Football Preview: Newport Harbor vs. Palos Verdes

Newport Harbor (1-0) vs. Palos Verdes (0-2)

When/where: Friday, 3 p.m. at Palos Verdes High

Key Sailors: Sr. QB Cole Norris (235 yards passing, four TDs, no INTs); Sr. OLB/RB Riley Gaddis (99 yards receiving, three TDs); Sr. WR/LB Keaton Cablay (97 yards receiving, one TD); Sr. DE Brett Beaudette (two sacks).

Key Sea Kings: Sr. RB Stanton Gilbertson (235 yards rushing, one TD); Sr. WR/CB Lance Brown (74 yards receiving); Soph. FS Adison Umrarong (one INT).

Breakdown: Newport Harbor, ranked No. 10 in the CIF Southern Section West Valley Division, looks for its first 2-0 start to the season since 2010 by making the trip up north to Palos Verdes ... The game starts earlier than normal, 3 p.m., because there are no lights at Palos Verdes ... Palos Verdes began the season ranked No. 2 in the Western Division poll, but has dropped to No. 9 after losses to Narbonne (49-28) and Moorpark (24-20) ... The Sea Kings, playing without starting quarterback Steven Delcarson (back), blew a 17-0 lead against Moorpark ... Palos Verdes senior running back Stanton Gilbertson had 110 yards rushing and a touchdown in the loss ... Palos Verdes is the three-time defending Bay League champion and has won 18 straight league games since a loss to Mira Costa in 2010 ... PV advanced to the second round of the Northern Division playoffs last year before falling to eventual champion Newhall Hart ... Newport Harbor and Palos Verdes played an exciting game last year, with the Sailors winning, 34-33, as Coach Jeff Brinkley celebrated his 250th career win ... The Sailors will be playing Sea Kings for two straight weeks, with the game against Palos Verdes followed by the Battle of the Bay game against rival Corona del Mar at Davidson Field on Sept. 19.

— Matt Szabo