Football: Corona del Mar 35, Northwood 21

Corona del Mar has won back-to-back Southern Section championships, and the Sea Kings will go after their third in a row as the Southern Division's top-seeded team after completing the regular season undefeated.

The Sea Kings stretched their winning streak to 20 games—although they had to come back from an early deficit against Northwood—to put the finishing touches on a Pacific Coast League title.

Score: Corona del Mar 35, Northwood 21

Key Stats: Luke Napolitano passed for 219 yards and a touchdown, and also scored on a 2-yard run for Corona del Mar.

Pivotal Moment: A blocked punt late in the second quarter gave Corona del Mar good field position, and Napolitano connected with William Hunter for a 33-yard scoring pass and a 28-14 lead with 2:12 left. Northwood’s early 14-0 lead was gone and all the momentum was with CdM.

Records: Corona del Mar (10-0 overall, 5-0 in Pacific Coast League), Northwood (3-7, 2-3)

Notes: This is CdM’s second consecutive PCL title. When the Sea Kings won the section championship in 2011, they had finished second to Beckman, which they beat in the finals, 14-13. …  Cole Martin rushed for 109 yards, including a 3-yard score, for the Sea Kings. … Anthony Battista rushed for two touchdowns, of 33 an 14 yards. The latter gave Corona del Mar a 35-14 lead. … The 21 points allowed by CdM matched the season high, a 24-21 victory over El Toro in Game 3. … Northwood scored twice in the first quarter, on a 6-yard run by John Edmond and 4-yard run by Brian Abel, to take a 14-0 lead. ... Irvine (8-2, 4-1) finished second and Woodbridge (6-4, 3-2) finished third. … Irvine is ranked No. 4 in the division.