Don't forget that the Edge Arena Bowl is at 7 p.m. this Friday at Rabobank Arena. It's Kern County's high-flying, indoor version of a high school football all-star game, and it should be a ton of fun.

I went over to Rabobank tonight to watch a little practice and talk to a couple of the guys from each team. Competitive juices, as you might or might not expect from an all-star game, are definitely flowing.

Stockdale's Brandon Benavides told me his West squad was going to sit back and let the high-profile East squad — and its quartet of Division I-A recruits — do all the talking.

Here's how East High running back Andre Smith — who has a chance to be a D-I guy himself after a stint at BC — responded when I told him what Benavides said:

"I guess you could say we talk," he said. "We're just making it fun, though. We're making it fun for everybody. If there wasn't no talking and everybody was quiet, it wouldn't be as fun. That's going to make it more competitive, so that's what we do."

Then Smith gestured back towards Highland's Anthony Johnson, who's going to Fresno State as a receiver next year, and passed the buck.

"You know we got AJ over there, and he's the best talker. He talk everything. He talks all the time."

Wow. Definitely a couple of roles developing here. The East is the flashy, in-your-face, let's-ball team, and the West is billing itself as the smashmouth underdogs. It's an arena game, so maybe speed takes it. Then again, there could be some bone-rattlin' hits.

All-star game or not, it sounds like these guys are ready for some football.

Here are updated, final rosters for each team released by the Arena Bowl this week:

EAST

3    Emmett Hodges    Golden Valley
3    Chad Pollard    Liberty
4    Ehren Ochsenrider    Tehachapi
5    Eddie Morrow    East
6    Marcus Nelson    Bakersfield High
7    Anthony Johnson    Highland
10    Tanner Webb    North
11    Kyle Atchley    Highland
13    Peter Mitchell    Bakersfield High
20    Eric Jones    Foothill
21    Emmanuel Ojeriakhi    Bakersfield High
22    Andre Smith     East
22    Vince Van Horne    Bakersfield High
23    Deandre Wallace    Foothill
24    Randy Davenport    Foothill
34    Joey Caraballo    Arvin
44    Jacob Lanier    East
44    Alek Taliulu    Tehachapi
50    Sean Andrew    Bakersfield High
60    Francisco Cervantes    Arvin
71    Derrick Hartman    Foothill
74    Justin Owens    Highland
75    Mitchel Knoy    Bakersfield High
77    Joel Turrubiates    Bakersfield High
78    Joe Feliz    Garces
83    Justin Finch    Garces

    Coaches
    Dennis Manning   
    Mike Gregg   
    Kevin Sneed   
    Brett Clark   
    Blaise Smith
    Jim Maples

WEST

2    Allen Daniels    West
2    Preston Lopez    Centennial
3    James Hiracheta    Taft
4    Ty  Thompson    Shafter
5    Dionte Tomlin    West
5    Brock Bivens    Centennial
6    Joey Bertrand    Centennial
6    Lyndon Faagau    Taft
7    Jamestate Peterson    Bakersfield Christian
8    Josh Gallington    Bakersfield Christian
11    Spencer Kennedy    Lighthouse Christian
15    Lane Claiborne    Stockdale
17    Dalton Botts    Taft
22    Kyle Taylor    Taft
27    Gene Blair    Ridgeview
31    Tony Lenz    Frazier Mountain
44    Jose Santa Cruz    McFarland
52    Luis Diaz    Stockdale
54    Jacob Cross    Centennial
55    Rodney Miller    West
55    Cameron Shelton    Centennial
61    Andres Quintero    Centennial
63    Sam Teare    Frazier Mountain
70    Pedro Quintero    Centennial
79    Ryan Clanton    Bakersfield Christian
99    Brandon Benavides    Stockdale

    Coaches
    Steve Sprague   
    Russell Emberson   
    Brian Durkan   
    Rick Woodson   
    Shawn Cummins
    Rob Cleveland
    Mike Goodwin