The top football games on this week’s schedule:

Long Beach Poly (5-5) vs. Los Alamitos (8-2)
Friday, 7 p.m. at Veterans Stadium

Outlook: There is always that one first-round matchup that can pretty much write itself.

Last year, it was the Father and Son meeting between John Barnes (Los Alamitos) and Brian Barnes (Tesoro). This year’s winner is this one:  The Jackrabbits against the Griffins … otherwise known as the Dylan Lagarde Bowl.

Lagarde started the season at Long Beach Poly as the No. 1 quarterback. Lagarde was eventually replaced as the starting quarterback and then transferred to Los Alamitos.

The Griffins started the season with Dylan Cook running the offense. However, Cook quit the team and that moved Lagarde into the starting position.

Did you get all of that?

Long Beach Poly started the season 1-3 and at one point was 2-5. The Jackrabbits closed the regular season with consecutive victories over LB Wilson, Cabrillo and Compton.

Lagarde went 3-1 in the Sunset League as the Griffins eventually finished second.

Nick Richardson has been the key to offense. He has rushed for 1,733 yards and has scored 15 touchdowns.

If the Los Alamitos offensive line gets rolling, then it will be a big night for Richardson and a long one for the Jackrabbits.

Click on the links below to check out the rest of The Calhoun Six:

Dana Hills vs. Orange Lutheran

Mater Dei vs. Bishop Amat

Servite vs. San Clemente

Fullerton vs. Pacifica

El Toro vs. Villa Park

Slide show: Calhoun’s Players to Watch in the first-round playoff games.

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