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JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers PLAY-ACTION PASS- Calabasas quarterback Emon Saee, center, fakes the handoff to Cameron Ventura during last week's 36-0 loss at Moorpark. The Coyotes host Royal on Friday night.

OCHS (5-3) at Nordhoff (5-2-1)

Outlook: This game got a lot more interesting when Nordhoff won at Oak Park last week. Now, with a victory Friday night, Oaks Christian can creep right back into the race for the Tri-Valley League championship.

Nordhoff ran the ball 42 times for 165 yards against Oak Park. Although they only gained 3.9 yards per attempt, the Rangers stayed true to their identity on offense, and that allowed them to control the clock against OPHS.

Oaks Christian's defense has been exposed by good rushing teams this season, but with title hopes still on the horizon, you can bet defensive coordinator Clay Matthews will have his boys fired up for this contest.

Viewpoint (3-4) at Chadwick (7-1)

Outlook: A solid start has turned sour for Viewpoint.

Following a 3-0 beginning to the season, VHS has dropped four consecutive games. During that stretch of losses the Patriots have a one-point defeat and a pair of three-point setbacks.

Suffice to say, they're close to turning things around.

Stopping Chadwick will be an extremely difficult task for the VHS defense this week.

The Dolphins are averaging 55.5 points per game and have put up 60 or more points on four occasions, including a pair of 70point outputs.

Viewpoint's ground game must establish itself to keep Chadwick's offense on the sideline.