Football: Get ready for some big boy football in Las Vegas

The people at ESPN are smiling.

Next Friday, they’re going to have their high school football game of the year.

It will be St. John Bosco (3-0), the defending CIF state Open Division bowl champion, taking on Bishop Gorman (5-0), the defending Nevada state champion, in a 6 p.m. game in Las Vegas on ESPNU.

St. John Bosco is ranked No. 1 by USA Today and Bishop Gorman is No. 2. So at least one poll wil have the game as No. 1 vs. No. 2 in the nation.

It’s going to be hard to top last year’s St. John Bosco-De La Salle game last December, but this one should come close.

The battle of the quarterbacks will be interesting. UCLA-bound Josh Rosen gets a national TV audience to show his skills. Sophomore Tate Martell has been key to Bishop Gorman knocking off Southern California powers Servite, Corona Centennial and Santa Margarita, 41-10, on Friday night.

To me, if St. John Bosco is going to win, running back Sean McGrew will need a big game. There’s going to be lots of points scored.

I’ll be going to Las Vegas and giving Twitter and blogging updates. And maybe stop by a buffet before hand, because it’s going to be a night to remember.

Twitter:@LATSondheimer