Battle of the Bay Football Preview

Corona del Mar (3-0) vs. Newport Harbor (0-2)

When/where: Friday night, 7 at Orange Coast College

Key Sea Kings: Sr. QB Brent Lawson (577 yards and six TDs, two INTs on 36-of-68 passing); Sr. RB Erik Fisher (371 yards and 5 TDs on 73 carries); Sr. OL Caden Stark

Key Sailors: Sr. DE-TE Steve Michaelsen; Sr. RB-S Titus Hasson (72 yards and one TD on 17 carries); Jr. WR-CB Landon Gyulay (13 catches for 142 yards and one TD)

Breakdown: The 50th edition of the Battle of the Bay has two teams going in opposite directions … The Sea Kings, ranked No. 2 in the CIF Southern Section Southern Division, have started 3-0 for the fourth straight year, while the Sailors are trying to avoid their first 0-3 start in 30 years … Newport Harbor has won the last four Battle of the Bay games against the Sea Kings by an average of four touchdowns … Newport Harbor holds a 36-13 edge in the series … Coach Scott Meyer is in his first year at CdM and Coach Jeff Brinkley is in his 26th at Newport Harbor.

— David Carrillo Peñaloza