Column: Using a screen pass for all the big high school games

So long Friday Night Lights.

Welcome to Friday Night Lounge Nights.

Armed with a TV remote, a reliable WiFi connection and a computer resting on my lap while sitting in a comfortable lounge chair, I spent Friday night watching nine high school football games on TV and the web.

Call me crazy, call me lazy, but don’t call me stupid. There was air conditioning, a refrigerator, a toilet . . . if only there was a high school version of the NFL Channel’s RedZone, my night would have been complete.

Getting the chance to see No. 1 Corona Centennial and No. 2 Bellflower St. John Bosco on live TV competing in different states was exciting. Centennial was on Prime Ticket against Orange Lutheran. St. John Bosco was on ESPNU against Portland (Ore.) Central Catholic. On Time Warner Cable, No. 22 Los Angeles Loyola was playing San Diego St. Augustine.

It’s stunning how technology is transforming the sports experience, even at the high school level. The proliferation of TV channels and the need for programming has led to the discovery that there’s real interest in high school football. And it has become so simple and affordable to broadcast games on the web that high schools are producing their own games of the week.

Loyola’s game started at 7 p.m., the same time that four other games were being shown on FOX Sports West’s Prep Zone. Watching multiple games at once via TV and the web is quite a juggling act when your shoes are off, you’re chewing ice (don’t tell my dentist) and you’re also following games on Twitter and Periscope. Call it prep sports overload. At times, it was a little exhausting.

My observations:

ESPN commentators talk a little too much about college recruiting at the expense of the high school game. I understand they’re trying to attract college fans tuning in to see future college players, but it all gets tiring and becomes redundant.

St. John Bosco’s Sean McGrew should be a contestant on “Dancing With the Stars” the way he moves his feet on the football field. He had two touchdowns in the first half and the Braves cruised to a 66-17 win over Central Catholic.

Drake “The Beast” Beasley, a junior running back for Loyola, had two touchdowns and wore down St. Augustine with grinding runs in a 23-20 win to make the Cubs 3-0.

Mission Viejo quarterback Brock Johnson, the grandson of head Coach Bob Johnson, plays smart and cool. He helped the Diablos improve to 4-0 with a 24-14 win over La Habra.

The shocker of the night was Lawndale and first-year Coach Travis Clark knocking off Encino Crespi, 35-19. Quarterback Chris Murray led a comeback that saw Lawndale rally from a 19-7 halftime deficit.

Centennial and St. John Bosco are clearly the top two teams in Southern California and headed on a collision course to meet in the Pac-5 playoffs. I won’t be staying in my lounge chair for that one.

eric.sondheimer@latimes.com

Twitter: LATSondheimer