Costa Mesa (0-2) vs. Irvine (1-1)

When: Tonight, 7

Where: Irvine High

Key Mustangs: Senior running back Robbie Gemayel (11 caries for 30 yards); senior running back Antwon Byrd (40 carries for 126 yards); junior quarterback Todd Davis (14 for 34 passing for 150 yards and one interception). For Costa Mesa’s starting lineup go to page A13.

Key Vaqueros: Senior running back Shane Whippo (22 carries for 250 yards and two touchdowns); junior running back Tra’shon Young (three carries for 142 yards and three touchdowns); junior safety Chris Del Carlo (one interception)

Breakdown: Gemayel made his return last week for the Mustangs after missing the season opener with a foot injury. Gemayel should help the offense, which is averaging 1.5 points per game this season … Costa Mesa’s two losses have come against Corona del Mar and Beckman, which are currently ranked No. 5 and No. 8, respectively, in the CIF Southern Section Southern Division poll … This is the Mustangs’ third straight road game against a team from the Pacific Coast League … Irvine lost senior quarterback Brandon Allen to a knee injury in the season opener. The Vaqueros used backups junior Allen Merritt and sophomore Brennan Leitao and the two combined to go six for 12 passing for 76 yards in Irvine’s 28-6 nonleague victory against Woodbridge last week.

— David Carrillo Peñaloza