Saturday night’s showdown between Catholic Conference giants St. John’s Prep and Xaverian in the Division I state championship is set to be the highlight of this week’s eight state championship games at Gillette Stadium.

The game is full of intrigue with storylines running throughout.

Let’s take a look at the storylines and the keys to the title game.

Will St. John’s Prep quarterback Chris Vargas play?

St. John’s Prep’s star sophomore quarterback suffered a leg injury during the first half of the team’s first round game against Framingham earlier this postseason. Since then, the dynamic underclassman has not dressed for the team’s last two playoff games and has moved around on crutches up and down the sideline.

In the regular season, Vargas helped the Eagles to an 8-0 record and the

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