(Stars and Stripes)

By DAVE ORNAUER 
STARS AND STRIPES

Friday

Division I

American School In Japan at Humphreys, 6 p.m. – A must win in the D-I playoff drive. Much will rest with numbers and the health of each team. … Blackhawks 16, Mustangs 9.

Kadena at Kubasaki – The Panthers have improved since their first meeting on Aug. 23. The question being, how much. … Panthers 17, Dragons 15.

Division II

Yokota at Robert D. Edgren, 7 p.m. – Like the ASIJ-Humphreys matchup, much will rest with how well the Panthers can bounce back. Edgren’s had some needed time off. … Eagles 16, Panthers 14.

Matthew C. Perry at Zama, 6 p.m. – Trojans finally get a chance to show what they have before the home fans. … Trojans 19, Samurai 10.

Guam

Tiyan at George Washington, 7 p.m. – Geckos are starting to look like their former selves. … Geckos 20, Titans 7.

Father Duenas at Guam High, 7 p.m. – Make that 75 straight wins for the Friars. Can that juggernaut be stopped? … Friars 24, Panthers 8.

Saturday

Guam

Simon Sanchez at Okkodo, 3 p.m. – Now, it’s a question of which team will be the first to put points on the board this season. … Sharks 7, Bulldogs 6.

Southern at John F. Kennedy, 7 p.m. – These two could be jumping over each other’s backs to grab that last playoff spot. … Dolphins 12, Islanders 9.