MaxPreps Top 10 High School Football Games of the Week

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No. 1 Mater Dei is one win away from winning its first CIF Open Division state title.

Two of the most prestigious high school football programs — Mater Dei and De La Salle — meet Saturday night with a state championship on the line.

Five of the 10 games featured this week are from the Lone Star State, led by a huge showdown between No. 6 Katy and No. 23 Lake Travis.

Bad weather pushed the Class 7A Georgia state championship game back a week and Colquitt County faces North Gwinnett on Friday night with the winner having a good chance to get into next week's Top 25.



With most states being done with football the only three states featured this week are California, Texas, and Georgia.
MaxPreps Top 10 Games of the Week

No. 1 Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) vs. No. 15 De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)
Saturday, 8 p.m. (All times local) @ Sacramento State University

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Top Players

Mater Dei: QB JT Daniels (6-2, 205), WR Amon-Ra St. Brown (5-11.5, 190), OT Tommy Brown (6-6.5, 315), ATH Bru McCoy (6-3, 215) and DE Nathan Logoleo (5-11, 240)

De La Salle: LB Henry To'oto'o (6-2, 210), DT Tuli Letuligasenoa (6-2, 295), RB Kairee Robinson (5-8, 180), WR Jack Powers (6-4, 190) and LB Brenden Riso (5-10, 200)

Storyline



It is rare De La Salle goes into a high school football game as an underdog, but that is the case Saturday. This Mater Dei team is one of the best in recent history. The Monarchs played one of the toughest schedules in the country and have won every game by double-digits. Mater Dei is 0-4 all-time against De La Salle and will be appearing in its first CIF state bowl game. This will be the Spartans 12th CIF bowl game and they are 7-4 in the previous 11.

No. 6 Katy (Texas) vs. No. 23 Lake Travis (Austin, Texas)
Saturday, 3 p.m. @ Alamo Stadium (San Antonio)

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Top Players

Katy: RB Deondrick Glass (5-11, 190), DE Michael Matus (6-2, 235), DT Moro Ojomo (6-3, 275), RB Josh Oglesby (5-7, 180) and CB Keshon Rowe (5-10, 170)

Lake Travis: WR Garrett Wilson (6-0, 180), QB Matthew Baldwin (6-2.5, 195), ATH Hudson Card (6-2, 170), CB Nathan Parodi (5-9, 160) and LB Mauricio Trevino (5-11, 190)



Storyline

Two of the most prestigious high school football programs in Texas face off with a spot in the 6A-D1 state championship game. Katy is two wins away from becoming the first school from the Lone Star State to win its ninth state title. Lake Travis won its sixth state championship last year. This game features one of the best offenses in the state lining up against one of the top defenses. Katy is only allowing six points per game and Lake Travis is averaging nearly 50 points a game.

Colquitt County (Moultrie, Ga.) @ North Gwinnett (Suwanee, Ga.)
Friday, 7:30 p.m.

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Top Players

Colquitt County: LB JJ Peterson (6-1.5, 210), RB Ty Leggett (5-10, 175), QB Steven Krajewski (6-4, 205), RB Daijun Edwards (5-11, 185) and LB Rashad Revels (6-0, 185)



North Gwinnett: C Warren Ericson (6-4, 290), CB Warren Burrell (5-11, 175), RB Tyler Goodson (5-10, 185), WR Josh Downs (5-10, 165) and QB Jimmy Urzua (6-2, 190)

Storyline

This game was supposed to be played last Saturday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium but weather in Atlanta had other ideas. The 7A state title game got moved to Friday and it will now be played at North Gwinnett. Rush Propst and Colquitt County are going for their third state championship since 2014 and the Bulldogs are trying to win their first state title in school history.

No. 24 Folsom (Calif.) vs. Helix (La Mesa, Calif.)
Friday, 8 p.m. @ Sacramento State University

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Top Players

Folsom: WR Joe Ngata (6-3, 180), QB Kaiden Bennett (6-0, 175), RB Daniyel Ngata (5-9, 180), WR Elijhah Badger (6-1, 185) and S Tanner Ward (5-9, 180)

Helix: CB Isaac Taylor-Stuart (6-2, 190), QB Carson Baker (6-3, 190), RB Elelyon Noa (5-8, 175), ATH Rashad Scott (6-1, 180) and WR Isaiah Wooden (5-8, 165)



Storyline

Two of the best teams from California face off Friday night with the CIF Division 1-AA state title up for grabs. Folsom cracked the Top 25 for the first time this year after beating Central (Fresno, Calif.) 54-35 to improve to 15-0. Helix rallied from a 13-7 halftime deficit to knock off Oaks Christian (Westlake Village, Calif.) 28-13 to punch its ticket to a CIF state bowl game for the first time since 2011.

Highland Park (Dallas) vs. Ryan (Denton, Texas)
Friday, 9 p.m. @ AT&T Stadium (Dallas)

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Top Players

Highland Park: QB John Stephen Jones (5-10, 175), RB Paxton Alexander (5-11, 175), WR Cade Saustad (6-5, 200), DE Prince Dorbah (6-4, 210) and LB Ryan Coxe (6-1, 215)



Denton Ryan: QB Spencer Sanders (6-2, 190), WR Gabriel Douglas (6-2, 185), WR Chritauskie Dove (6-2, 200), LB Kosi Eldridge (6-0, 190) and RB Emani Bailey (5-9, 185)

Storyline

Ryan's last loss was to Highland Park in last year's 5A-D1 UIL Texas state semifinal. John Stephen Jones, the grandson of Dallas Cowboys' owner Jerry Jones, eventually led the Scots to their first state title since 2005. Both teams explosive offenses — Highland Park averages 45 points/game and Denton Ryan is putting up nearly 50 a game. The Raiders' Sanders was just named the Gatorade Texas Player of the Year earlier this week. The 2018 Oklahoma State pledge has thrown for nearly 4,000 yards, rushed for 1,200-plus and accounted for 65 touchdowns.

