Newport Harbor (3-1) vs. Mira Costa (2-2)

When/where: Tonight, 7, at Mira Costa High in Manhattan Beach

Key Sailors: Sr. RB Michael Helfrich (53 carries for 283 yards and three TDs); Sr. LB Ned Lyon; Sr. WR JB Green (13 catches for 160 yards and two TDs)

Key Mustangs: RB Chris Loatman (74 carries for 362 yards and three TDs); DB Rico Wright (two interceptions); WR Lyle Nunn (seven catches for 177 yards and three TDs)

Breakdown: Newport Harbor plays its last nonleague game before opening Sunset League play against Edison on Oct. 17 at Orange Coast College … Newport Harbor has defeated Mira Costa three out of the last four years … Mira Costa, from the Bay League, beat a Sunset League team, Esperanza, 14-9, on the road on Sept. 19.

— David Carrillo Peñaloza