MaxPreps Top 10 high school football Games of the Week

Playoff action heats up across the nation, including Southern California, where No. 2 Corona Centennial needs to beat Mater Dei for a possible showdown with No. 1 St. John Bosco next week; No. 22 Center Grove (Ind.) tries for its second state title, and Phillips (Chicago) hopes to make history in Illinois.

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The Thanksgiving weekend edition of the MaxPreps Top 10 Games of the Week is a smorgasbord of delicious high school football matchups – all of which have championship implications.

This week's preview starts out east, where traditional Turkey Day rivals New Canaan and Darien butt heads in Connecticut. The winner earns the outright championship of the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference.

Among six Xcellent 25 teams included in this week's preview, the highest-rated team is No. 2 Centennial (Corona, Calif.). The Huskies must get past a talented Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) squad to set make a No. 1-versus-No. 2 showdown against St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) possible in next weekend's Pac-5 Division championship game.

New Canaan (Conn.) vs. Darien (Conn.)

Martin (Arlington, Texas) vs. No. 5 Allen (Texas)

No. 6 Ocean Lakes (Virginia Beach, Va.) at Oscar Smith (Chesapeake, Va.)

Miami Central at Mainland (Daytona Beach, Fla.)

Phillips (Chicago) vs. Althoff Catholic (Belleville, Ill.)

Christian Brothers (St. Louis) vs. Blue Springs South (Mo.)

No. 2 Centennial (Corona, Calif.) at Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)

Archbishop Wood (Warminster, Pa.) vs. Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia)

No. 11 Colerain (Cincinnati) vs. No. 23 Wayne (Huber Heights, Ohio)

No. 22 Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.) vs. Penn (Mishawaka, Ind.)

Photos by MaxPreps Photographers/Graphic by Ryan Escobar

MaxPreps contributor Jamie DeMoney has covered high school sports and recruiting for more than two decades. He is a Regional Content Manager and Product Specialist for XOS Digital and has compiled the National Prep Poll (PrepNation.com) since 1999.