MaxPreps Top 10 Football Games of the Week

So-Cal power No. 23 Servite heads into the desert to take on No. 11 Bishop Gorman, while top-ranked Don Bosco Prep puts its winning streak on the line against league rival Bergen Catholic.

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Central (Miami) at No. 24 Columbus (Miami)

Central returns to Dade County with a 3-0 record after surviving a tough road test at Elder (Cincinnati) last week. Junior Emilio Nadleman kicked a 34-yard field goal in the closing seconds to give the Rockets a 27-24 win at "The Pit." Sophomore sensation Joe Yearby had touchdown runs of 76 and 80 yards and totaled more than 300 yards for the game. Central, last year's 6A state champion, hasn't lost to a South Florida opponent since 2009.

This is a proving ground game for 3-0 Columbus. The Explorers sport a fine 63-13 record since 2004, but are only 3-8 against Miami's top two programs – Miami Central and Miami Northwestern – during that period. Columbus tuned up for Central with a 55-3 wipeout of a previously unbeaten Miami High team last week.

Mitch Stephens: Central 35, Columbus 32
Steve Montoya: Columbus 35, Central 28
Stephen Spiewak: Columbus 31, Central 28
Kevin Askeland: Central 28, Columbus 27
Jamie DeMoney: Columbus 29, Central 19

Central survived a trip to Ohio and now turns its attention to beating an intracity rival.

Photo by Wayne Litmer

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