Top prep football games: Hawkins plays Los Angeles, Bishop Amat visits Loyola
Running back Drake Beasley Jr. (2) will lead Loyola into a key Mission League game against Bishop Amat on Friday night.
Friday’s top high school football games
Los Angeles Hawkins (8-1, 3-1) at Los Angeles (9-0, 4-0), 2:15 p.m.
The Romans knocked off Dorsey and Crenshaw but still need to defeat Hawkins to win the Coliseum League outright. Quarterback Kaymen Cureton, who has passed for 2,079 yards and 19 touchdowns, leads the offense. Hawkins is loaded with college prospects and can score often with receivers Joseph Lewis and Jalen Hall.
The pick: Los Angeles.
La Puente Bishop Amat (7-2, 4-1) at Los Angeles Loyola (8-1, 4-1), 7 p.m.
Second place in the Mission League is on the line, along with a good seeding in the Southern Section Pac-5 playoffs. Both teams have lots of speed. The big question is, which team can stop the big play? Loyola sophomore Jackson Sirmon has 10 sacks.
The pick: Bishop Amat.
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