Newport Harbor Football Preview vs. Edison

Newport Harbor (4-5, 2-2) vs. Edison (6-3, 4-0)

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

Key Sailors: Jr. RB Cole Kinder (205 carries for 1,199 yards and nine TDs); Jr. LB Gage Roberson; Jr. QB Michael Bonds (120 of 214 passing for 1,409 yards, 11 TDs and eight INTs); Sr. DL Max Durante

Key Chargers: Soph. QB Griffin O’Connor (36 of 82 passing for 779 yards, six TDs, four INTs); Jr. RB/DB Turner Maza (50 carries for 257 yards, three TDs; team-best 102 tackles on defense); Sr. LB Tommy Mang (85 tackles)

Breakdown: Newport Harbor needs to upset Edison in the teams’ Sunset League finale to strengthen its case for one of two at-large berths into the CIF Southern Section West Valley Division playoffs … The Sailors come into Friday tied with Los Alamitos for the third and final guaranteed spot from the league, but the Griffins have the head-to-head tiebreaker and play last-place Marina in their final league game … Newport Harbor has made the playoffs for six straight years, and in 23 of Coach Jeff Brinkley’s 29 seasons overall … The Sailors, however, have not beaten Edison since 1979 … Newport Harbor is 0-9 against Edison since rejoining the Sunset League in 2006 … The Chargers, ranked No. 6 in the West Valley Division, clinched at least a share of the league title with last week’s 33-7 win over rival Fountain Valley … Edison, coached by Newport Beach resident Dave White, lost White’s son Garrett, a big-play receiver with eight touchdown catches, to a knee injury in the Fountain Valley game … Garrett White will not play against Newport Harbor and is the Chargers’ fifth senior starter lost to injury this year, a list that includes quarterback Grant Lowary … Newport Harbor is trying to avoid its first sub-.500 season since 2011.

— Matt Szabo