Corona del Mar Football Preview

Corona del Mar vs. Laguna Hills

When/where: Friday night, 7 at Newport Harbor High

Key Sea Kings: Sr. DE Tim Reinhardt; Sr. WR Troy Reese; Sr. RT Nick Storm

Key Hawks: Sr. LB Peter Eggert; Sr. QB Kevin Cunningham; Jr. G Christian Manzano

Breakdown: Corona del Mar opens the season ranked No. 1 in the CIF Southern Section Southern Division poll … Sea Kings are the defending Southern Division champions … Laguna Hills played CdM every year in the Pacific Coast League from 2006-09, when the Hawks went unbeaten in league during their four-year title run … Since 2006, Laguna Hills is 22-0-1 against teams from the Pacific Coast League … Laguna Hills, which is in the Sea View League, is the first of five top-25 preseason teams in Orange County that CdM faces this season … Sea Kings last defeated a Sea View League opponent 14 years ago, when they played in the league … CdM is winless in its past nine games against Sea View League teams.

— David Carrillo Peñaloza