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Friday Night Lights: Week 3 of High School Football

In the Top 10: Helix and Mount Miguel host key games; Poway visits Lincoln.

It's only Week 3 of the high school football season, but among the prep teams in San Diego County falling within Patch.com sites, the only battle between unbeaten 2-0 teams has Point Loma visiting Mount Miguel in Spring Valley for a 7 p.m. kickoff. The Matadors are ranked sixth in the county in the latest Sportswriters/Sportscasters Poll.

Mar Vista (1-0) had a bye last week and will host 2-0 Francis Parker.

Helix (1-1), ranked second to Eastlake in the poll, hosts No. 4 Cathedral Catholic (2-0) in La Mesa at 7 p.m. in one of two games matching Top 10 teams. No. 3 Oceanside (1-1) visits No. 7 Mira Mesa (2-0) in the other matchup.

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Firth-ranked Poway (2-0) travels to Lincoln (0-1) for a 6:30 game and No. 9 La Costa Canyon visits a strong San Clemente High (2-0) team.

On Saturday, Coronado (2-0) will play at Santa Fe Christian (1-1) in a 2 p.m. start.

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The weekend action got an early start with a Thursday night game. Sage Burmeister scored four touchdowns, including an 81-yard punt return, as La Jolla Country Day routed Vincent Memorial in Calexico, 56-0. The Torreys surged to a 49-0 halftime lead in improving their record to 3-0.

Here is this weekend's schedule of prep football games involving teams in the Patch.com coverage area:

Point Loma (2-0) at No. 6 Mount Miguel (2-0), 7
Bishop’s (1-0) at Monte Vista (1-1), 7
Bonita Vista (0-2) at Grossmont (2-0), 7
No. 4 Cathedral Catholic (2-0) at No. 2 Helix (1-1), 7 (KBCsports.com)
Imperial (1-1) at Santana (2-0), 7
No. 5 Poway (2-0) at Lincoln (0-1), 6:30
No. 1 Eastlake (2-0) at El Camino (1-1), 7
Valley Center (1-1) at La Jolla (1-1), 7
No. 3 Oceanside (1-1) at No. 7 Mira Mesa (1-0), 7 (ESPN Radio 1700)
Francis Parker (2-0) at Mar Vista (1-0), 7
Rancho Bernardo (1-1) at Fallbrook (0-1), 7
No. 9 La Costa Canyon (1-1) at San Clemente (2-0), 7
Carlsbad (1-1) at Ramona (0-2), 7:30
Perris California Military Institute (1-1) at Army-Navy (0-1), 3

(West Hills has a bye)

On Saturday:
Coronado (2-0) at Santa Fe Christian (1-1), 2


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