High School Football Preview: Corona del Mar vs. Newport Harbor
Corona del Mar (2-1) vs. Newport Harbor (2-0)
When/where: Friday, 7 p.m. at Orange Coast College
Key Sea Kings: Sr. QB Chase Garbers (62 of 98 passing for 771 yards and six TDs); Jr. WR TaeVeon Le (28 catches for 444 yards and five TDs); Sr. DL Bryce Clabaugh (26 tackles, 5.5 sacks); Jr. LB Jack Fairon (32 tackles, one sack)
Key Sailors: Sr. Cole Kinder (34 carries for 314 yards and eight TDs); Sr. MLB Gage Roberson (two INTs, one fumble recovery); Sr. WR-CB Levi Hooper; Sr. LT Mike Jarboe
Breakdown: Newport Harbor is the home team in the 55th edition of the Battle of the Bay rivalry game with Corona del Mar … Sea Kings, ranked No. 6 in the CIF Southern Section Division 4 poll, have won the last three meetings in the series … Sailors are off to their second 2-0 start in as many years … CdM is averaging 31 points per game and it has allowed only 13 points per game the past two weeks, both wins … Newport Harbor is rolling, putting up 45 points per contest … Sea Kings face Kinder, one of the top running backs in Orange County … Sailors look to slow down Le, who leads the county in receptions and receiving yards … CdM last won four in a row against Newport Harbor from 1985-88 … Sailors lead the Back Bay rivalry, 38-16 … Sea Kings’ 11 wins in the series have come with Jeff Brinkley at the helm of Newport Harbor.
