Test Time

Four big games from this weekend's football playoffs

? LUTHERAN (Orange, Calif. ) vs. POLY ( Long Beach , Calif. ) Dec. 1
Poly's defense, which has allowed just one TD in 10 of 12 games, tries to stop Lutheran's big-armed, swift-footed senior quarterback Aaron Corp in the Southern Section Division 1 semifinal.

? LAKELAND ( Fla. ) vs. MAINLAND ( Daytona Beach ) Dec. 1
Lakeland 's speedy running back Chris Rainey (1,438 yards) will look to sprint past Mainland, which had its first undefeated regular season in 57 years, in the Class 5A state semifinal.

? DON BOSCO PREP (Ramsey, N.J. ) vs. ST. PETER'S PREP ( Jersey City ) Dec. 1
A rematch of last year's Non-Public Group IV title game--won by St. Peter's 22--15--features two game-breaking runners: St. Peter's senior QB Will Hill and Bosco's freshman tailback Tony Jones .

? CARROLL (Southlake, Texas ) vs. PERMIAN (Odessa, Texas) Dec. 2
In the Class 5A regional semifinal Permian, the school chronicled in Friday Night Lights, attempts to end Carroll's run for a seventh state title.