It’s down to the wire as week eight of the area high school football season kicks off Thursday.

A trio of Top 20 matches highlight the weekend. The top teams in Anne Arundel County meet up in the next-to-last week of the regular season.

Six teams - Atholton, Bel Air, Dunbar, Milford Mill, St. Frances and St. Mary’s - enter the weekend undefeated.

Here’s a look at some of the best games of the weekend followed by the complete schedule.

No. 9 Broadneck (6-1) at Old Mill (5-2)

When: Friday, 6 p.m.

Broadneck looks to take a major step towards a second straight Anne Arundel County league crown. The Bruins won their sixth straight decision, 16-0 over Severna Park last Friday.

Chris Coleman converted three first half field goals and Eli Harris added a touchdown run for Broadneck. The Bruins’ defense recorded their second straight shutout and third in five league matches.

Old Mill pulled away from Glen Burnie for a 34-13 road victory. Junior running Maximus Jones rushed for 206 yards and two touchdowns, and Keondre Green and Keshawn Green each added a rushing score.

The Patriots have won three straight since a 32-6 loss to Arundel. Broadneck has won 12 straight league decisions, including a 41-25 victory over Old Mill last season.

Chesapeake-Anne Arundel (6-1) at Arundel (6-1)

When: Friday, 7 p.m.

A pair of unbeaten Anne Arundel County foes and state postseason hopefuls meet. Chesapeake routed Southern, 37-13, last Friday, behind another big effort from Rushaun Tongue.

Tongue, the area’s top public school recruit who’s committed to Wake Forest University, scored two touchdowns, including a school-record 98-yard kickoff return. Logan Clark, Nick Shade and Larry Hurst each added scoring runs.

The Cougars (3-0 Anne Arundel), who lost to eventual Class 3A state champ Calvert County’s Northern in last year’s state semifinals, sit second to Northern in the East Region standings. Chesapeake’s only loss came against Theodore Roosevelt (D.C.) earlier in the season.

Arundel won at Crofton, 44-6, last Friday as junior quarterback Gavin Kamachi threw three touchdown passes and ran 15 yards for another score. T.J. Mordecai added rushing touchdowns of six and 11 yards.

The Wildcats (4-0 Anne Arundel), whose only loss is to Delaware’s Smyrna, has the No. 1 position in the Class 4A/3A East Region standings. Arundel, which lost in the 4A/3A state semis last year, hosts nationally-ranked and area’s No. 1 St. Frances in its regular season finale next Friday.

No. 3 Mount St. Joseph (5-2) at No. 4 Calvert Hall (3-4)

When: Friday, 7 p.m.

The Gaels look to stay unbeaten in the MIAA A Conference in this rematch of last year’s semifinals. Mount St. Joseph defeated McDonogh School, 23-7, last Saturday as senior Bryce Cox rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown.

Darren Underwood had an interception return for a score for the Gaels (3-0 MIAA A), who got two interceptions from Greg Roman. Mount St. Joseph allowed 133 yards to McDonogh.

Defending MIAA A champ Calvert Hall (1-1 MIAA A) got its first league victory of the season with a 35-28 victory at Gilman last Friday. Senior quarterback Noah Brannock accounted for three touchdowns, including a one-yard sneak in the third quarter to break a 28-28 tie.

The Cardinals defeated Mount St. Joseph, 31-26, in last year’s semifinals after losing, 24-14, during the regular season.

No. 11 McDonogh (3-4) at No. 2 Archbishop Spalding (6-1)

When: Friday, 7 p.m.

McDonogh will try to pull off another shocker in Severn in the other MIAA A semifinal rematch. The Eagles suffered their first league loss in a 23-7 decision at Mount St. Joseph last weekend.

Demetrius Smith’s 14-yard touchdown run in the third quarter was the only score for McDonogh (2-1 MIAA A), which has scored a touchdown in five games.

Spalding (3-0 MIAA A) posted a season-best 54 points against Gilman in its last action Oct. 7. Sophomore quarterback Malik Washington threw for 308 yards and five touchdown passes and Rolando Newton had 11 catches for 116 yards.

Washington, a first-year starter, has thrown for nearly 1,800 yards and 19 touchdowns for the Cavaliers, who are averaging 37.3 points a game. Spalding has allowed 20 points in its first three league decisions.

The Cavaliers’ bid for a perfect season and first MIAA A title was ruined by McDonogh in a 7-0 semifinal decision at Whittles Field last year. Spalding won at McDonogh, 14-3, last regular season.

No. 15 Liberty (5-2) at No. 13 Westminster (6-1)

When: Friday, 7 p.m.

This matchup will shape the Carroll County Athletic League championship race. The Lions have the inside track after a thrilling 35-34 victory over previously undefeated and reigning league champ South Carroll last Friday.

Junior running back Seth Jacobs rushed for 110 yards and four touchdowns, including the game-winner with 41 seconds left in regulation for Liberty (4-0 CCAL).

