Chaminade High did exactly what it hoped to do coming off its bye week: play inspired football and knock off Notre Dame in the Mission League opener for both teams.
Now the Eagles want to remain part of the league title conversation. To do so, they need to defeat the considered frontrunner, Bishop Amat High of La Puente on Friday, Oct. 11.
The Lancers (5-1, 1-0) also won their league opener, edging Alemany (which faces Chaminade next week). They have a high-level running attack, led by senior standout Damien Moore who rushed for 170 yards and a touchdown against the Warriors. He also scored the winning two-point conversion with 53 seconds left.
Chaminade (3-3, 1-0) got a big performance last week from running back William Camacho, a senior, who scored three touchdowns in the victory over Notre Dame.
The kickoff at Bishop Amat High School is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Other games involving Valley area teams include:
Friday, Oct. 11
East Valley League
Arleta at Monroe
Grant at Chavez
Poly at North Hollywood
Gold Coast
Campbell Hall at Viewpoint
Mission League
Alemany at Loyola
Chaminade at Bishop Amat
Notre Dame at Serra
Olympic League
Whittier Christian vs. Village Christian
Valley Mission League
San Fernando at Kennedy
Sylmar at Reseda
Van Nuys at Panorama
West Valley
Chatsworth at Taft
Cleveland at Birmingham
Granada Hills at El Camino Real
Nonleague
Sierra Canyon at Crespi
Village Christian vs. Pioneer, Burbank High School
Saturday, Oct. 12
Del Rey
St. Genevieve at Harvard-Westlake, 7:30 p.m.
All games begin at 7 p.m. unless otherwise listed.