No. 20 Westlake (Austin, Texas) vs. Cy-Fair (Cypress, Texas)
Saturday, 3 p.m. @ NRG Stadium (Houston)

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Top Players

Westlake: RB Nakia Watson (5-11, 210), DE Braden Cassity (6-2, 240), DE David Neil (6-2, 220), QB Taylor Anderson (5-11, 170) and LB Jake Ehlinger (6-0, 205)



Cy-Fair: RB Trenton Kennedy (6-0, 210), CB Erick Hallett (5-10, 170) QB Cam Arnold (6-1, 200), LB Patrick Atkinson (6-0, 200) and DE Peyton Lewis (6-2, 210)

Storyline

Cy-Fair did something it hasn't done in 32 years — win its first regional state championship since 1985. Austin Westlake is back in the semifinals for the second time in three years and this team is talented enough to win the school's first state title since Drew Brees was under center in 1996. Both of these squads enter Saturday's showdown undefeated.

No. 4 Allen (Texas) vs. Cedar Ridge (Round Rock, Texas)
Saturday, 2 p.m. @ McLane Stadium (Waco)

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Top Players

Allen: WR Theo Wease (6-3, 195), QB Grant Tisdale (6-1, 205), RB Brock Sturges (5-10, 200), DT Jayden Jernigan (6-1, 270) and CB Taj Bickham (5-11, 150)



Cedar Ridge: WR Jaylen Ellis (6-0, 180), DT Daymond Williams (6-2, 240), DE Victor Winston (6-0, 225), RB Simi Bakare (6-0, 185) and QB Ezekiel Coss (5-10, 180)

Storyline

With Allen's victory last week against Trinity (Euless, Texas) they clinched a spot in the Texas state semifinals for the sixth consecutive season. This season was the seventh year that Cedar Ridge has been playing varsity football and first-year head coach Sam Robinson has his team playing some of the best football in the state. The winner of this game faces the Katy/Lake Travis winner in the 6A-D1 UIL Texas state championship game next Saturday night at AT&T Stadium.

Manvel (Texas) vs. Angleton (Texas)
Friday, 7:30 p.m. @ NRG Stadium (Houston)

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Manvel: WR Jalen Preston (6-2, 210), QB Kason Martin (6-2.5, 180), WR Kam Scott (6-2, 165), LB Depriest Taylor (5-11.5, 235) and S Brian Johnson (6-1.5, 185)

Angleton: S B.J. Foster (6-1, 190), RB Tamerik Williams (6-0, 195), CB Evrin Hawkins (5-9, 160), DT Hezekiah Cotlong (6-3, 300) and QB Seth Cosme (5-9, 165)

Storyline

Angleton is one win away from getting to the state championship game for the first time since 1958. All they have to do is hand a very talented Manvel team its first loss of the season. Both teams enter undefeated and it features two of the best players in the state in 2018 Texas commit, Foster, the top rated recruit in the state, and 2018 Texas A&M commit, Preston, a Top 100 recruit overall from the Class of 2018.

Rome (Ga.) @ Warner Robins (Ga.)
Friday, 7:30 p.m.

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Top Players

Rome: LB Adam Anderson (6-4, 215), QB Knox Kadum (6-3, 180), RB Jamious Griffin (5-10, 195), RB Jalynn Sykes (5-10, 185) and DT Jamarcus Chatman (6-2.5, 260)

Warner Robins: C Christian Armstrong (6-5, 335), QB Dylan Fromm (6-0, 190), WR Tyler Fromm (6-4, 220), WR Julius Cobbs (5-8, 160) and RB Jarius Burnett (5-10, 180)

Storyline

Both teams enter the Georgia Class 5A state championship game a perfect 14-0. They were supposed to play last weekend at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium but the game was moved to this Friday at Warner Robins because of bad weather in Atlanta. Jake Fromm has been huge for the Georgia Bulldogs and his two younger brothers have been big-time for Warner Robins this season. They have both made a name for themselves this year and have the Demons one win away from winning their first state title since 2004. Rome is the defending 5A state champs and have won 26 games in a row heading into Friday night's contest.

Narbonne (Harbor City, Calif.) vs. Pittsburg (Calif.)
Saturday, 4 p.m. @ Sacramento State University

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Top Players

Narbonne: QB Jalen Chatman (6-0, 180), LB Raymond Scott (6-2, 220), RB Jermar Jefferson (5-10, 190), LB Darien Butler (5-11, 215) and OT Jonah Tauanu'u (6-5, 275)

Pittsburg: DT Jacob Bandes (6-2, 275), WR A.J. Boyd (5-9, 170) QB Justin Boyd (5-10, 160), LB Michael Pryor (6-2, 225) and LB Timote Finau (6-2, 230)

Storyline

All three of Narbonne's losses came against marquee opponents — No. 13 Centennial (Corona, Calif.), No. 17 St. Louis (Honolulu) and Long Beach Poly (Long Beach). The Gauchos enter Saturday night's showdown winners of eight in a row and are trying to win their second CIF state championship over the last three years. The only two losses Pittsburg suffered this year came against Top 25 opponents — Centennial and De La Salle. This will be the Pirates first CIF bowl game appearance since it began in 2006.