For the last two years, the Classical football team has pulled no punches in its season opener by taking on powerhouse Catholic Memorial from the Catholic Conference.And while the Rams have lost both those games, they were very competitive with the Knights. On Friday (7) in West Roxbury, Rams coach Tim Phelps hopes the third time is the charm for his group.”We want to win the game,” Phelps said. “We’ve played them really tough the last two years and the kids are hungry to get them this time.”Last season, the Rams actually outgained CM but had several critical fumbles that directly resulted in the Knights’ scores in a 17-0 win at Manning Field. But that was a Classical team that was dealing with some relative inexperience in a season opener.This season, the Rams come in with nearly half their team back from last year, which saw them finish 5-1 down the stretch. Phelps hopes that experience will pay dividends on Friday.”Last year, we made mistakes and they capitalized. That was the difference in the maturities of the teams,” Phelps said. “We have to try and flip that this year. If we can hang with these guys, we should have a chance to hang with everybody we play.”Classical will face a stiff challenge in junior quarterback A.J. Doyle, who enters the year as one of the most talked about signal callers in Division 1.”(Doyle) is one of the best quarterbacks in the state and he’s only a junior,” Phelps said. “We played him pretty well before, but this year they’re going to be able to fling it.”Lawrence at EnglishAt Manning Field (7), the Bulldogs will look for a second straight season opening win over the Lancers. Last season, the two teams played one of the most entertaining games of the season as English escaped Lawrence with a 40-38 win.The Bulldogs will look to ride the right arm of quarterback Tyllor MacDonald and a high powered offense, while the Lancers must replace the bulk of their offensive weapons from last season.Fenwick at SaugusAt Stackpole Field (7), the Sachems will play the program’s first home night game since 1940 as they have set up portable lights that will be used by the town’s youth football programs as well over the weekend.”It’s great,” Saugus coach Mike Broderick said. “There seems to be a lot of excitement about it. The student body is excited. The kids are excited. What we have to do as coaches is keep them focused on doing their jobs with all the excitement.”The two teams played a year ago with the Sachems scoring late in the game to take the win on Fenwick’s home turf. Broderick knows that his team will have to be on its game Friday to get past the Crusaders again.”There are a few kids from Saugus who play at Fenwick,” Broderick said. “And we know we have to be ready to go. We played a tough game with them last year and the Catholic Central League is good. We know they will play good football.”Swampscott at GloucesterAt Newell Stadium (7), two of the NEC’s most consistent programs once again meet in a season opening game.The Fishermen, the reigning Division 1A Super Bowl champs, come in with maybe an even more talented team than last year’s group, returning nearly all their defensive starters along with possessing an explosive offense.They will face a Swampscott team that is replacing stars Matt Barbuzzi and Kyle Shonio, but still possesses several talented offensive weapons that have given Gloucester fits in the past.Lynnfield at Manchester-EssexAt Hyland Stadium (7), the reigning Cape Ann League/Small champions begin their quest for a second straight postseason berth against a Hornet team that was decimated by graduation.Lynnfield, which finished 10-2 a year ago, will look to ride the arm and legs of Gino Cohee to propel an outstanding offense. They will face a Manchester team replacing 20 of its 22 starters on offense and defense.The lone returning starter on offense for coach Mike Athanas’ team is quarterback Alex Carr, who accounted for over 2,300 yards of offense and 22 touchdowns last season.Medf