Two-minute drill

Corona del Mar High’s 26-6 nonleague football victory over Estancia

Friday at Orange Coast College prompted some nostalgic thoughts from

four Sea King assistant coaches.

“Our whole offensive staff played at Estancia,” said former Eagle

Tony Naranjo, CdM’s co-offensive coordinator.

The other former Eagles working for the Sea Kings are: Miguel Romo

(offensive line), Jeremy Osso (co-offensive coordinator) and Frough

Jahid.

“It’s kind of cool to see my old freshman football coach, Art

Perry [still on staff at Estancia, where he coaches the boys golf

team],” Naranjo said.

* Costa Mesa will likely be without senior Evan Hunter until it

begins Golden West League play against Estancia Oct. 7, Coach Jay

Johnson said before Friday’s 30-0 loss at Brea Olinda.

Hunter, a two-way starter at receiver and corner last season, is

still recovering from June shoulder surgery to tighten loose

ligaments.

Johnson said Hunter has practiced, but the shoulder remains tender

and the head coach wants to err on the side of caution. Johnson

considers the 5-foot-9, 160-pound Hunter the quickest player on the

team.

* Emotions among players run high before any game, but, perhaps,

even more so before the season opener. This was illustrated when the

Estancia players began jumping up and down in a bunch near their

sideline moments before kickoff Friday at OCC.

One player caught near the outskirts of the pack, who shall remain

nameless, was knocked on his back by the momentum of a teammate

charging toward the congregation.

* Sage Hill School newcomer Zach Milder, a senior, made his debut

in Friday’s 41-8 nonleague victory over visiting Fairmont Prep.

Milder, who attended the school last year but did not play

football, started at wide receiver, safety and place-kicker.

The 5-foot-9, 140-pounder is a prime example of how Sage’s success

last season -- a 7-4 mark that included the program’s first trip to

the CIF Southern Section playoffs -- sparked more interest in the

program, Lightning Coach Tom Monarch has said.

Milder was key in helping the defense hold a shutout until the

Huskies scored a touchdown with 2:02 remaining.

* Costa Mesa failed to score in a game for the first time since a

22-0 loss to Laguna Beach in 1997.

* Though Costa Mesa Coach Jay Johnson had several areas of concern

regarding his team’s season-opening performance, penalties were not

one of them. The Mustangs committed just one infraction -- a false

start in the first quarter.

* For the first time in recent memory, the Estancia uniforms

feature the last names of the players above the numbers on their

backs.

* The Estancia helmets are adorned with the scowling eagle logo

used by the Philadelphia Eagles.

The Eagles’ helmets are a tad lighter than the burgundy-shaded

jerseys. Coach Brian Barnes said the helmets are painted Oklahoma

red.

* Johnson said his players need to drink more water during games

to maintain energy and prevent cramps. Seven Mustang starters played

offense and defense in Friday’s season-opening setback.