St. Paul’s (5-3) at Boys’ Latin (4-5)
65th meeting Friday, 2:30 p.m. Coaches: Ritchie Schell, Boys’ Latin; Scott Ripley, St. Paul’s About the rivalry: The Crusaders won last year’s Alumni Cup Challenge, 34-14, to end a three-year Boys’ Latin run. St. Paul’s leads the series 41-22-1, although the Lakers have won 10 of the past 17 games. Their rivalry began in 1933, but after seven years, St. Paul’s moved to the A Conference and two years later Boys’ Latin switched to six-man football, interrupting the rivalry for 22 years before they resumed play in 1961. Players to watch: Boys’ Latin senior free safety Giovanni Biggers, who is headed to North Carolina, has 71 tackles, two interceptions and five pass breakups. St. Paul’s senior dual-threat quarterback Leo Kelly, who has thrown for 1,108 yards and nine touchdowns this fall, threw for 283 yards and had a hand in four touchdowns in last year’s Crusaders win. About the game: Both teams have been eliminated from the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association B Conference playoffs, making this game perhaps even more important as a season finale. St. Paul’s has allowed fewer points than any other team in the conference and has a strong rushing game to go with Kelly’s passing ability. The Lakers suffered their two conference losses by a total of eight points.