Week 10 high school football predictions

District championships are on the line in Week 10 of high school football season in Broward and Palm Beach counties and Sun Sentinel reporters Wells Dusenbury and David Furones have predictions on 10 quality matchups to look forward to. Furones is 51-19 on the year while Duse is two games back in the standings at 49-21. All games are Friday at 7 p.m. unless noted. MIRAMAR (6-1) AT WESTERN (7-1) Fun matchup as dynamic QBs Steve Williams (Miramar) and Harrison Story (Western) go head-to-head. While Western has a strong defense, Miramar’s offense has scored at least 34 points in the past six games and I think Williams and the unit do enough to clinch the district title. When Williams and the Patriots dropped this one last year, they didn’t have the weapons out wide they possess now. Receivers Dominick Watt and Terrence Horne transferred in the offseason from McArthur and Carol City, respectively. The running game is better with good-looking freshman Ketravis Geter contributing at a high level. Hansky Paillant and Willis Sands in the front seven for Miramar will look to stop Western’s potent ground game behind Keshaun Clarke and Daniel Colon. ATLANTIC (6-1) AT BOCA RATON (5-3) Rivalry showdown in Boca as these two district foes square off. After dropping its season opener by one to Palm Beach Central, Atlantic has reeled off six straight wins and is looking like the team we expected at the beginning of the year. Boca has struggled against top opponents and I don’t think that changes as the Eagles wrap up the district title. The Eagles make it seven straight to run away with the District 10-8A crown and roll into the postseason — after a Week 11 contest against Wellington — with some serious momentum. Someone’s always going to be open with Atlantic’s deep receiving corps, spearheaded by UF commit Corey Gammage, exploiting mismatches on the outside. The Eagles prove more athletic as the Bobcats compete for a half but ultimately have Atlantic pull away. PALM BEACH GARDENS (3-4) AT PALM BEACH CENTRAL (5-2)

Central already clinched district title and Gardens is likely out on points regardless, so tough to gauge. I think the Broncos’ defense pushes them to another win.

The Broncos have looked good in every aspect of the game since brushing off those two early season losses that got them battle-tested for this run. WEST BOCA (3-4) AT DWYER (6-2) West Boca kept Dwyer from the playoffs with an upset win in the 2014 district finale. It won’t happen again. Furones: The Panthers run away with this one and the district title, putting an exclamation point on their regular season. ST. ANDREW’S (6-1) AT CORAL SPRINGS CHARTER (3-4)

Great season for St. Andrew’s, but I don’t think it immediately recovers from its 48-3 loss to Benjamin.

The Scots appear better in the win-loss record, but the Panthers have challenged themselves with some tougher games. That helps them pull out a close one. Plus, if Duse is going against his alma mater, he probably knows something’s up. I’ll side with him. PAHOKEE (5-1) AT COCOA (7-0)

Tall order for a strong Pahokee as it faces the defending 4A state champs.

Asking a lot for the Blue Devils to go up to Cocoa and knock off a reigning state champ, but this ultimately prepares Pahokee for the run it wants to make in Class 1A. CARDINAL GIBBONS (6-1) AT STRANAHAN (4-3) Gibbons defense will be too much as it holds down the Dragons’ offense. Upstart Dragons battle defensively for a half-plus but will have trouble scoring against Gibbons’ defense. WEST BROWARD (4-2) AT COOPER CITY (4-4), SATURDAY 7 P.M.

Short week for West Broward after topping Nova on Wednesday, but Bobcats wrap up district title here. Furones: “Fear the Wing.” With two wins over four nights, the Bobcats take over the district, carrying the momentum from Wednesday night’s win over previously unbeaten Nova. SOUTH PLANTATION (4-3) AT PLANTATION (7-1)

The Steve Davis turnaround continues as the Colonels top their rivals.

I like what South Plant has done this year, but neither Alex Collins nor John Franklin is coming out onto that field for the Paladins. MONARCH (5-2) AT DOUGLAS (4-3) Monarch gets back on track after last week’s lopsided loss to Deerfield Beach. A tight one against Piper on Monday is mildly concerning in a short week. Knights recover.