MaxPreps Top 10 Football Games of the Week

Grayson (Loganville, Ga.), the No. 2 team in the nation, will put its 16-game winning streak on the line in a nationally televised meeting against Central (Miami). It's one of eight games in this week's Top 10 Games of the Week involving members of this week's MaxPreps Xcellent 25 National Football Rankings presented by the Army National Guard.

In other action, two of the nation's best rushing offenses already converged in Seattle where No. 5 Bellevue (Wash.) edged Trinity (Euless, Texas). On the East Coast, No. 25 Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney, Md.) prepares to play Gilman (Baltimore) a week after both teams were beaten by Xcellent 25 teams on national TV.

The rivalry game of the week, hands-down, is the annual Backyard Brawl, pitting Union (Tulsa, Okla.) and Jenks (Okla.). The two teams, separated by less than 10 miles, have combined to win the last 16 Class 6A state titles.

With a perfect 10-0 record last week, Kevin Askeland opened the season in first place in our season-long predictions contest. Stephen Spiewak, Leland Gordon and yours truly are tied for second place after picking eight out of 10 correct. Bringing up the rear – but a mere three games off the pace – are Steve Montoya and Mitch Stephens.

Here's a look at this week's Top 10 games of the week along with predictions by MaxPreps staff writers and contributors Mitch Stephens, Steve Montoya, Stephen Spiewak, Kevin Askeland, Leland Gordon and Jamie DeMoney.

MaxPreps Top 10 Football Games of the Week

Bellevue (Wash.) 31, Trinity (Euless, Texas) 24 (OT)


This game was played Thursday night. Click here to read our game story.

Keep an eye on the battle at the line of scrimmage in this game. It will be an interesting dual between Trinity's size and power and Bellevue's smaller but quicker linemen in this Thursday tussle. For Trinity, this is the first of two straight games against defending champions of other states. The Trojans host Oklahoma's four-time defending champion Union (Tulsa) next week.

Stephen Spiewak's game preview / Qwixcore / Watch live via PlayOn! Sports

Bellevue runs the Wing-T with deceptive action and devastating quickness. The Wolverines' offense is one of the true blue chip units in all of prep football and has delivered nine state titles in the last 11 years. Bellevue seeks redemption for its last game against a Texas team – a 35-17 loss on the road against Houston-area juggernaut Katy.

Mitch Stephens: Bellevue 28, Trinity 27
Steve Montoya: Bellevue 21, Trinity 14
Stephen Spiewak: Bellevue 24, Trinity 21
Kevin Askeland: Trinity 38, Bellevue 14
Leland Gordon: Bellevue 28, Trinity 21
Jamie DeMoney: Bellevue 33, Trinity 30