High School Football Preview: Edison vs. Newbury Park

Edison (9-1) vs. Newbury Park (7-3)

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

Key Chargers: Jr. QB Griffin O’Connor (122 of 192 passing for 2,282 yards, 26 TDs and three INTs); Sr. WR-CB Shaun Colamonico (29 catches for 624 yards and nine TDs); Sr. WR-DB E.J. Ginnis (40 catches for 806 yards and 10 TDs); Sr. DE Kenny Carmichael (11.5 sacks, 63 tackles)

Key Panthers: Soph. QB Braden Handy (49 of 83 passing for 943 yards, 14 TDs and five INTs); Sr. RB Ryan Matlock (126 carries for 1,123 yards and 19 TDs); Sr. WR Chris Brooks (35 catches for 541 yards and four TDs); Sr. LB Luke Smith (103 tackles)

Breakdown: Edison, the No. 2 seed, opens the CIF Southern Section Division 3 playoffs at home … Newbury Park won’t have the services of standout quarterback Cameron Rising, a junior committed to Oklahoma who has missed the last two games with a separated shoulder … Chargers, who lost to Rancho Cucamonga in the first round last year, start the postseason with another tough matchup … Panthers finished second in the Camino League, behind Calabasas, ranked No. 12 in the state by CalHiSports.com … Edison, the Sunset League champions, have only lost to Mater Dei, the top-ranked team in the state … Newbury Park reached the Northern Division finals two years ago … Chargers are in their final year under Coach Dave White, who is retiring after 31 years at the helm … Panthers have lost to Valencia of Valencia, Calabasas and Westlake Village Oaks Christian, programs that went a combined 26-4 during the regular season.

— David Carrillo Peñaloza