Area football rankings
Posted: Sept. 19, 2005

1. Mukwonago (4-0)
2. Menomonee Falls (4-0)
3. Homestead (4-0)
4. Germantown (4-0)
5. Arrowhead (3-1)
6. Milwaukee Marquette (3-1)
7. Franklin (3-1)
8. Wisconsin Lutheran (3-1)
9. Milw. Thomas More (4-0)
10. Kenosha Tremper (3-1)

GAME OF THE WEEK
Wauwatosa East (4-0)
at No. 2 Menomonee Falls (4-0)
When: 7 p.m. Friday.
Player to watch: Ryan Gorecki, Falls. The running back has 14 touchdowns and he ranks second in the Milwaukee area with 172.0 yards rushing per game.
Recent history: Falls won the Greater Metro Conference last year and beat Tosa East, 49-27. The Red Raiders held a 14-7 lead after the first quarter but the Indians used a 21-7 second quarter to pull away.
Key statistics: Both teams are 2-0 and tied for first place with Milwaukee Marquette in the Greater Metro. . . . Tosa East is led by Joe Janssen. He rushes for 94.3 yards per game to go with three touchdowns and also has four touchdown receptions. . . . Falls has won nine straight league games and ranks first in points allowed (7.0), fourth in points (40.0) and eighth in yards (366.3).
Bottom line: Falls not only has Tosa East this week, the Indians face Marquette next week. If they win both games, it could be a chase for second place

Milwaukee Riverside (2-2)
vs. Bay View (2-2)
When: 7:30 p.m. Friday at South Stadium.
Lowdown: Both teams are 2-0 in the Richardson Division of the City Conference. . . . Riverside, 3-6 last season, ranks first in yards allowed (136.8) and seventh in points allowed (11.0). The Tigers have won two straight games and have gotten touchdowns from five different players. Ryan Cooks has a team-high four scores. . . . Bay View has won its last two games by a total score of 101-6. Jesus Najera averages 109.0 yards passing per game and Lenier Johnson rushes for 115.3 yards per game. The Redcats have beaten Riverside the last two years.

Catholic Memorial (3-1)
at No. 1 Mukwonago (4-0)
When: 7 p.m. Friday.
Lowdown: Both teams are 2-0 and tied for first with Arrowhead in the Classic 8 Conference. . . . Memorial has won its last two games. Chris Krausert averages 82.5 yards passing for the Crusaders, who have lost the last two games with Mukwonago by a total of 13 points. . . . Mukwonago has won 18 straight conference games and ranks first in yards (413.0), seventh in points allowed (11.3) and eighth in points (35.0). The Indians' John Witte passes for 107.3 yards per game and runs for 105.8 yards.