High School Football Preview: Corona del Mar vs. Palos Verdes

Corona del Mar vs. Palos Verdes

When/where: Friday, 3 p.m. at Palos Verdes

Key CdM players: Sr. QB Chase Garbers; Jr. WR Taeveon Le; Sr. LB-RB Jaydin Moses; Sr. C Arwin Rahmatpanah

Key Palos Verdes players: Sr. DE-TE Shane Irwin; Sr. RB-FS Adison Umrarong; Jr. OL Dean Porter, Sr. OLB-FB Tre Gonzales

Breakdown: Corona del Mar, the top-ranked team in the CIF Southern Section Division 4 preseason poll, kicks off the season against the No. 9 team in Division 3 … Palos Verdes reached the Western Division finals last year for the third time in four seasons … CdM exited the Southwest Division quarterfinals the past two years … Palos Verdes plays its home games in the afternoon because it doesn’t have lights at its stadium … CdM last played a day game on Dec. 21, 2013, when it capped off an historic 16-0 season by beating Atherton Sacred Heart Prep, 27-15, in the CIF State Division III Bowl Game at the StubHub Center in Carson … Palos Verdes has a taxing nonleague schedule with contests against Harbor City Narbonne, the CIF State Division I-A champion a year ago, and two teams ranked No. 4 in their respective CIF Southern Section divisions — Division 2 San Clemente, a Southwest Division finalist last year, and Division 3 Los Angeles Cathedral, a Southeast Division semifinalist last year … CdM has been successful in its previous 15 openers, one of those wins came via forfeit in 2012 … Palos Verdes and CdM use the same mascot, the Sea Kings.

— David Carrillo Peñaloza

— David Carrillo Peñaloza