Catholic Memorial and Malden Catholic put unbeaten records on the line Friday

Catholic Memorial has spent the first month of the season among New England's best teams. Its October schedule now gets serious.

The Knights (4-0) visit Malden Catholic (4-0) at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, per MaxPreps. One week later, on Oct. 16, they host three-time defending Division 1 champion Xaverian.

The game at a glance

• When: Friday, Oct. 9, 6 p.m.
• Where: Malden Catholic
• Records: Catholic Memorial 4-0, Malden Catholic 4-0

How Catholic Memorial got here

The West Roxbury program is No. 2 in High School On SI's New England Top 25 and No. 2 in On3's Massachusetts Top 25. Its results so far include:

• A 50-48 win over Christian Brothers Academy of New York, per On3
• A 36-14 win over Andover, per High School On SI
• A 35-3 road win at Brockton on Oct. 2, per High School On SI

Catholic Memorial won last year's Division 2 title, beating Bishop Feehan 41-14 in the final, per High School On SI. On3 lists several returning players from that team, including 2028 three-star running back Christian Simmons and two Boston College commits: 2028 wide receiver Ramar Thomas and 2027 three-star safety Jackson Tucker. Thomas caught a touchdown pass against Brockton.

The October stretch

After Malden Catholic comes Xaverian, which has lost two straight one-score games: 21-14 to Springfield Central and 52-51 to Central Catholic, per High School On SI. Read our report on Central Catholic's 52-51 win over Xaverian. Xaverian hosts undefeated St. John's of Shrewsbury on Friday before traveling to West Roxbury.

Boston Sports News did not attend these games. Results and rankings come from the sources listed below.