Newport Harbor Football Preview vs. Eisenhower

Newport Harbor (0-0) vs. Rialto Eisenhower (0-1)

When/where: Thursday, 7 p.m. at Davidson Field

Key Sailors: Jr. QB Michael Bonds; Jr. RB Cole Kinder; Sr. WR-CB Jack Rapillo; Sr. RT Max Spruill

Key Eagles: Jr. RB-DB Tyvon McCune; Jr. DB-WR Lamario Howard; Sr. LB-OL Josiah Soto; Sr. DL-OL Michael Taylor; Sr. LB-TE Adrian Alarcon

Breakdown: Jeff Brinkley, who enters his 30th season at the helm of Newport Harbor, is 22-6-1 in season openers … Eisenhower kicked off the year last week with a 52-14 loss at home to Hesperia Sultana, ending a four-year winning streak in season openers … Sailors start the season with a new quarterback in Bonds, who takes over for Cole Norris, Newport Harbor’s record-breaking signal caller … Eagles are from the Citrus Belt League, home to Redlands East Valley, the defending CIF State Division II champion … Newport Harbor’s schedule after Eisenhower will get tougher as it plays three straight nonleague games against CIF Southern Section ranked opponents, Pico Rivera El Rancho (No. 10 in Southeast Division), Corona del Mar (No. 5 in Southwest Division) and San Clemente (No. 1 in Southwest Division) … Eisenhower has shared two of the last three league titles with Redlands East Valley.

— David Carrillo Peñaloza