With most of the local high football teams are on a bye for Week 5, a couple of big-time matchups take center stage Friday night. Pacifica travels to nationally ranked Sierra Canyon, Ventura hosts unbeaten Calabasas, Rio Mesa takes on Oxnard, and Royal looks to remain unbeaten.
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Prep Period preview
With most of the county on a bye week ahead of next week's league openers, Week 5 features a short schedule this week. Although matchups like Pacifica-Sierra Canyon, Ventura-Calabasas and Rio Mesa-Oxnard give the week some juice. The Star's Joe Curley and Dominic Massamino previewed tonight's games on this week's episode of Prep Period. Watch the full segment here:
PeeWee weighs in
Pacifica High linebacker PeeWee Wilson joined Prep Period, The Star's weekly sports
podcast, this week to discuss the unbeaten Tritons' strongboy matchup with Sierra Canyon, playing alongside fellow star senior Isaiah Phelps, why he returned to football this summer after considering retirement and his quest to play in four straight CIF-State championship bowls. Watch the full segment here:
An insane matchup
Jostradamus assesses Mike Moon’s sanity for scheduling a national power as he makes his Week 5 picks. Check them out here.
Football notebook
Why are starting quarterback Ford Green and freshman Hendrix Tucker sharing snaps for 4-1 Westlake? Coach Rick Clausen explains. With more high school football notes.
The Star's top 10
Check out The Star’s Super 10 high school football rankingsentering Week 5.
This article originally appeared on Ventura County Star: LIVE coverage of Week 5 in high school football
