SATURDAY

Cardinal Newman (0-2) at Palma (1-1), 7:30 p.m.

Last week: Cardinal Newman lost to Del Oro, 49-14. Palma had a bye.

Notable: Cardinal Newman beat Palma, 34-33, last year on a last-second TD catch by Jack James ... James, now the Cardinals' QB, has a team-high 148 rushing yards and has completed 33 of 62 passes for 285 yards. James has one TD pass and three INTs ... Palma has a 128-1-1 record against Monterey County teams since 1989 ... the Chieftains opened the season with a 10-9 upset loss to Spanish Springs of Sparks, Nev. They beat St. Francis, 31-14, two weeks ago ... Palma QB Austen Fales completed 12 of 16 passes for 239 yards against St. Francis. Fales' brother, David, plays at Nevada ... former San Francisco 49ers offensive lineman Chris Dalman is an assistant coach at Palma. Dalman is a Palma graduate.

Number to note: 13 - Average points scored by Newman in its first two games. Entering the 2009 season, the Cardinals hadn't scored less than 14 points in a regular-season game since a 14-13 loss to Ukiah on Oct. 11, 2002.

The pick: Palma 28, Cardinal Newman 21