Chaminade-Madonna at Coconut Creek: An Open Division Spot on the Line Friday

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The best game in Broward County on the last Friday of the regular season has playoff stakes attached. Chaminade-Madonna, No. 17 in MaxPreps' national rankings at 7-2, plays at Coconut Creek (8-1) on Friday, Oct. 30, at 7 p.m. BVM Sports reported the Lions need a win to secure a spot in Florida's first Open Division playoff.

Chaminade-Madonna vs. Coconut Creek by the Numbers

Per MaxPreps data, the two teams look a lot alike on paper:

Chaminade-Madonna (7-2): 320 points scored, 152 allowed. That is 35.6 a game on offense and 16.9 on defense.
Coconut Creek (8-1): 299 scored, 153 allowed, or 33.2 and 17.0 a game.

Chaminade's two losses came against teams in the national top five: 24-7 to No. 4 Sierra Canyon in August and 21-20 at No. 1 St. Thomas Aquinas on Oct. 2. The Lions have won three straight since, beating Cardinal Newman 20-7, McArthur 47-12 and Cardinal Gibbons 41-6. They also beat American Heritage 46-27 on Sept. 4.

No. 1 St. Thomas Aquinas at West Broward

St. Thomas Aquinas (9-0) finishes its regular season at West Broward (3-5) the same night. The Raiders average 44.0 points and allow 10.8. West Broward has scored 194 and allowed 191 in eight games, almost dead even.

Team pages: Chaminade-Madonna on MaxPreps and St. Thomas Aquinas on MaxPreps. Follow the week on our high school football page.