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Corona del Mar vs. Mayfair

When: Tonight, 7

Where: Newport Harbor High

CIF Southern Section Southern Division semifinals

Key Sea Kings: Sr. QB-CB Mitch Sands (108 for 208 passing for 1,475 yards and 21 TDs and eight interceptions); Jr. LB-FB Alex Swigert; Jr. RB-SS J.D. Abbott (158 carries for 1,014 yards and nine TDs)

Key Monsoons: So. RB Dominique Small (101 carries for 1,039 yards and eight TDs); Sr. QB Jimmy Ohiri (90 for 168 passing for 1,591 yards and 21 TDs and seven interceptions); Sr. WR Brandon Estrada (54 catches for 1,036 yards and 14 TDs)

Breakdown: CdM (10-2) enters its first semifinal game since 1995 with four starters out because of injuries … CdM received the No. 2 seed over Mayfair, the No. 3 seed. The Sea Kings placed second in the Pacific Coast League while the Monsoons won the Suburban League … Mayfair (9-3) is on an eight-game winning streak after playing a robust nonleague schedule with games against Lakewood, a Pac-5 Division semifinalist, Moorpark, a Northern Division semifinalist, and Los Alamitos, which shared the Sunset League title … Sands needs two touchdown passes to surpass CdM’s single-season touchdown passing record of 22 set by Taylor Hughes in 2006 … Mayfair has won its two playoffs games by an average of 33 points, compared to CdM’s 26 points per game … The one common opponent is La Mirada, which CdM defeated, 26-15, in the opening round of the playoffs at Newport Harbor on Nov. 21. Mayfair beat La Mirada, 28-0, in league play on Oct. 17 … CdM and Mayfair have never played each other in football.

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— David Carrillo Peñaloza


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