HS FOOT: Here's what's going on this weekend

FIVE TO WATCH

All games Friday, 7 p.m. unless indicated

Alemany (6-0, 0-0) at Crespi (5-2, 0-1) - Both teams can score like crazy with play-making QBs Vernon Adams of Alemany and Kenny Stenhouse of Crespi and their fleet of top receivers, but who is going to step up on defense?

Crespi might have the better defensive line with top college prospects Reggie Coates and Ronald Ussery, but Alemany has a more complete defense, led by DL Akeem Gonzales (seven sacks), LBs Bryce Henderson and Jesse Sampson and DBs Devon Smith and Jerico Richardson.

Both have defeated Taft, while Alemany owns a win over Oaks Christian and Crespi owns a win over Vista Murrieta.

If you like blazing speed, this should be a fun game. Crespi's Devin Lucien and Michael Davison and Alemany's Saladin McCullough and Stephen Mitchell are among the San Fernando Valley's fastest players.

El Camino Real (2-4, 0-1) at Taft (3-3, 0-1) - This is a big rivalry game, but it could be a long night for the Conquistadores if they don't shore up their defense after last week's 28-point loss to Granada Hills.

Taft QB Michael Bercovici (1,903 yards, 17 TDs) has a top WR Michael Thomas (54 receptions), a powerful RB in Kenny Thompson, plus an offensive line that averages 285.

El Camino Real RB Kawan Rally (ankle) is questionable.

Valencia (5-1, 1-0) at Canyon (6-0, 1-0) - It's nice to be undefeated, but Canyon has a lot to worry about if Valencia RB Steven Manfro keeps it up. The senior is coming off a 420-yard, five-TD rushing performance in a win over West Ranch, and overall he has rushed for 1,101 yards on just 84 carries while scoring 26 TDs, most on long breakaways including two kick returns.

Canyon, coming off a 2-9 season, has not made the playoffs since winning the 2006 Northern Division title and CIF State Div. I Bowl. The top players include QB Jonathan Jerozal, RB Darious Rudolph, WRs Drew Wolitarsky and T.J. Yonkers, PK Mohammad Roknipour and LBs Mark Hooper and Chris Ortiz, DL Adam Evans and DB Kenny Stone.

Sierra Canyon (6-0, 3-0) vs. Campbell Hall (4-2, 1-2) at Granada Hills HS - Some luster has been removed now that Campbell Hall has lost two in a row, but it's still a good QB matchup between Sierra Canyon's Tyler Stewart and Campbell Hall's R.J. Gordon.

Stewart has passed for 1,377 yards and 21 TDs. He directs that an offense that averages 46.8 points and 418 yards.

Hollywood (7-0) at Reseda (6-0) - Reseda prides itself on defense, and tonight the Regents look to slow down a Hollywood team that's off to its best start in decades. Some of Reseda's top defensive players are DL Jonathan Washington, LB Heber Silva and DB James Randolph.

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Friday

Arleta at North Hollywood, 7 p.m.
Grant at Verdugo Hills, 7 p.m.
Poly at Sun Valley, 3 p.m.
Animo vs. Fulton Prep at Birmingham HS, 7 p.m.
Sherman Oaks CES vs. View Park at Rancho Cienega Park, 7 p.m.
Kennedy at Sylmar, 7 p.m.
San Fernando at Panorama, 7 p.m.
Van Nuys at Canoga Park, 7 p.m.
Birmingham at Chatsworth, 7 p.m.
Granada Hills at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Montclair Prep at Downey Calvary Chapel, 7 p.m.
Paraclete at Brentwood, 3 p.m.
Vasquez at Silver Valley, 7 p.m.
Golden Valley vs. West Ranch at Valencia HS, 7 p.m.
Saugus vs. Hart at College of Canyons, 7:30 p.m.
Malibu vs. Villanova Prep at Nordhoff, 7 p.m.
Antelope Valley at Palmdale, 7 p.m.
Highland vs. Eastside at Antelope Valley, 7 p.m.
Knight at Quartz Hill, 7 p.m.
Littlerock at Lancaster, 7 p.m.
Agoura at Calabasas, 7 p.m.
Oaks Christian at Simi Valley, 7 p.m.
Royal at Moorpark, 7 p.m.
St. Bonaventure at Thousand Oaks, 7 p.m.
Westlake at Newbury Park, 7 p.m.
Chaminade at St. Francis, 7:30 p.m.
St. Paul at Serra, 7 p.m.
Arcadia vs. Burbank at Burbank Burroughs, 7 p.m.
Hoover at Muir, 7 p.m.
Pasadena vs. Crescenta Valley at Glendale HS, 7 p.m.
Pacifica at Camarillo, 7 p.m.
Chadwick at Viewpoint, 3 p.m.
Alemany at Crespi, 7 p.m.
Bishop Amat vs. Loyola at Valley College, 7 p.m.
Grace Brethren at Oak Park, 7:30 p.m.

SATURDAY

Lincoln at Eagle Rock, 2 p.m.
Cathedral at Harvard-Westlake, 7:30 p.m.
Village Christian at Los Angeles Baptist, 1 p.m.
Rio Hondo Prep vs. Flintridge Prep at Occidental College, 7 p.m.
Bell-Jeff vs. St. Genevieve at Poly HS, 7 p.m.
Crean Lutheran vs. Desert Christian at Lancaster HS, 7 p.m.