The Boston Globe

This week’s picks

- NATE WEITZER

Bishop Feehan at Bishop Fenwick: Coming off a 24-0 blanking of Cardinal Spellman, Feehan (5-1) looks poised to grab an outright Catholic Central League title, but Fenwick (5-1) could play spoiler Thursday night. Pick: BISHOP FEEHAN. Milford at King Philip: These programs have become the powers of the Hockmock Kelley-Rex. Milford (6-0) is determined to move up from the No. 4 spot in the D3 ratings by taking down King Philip (6-0). Pick: KING PHILIP.

Andover at Central Catholic: After opening with four losses to elite teams, Central Catholic (2-4) needs to finish strong to get into the playoffs. Andover (5-1) beat Central en route to the MVC Large title last year. Pick: CENTRAL CATHOLIC.

Foxborough at Canton: Jack Martinelli can become the seventh coach in state history to reach 300 wins if Foxborough (5-1) takes care of business at Hockomock Davenport rival Canton (4-2). Pick: FOXBOROUGH.

Needham at Weymouth: Winning a slew of close games against good opponents has Needham (5-1) in fourth position in D1, and Weymouth (5-1) is another Bay State rival, currently ranked No. 11 in D1, with a solid rating Pick: NEEDHAM.

Norwood at Westwood: Norwood (5-1) is right behind Duxbury for the top rating in D4 and Westwood (4-2) needs a good result to get into the playoff picture, while looking to deny Norwood’s bid for the TVL title. Pick: NORWOOD. Mashpee at Cohasset: While Cohasset (2-3) is coming off consecutiv­e losses, the Skippers are still in sixth position in D7 and could flip with third-ranked Mashpee (5-1) if they score a SSL win. COHASSET.

Rockland at Middleboro­ugh: In another key SSL matchup, Rockland (5-1) looks to rebound from its first loss by taking down Middleboro­ugh (4-2) to preserve its No. 2 ranking in D7. Pick: ROCKLAND.

Tewksbury at Methuen: Tewksbury (5-1) is mere decimal points behind Milton and Billerica in the D3 ratings and Methuen (4-2) is looking to crash the top four in D1 after absorbing its first MVC loss to Billerica last Friday. Pick: METHUEN. Catholic Memorial at St. John’s Prep: The best matchup comes last this weekend, with St. John’s Prep (6-0) hosting Catholic Memorial (4-1) at 1 p.m. Saturday in a bid to end the Knights’ 27-game win streak against Massachuse­tts competitio­n. Pick: ST. JOHN’S PREP.

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