Washington, D.C. Metro: Top 5 games this weekend (Sep. 3-5)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Washington, D.C. high school football has several intriguing matchups on tap September 3-5. Here are the top games featuring teams located in Washington, D.C. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Note: We've included the top-ranked prospect from the 2027, 2028, and 2029 classes on each team. </em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TOP GAME: ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE VS. ARCHBISHOP SPALDING</strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"ordered":true} --> <ol class="wp-block-list"></ol> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Saturday, Sept. 5: GAMETIME 7:30 p.m</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>St. John's enters the game 1-0 after a 45-8 victory over Mt. Zion Prep. Spalding is 0-1 following a 35-14 loss to DeMatha. I touched on this game briefly in a previous article. SJC has running back [player_tooltip player_id='1134909' first='Japhya' last='Rouson'], a transfer from Georgetown Prep, who scored a few touchdowns last week. Archbishop Spalding played a tough DeMatha team last week. They'll get an opportunity to redeem themselves this week. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>St. John's College top-ranked prospects</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>2027: [player_tooltip player_id='734810' first='Da'Jon' last='Talley-Rhodes'], RB - No. 18</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>2028: [player_tooltip player_id='1166085' first='William' last='Crawford'], OL - No. 11</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>2029: [player_tooltip player_id='264860' first='DJ' last='Butler'], LB - No. 5</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Archbishop Spalding top-ranked prospects</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>2027: [player_tooltip player_id='734850' first='Myles' last='McAfee'], WR - No. 8</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>2028: [player_tooltip player_id='1644118' first='Bryce' last='Smalls'] - No. 2</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>2029: [player_tooltip player_id='1879547' first='Brian' last='Snowden'], QB - No. 6</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>GONZAGA COLLEGE VS. COOLIDGE</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"ordered":true,"start":2} --> <ol start="2" class="wp-block-list"></ol> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Friday, Sept. 4: GAMETIME 6 p.m. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>An all-D.C. showdown between two programs that both opened 2026 with victories.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gonzaga is 1-0 after a close 22-21 win over Calvert Hall. Coolidge is also 1-0, coming off a 37-6 victory over Hunter-Kinard-Tyler.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>During the 2025 season, Gonzaga advanced to the WCAC championship game, while Coolidge advanced to the DCSAA Class AA championship game. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Gonzaga College top-ranked prospects</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>2027: [player_tooltip player_id='1631716' first='Tyler' last='Frederick'], DL - No. 39</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>2028: [player_tooltip player_id='2070999' first='Patrick' last='Shime'], EDGE/WR — No. 15</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>2029: [player_tooltip player_id='1917446' first='Dj' last='Dockery'], EDGE — No. 2</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Coolidge top-ranked prospects</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>2027: [player_tooltip player_id='2107616' first='Luis' last='Martinez'], P/K — No. 27</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A Coolidge win could help put some of its prospects on the map.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>ARCHBISHOP CARROLL VS. FRIENDSHIP COLLEGIATE ACADEM</strong>Y</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Friday, Sept. 4: GAMETIME 6 P.M.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Carroll enters at 0-0, while Friendship Collegiate is 0-1.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Friendship is coming off a strong 2025 season and enters this game looking to get back on track after its opening-week loss to Eagle Academy II (NY). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Archbishop Carroll top-ranked prospects</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>2027: [player_tooltip player_id='945358' first='Darnell' last='Williams'], DB - No. 37</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>2028: [player_tooltip player_id='1644537' first='Amari' last='James'], EDGE - No. 102</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>2029: [player_tooltip player_id='1893239' first='Di'Kai' last='Martin'], ATH - No. 45</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Friendship Collegiate Academy top-ranked prospects</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>2027: [player_tooltip player_id='945165' first='Deyon' last='Smith'], RB/LB - No. 47</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>2028: [player_tooltip player_id='1419177' first='Chris' last='Alston'], ATH - No. 30</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>FCA defeated Archbishop Carroll 30-12 in last year's matchup between the teams. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>KIPP DC LEGACY COLLEGE PREP VS. ROOSEVELT</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"ordered":true,"start":4} --> <ol start="4" class="wp-block-list"></ol> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>KIPP DC Legacy enters at 1-0, while Roosevelt is 0-0. KIPP won a defensive struggle against McKinley Tech, 6-0. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SIDWILL FRIENDS VS. RON BROWN</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Friday, Sept. 4: GAMETIME 6 p.m.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sidwell Friends and Ron Brown meet in another all-D.C. contest.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sidwell is 0-0, while Ron Brown enters at 0-1.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sidwell Friends top-ranked prospect</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>2028: [player_tooltip player_id='1632793' first='William' last='Idoniboye'], ATH</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->