Corona Del Mar Preps For Championship Game At Newport Harbor HS

CORONA DEL MAR, CA — It's CIF Football Championship time again in Orange County, and Division 3 Corona Del Mar Sea Kings (#1 at 13-0) will meet with the Grace Brethren Lancers of Simi Valley (#2 at 12-1) at Newport Harbor High School Friday at 7:30 p.m.

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Corona Del Mar senior quarterback Ethan Garbers, who has committed to play at Washington, will lead the team in the Division 3 final game. Garbers punched through three rushing touchdowns during the semifinal game, the Daily News reported.

Elsewhere in Orange County CIF Southern Section Football Championships:

On Friday, Division 7 teams #4 Cypress Centurions (13-0) will take on the #3 Temecula Valley Golden Bears (11-2) at home, Friday at Western High School's Handel Stadium in Anaheim at 7 p.m.

Senior running back Isaac Hurtado will be the one to watch, with 42 touchdowns and 2,516 yards rushing, according to the Los Angeles Times.

On Saturday, Division 1 #1 team Mater Dei of Santa Ana (12-0) will compete against #2 St. John Bosco (11-1) at Cerritos College at 7:30 p.m. This after the Monarchs knocked out Mission Viejo with a 49-24 win last week.

Also on Saturday, Division 4 #4 San Juan Hills (10-3) will do battle against Loyola (6-6) at 7 p.m.

San Juan Hills High School's defensive end Tyler Wegis recently committed to play at Utah, signing his letter of intent this fall. According to the LA Times, it was a long haul to make his decision, but in the end, "they just made me feel like family," Wegis said. "We were just like, 'It's time to hop on.' It's crazy, and I'm just so blessed to be wanted by such a top-tier program."
The Division 2 San Clemente Tritons were removed from the playoffs in 2019 after a player was declared ineligible.

After taking to the courts in protest, the Southern Section ruling was upheld, due to improperly filled out paperwork, the LA Times reported. Chaminade of West Hills will play in the Division 2 semifinals on Friday, as San Clemente was forced to forfeit every game the player participated in due to the "CIF undue influence rule." The Chaminade Eagles will play in the championship game vs. Sierra Canyon Trailblazers on Friday at 7 p.m. in Chatsworth.