Two-minute drill

* Newport Harbor’s first-round exit from the CIF Southern Section

playoffs means no Newport-Mesa school advanced to the quarterfinals

for the second consecutive season.

* Heavy traffic on Friday caused the Sailors to arrive just a

half-hour prior to the 7:30 p.m. kickoff. Newport Harbor quickly went

through its pregame drills, then huddled in the corner of the stadium

prior to the start of the game. Kickoff was delayed 10 minutes with

the game beginning at 7:40.

* The traffic also affected others involved with the football

program. The band and cheerleaders didn’t arrive until the teams were

lined up to begin the game and most of the Sailors’ fan base was late

arriving, meaning they missed the opening kickoff, which was returned

89 yards for a touchdown by Los Altos.

* Los Altos proved a physical opponent, knocking a number of

Sailors out of the game at various points.

Senior end Peter Hoyt missed time in the first half but returned

to the game. Meanwhile, senior guard Eric Curtis, senior tailback

Matt Encinias, junior linebacker Thomas Martin and senior lineman

Mark Temple all exited with injuries.

* The injuries to Encinias and Martin caused a few lineup changes

in the Sailors’ backfield.

When Encinias went down, fullback Trevor Theriot moved to tailback

with Martin becoming the lead blocker.

Without Martin, who suffered a leg injury, Theriot returned to

fullback and sophomore Ryan Rippon, a standout strong safety, saw his

first work at tailback.

* Los Altos wasn’t the only Miramonte League team to knock a Sea

View League team out of the playoffs. Wilson, which finished second

to the Conquerors, defeated Foothill in overtime.

The Sea View League saw three of its four teams bounced from the

postseason, with only Irvine advancing to the second round.