Taariq Allen, Rivers: Shifting over to tailback from receiver because of injuries, the junior rushed for a school-record 263 yards and three touchdowns on 26 carries in a 24-8 Independent School League win over St. George’s. He also caught three passes for 38 yards.

Alan Alvarez, Assabet Valley Tech: Senior running back carried 22 times for 181 yards and two scores in a 26-6 nonleague win over Quabbin Regional.

Charlie Bates, Arlington Catholic: Senior running back piled up 245 yards and five touchdowns on 14 carries in a 32-15 Catholic Central Large win over Cardinal Spellman. He has 10 touchdowns in his last three games.

Marcus Papas, Belmont: Senior wideout caught seven passes for 195 yards and three touchdowns, and picked off a pass on defense, in the Marauders’ 37-20 Middlesex League win over Lexington. His 14 touchdown receptions are most in the state.

Jack Sprague, Maynard: Junior wide receiver totaled 209 yards of offense (134 receiving, 75 rushing) and four scores in a 49-31 Division 3B win over West Boylston.

Hall’s Top 10 teams

1. Natick (9-0); beat Weymouth, 35-12

2. Franklin (9-0); beat Sharon, 33-14

3. Marlborough (9-0); beat North Middlesex, 14-10

4. Holliston (9-0); beat Medfield, 41-14

5. Medway (8-1); beat Westwood, 21-8

6. St. John’s (7-2); lost to Wachusett Regional, 14-7

7. King Philip Regional (7-2); beat Stoughton, 35-0

8. Needham (7-2); lost to Walpole, 41-7

9. Wellesley (7-2); beat Braintree, 48-13

10. Groton-Dunstable Regional (8-1); beat Lunenburg, 39-28

Game of the week

Natick (9-0) at Walpole (9-0), Saturday, 1 p.m.: The game to end all games. Izzo versus McCummings. Flutie versus Collins. Route 1 versus Route 9. Not much hyperbole needed here; whichever dominant program comes out on top in this one is assured a playoff berth.

By the numbers

99: Yards that Marian’s Mike Del La Femina covered in his first of three touchdowns, a school record. The Mustangs beat Lowell Catholic, 27-14.

22: Touchdown passes this season for Belmont’s Vinny Cortina; only North Shore Tech’s David St. Pierre has more (26) in the state.

Week 10 schedule

(All times 7 p.m. unless noted )

Friday: Lawrence Academy at Buckingham, Browne & Nichols, 6 p.m.; Woburn at Belmont, 6; Tyngsborough at Concord-Carlisle, 6; Franklin at Oliver Ames, 6; Wachusett Regional at Shrewsbury; Nashoba Regional at Milford; Westborough at North Middlesex Regional; Nipmuc Regional at Auburn; Oakmont Regional at Groton-Dunstable Regional; Bay Path Regional Tech at Assabet Valley Tech; Blackstone Valley Tech at Montachusett Tech; Boston Latin at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional; Newton South at Acton-Boxborough Regional; Waltham at Westford Academy; Wayland at Bedford; Weston at Arlington; King Philip Regional at Foxborough; Wakefield at Watertown; Dover-Sherborn at Hopkinton; Holliston at Bellingham; Millis at Ashland; Norton at Medway; Westwood at Medfield; Marlborough at Leominster; Narragansett Regional at Hudson.

Saturday: Brookline at Dedham, 10 a.m.; North Shore Tech at Minuteman, 10:30; Thayer Academy at St. Sebastian’s, 10:30; Arlington Catholic at Austin Prep, 11; Roxbury Latin at Rivers School (Weston), noon; Milton at Wellesley, 1 p.m.; Natick at Walpole, 1; Norwood at Newton North, 1; Algonquin Regional at St. John’s, 1; Worcester Tech at Keefe Tech, 1; Belmont Hill at Governor’s Academy, 1; Marian at O’Bryant, 1; Groton at St. Mark’s, 1:30; Reading at Lexington, 1:30; St. George’s at Middlesex, 2.

Compiled by Brendan Hall