Newport Harbor hadn't done well against Corona del Mar recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Newport Harbor Sailors walked away with a 21-14 win over the Corona del Mar Sea Kings. That's more bragging rights for the Sailors, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Newport Harbor can attribute much of their success to Jake Meer, who threw for 190 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 31 yards and a touchdown.
Newport Harbor didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Cade Fegel, Sammy Stremick, and Ethan Ambat picked up one apiece.
Corona del Mar lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Brady Annett, who rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 101 yards on 11 of 24 attempts. Those 87 rushing yards gave Annett a new career-high. Wyatt Lucas handled things on the ground, rushing for 89 yards.
The victory (which was Newport Harbor's third in a row) raised their record to 3-4. As for Corona del Mar, they dropped their record down to 3-4 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Newport Harbor will head out to face off against San Juan Hills at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. San Juan Hills' defense has only allowed 14.3 points per game this season, so Newport Harbor's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Corona del Mar, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Villa Park at 7:00 p.m. Corona del Mar is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.8 points per game this season.
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