Week 9 HS Football Picks: Predictions on 20 key games
The Class 7A clash between No. 1 Auburn and No. 4 Central-Phenix City highlights the statewide Week 9 high school football schedule.
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Can Keith Etheredge’s Tigers stay unbeaten against Patrick Nix and the Red Devils in Phenix City? That is one of the 20 picks made by our experts this week.
Here are this week’s prognostications:
Auburn (7-0) at Central-Phenix City (6-2)
Simone Eli: Auburn 28-24
Dennis Victory: Auburn 31-28
Randy Kennedy: Central-Phenix City 21-20
Ben Thomas: Auburn 27-24
Austin (6-2) at Bob Jones (4-3)
Simone Eli: Austin 20-14
Dennis Victory: Austin 38-31
Randy Kennedy: Austin 30-20
Ben Thomas: Austin 31-23
Blount (2-5) at St. Paul’s (3-4)
Simone Eli: St. Paul’s 17-14
Dennis Victory: St. Paul’s 33-29
Randy Kennedy: St. Paul’s 24-13
Ben Thomas: St. Paul’s 24-16
Daphne (3-4) at Mary G. Montgomery (4-4)
Simone Eli: Mary G. Montgomery 28-24
Dennis Victory: Daphne 35-28
Randy Kennedy: Mary G. Montgomery 34-30
Ben Thomas: Mary G. Montgomery 30-20
Decatur (6-1) at Hartselle (8-0)
Simone Eli: Hartselle 21-20
Dennis Victory: Hartselle 42-30
Randy Kennedy: Hartselle 32-28
Ben Thomas: Hartselle 33-25
Enterprise (4-3) at Opelika (5-3)
Simone Eli: Opelika 27-21
Dennis Victory: Opelika 29-28
Randy Kennedy: Opelika 24-23
Ben Thomas: Opelika 21-20
Etowah (6-1) at Cherokee County (6-1)
Simone Eli: Etowah 28-27
Dennis Victory: Etowah 21-20
Randy Kennedy: Etowah 24-20
Ben Thomas: Etowah 20-14
Excel (7-0) at Hillcrest-Evergreen (4-3)
Simone Eli: Excel 21-14
Dennis Victory: Excel 23-21
Randy Kennedy: Hillcrest-Evergreen 24-23
Ben Thomas: Hillcrest-Evergreen 24-20
Faith Academy (6-1) at Williamson (6-2)
Simone Eli: Faith Academy 28-21
Dennis Victory: Faith Academy 21-13
Randy Kennedy: Faith Academy 16-7
Ben Thomas: Faith Academy 21-8
Florala (6-1) at Elba (7-0)
Simone Eli: Elba 30-21
Dennis Victory: Elba 44-28
Randy Kennedy: Elba 31-20
Ben Thomas: Elba 31-21
Fyffe (7-0) at Pisgah (6-1)
Simone Eli: Fyffe 28-14
Dennis Victory: Fyffe 42-14
Randy Kennedy: Fyffe 28-24
Ben Thomas: Fyffe 31-13
Guntersville (6-1) at Arab (7-1)
Simone Eli: Arab 24-20
Dennis Victory: Arab 28-22
Randy Kennedy: Guntersville 24-23
Ben Thomas: Guntersville 20-16
Homewood (5-2) at Pelham (4-3)
Simone Eli: Homewood 21-17
Dennis Victory: Homewood 20-19
Randy Kennedy: Homewood 37-33
Ben Thomas: Homewood 28-21
Leeds (7-0) at Moody (8-0)
Simone Eli: Moody 33-31
Dennis Victory: Leeds 28-27
Randy Kennedy: Moody 33-31
Ben Thomas: Moody 27-25
Mars Hill (7-1) at Lauderdale County (5-2)
Simone Eli: Mars Hill 33-21
Dennis Victory: Mars Hill 42-21
Randy Kennedy: Mars Hill 42-28
Ben Thomas: Mars Hill 31-16
Oxford (4-3) at Clay-Chalkville (6-1)
Simone Eli: Clay-Chalkville 30-21
Dennis Victory: Clay-Chalkville 42-25
Randy Kennedy: Clay-Chalkville 43-30
Ben Thomas: Clay-Chalkville 35-17
Piedmont (5-2) at Geraldine (5-2)
Simone Eli: Piedmont 27-24
Dennis Victory: Piedmont 35-20
Randy Kennedy: Piedmont 23-20
Ben Thomas: Piedmont 28-19
Rogers (5-2) at Deshler (8-0)
Simone Eli: Deshler 21-20
Dennis Victory: Deshler 31-28
Randy Kennedy: Deshler 30-20
Ben Thomas: Deshler 24-13
Thompson (6-2) at Tuscaloosa County (5-2)
Simone Eli: Thompson 27-14
Dennis Victory: Thompson 31-14
Randy Kennedy: Thompson 28-18
Ben Thomas: Thompson 33-10
Westminster Christian (5-2) at Priceville (8-0)
Simone Eli: Priceville 24-21
Dennis Victory: Priceville 32-30
Randy Kennedy: Priceville 48-45
Ben Thomas: Priceville 45-38
STANDINGS
Last week, overall
Simone Eli 15-5, 121-39
Dennis Victory 16-4, 119-41
Randy Kennedy 15-5, 116-44
Ben Thomas 17-3, 117-43