Newport Harbor Football Preview vs. Los Alamitos

Newport Harbor (3-4, 1-1) vs. Los Alamitos (2-5, 0-2)

When/where: Friday, 7 p.m. at Newport Harbor High

Key Sailors: Jr. RB Cole Kinder (149 carries for 822 yards and six rushing TDs, one receiving TD); Jr. QB Michael Bonds (103 of 179 passing for 1,172 yards, 10 TDs and five INTs); Jr. LB Gage Roberson; Sr. DL Max Durante

Key Griffins: Sr. QB Jack Telenko (115 of 208 passing for 1,676 yards, 12 TDs and seven INTs); Sr. WR Holden Edmondson (37 catches for 525 yards, three TDs); Jr. DT Joey Noble (team-best 37 tackles, three QB sacks).

Breakdown: The Sailors can further strengthen their push for the CIF Southern Section West Valley Division playoffs by beating the Griffins in the Sunset League game ... Newport Harbor is coming off a 33-27 overtime win over Huntington Beach in which the Sailors outscored the Oilers, 20-0, after halftime ... The win over the Oilers snapped a four-game losing streak for Newport Harbor ... Los Alamitos has dropped its first two league games and five straight games overall ... The two teams to which the Griffins have lost in league, Edison and Fountain Valley, are tied for first place ... This game matches two of the longest-tenured coaches in Orange County, as Jeff Brinkley is in his 30th year in charge at Newport Harbor and Los Al Coach Barnes is in his 36th year at the helm of Los Alamitos ... Barnes, who also coached at Magnolia for one year in 1978, has an Orange County-record 323 wins ... Los Alamitos is the defending Sunset League champion and beat Newport Harbor, 62-27, last season ... The 62 points allowed was the most in Sailors program history ... Los Alamitos features former Estancia standout Dylan Laurent ... Laurent, last year’s Orange Coast League MVP, is fourth on Los Al in receptions (eight) and receiving yards (139) and scored his first touchdown in last week’s 20-7 loss to Fountain Valley.

— Matt Szabo