In regards to this season, the St. Aloysius Flashes have nothing to play for on Friday night.

They’ve already clinched the Region 2-1A championship. They’ll host a playoff game and go into the playoffs with tons of momentum from the program’s best regular season in years.

In terms of history and memories, however, the regular-season finale against Greenville-St. Joseph is huge.

St. Al (9-1, 7-0 Region 2-1A) can secure its first undefeated region season since 1993, and its first 10-win season since 1981. The program has only won that many games five times since it began playing regularly in 1925.

The team will also be playing a Catholic school rival, in front of a big crowd, and for longtime assistant coach Jimmy Salmon, who will have the school’s fieldhouse named for him at halftime. It’s sure to be an emotional night, and one that the Flashes can make perfect with a victory.

“I think every team wants to be a special team, and these guys have a chance to do special things,” St. Al coach BJ Smithhart said. “A lot of these guys’ fathers and uncles played here, so I’m sure there’s going to be a lot of Thanksgiving and Christmas talk about who was better. There’s a lot to be proud of, and it’s a good conversation to have.”

All of the talk at St. Al has been good this season.

The Flashes have ripped off nine consecutive wins since losing to Cathedral on opening night, and have only been seriously tested once. They’re averaging 40.1 points per game — third-best in Class 1A — and could have a pair of 1,000-yard rushers by the end of Friday’s game.

Running back DeMichael Harris has already surpassed the mark, with 1,219 yards and 14 touchdowns. Quarterback Connor Smith has 923 yards and 11 touchdowns going into this week.

“It’s been pretty fun winning games. It’s better than losing,” said kicker Casey Griffith, who is 49-of-50 on PATs this season.

Greenville-St. Joe’s offense isn’t far behind St. Al’s in terms of productivity. The Irish (7-3, 5-2) are averaging 39.7 points per game, and freshman quarterback Brice Johnson has the makings of a future star. Johnson has thrown for 1,377 yards and 18 touchdowns, and run for 688 yards and a dozen scores.

Senior running back Gabe Bernardi has rushed for 1,522 yards and 16 touchdowns, but most of the Irish’s playmakers are underclassmen.

“They’re young. They’ve gotten better as the season progressed,” Smithhart said. “They have a lot of ninth-graders starting. Their quarterback is a freshman, and he’s going to be really, really good.”

The rivalry between St. Al and St. Joe has been off and on over the years. They’ve played each year since 2009 — St. Al has won three of the five meetings — but had a five-year gap in the series before that because of scheduling limitations.

Smithhart, however, said there were plenty of ties between the schools. They play each other regularly in junior high football and in other sports, he said, and St. Joe coach John Baker is a longtime resident of northern Warren County who commutes to Greenville.

Throw in the fact that St. Joe was knocked out of the playoff race by St. Al last season, and needs a win Friday to shore up its spot this year, and it’s a rivalry that has the potential to be heated.

“Our kids are real familiar with each other. We play them in junior high every year, so they’ve grown up playing against each other. Then last year was a play-in game that was physical and emotional,” Smithhart said. “(Baker) is going to have a rooting section here. It should be a good one.”