Ray Manzarek, keyboardist...

...for the legendary rock group the Doors, is a graduate of St. Rita of Cascia High School on Chicago's South Side. When Manzarek attended "Rita's" in the 1950s, however, the school was located at 63rd and Claremont Avenue. In 1990 St. Rita moved to 7740 S. Western Avenue, the previous home of Quigley South, where the Mustangs will host the Caravan of Mt. Carmel tonight.

Both teams are 6-1 and the game promises to be a barn-burner.

Let's have a look at each team's schedule, shall we? (Home teams in CAPS; opponents' record in parentheses.)

Mt. Carmel 23, Simeon (5-2) 14, Soldier Field
MT. CARMEL 31, Morgan Park (3-4) 0
MT. CARMEL 40, De La Salle (4-3) 7
Mt. Carmel 62, ST. JOSEPH (0-7) 8
MT. CARMEL 35, Brother Rice (5-2) 24
LOYOLA (7-0) 12, Mt. Carmel 7
Mt. Carmel 51, ST. LAURENCE (2-5) 6

St. Rita 32, PORTAGE, IND. (3-5) 21
Whitehaven, Tenn. (7-0) 7, St. Rita 0, at East St. Louis
ST. RITA 42, Fenwick (3-4) 0
St. Rita 21, BROTHER RICE (5-2) 17
ST. RITA 19, Providence (4-3) 0
St. Rita 35, HALES FRANCISCAN (4-3) 8
St. Rita 28, BISHOP McNAMARA (5-2) 24

Interestingly, the two teams had only one common opponent so far. (St. Rita plays Loyola and Mt. Carmel plays Providence next week.) They both beat Brother Rice, Mt. Carmel by a wider margin but at home. And they each fell by small margins to undefeated teams, Mt. Carmel to Loyola and St. Rita to Whitehaven, Tenn.

Who the heck is Whitehaven?, you may be asking yourself. It appears they are a Memphis school and have outscored their opponents, 238-51, with four shutouts. Wow!

Mt. Carmel, as we all know, has the winningest coach in Illinois history, Frank Lenti. The Caravan is led by quarterback Don Butkus and relies on the rushing game of Brandon Greer. If the Mustangs can contain Greer they should win.

St. Rita, whom I have yet to see this year, starts Scott Thomas at quarterback. The Mustangs have three talented running backs: Guerby Ministre (excellent name), Tim Lombard and Zack Soria. Thomas can throw to wide receivers Kenny Gollady and T. J. Verdum, and tight end Mike Foody. Left tackle Nick Dachota, meanwhile, anchors the offensive line.

St. Rita's defense is particularly strong, led by lineman Pat O'Connor, linebacker Will McNamara, corner backs Ryan Leonard and Max Kurucar, and safety Charles Elmore.

So who wins this contest? Beats me. But I'll pick St. Rita, based on home field advantage. (Is that a cop-out?)

BOWG prediction: St. Rita 21, Mt. Carmel 17.