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High School Football Preview: Estancia vs. Laguna Beach

By David Carrillo PeñalozaAssistant Editor, Fast Break Desk 
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Laguna Beach (4-4, 2-1) vs. Estancia (2-6, 1-2)

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

Key Breakers: Jr. QB Curtis Harrison (83 of 158 passing for 1,109 yards, 13 TDs and seven INTs); Sr. WR Ryan Blaser (30 catches for 431 yards and six TDs); Sr. RB Bruce Knill (49 carries for 316 yards)

Key Eagles: Sr. RB-WR-DB Tyler Ross (28 catches for 279 yards and three TDs; 50 carries for 184 yards and four TDs); Sr. QB Eric Carrasco (101 of 184 passing for 1,146 yards, eight TDs and seven INTs); Sr. WR-DB Trevor Brown (35 catches for 398 yards and two TDs)

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Breakdown: Laguna Beach, which shares second place in the Orange Coast League with defending league champion Calvary Chapel, can clinch a playoff berth into the CIF Southern Section Division 13 playoffs with a win … Estancia, tied for fourth with Saddleback, is in a must-win situation if it plans to keep its Division 12 playoff hopes alive, as the top three teams in league earn automatic playoff berths … Breakers have won two in a row since opening league with a 32-7 loss at home to Godinez … Eagles ended a six-game losing streak last week with a 42-7 win against rival Costa Mesa ... Laguna Beach and Estancia close out league play next week, as the Breakers are at home with Calvary Chapel and the Eagles travel to face Godinez.

— David Carrillo Peñaloza

David Carrillo Peñaloza

David Carrillo Peñaloza is an assistant editor on the Los Angeles Times’ breaking news team, the Fast Break Desk. He learned to read because of the newspaper. At breakfast, it was his job to translate stories to his parents, who were unable to read in English. His work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, New York Times and Washington Post.

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