The Week 10 Games to Watch

St. John Bosco (5-4, 2-2) vs. No. 9 Mater Dei (5-4, 2-2)
Friday, 7:30 p.m. at St. John Bosco High

Outlook: The playoff lives for both teams are on the line. The Monarchs opened Trinity League play with losses to Orange Lutheran and Servite, but have rebounded with victories over JSerra and Santa Margarita. The Braves have followed the same script, losing to Servite and Orange Lutheran and defeating JSerra and Santa Margarita.

Both teams have had opportunities to avoid this winner-take-all game. Mater Dei’s losses were by a combined 13 points. Bosco led Orange Lutheran heading into the fourth quarter of their game, only to end up losing 24-17.

The Monarchs have picked up steam during their two-game winning streak, scoring 41 points on both occasions. Junior running back Corbin Anderson has picked up the slack created by Jordan Allen’s injury, rushing for 204 yards and six touchdowns in the last two games.

Quarterback Max Wittek has completed 19 of 29 for 351 yards during that same time.

The Monarchs haven’t missed the playoffs since 1986.

Now the season is down to four quarters for one playoff berth. Who will advance?

Click on the links below to check out The Games to Watch: 

No. 6 Los Alamitos vs. No. 5 Fountain Valley

No. 22 Fullerton vs. No. 8 La Habra

Garden Grove vs. Santiago 

No. 18 Esperanza vs. No. 11 Newport Harbor

No. 4 Dana Hills vs. No. 2 Mission Viejo

BONUS GAME: Costa Mesa vs. Laguna Beach

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