Newport Harbor Football Preview vs. El Rancho

Newport Harbor (1-0) vs. El Rancho (0-2)

When/where: Friday, 7 p.m. at El Rancho

Key Sailors: Sr. WR-DB Jack Rapillo; Jr. QB Michael Bonds; Sr. TB Cole Kinder; Jr. LB-RB Gage Roberson.

Key Dons: Jr. QB Adam Chandler; Sr. WR Adrian Pop; Sr. WR Isiah Araujo; Sr. MLB-C Mike Viera.

Breakdown: The Sailors are coming off a dominant 44-0 thrashing of Rialto Eisenhower in their opener last week ... The Dons, based in Pico Rivera, are 0-2 after losses to Claremont and Capistrano Valley in which they have been outscored a combined 46-25 ... El Rancho has scored all four of its touchdowns via the pass and Chandler has completed 47 of 70 for 451 yards and four TDs, with only one interception ... Chandler is also the team’s leading rusher with 92 yards on 17 attempts ... Kinder had 85 rushing yards and two touchdowns on eight carries last week, when Bonds was 10 for 12 passing for 101 yards without an interception ... Rapillo returned punts 58 and 29 yards for touchdowns and also caught four passes for 34 yards against Eisenhower ... Newport Harbor is 23-5-1 in its second game of the season under Coach Jeff Brinkley, who is in his 30th season at the helm ... Roberson had an interception and a sack last week ... This is the first meeting between the two schools ... El Rancho won CIF championships in 1960, 1966 and 1968 under legendary coach Ernie Johnson, who coached Newport Harbor to a Sunset League co-championship in his only season in 1970. The 1966 Dons were national champions.

— Barry Faulkner