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High School Football Preview: Corona del Mar vs. Capistrano Valley

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Corona del Mar (4-0) vs. Capistrano Valley (3-1)

When/where: Friday, 7 p.m. at Davidson Field

Key Sea Kings: Jr. RB Cole Martin (650 yards and seven TDs on 103 carries); Sr. QB Luke Napolitano (589 yards, six TDs and two INTs on 41 of 67 passing, three rushing TDs); Jr. DE Parker Chase (26 tackles, four sacks)

Key Cougars: Sr. QB Matthew Gordon (752 yards, nine TDs and two INTs on 63 of 100 passing); Jr. RB William Biehn (279 yards and three TDs on 25 carries); Jr. WR Adam Gordon (22 catches for 315 yards and four TDs)

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Breakdown: Corona del Mar, ranked No. 1 in the CIF Southern Section Southern Division poll, looks for its 15th straight victory dating back to last season … Capistrano Valley, No. 9 in the Southwest Division poll, was only one of two teams to beat CdM last year … Sea Kings have a bye after this week and open their Pacific Coast League title defense against Irvine on Oct. 11 … Cougars have won two straight, including a 51-26 win against Woodbridge, a Pacific Coast League team … Capistrano Valley is averaging 32.2 points per game, while CdM is allowing 12.2 points.

— David Carrillo Peñaloza

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