Press-Telegram football previews for Friday’s top Week 10 games

Previews of the apical section precocious schoolhouse shot games Friday.

FRIDAY GAMES

Trinity League

Servite (8-1) astatine St. John Bosco (8-1), 7 p.m.

The showdowns with nationalist No. 1 Mater Dei were much heralded, but for a crippled of the year, look nary further. The teams are ranked 2-3 successful the state, with Bosco up successful 3 of the 5 large rankings and 2nd spot (with the No. 2 effect successful the Division 1 playoffs) is astatine stake.

The Friars person done amended than Bosco margin-wise against the different 4 Trinity foes, for what it’s worth. They played Mater Dei pugnacious past week earlier succumbing, 46-37, and are looking to extremity a nine-game losing streak successful the series. They’re led offensively by Arizona-committed QB Noah Fifita (2,582 yards and 31 TDs passing, 528 yards and 6 TDs rushing) and Oregon-bound WR Tetairoa McMillan (67 catches for 1,078 yards and 17 TDs).

Bosco, which has played successful the past 7 top-tier finals, alternates QBs Katin Houser and Pierce Clarkson (combined 2,374 yards and 24 TDs passing, 315 yards and 7 TDs rushing). The Braves immoderate some fantabulous receivers, led by Chedon James (41 catches for 645 yards and 7 TDs), and a crushed crippled led by Rayshon Luke, Jabari Bates and Michael Hayes (combined 1,111 yards and 14 TDs).

San Gabriel Valley League

Warren (7-0) astatine Downey (8-1), 8 p.m.

The area’s astir aggravated rivalry, betwixt schools astir a half-mile apart, could supply the season’s champion fireworks. It’s for the league title, with Warren defending the title it won successful the outpouring with a 41-38 comeback win. The Bears clasp a 32-39 borderline successful a bid dating to 1957.

Both person outstanding passing attacks: Warren’s Nicholaus Iamaleava has thrown for 1,932 yards and 32 TDs with conscionable 1 INT, and Noah Paez has stepped successful for injured Aidan Chiles and successful the past 2 games amassed 420 yards and 7 touchdowns connected 81 percent passing.

Warren’s defense, led by linebacker E.J. Smith, has surrendered conscionable 38 points successful 7 games. Downey’s defense, paced by Andrew Garcia, has conceded conscionable 13 points successful 4 league games.

Calpreps ranks Warren 13th successful the Southern Section and Downey 32nd.

Moore League

Long Beach Poly (6-3) vs. Lakewood (3-6) astatine Veterans Stadium, 7 p.m.

The existent play present volition hap aft the game, which the Jackrabbits are expected to triumph handily to wrapper their sixth successive cleanable Moore League campaign.

A Lakewood nonaccomplishment and an expected Compton triumph implicit Cabrillo volition permission a necktie among the Lancers, Tarbabes and Jordan for 3rd spot with 3-3 records. A postgame gully volition find which volition person the league’s 3rd and last automatic playoff berth.

Jordan manager Tim Wedlow, whose squad is idle this week, volition marque the gully by virtuousness of the Panthers’ superior wide record. The squad selected volition beryllium eliminated. The head-to-head effect betwixt the 2 survivors volition beryllium decisive.

If Lakewood is drawn, Jordan volition get the playoff berth. If Jordan is drawn, it volition spell to Compton. If Compton is drawn, the berth goes to Lakewood.

Del Rey League

St. Anthony (5-4) vs. Harvard-Westlake (5-4) astatine St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy, 7 p.m.

The Saints missed retired connected their accidental to triumph the Del Rey League 2 weeks ago, seeing their five-game winning streak halted successful a 43-41 nonaccomplishment astatine Salesian.

Now they instrumentality connected the defending champions, with the victor getting an automatic playoff berth and the loser hoping for an at-large invitation.

RB/LB Sone Aupiu has been the pivotal fig for the Saints, moving for 120-plus yards 7 times and for 1,381 yards and 14 TDs this season. If his relative Anakin “A.K.” Aupiu, an impactful linebacker, returns from wounded that could beryllium immense for the Saints.

The Wolverines person struggled aft injuries to QB Henry Wendorf, WR J.T. Thompson and LB Josh Dixon.