Jack Pellicciotti threw for 158 yards, connecting with Phillip Sackett for a 67-yard score.

Westminster got another big effort from junior quarterback Kyrece Walker in a 42-7 rout of Century. Walker ran for three touchdowns and threw scoring passes to Clayton Dorsey and Mason Fisher.

The Owls (3-1 CCAL) have won four straight since a 24-21 loss to South Carroll (3-1 CCAL). An Owl victory Friday combined with a South Carroll win against Century would create a three-way tie for first.

THURSDAY

Top 15

No. 12 Poly (6-1) vs. Patterson (3-3) at Poly, 2:15 p.m.

Forest Park (4-2) vs. No. 5 Dunbar (7-0) at Sugar Cain Field, 6 p.m.

Baltimore City

ConneXions (0-5) at Douglass (3-2), 3 p.m.

Benjamin Franklin (1-5) at Carver Vo-Tech (1-5), 3:45 p.m.

Edmondson (2-4) at City (4-3), 3:45 p.m.

Lake Clifton (3-3) at Reginald Lewis (1-5), 3:45 p.m.

Baltimore County

New Town (4-3) at Owings Mills (5-2), 6 p.m.

Chesapeake-Baltimore County (2-4) at Loch Raven (3-4), 6:30 p.m.

Lansdowne (2-5) at Sparrows Point (5-2), 6:30 p.m.

Randallstown (0-7) at Hereford (6-1), 6:30 p.m.

Western Tech (3-4) at Pikesville (1-6), 6:30 p.m.

Howard County

River Hill (6-1) at Centennial (1-6), 7 p.m.

Non-league

SEED School (4-2) vs. Green Street Academy (4-2) at Babe Ruth Field, 5 p.m.

Francis Scott Key (1-6) at Crofton (4-3), 7 p.m.

FRIDAY

Top 15

Kenwood (3-4) at No. 6 Milford Mill (7-0), 4 p.m.

No. 9 Broadneck (6-1) at Old Mill (5-2), 6 p.m.

Dulaney (3-4) at No. 14 Dundalk (6-1), 7 p.m.

No. 3 Mount St. Joseph (5-2) at No. 4 Calvert Hall (3-4), 7 p.m.

No. 10 Atholton (7-0) at Howard (5-2), 7 p.m.

No. 11 McDonogh (3-4) at No. 2 Archbishop Spalding (6-1), 7 p.m.

No. 15 Liberty (5-2) at No. 13 Westminster (6-1), 7 p.m.

Anne Arundel County

Annapolis (1-6) at South River (3-4), 7 p.m.

Chesapeake-Anne Arundel (6-1) at Arundel (6-1), 7 p.m.

Northeast (3-4) at Southern (3-4), 7 p.m.

Severna Park (4-3) at Glen Burnie (4-3), 7 p.m.

Baltimore County

Woodlawn (2-5) at Overlea (2-5), 6 p.m.

Patapsco (5-2) vs. Eastern Tech (4-3) at CCBC-Essex, 6:30 p.m.

Carroll County

Century (1-6) at South Carroll (6-1), 6:30 p.m.

Howard County

Long Reach (5-2) at Glenelg (4-3), 7 p.m.

Marriotts Ridge (1-6) at Hammond (0-7), 7 p.m.

Mount Hebron (2-5) at Wilde Lake (3-4), 7 p.m.

Reservoir (4-3) at Oakland Mills (4-3), 7 p.m.

MIAA

St. John’s Catholic Prep (3-2) at Severn (5-2), 4 p.m.

UCBAC

Aberdeen (0-7) at Edgewood (6-1), 5 p.m.

Bel Air (7-0) at Elkton (4-3), 7 p.m.

Fallston (3-4) at Bohemia Manor (6-1), 7 p.m.

Harford Tech (3-4) at North Harford (2-5), 7 p.m.

Havre de Grace (0-7) at Perryville (3-4), 7 p.m.

North East (1-6) at Patterson Mill (6-1), 7 p.m.

Rising Sun (4-3) at Joppatowne (6-1), 7 p.m.

Non-league

Catonsville (2-5) at Wootton (2-5), 7 p.m.

Francis Scott Key (1-6) at Crofton (4-3), 7 p.m.

Richard Wright Charter-D.C. (0-7) at C. Milton Wright (4-3), 7 p.m.

SATURDAY

Top 15

No. 7 St. Mary’s (7-0) at Archbishop Curley (4-2), 2 p.m.

Baltimore County

Franklin (4-3) at Towson (0-7), 1 p.m.

Perry Hall (4-3) at Parkville (2-5), 1 p.m.

MIAA

Mount Carmel (3-3) at Boys’ Latin (2-4), 12 p.m.

Gilman (3-5) at Loyola (2-4), 12 p.m.

St. Paul’s (2-4) at John Carroll (3-4), 7 p.m.