Two long-standing Northern Santa Barbara County football rivals will go at it when Lompoc faces Santa Ynez Friday night.

Kickoff at Santa Ynez's Rio Memorial Field is set for 7 p.m. The game, Santa Ynez's home opener, was originally scheduled for Huyck Stadium in Lompoc but was re-set for Rio Memorial Field because of lighting issues at Huyck.

The visiting Braves and the Pirates are both 1-0. Lompoc won 17-7 at Nipomo last week, and Santa Ynez won 43-22 at Dos Pueblos.

From 2005 on, Lompoc is 14-3 in its series against Santa Ynez. Lompoc has won three of the last five meetings, and the Braves beat the Pirates 28-10 at Santa Ynez last year.

Andrew Jones, in his 16th year at Lompoc, has the longest run of any Central Coast football coach at one school. Josh McClurg, now in his 14th seaso

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