Best bets: Weekend's top prep football matchups

The Panthers are coming off a 56-17 pounding of Los Altos. … The Warriors were whacked 50-0 Serra. … These teams met last season, with Burlingame putting a 51-0 beating on South City. … The Panthers are averaging 41 points per game, while allowing only 15. … Through three games, South City has scored a total of seven points. The defense is giving up 28 points per game.

Scotts Valley (0-3) at

Aragon (3-0), 7 p.m. Friday

The Falcons were grounded by King’s Academy, 28-10. … The Dons dominated Lincoln-SJ, 28-7. … Scotts Valley is off to a horrible start this season, after going 8-3 and qualifying for the playoffs in 2013. … Aragon was in a similar position last year, winning its first three games before running into the Falcons. Scotts Valley beat the Dons 28-19 in 2013.

Menlo School (2-1) at

Half Moon Bay (2-1), 7 p.m. Friday

The Knights were mauled by Alvarez, 48-18. … The Cougars crushed Gilroy 42-6. … Austin D’Ambra threw for 353 yards and three touchdowns. But he also threw a pair of picks and fumbled the ball away two other times. … After scoring 23 points in a 48-23 Week 1 loss to Monterey, Half Moon Bay has averaged 50 points in its last two games.

Mills (3-0) at

Yerba Buena (1-1), 7 p.m. Friday

The Vikings rallied for a wild 42-41 win over San Lorenzo Valley. … The Aztec Warriors picked up their first win of the season last week, putting a 41-14 thumping on St. Francis-Watsonville. … Mills won its first three games last year. …The Vikings are averaging 41.6 points per game, while allowing only 16 on average. … Yerba Buena is averaging more than 300 yards of offense — 166 yards passing, 156 yards rushing.

Christopher-Gilroy (2-1) at

Hillsdale (2-1), 2 p.m. Saturday

The Cougars were edged by Carmel, 34-31. …The Knights knocked off Capuchino, 21-7. … Christopher is passing for an average of 334 yards per contest. … Hillsdale was held to just 244 yards of offense last week. … James Hollon accounted for more than half of those yards, rushing for 138 yards on 31 carries and catching two passes for 13 yards to finish with 151 yards of total offense. … The Knights’ defense has really stepped up the last couple of weeks. In their last two games, they have allowed a total of 13 points.

King’s Academy (2-0) at

Sacred Heart Prep (3-0), 2 p.m. Saturday

The Knights topped Scotts Valley 28-10. … The Gators used a last-second touchdown to slip past Salinas 27-21. … King’s Academy is averaging 190 yards rushing and 174 yards passing. … That being said, the Knights amassed 266 yards of offense last week. … SHP drove 99 yards with under two minutes to play, beating Salinas with a touchdown with under 10 seconds to play. … QB Mason Randall had a breakout game, throwing for a career best 363 yards and three touchdowns. … The Gators allowed 20 points or more only three times last season. This season, it’s already happened twice.