High School Football

Newport Harbor vs. Los Alamitos

When/where: Tonight, 7 at Newport Harbor High

Key Sailors: Sr. WR-LB Cecil Whiteside (19 catches for 232 yards and three TDs); Jr. QB Austin Rios (611 yards and seven TDs on 58 for 98 passing); Jr. RB Cedric Whitaker (457 yards and five TDs on 67 carries)

Breakdown: Newport Harbor (3-2) opens Sunset League play against Los Alamitos (5-0), ranked No. 6 in the CIF Southern Section Pac-5 Division … The two teams shared the league title with three other teams last year … The Sailors are trying to get back on track after dropping two straight nonleague games … Coach Jeff Brinkley is one victory away from No. 200 at Newport Harbor. Los Alamitos Coach John Barnes has won 277 games, the most of any coach in Orange County … The Sailors have defeated the Griffins the last two years and are 3-2 in the series. The past three contests between these two teams have been decided by seven points … Newport Harbor has scored only 17 points in its last two games … Los Alamitos is allowing 3.8 points per game and has recorded three shutouts.

— David Carrillo Peñaloza

Sage Hill vs. Citrus Valley

When/where: Tonight, 7 at Redlands High

Key Lightning: Jr. DB Taylor Ross; Sr. FB-LB Dusty Orrantia (412 yards and five TDs on 79 carries); Sr. TE-DE Connor Gaughan (seven catches for 175 yards and four TDs)

Breakdown: The Lightning (4-1) hit the road after playing three straight home games … Citrus Valley (1-4) was awarded a win after Patriot of Riverside forfeited the season opener … Sage Hill, ranked No. 4 in the CIF Southern Section East Valley Division poll, has scored at least 40 points in its last two games. The combined record of the teams during the stretch is 0-9 … Citrus Valley is averaging a dismal three points per game and is allowing 43.7 points per game … Sage Hill had a bye last week, giving quarterback Randall Mycorn (separated shoulder) and center–linebacker Brendan Killaly (sprained knee) another week to recover.

— David Carrillo Peñaloza