Football Preview: Newport Harbor vs. Huntington Beach

Newport Harbor (2-3) vs. Huntington Beach (1-4)

When/where: Friday, 7 p.m. at Davidson Field

Key Sailors: Sr. QB Cole Norris (93 of 137 passing for 1,157 yards, 14 TDs and three INTs; Jr. LT Joey Stukonis; Sr. DE Brett Beaudette; Sr. WR-LB Keaton Cablay (34 catches for 449 yards and six TDs); Sr. LB-RB-WR Riley Gaddis (19 catches for 366 yards and six TDs)

Key Oilers: Sr. QB Chad James (70 of 135 passing for 999 yards, three TDs and five INTs); Jr. RB Hunter Simmons (66 carries for 428 yards and five TDs); Sr. WR Nolan Thompson (19 catches for 318 yards and one TD); Sr. RB Travis Heer (54 carries for 311 yards and two TDs)

Breakdown: Newport Harbor opens Sunset League action against the team it lost to 42-28 in the CIF Southern Section Southwest Division final last year at Angel Stadium … Huntington Beach also defeated the visiting Sailors in last year’s league finale, costing Newport Harbor a share of the league crown … Sailors snapped a three-game skid, their worst since 2003, with a 41-22 win at Manhattan Beach Mira Costa last week … Oilers won their first game of the season last week, beating Downey, 38-13, to end a four-game losing streak … Norris became the Sailors’ all-time leading passing yards leader last week, throwing for 265 yards to give the three-year starter 5,579 yards … Huntington Beach is allowing 42.6 points per game.

— David Carrillo Peñaloza