Ghosts and goblins roaming through your neighborhood means its Halloween, but it also means the high school football season is winding down and the few remaining games have huge Super Bowl implications for conference leaders.

Last weekend’s action saw Chelmsford basically eliminate Andover from the MVC title race, knocking off the Warriors 43-29 in Andover. Coach Bruce Rich’s Lions remain atop the conference with a 5-0 record, 7-1 overall.

In other league action, Billerica remained a game behind Chelmsford after a 31-7 victory over winless Haverhill. The Indians face Chelmsford on Thanksgiving Day, which looms as a huge matchup…Lowell took another one on the chin, suffering a 43-0 knockout at the hands of Central Catholic. Making matters worse, the Raiders leader, Matt Welch, will miss the rest of the season with a hand injury…and Tewksbury sank the Middies, 28-20, in a game at Dracut.

(Conference standings after the jump)

In the Dual County League, conference leading Wayland was too much for Tyngsboro, taking a 48-23 decision…Westford, on the other hand, continued to roll, trouncing Concord-Carlisle 34-7…Acton-Boxboro was also victorious, topping Bedford 30-14…There are four teams with only one loss in the conference, setting up a wild finish.

Elsewhere, Wilmington kept its Cape Ann hopes alive with a 41-12 “W” over Ipswich…Greater Lowell eked out a 21-20 victory over defending Commonwealth champ Whittier…Melrose was too much for Burlington to handle, 32-21…Ayer romped past Hudson, 42-21…and Nashoba Tech stunned Keefe Tech, 33-26.

Finally, across state lines Bishop Guertin trounced Spaulding, 54-14…Alvirne fell in double overtime to visiting Keene, 31-28…and Pelham continued its stampede through Division 5, beating Newport 28-12 to improve to 8-0.

Our Monday Night Lights Game of the Week preview on SportsTalk Live focused on Shawsheen’s upcoming contest against Lynn Tech. Click on this link to hear head coach Al Costabile and quarterback Joe Gore discuss the big conference matchup.