MaxPreps Top 10 High School Football Games of the Week

We're nearing the end of the high school football season and that means state titles will be on the line the rest of the way out.

Six of the 10 games this week are for state championships, but the main attraction is a regional final in the Texas 6A Division I bracket between No. 10 North Shore (Houston) and No. 25 Katy (Texas).

Ohio and Arizona both have two games on the menu. The Division I and Division II titles are up for grabs as No. 16 Colerain (Cincinnati) takes on St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio) and No. 21 Archbishop Hoban (Akron, Ohio) faces Massillon Washington.

No. 20 Chandler (Ariz.) looks to three-peat on Saturday against Chubba Purdy and Perry (Gilbert, Ariz.) in the Arizona 6A state championship and 2019 Texas commit Jake Smith wants some revenge on Centennial (Peoria) in the 5A state title game against Notre Dame Prep (Scottsdale, Ariz.).

The other two states with titles on the line are in Oklahoma and Washington.

No. 8 De La Salle (Concord, Calif.) hasn't lost to a Northern California opponent since 1991 and that streak could be in jeopardy this week against an 11-0 Liberty (Brentwood, Calif.) team in the North Coast Section Open Division title game.

The Peach State has two games in the Top 10.

No. 5 Colquitt County (Norman Park, Ga.) is one win away from getting back to the Georgia 7A state championship but they have to get by Archer (Lawrenceville, Ga.) first on Friday and No. 15 Rome (Ga.) goes for its 41st straight win against Warner Robins (Ga.). MaxPreps Top 10 Games of the Week

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North Shore: RB Zachary Evans (6-0, 205), ATH Shadrach Banks (6-0, 190), QB Dematrius Davis Jr. (5-11, 190), OT Damieon George (6-6, 320), DE Tony Bradford Jr. (6-0, 240)

Katy: RB Deondrick Glass (5-11, 200), OT Cole Birmingham (6-4.5, 295), QB Bronson McClelland (5-11, 185), WR Jordan Patrick (5-9, 150), CB Hunter Washington (6-1, 170)

These two Texas powers face off in the playoffs for the third straight year. It will also be the second meeting in 2018 as North Shore won the season opener for both teams, 35-21. This game features two of the best running backs in high school football. Katy's Glass returned to action last week and rushed for nearly 200 yards and three scores in the first half and North Shore's Evans has been putting on a show all year as he checks in as the top-rated running back from the Class of 2020. The first time around these two met Evans' finished with nearly 200 yards and four touchdowns.

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Colerain: ATH Deante Smith-Moore (5-9, 175), DE Eric Phillips (6-3, 280), LB Luke Bolden (6-2, 230), ATH Ivan Pace jr. (6-0, 220), RB/CB JJ Davis (5-9, 175)

St. Edward: WR Quintel Kent (6-0, 170), ATH Caden Kolesar (5-10, 195), RB Jordan Castleberry (5-8, 195), CB Logan Nash (5-10, 175), QB Garrett Dzuro (5-11, 200)

Colerain is one win away from winning its first state title since 2004. The Cards have been the best team in Ohio all season, are 14-0 and have put a running clock on 11 opponents. None of that matters on Friday because they are facing a red-hot St. Edward squad. The Eagles have won 10 of their last 11 games since starting the season 0-2 and are one win away from bringing home their first state title since 2015, when they went back-to-back.

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Archer: CB Andrew Booth (6-1, 190), S Jalyn Phillips (6-0, 200), DE Colby Wooden (6-4, 230), WR Braylen Weems (5-11, 170), QB Carter Peevy (6-3, 205)

Colquitt County: RB Ty Leggett (5-10, 170), RB Daijun Edwards (5-11, 185), CB Jay Ward (6-1, 175), LB Rashard Revels (6-0, 195), OG Kamaar Bell (6-3, 320)

Colquitt County is one of the few school's who still have a chance at finishing the year at No. 1. The Packers need a couple of things to go their way but it won't matter if they don't win two more games. They face a very talented Archer squad with a spot in the 7A Georgia state championship on the line. The Packers just knocked off the team that beat them last year in the 2017 state title game, North Gwinnett (Suwanee). They cruised to a 45-0 win behind Leggett's five-touchdown performance. Archer has won six in a row since losing to Grayson (Loganville) back in October but they face its toughest test of the season on Friday.

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De La Salle: LB Henry To'oto'o (6-2, 230), DE/TE Isaiah Foskey (6-5, 235), RB/S Shamar Garrett (5-9, 175), LB Jhasi Wilson (6-1, 215), DT Beaux Tagaloa (6-0, 275)

Liberty: ATH Sione Vaki (6-0, 190), QB Jay Butterfield (6-6, 180), RB Tyerell Sturges-Cofer (6-0, 190), OG Josh McKey (6-3, 315), LB Nicky Einess (5-9, 175)

I know we have all heard it before De La Salle hasn't lost to a Northern California team since 1991 before but we are going to keep saying it until someone finally knocks them off. Liberty has one of the top offenses in NorCal led by the Butterfield to Vaki connection. They face one of the best defenses in the state led by To'oto'o, Foskey, Wilson and Tagaloa. The winner of this game faces No. 1 Mater Dei (Santa Ana) in the CIF Open Division state championship game at Cerritos College (Norwalk) on Dec. 8.

