National High School Football Games of the Week: Sep. 11-13

It’s another week of national high school football games coming at you and the country is beginning to become a little clearer when it comes to the elite programs.

This week’s schedule is packed with more national high school football must-watch matchups, featuring the top players in the land from powerhouse programs and games with future college stars on full display. Here’s a look at the 10 biggest national high school football games you won’t want to miss from Sep. 11-13.

McCallie School (Tenn.) vs. Ensworth (Tenn.)

When: Friday, September 12, 4 p.m. ET
Where: Hatch Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Tennessee’s second-ranked team in McCallie School (3-0) will travel into Nashville to take on Tim Hasslebeck’s Ensworth Tigers in a game for Volunteer State supremacy. The Blue Tornado are coming off a 52-0 rout of Father Ryan and have been dominant thus far through three games. McCallie will be up against a Ensworth squad that suffered their first loss of the season two weeks ago in a 42-41 shootout to Nashville Christian.

Massey prediction: McCallie 38, Ensworth 14

No. 12 Bergen Catholic (N.J.) at Winslow Township (N.J.)

When: Friday, September 12, 6 p.m. ET
Where: Albion Park, Winslow Township, New Jersey

If you’re a New Jersey high school football fan, you’ve been looking forward to this one for awhile. Private versus Public. North Jersey versus South Jersey. The Bergen Catholic Crusaders (2-0), who in their first two games have edged out East St. Louis (Ill.) 22-21 at the Battle at the Beach Classic and then defeated West Boca Raton in South Florida, will lean on their run game led by three-star tailback Najee Calhoun. Flipping over to the Winslow Township spectrum, the Eagles (1-1) have one of the state’s most explosive offenses, operated by senior quarterback Jalen Parker.

Massey prediction: Bergen Catholic 36, Winslow Township 14

No. 22 East St. Louis (Ill.) at No. 2 Bishop Gorman (Nev.)

When: Friday, Sep. 12 at 7 p.m. ET
Where: Fertitta Field, Las Vegas, Nevada

The Midwest meets Sin City this Friday night when the East St. Louis Flyers make the commute from Illinois to face the Bishop Gorman Gaels (3-0) in Vegas. The Gaels’ offense has been on point this fall behind the play of Hawaii quarterback commit Maika Eugenio, who has thrown for 836 yards, 11 touchdowns and just one mere interception. The Flyers (0-1) counter with a talented roster of players themselves, as four-star Myson Johnson-Cook made his debut against Bergen Catholic (N.J.) after transferring from DeSoto (Texas) during the off-season.

Massey Prediction: Bishop Gorman 42, East St. Louis 14

Carrollton (Ga.) at Gainesville (Ga.)

When: Friday, September 12, 7:30 p.m. ET
Where: Bobby Gruhn Field at City Park Stadium, Gainesville, Georgia

Could this be when Josh Niblett and the Red Elephants put their stamp on being one of Georgia’s elites in high school football? Gainesville has no better chance than when they serve host to undefeated Carrollton, which enters the contest as two-touchdown favorites, according to Massey. The Trojans have enjoyed solid quarterback play post-Julian Lewis as freshman CJ Cypher has been string behind center. On the Gainesville side, Clemson commit Kharim Hughley has been one of the state’s best quarterbacks with his play early on this season.

Massey prediction: Carrollton 35, Gainesville 21

No. 23 Southlake Carroll (Texas) at Byron Nelson (Texas)

When: Friday, Sep. 12 at 7:30 p.m. ET
Where: NISD Stadium, Trophy Club, Texas

Southlake Carroll (2-0) has proven themselves early on every bit of the team they were a season ago. Pittsburgh commit Angelo Renda and his favorite target, Ohio State pledge Brock Boyd, who has hauled in 11 passes for 158 yards and two touchdowns this season, have remained the state’s top quarterback-wide receiver tandem. Byron Nelson (1-1) is still stinging after losing to Lewisville, 38-21, last week. The Bobcats offense is led by three-star tight end Parker Almanza (Baylor commit) and Wake Forest pledge Mahamado Siby on defense.

