HS FOOT: A look at Friday football

FIVE GAMES TO WATCH:

All games Friday

CRESPI (3-2) at ALEMANY (2-3), 7:30 p.m. - Crespi comes from a larger division and is a strong favorite, but Alemany has enough talent to pull off a surprise.

NOTRE DAME (4-1) at ST. FRANCIS (5-0), 7:30 p.m. - Notre Dame is a big step up in competition for St. Francis, which hopes it will be a night of the Golden Knights and not the Knights.

SAN FERNANDO (2-3, 0-0), at KENNEDY (2-3, 0-0), 7 p.m. - The winner has the inside track for the Valley Mission League title, so there is a lot on the line in this neighborhood rivalry game.

HART (3-2, 0-0) vs. SAUGUS (1-4, 0-0) at College of the Canyons, 7:30 p.m. - Both teams depend heavily on their QBs, so whomever plays better - Hart's C.J. Reyes or Saugus' Zack Gauthier - probably will end up on the winning side.

BIRMINGHAM (0-5, 0-0) at EL CAMINO REAL (5-0, 0-0) - Won-loss records can be misleading: Since 2000, Birmingham is 9-0 against ECR and has won by an average of more than 37 points.

OTHER GAMES

FRIDAY

ALPHA
Kilpatrick at Campbell Hall, 3:30pm

DEL REY
Harvard-Westlake at St. Bernard, 7:30pm

EAST VALLEY
Canoga Park at Verdugo Hills, 7:00pm
North Hollywood at Arleta, 3:00pm
Van Nuys at Poly, 7:00pm

FOOTHILL
Canyon at Valencia, 7:00pm
Golden Valley vs. West Ranch at Canyon HS, 7:00pm

FRONTIER
Grace Brethren at Malibu, 7:00pm

GOLDEN
Eastside at Antelope Valley, 7:00pm
Knight at Palmdale, 7:00pm
Lancaster at Quartz Hill, 7:00pm
Littlerock at Highland, 7:00pm

MARMONTE
Agoura at Thousand Oaks, 7:00pm
Calabasas at Westlake, 7:00pm
Moorpark at Simi Valley, 7:00pm
Newbury Park at Royal, 7:00pm

NORTHERN
Eagle Rock at Marshall, 3:00pm

OLYMPIC
Whittier Christian vs. Paraclete at AV College, 7:00pm

PACIFIC
Arcadia at Muir, 7:00pm
Burbank vs. Glendale at Burroughs HS, 7:00pm
Hoover vs. Crescenta Valley at Glendale HS, 7:00pm

PACIFIC VIEW
Camarillo at Pacifica, 7:00pm

PREP
Flintridge Prep at Rio Hondo Prep, 7:30pm

TRI-VALLEY
Bishop Diego at Oaks Christian, 7:30pm
Oak Park at Carpinteria, 7:30pm

VALLEY MISSION
Panorama at Reseda, 7:00pm
Sylmar at Monroe, 7:00pm

WEST VALLEY
Chatsworth at Cleveland, 7:00pm
Taft at Granada Hills, 7:00pm

NONLEAGUE
Calvary Murrieta at Vasquez, 7:00pm
Loyola at Chaminade, 7:30pm
Santa Paula at Grant, 7:00pm

SATURDAY

ALPHA
Sierra Canyon vs. Montclair Prep at Granada Hills HS, 7:00pm

DESERT MOUNTAIN
Desert Christian vs. Lucerne Valley at Lancaster HS, 7:00pm

OLYMPIC
Los Angeles Baptist vs. Village Christian at Glendale HS, 7:00pm

PREP
Viewpoint at Chadwick , 2:00pm

SANTA FE
St. Genevieve vs. Bell-Jeff at Burroughs HS, 7:00pm