The high school football playoffs kick off this week and News4JAX has picked out the top 10 games in the area for the opening round. Here’s why.

Drew Allar threw for two touchdowns and ran for another TD as No. 8 Penn State slipped past Bowling Green 34-27.

Rebuilding the Rams took less than one season.

The Jaguars host the Texans at EverBank Stadium on Sunday in Week 3. Here’s what you need to know about the game.

Jaguars season is back and our News4JAX sports staff is back with its predictions as well. Each Friday, we’ll unveil our predictions for the week’s game. Jacksonville faces the Falcons on Sunday at Wembley Stadium at 9:30 a.m.

The Jaguars are going across the pond for week 4 to take on the Atlanta Falcons.

Bijan Robinson has a new number with a big Atlanta history, a newly signed contract and huge expectations no rookie Falcons running back has faced in recent years.

More than two dozen Jaguars were announced as not playing and several more never got in the game, including nearly all of the starters and frontline players. Here are my four biggest takeaways from the game:

Matt Ryan’s pass attempts were much like his Indianapolis Colts’ preseason debut.

The Jaguars preseason schedule is set.

A SpaceX rocket has carried 52 Starlink internet satellites into orbit from California.

Urban Meyer is quick to remind Trevor Lawrence of the process.

The Jaguars are headed back to their home away from home this year.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – In what has been a slow offseason for high school football coaching movement, Palatka made the first hire of the new year on Wednesday. Turner heads to Putnam County from his athletic director role at Menendez, although he has a football background. Turner coached Menendez for five seasons from 2013-17, going 31-24 and reaching the state playoffs three times. Turner coached for three seasons in North Carolina prior to his arrival at Menendez and went 14-19. Turner will replace Willie Fells, a Palatka alum who went 6-24 in his three seasons there.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – It’s been a week since the Jaguars made it official and hit reset on the football side of the operations. Raheem Morris, Falcons interim head coachInterviewed with the Jaguars on Jan. 7, per the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Robert Saleh, Niners defensive coordinatorOne of the first coaches linked to the Jaguars open coaching position. A former Jaguars linebacker coach under Gus Bradley, Saleh has already interviewed for jobs with the Chargers, Falcons, Jets and Lions. Louis Riddick, ESPN analystOne of the first to interview with the Jaguars, Riddick would be an out-of-the-box hire on the surface.

The Patriots went back to work Saturday, Oct. 17, one day after a fifth player on the team tested positive for COVID-19 and one day before their twice-postponed game against the Denver Broncos. The Broncos had COVID-19 news of their own Saturday: Running backs coach Curtis Modkins has tested positive and won’t make the trip to New England. Elsewhere, the Jacksonville Jaguars said that a practice-squad player tested positive. The Jaguars also placed defensive end Josh Mauro on the regular COVID-19 list. The Falcons had to shut their facility Thursday but reopened Friday after one nonplayer tested positive.

Jones had been listed as questionable after missing practice throughout the week with a hamstring injury. Even so, the winless Falcons’ secondary gets a boost with safeties Keanu Neal (hamstring) and Ricardo Allen (elbow) returning from injuries. ___PHILADELPHIA AT PITTSBURGHEagles: TE Hakeem Butler; RB Jason Huntley, WR DeSean Jackson, WR Alshon Jeffery, CB Avonte Maddox, QB Nate Sudfeld, DE Casey Toohill. Falcons: S Jaylinn Hawkins, WR Julio Jones, CB A.J. Ravens: RB Justice Hill, WR Chris Moore, QB Trace McSorley, DT Broderick Washington, DT Justin Ellis, OL Tyre Phillips.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Menendez won its football game and lost its head coach. The Falcons parted ways with Kenny Sanchez on Friday, an abrupt end to one of the biggest coaching hires of the offseason. Sanchez led Menendez (1-1) to a 28-3 win at Gainesville Eastside Thursday night. Menendez won its first district title in its 20-year history last season under coach Kyle Skipper. If the move to hire him was surprising, Sanchez’s dismissal after just two games — and following a victory — was just as surprising.

Especially after watching another real bad team beat our real bad team. We’ve seen it before throughout this forgettable season. I could also write about what there is to look forward to next season. Just another real bad day that we’ve seen all too often. That’s probably best with the 2019 season going as it has.

Three area teams are headed for the third round of the state playoffs. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Three area high school volleyball teams are still going strong in the state playoffs. Bishop Kenny, Christ's Church and Ponte Vedra all won their second round matches on Tuesday night and punched their tickets to the regional finals next week. In Region 1-5A, top-seeded Ponte Vedra (22-6) swept Lynn Haven Mosley 25-18, 25-17, 25-12 to reach a Tuesday regional final at home against No. In 1-2A, top-seeded Christ's Church moved on with a 25-17, 25-14, 25-17 sweep of Ocala St. John Lutheran.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A glance at the top high school football games in Week 10 of the regular season. Menendez (5-2, 3-0) at Orange Park (5-3, 3-0)*: The winner of this game will grab the District 5-5A championship and one of the top four seeds in Region 2-5A. OP is ranked 11th in RPI in the region this week and won't make the playoffs if it doesn't win here. St. Augustine (5-3, 2-0) at Ponte Vedra (6-1, 2-0)*: A game for the District 3-6A crown. Who's already in the playoffs: Bartram Trail (1-8A district champ), Fleming Island (2-7A district champ), Raines (4-5A district champ).

Jaguars kicker Josh Lambo celebrates one of his two field goals during Thursdays preseason loss to the Falcons. Kicker Josh Lambo earned the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week award for the second time this season on Wednesday. Lambo joins Josh Scobee as the only Jaguars kicker to win more than one weekly AFC special teams awards in one season. Lambo is perfect on field goals this season (18 for 18) and is tied for the league lead with Arizona's Zane Gonzalez. He and Baltimore's Justin Tucker are the only kickers in the league who have hit 15 or more field goals without a miss.

Jaguars backup quarterback Gardner Minshew is helped up after being sacked during Thursdays preseason loss to the Falcons. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew popped up on the injury report on Thursday as he battles a groin problem. Minshew was limited in practice on Thursday as the Jaguars (2-3) prepare to face the Saints at TIAA Bank Field on Sunday. The rookie appeared on the team's injury report with a groin injury and was listed as a limited participant. Cornerback Jalen Ramsey returned to practice on Wednesday and was again listed as limited on the injury report as he continues to battle a back injury that has caused him to miss the last two games, the first time that he's missed games in either college or the NFL.

The Falcons striking their way to another win against the Rams during part 2 of week 7's Football Friday highlights.

The Falcons striking their way to another win against the Rams during part 2 of week 7's Football Friday highlights. Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.

Jacksonvilles Andrew Wingard (42) makes a tackle during Thursdays preseason loss to the Falcons. JACKSONVILLE, FLA - The Jaguars have finalized their 53-man roster. The team announced its final list of cuts on Saturday prior to the 4 p.m. roster deadline. All seven of the team's 2019 draft picks made the roster. Two undrafted free agents made the final 53, safety Andrew Wingard and linebacker Joe Giles-Harris.

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Jaguars kicker Josh Lambo celebrates one of his two field goals during Thursday's preseason loss to the Falcons. Hide Caption