Newport Harbor vs. Marina

When: Tonight, 7

Where: Newport Harbor High

Key Sailors: Jr. WR-LB Cecil Whiteside (25 catches for 321 yards and four TDs); Sr. RB-SS Michael Helfrich (113 carries for 619 yards and five TDs); Sr. CB Danny Miller.

Key Vikings: Sr. QB Zack Couey (81 for 162 passing for 879 yards and five TDs and seven interceptions); Sr. RB Sam Wilson (832 yards and 11 TDs); SR. WR Drew Jordan (19 catches for 221 yards and three TDs).

Breakdown: With two regular-season games left, Newport Harbor (5-3, 1-2 in the Sunset League) is in another must-win situation if it wants to return to the CIF Southern Section Pac-5 Division playoffs for the second straight year. The Sailors kept their hopes alive with a 35-6 win last week against Esperanza at Davidson Field, where Newport Harbor is 4-1 this season … Newport Harbor has beaten Marina (2-6, 0-3) seven straight seasons, the last two in the Sunset League … Marina has been blown out in two of its three league contests this season.

— David Carrillo Peñaloza