Massey Prediction: Southlake Carroll 42, Byron Nelson 19

Port Charlotte (Fla.) at Venice (Fla.)

When: Friday, Sep. 12 at 7:30 p.m. ET
Where: Powell Davis Stadium, Venice, Fla.

The four-time state champion Venice Indians will look to get above the .500 mark for the first time this season when they welcome regional foe Port Charlotte into Powell Davis Stadium. Last year’s meeting was a doozy, with the Indians just edging out the Pirates in a 49-41 thriller. Perhaps the most notable development heading into this contest is the status of the starting quarterback job for Venice, as Howard commit Darryon Jones just transferred in and will be eligible to play Friday night. Port Charlotte features one of Florida’s top junior passers in three-star Logan Flaherty, who has thrown for 479 yards and 12 touchdowns this season.

Massey Prediction: Venice 42, Port Charlotte 21

Douglas County (Ga.) at No. 8 Buford (Ga.)

When: Friday, Sep. 12 at 7:30 p.m. ET
Where: Phillip Beard Stadium, Buford, Georgia

If the beginning of the season has told us anything, its that this Buford team is for real and could be the favorites to win it all in Georgia’s Class 6A this fall. Buford (3-0) got a solid performance from Nebraska commit Dayton Raiola last week, who threw for 209 yards and four touchdowns in a 65-21 win over Roswell. The Douglas County Tigers (3-1) suffered their first loss of the season last week when they dropped a surprising 44-31 result to Langston Hughes. Though on paper this might not look like much of a matchup, underestimating Utah commit Michael Johnson would be a mistake for the Wolves.

Massey prediction: Buford 41, Douglas County 14

No. 16 American Heritage (Fla.) at No. 25 Edna Karr (La.)

When: Friday, Sep. 12 at 8:30 p.m. ET
Where: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

It’s the Pelican State versus the Sunshine State going head-to-head down in the Big Easy at the home of the New Orleans Saints on Friday night. American Heritage was enjoying a 10-point lead heading into the fourth quarter of last week’s game against Chaminade-Madonna before going scoreless in the final period, losing 28-24. American Heritage quarterback Dia Bell (Texas commit) has played well, throwing for 540 yards and four touchdowns this season. The Patriots will be up against a Edna Karr team that opened up the season with a 35-0 rout of Archbishop Shaw.

Massey Prediction: Edna Karr 36, American Heritage 20

No. 1 Mater Dei (Calif.) at No. 16 Corona Centennial (Calif.)

When: Friday, Sep. 12 at 10 p.m. ET
Where: Husky Stadium, Corona, California

No. 16 Corona Centennial (2-1) will have its hands full Friday night against the nation’s undisputed No. 1 team in Mater Dei. The Monarchs’ offensive attack is star-powered to the max with five-star tight end Mark Bowman (USC commit), five-star wide receiver Chris Henry Jr. (Ohio State commit) and three-star quarterback Ryan Hopkins (Wisconsin) all at the key positions for the Monarchs (3-0). Centennial counters with one of the top defensive line units in the country, led by Cal commit Lucky Schirmer, 305-pound Eastern Washington commit Benjamin Tameifuna and 2027 Miles Schirmer.

Massey Prediction: Mater Dei 36, Corona Centennial 24

No. 6 St. Frances Academy (Md.) at St. Joseph’s Prep School (Penn.)

When: Saturday, September 13, 7 p.m. PT
Where: Franklin Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Two programs that seem to be going in two different directions at this point are the sixth-ranked St. Frances Academy Panthers against the winless St. Joseph’s Prep School Hawks. The Panthers (1-1) are a run-heavy team, led by Virginia commit Jae’Oyn Williams behind center operating the offense. St. Frances Academy is coming off a heartbreaking 21-14 loss to No. 2 ranked St. John Bosco (Calif.) out in Bellflower, and return to the East Coast looking to take their frustrations on the Hawks (0-2). St. Joseph’s Prep will look to get back on track after losses to No. 21 American Heritage (Fla.) and No. 15 DeMatha Catholic (Md.) to start the season.

Massey prediction: St. Frances Academy 40, St. Joseph’s Prep School 14

How to Follow National High School Football

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