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Archbishop Hoban: OG Nolan Rumler (6-4, 290), S Matt Salopek (6-2, 200), RB Tyris Dickerson (5-10, 210), RB Deamonte Trayanum (5-11, 215), QB Shane Hamm (5-11, 170)

Washington: LB/RB Jamir Thomas (6-1, 210), WR Tre'Von Morgan (6-6, 215), S Dean Clark (6-1, 185), OT Deon Williams (6-1, 260), LB Kyshad Mack (6-1, 190)

The Ohio Division II state championship is on the line between two 14-0 teams. Hoban has reeled off 28 straight wins dating back to last season and the Knights are going for their fourth consecutive state title on Thursday. No school has won as many games (885) in Ohio history as Washington and its 24 state titles are also a state record. But the Tigers haven't won one since 1972 when they started a high school football playoff. That all can change if they knock off one of the best teams in the country at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium.

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Rome: RB Jamious Griffin (5-10, 205), WR Xavier Roberts (5-10, 180), QB Knox Kadum (6-2, 180), OT Quantavious Leslie (6-4, 285), C Aiden Gaines (6-1.5, 285)

Warner Robins: QB Dylan Fromm (6-0, 200), TE Tyler Fromm (6-5, 225), CB Trey Franklin (5-10, 170), WR Marcayll Jones (5-10, 170), LB Demarcus Robinson (5-9, 165)

Rome brings in the sixth longest active winning streak (40) in high school football and is two wins away from bringing home its third consecutive state championship. They have to get by an explosive Warner Robins team whose only loss on the field came against No. 5 Colquitt County. Rome's Griffin has put his name in the mix for the National Player of the Year award this season and the 2019 North Carolina State commit will go down as one of the best running backs in Georgia high school football history.

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Jenks: OT Brady Latham (6-5, 290), RB Noah Hernandez (5-10, 190), QB Ian Corwin (5-11.5, 180), C Hunter Hoyt (6-2, 280), RB Dreyson Watters (6-0, 185)

Broken Arrow: LB Zach Marcheselli (6-2, 220), LB Gavin Potter (6-1, 200), OG Andrew Raym (6-5, 300), CB Aaron Stokes (5-9, 170), DT Demeco Roland (6-2.5, 280)

Broken Arrow is going for its first state title in school history. It's also the first time the Tigers have gone 12-0 in a season. Jenks on the other hand has been in this position ... a lot. The Trojans have won 16 state titles with the last coming in 2015 when they beat Broken Arrow, 35-14. These two met earlier in the season and the Tigers handed Jenks its only loss of the year with a 28-13 win back in September.

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Chandler: QB Jacob Conover (6-1, 205), DT Matthew Pola-Mao (6-2, 295), RB DeCarlos Brooks (5-9, 190), TE Brayden Liebrock (6-5, 220), S Avery Carrington (6-3, 190)

Perry: QB Chubba Purdy (6-2, 195), OT Brayden Rohme (6-6, 270), WR Colby Dickie (5-7, 175), TE Kyle Patterson (6-5, 220), RB Jalen Young (5-10, 195)

It's a rematch of last year's 6A state championship. Chandler has won 12 in a row since its season opening loss to No. 14 Centennial (Corona, Calif.) and Perry has won six straight since losing to the Wolves 45-34 in September. The Pumas are rolling at the right time and the trio of Purdy, Dickie and Young has become one of the most explosive offenses in the state. Conover is trying to end his high school career a perfect 12-0 in the postseason and lead the Wolves to their third straight 6A state title.

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Centennial: CB Kieran Clark (6-0, 185), C Carson Keltner (6-1, 280), DE Connor Knudsen (5-11, 225), QB Jonathan Morris (5-11, 170), ATH Tawee Walker (5-10, 200)

Notre Dame Prep: WR Jake Smith (6-1, 190), QB Jake Farrell (6-3, 205), LB Brock Locnikar (6-1, 215), OT Cade Bennett (6-4, 295), RB Dominick Mastro (5-9, 190)

You can just lock in Centennial in the 5A state championship game every year now. This is the school's fifth consecutive state title game appearance and the Coyotes have won three of the previous four including a 42-21 win over Notre Dame Prep in 2017. Both teams are 13-0 this season and it features one of the best offenses in Arizona going up against one of the top defenses in the state.

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Union: ATH Darien Chase (6-1, 185), QB Lincoln Victor (5-10, 165), RB Jojo Siofele (5-10, 200), ATH Alishawuan Taylor (6-4, 225), LB Tyler Summers (6-1, 190)

Lake Stevens: QB Tre Long (6-1, 195), CB/WR Kasen Kinchen (5-11, 165), RB Dallas Landeros (5-11, 170), WR Ian Hanson (5-10, 185), DL Brandyn Roberts (6-2, 180)

Two 13-0 teams are meeting in the largest classification in Washington for the 4A state championship. There will be history no matter who wins because neither school has won a state title ... yet. This is the first time since 1994 that Lake Stevens' will be playing in the state championship game and Union's lone appearance came back in 2008, when it lost to Bellevue.