Live score, updates from the football duel in California

Although San Ramon Valley has never beaten De La Salle – the two teams tied once in the 1970s – the two Northern California powers have played some closely contested games recently, including two games last season.

They expect to play one more game Friday night starting at 7 p.m. at Owen Owens Field in Concord in one of the best games in the state.

De La Salle (6-0), which earned a unique 31-9 win over NFL Academy in London 10 days ago, is ranked sixth in the state by SBLive Sports, while San Ramon Valley (7-0) is ranked Sixth place is. 23.

The Spartans won two close games last season, 33-27 in overtime at San Ramon Valley and 17-7 in the North Coast Section Open playoff final.

TOP PROSPECTS: Marco Jones leads 16 of them between SRV and DLS

SRV is led by LB/TE Marco Jones (379 tackles), DE Kaleb Pleis (10.5 sacks), QB Rhett Thompson (88 of 133, 1,434 yards, 21 TDs), RB Matt Garibaldi (660 rushing yards, 9 TDs) and wideouts Owen Scott (34 catches, 479 yards, 7 TDs) and Evan Economos (18, 427, 7).

De La Salle, one of the fastest teams in the state, features third-year starting QB Toa Faavae (10 total touchdowns), third-year starting RBs Derrick Blanche Jr. (656 rushing yards, 6 TDs) and Dominic Kelley (286 , 7), fast two-way stars Jaden Jefferson, Jayden Nicholas, Duece Jones-Drew and Ant Dean as well as strong defenders Matt Johnson (Oregon committed), Niko Baumgartner and Myah Telona.

Follow here for live updates from the game, scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m. PT on Friday, October 18th.

You can also watch San Ramon Valley vs. De La Salle on NFHS Network