High school football is officially back in Massachusetts: 70 games are set to kick off Friday night, with a handful having taken place on Thursday and a few happening on Saturday.

With that in mind, it is time to kick off this year’s weekly Pickorama. This will be a dual effort between High School Sports Editor Jack Murray and Football Notebook writer Brendan Connelly.

We will look to honor the legendary Danny Ventura with this pursuit, although it will take some time to command this project as well as he did.

Without further ado, here are some picks for this Friday’s action.

CONNELLY’S PICK: ST. JOHN’S PREP

MURRAY’S PICK: ST. JOHN PREP

A juicy matchup between two of the Bay State’s best to start. This one could feature a back-and-forth bout early, before sophomore QB Christian Varga

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