coach Bryan Pacheco. "It's exciting for me," said Pacheco, 37. "I enjoy cross country, I enjoy working with the kids and running with the kids.