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  • Esperanza's cheer and song teams runs through some routines as...

    Esperanza's cheer and song teams runs through some routines as fans start showing up for their Friday night football game at El Modena High.

  • Tesoro students hold up red and white squares of paper,...

    Tesoro students hold up red and white squares of paper, making an American flag in the student section before the game against Upland at Tesoro on Friday.

  • Sunny Hills fans cheer on their team during the first...

    Sunny Hills fans cheer on their team during the first half of their football game against Saddleback at Buena Park High on Thursday night.

  • Santa Margarita's fan squad is ready to take on tonight's...

    Santa Margarita's fan squad is ready to take on tonight's opponent, Dorsey at a Friday night game.

  • Fullerton fans cheer against Cypress on Friday at Fullerton High.

    Fullerton fans cheer against Cypress on Friday at Fullerton High.

  • La Habra's fans cheer for their team during a non-league...

    La Habra's fans cheer for their team during a non-league game against Mission Viejo at La Habra High in La Habra on Friday.

  • Wearing masks from the movie The Purge, girls from the...

    Wearing masks from the movie The Purge, girls from the El Dorado Song team get ready for the start of their football game.

  • Saddleback and Century cheerleaders perform a combined cheer during a...

    Saddleback and Century cheerleaders perform a combined cheer during a non-league game on Friday.

  • Edison fans cheer on their team during the first quarter...

    Edison fans cheer on their team during the first quarter of Friday's game against Mater Dei.

  • A Mater Dei flag girl waits for the pre-game show...

    A Mater Dei flag girl waits for the pre-game show to start at Friday's game against Edison.

  • The Santa Margarita band marches their way onto the field...

    The Santa Margarita band marches their way onto the field during a game between Santa Margarita and ML King at Saddleback College on Friday.

  • The Canyon Song team gather for their own photographer before...

    The Canyon Song team gather for their own photographer before the start of their Friday night football game at El Modena High.

  • The Irvine Marching Band rocks out as they dance and...

    The Irvine Marching Band rocks out as they dance and play during a Irvine time out in their game against Laguna Hills on Friday evening.

  • Orange Lutheran's fans cheer after their team defeated Vista Murrieta...

    Orange Lutheran's fans cheer after their team defeated Vista Murrieta with the score of 29 to 14 during a nonleague football game at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa on Friday.

  • Canyon football fans cheer on their team as they play...

    Canyon football fans cheer on their team as they play Esperanza at El Modena High.

  • Trabuco Hills students cheer on the Mustangs during Friday's home...

    Trabuco Hills students cheer on the Mustangs during Friday's home football game against El Toro.

  • The Canyon Marching Band play the National Anthem at the...

    The Canyon Marching Band play the National Anthem at the start of their Friday night football game at El Modena High.

  • San Juan Hills' fans welcomee their team on to the...

    San Juan Hills' fans welcomee their team on to the field before the game at San Juan Hills High on Friday.

  • Trabuco Hills students Danna Miranda, Nadia Vasquez, Stephanie Vega and...

    Trabuco Hills students Danna Miranda, Nadia Vasquez, Stephanie Vega and Jazlyn Vasquez, from left, cheer on the Mustangs during Friday night's football game.

  • San Clemente fans, clad in all black, cheer on their...

    San Clemente fans, clad in all black, cheer on their team from the stands during a home game against Newport Harbor.

  • Fans watch the pre-game show by looking through the fence...

    Fans watch the pre-game show by looking through the fence and over one of the spirt signs before the game at San Juan Hills High on Friday.

  • El Toro students yell across the field to Trabuco Hills...

    El Toro students yell across the field to Trabuco Hills fans to ask, "why so quiet?," after the Chargers went up by 11 points over the Mustangs during Friday night's football game.

  • Orange Lutheran's fans cheer as their team scores against Vista...

    Orange Lutheran's fans cheer as their team scores against Vista Murrieta during a non-league football game at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa on Friday.

  • Santa Margarita fans, including a pope look-alike, get fired up...

    Santa Margarita fans, including a pope look-alike, get fired up for the opening kickoff during a game between Santa Margarita and ML King at Saddleback College on Friday.

  • Maddie Butler performs as Peter Pan with a little help...

    Maddie Butler performs as Peter Pan with a little help from some friends before the game at San Juan Hills High on Friday.

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For high school football fans, this is the best day of the week.

The only hard part: waiting for kickoff.

OCVarsity is here to help pass the time with its Pregame Madness. It’s the ideal mix of football and Fandemonium.

Check out our collection of photos that show the energy, passion and fun the student sections, cheer squads and bands bring to the games.

We also have the schedule for all of tonight’s games.

If you’ll be looking for score updates tonight, we’ll have those too. OCVarsity reporters will be at nearly every game tonight, and we’ll have updates on Twitter. Follow us (@OCVarsity) and search for #ocvupdates.

TONIGHT’S SCHEDULE OF GAMES

No. 10 San Clemente at No. 6 Tesoro, 7:30 PM
El Toro at Capistrano Valley, 7:00 PM
Valencia at Laguna Hills, 7:00 PM
Troy vs. Irvine at Fullerton High, 7:00 PM
Mira Costa at Newport Harbor, 7:00 PM
Western at Buena Park, 7:00 PM
Pacifica vs. Westminster, at Bolsa Grande High, 7:00 PM
Cypress vs. Dana Hills at Western High, 7:00 PM
Esperanza vs. Brea Olinda at Yorba Linda High, 7:00 PM
Sonora at Aliso Niguel, 7:00 PM
Godinez vs. Anaheim at Segerstrom High, 7:00 PM
Santa Ana vs. Bolsa Grande at Santa Ana Stadium, 7:00 PM
Calvary Chapel vs. Saddleback Valley Christian, at San Juan Hills High,  7:30 PM
Foothill vs. Canyon at Tustin High, 7:00 PM
Villa Park vs. El Dorado at El Modena High, 7:00 PM
Aquinas vs. Saddleback at Santa Ana Sports Complex (SA Valley HS), 7:00 PM
Sage Hill at University, 7:00 PM
Savanna vs. Santiago at Glover Stadium, 7:00 PM
Whittier Christian vs. St. Margaret’s at Whittier College, 7:00 PM
Los Amigos at Trabuco Hills, 7:00 PM
Fountain Valley vs. Mira Mesa at Huntington Beach High, 7:00 PM
Katella at El Rancho, 7:00 PM
Garden Grove at Roosevelt, 7:00 PM
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St. Michael’s Prep at Cornerstone Christian/Camarillo, 7:00 PM