The picks seemingly are getting tougher by the week.

Week 8 brings some crucial high school football matchups across the state including Bob Jones at Sparkman, Fairhope at Daphne and McAdory at Hueytown.

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Here is how the AL.com experts picked 20 of the toughest games of the week:

Austin (5-2) at James Clemens (2-5)

Simone Eli: Austin 21-20

Dennis Victory: Austin 21-17

Randy Kennedy: Austin 30-20

Ben Thomas: James Clemens 24-20

Bob Jones (3-3) at Sparkman (4-2)

Simone Eli: Bob Jones 24-21

Dennis Victory: Sparkman 24-22

Randy Kennedy: Sparkman 24-20

Ben Thomas: Bob Jones 28-21

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Elba (6-0) at Georgiana (6-1)

Simone Eli: Elba 33-30

Dennis Victory: Elba 41-20

Randy Kennedy: Elba 40-35

Ben Thomas: Elba 31-21

Enterprise (3-3) at Dothan (5-2)

Simone Eli: Dothan 28-27

Dennis Victory: Dothan 28-26

Randy Kennedy: Enterprise 24-23

Ben Thomas: Enterprise 35-30

Fairhope (5-1) at Daphne (3-3)

Simone Eli: Daphne 28-27

Dennis Victory: Fairhope 28-26

Randy Kennedy: Daphne 20-18

Ben Thomas: Fairhope 27-21

Fayette County (6-0) at Gordo (6-1) (Thursday)

Simone Eli: Gordo 28-27

Dennis Victory: Gordo 44-32

Randy Kennedy: Gordo 31-30

Ben Thomas: Gordo 30-24

Gardendale (4-2) at Minor (4-2)

Simone Eli: Minor 28-27

Dennis Victory: Gardendale 32-20

Randy Kennedy: Gardendale 28-24

Ben Thomas: Gardendale 24-17

Hartselle (7-0) at Athens (2-4)

Simone Eli: Hartselle 33-24

Dennis Victory: Hartselle 38-20

Randy Kennedy: Hartselle 40-20

Ben Thomas: Hartselle 20-14

Huntsville (4-2) at Florence (5-2)

Simone Eli: Florence 30-26

Dennis Victory: Florence 35-27

Randy Kennedy: Florence 30-28

Ben Thomas: Florence 27-25

Leeds (6-0) at Alexandria (3-3)

Simone Eli: Leeds 27-21

Dennis Victory: Leeds 28-26

Randy Kennedy: Leeds 42-17

Ben Thomas: Leeds 30-22

Mary G. Montgomery (3-4) at Baker (3-4)

Simone Eli: Mary G. Montgomery 24-20

Dennis Victory: Baker 28-25

Randy Kennedy: Mary G. Montgomery 36-35

Ben Thomas: Mary G. Montgomery 24-20

McAdory (4-2) at Hueytown (3-3)

Simone Eli: Hueytown 26-21

Dennis Victory: Hueytown 33-32

Randy Kennedy: Hueytown 41-31

Ben Thomas: Hueytown 32-25

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McGill-Toolen (4-2) at Spanish Fort (4-3)

Simone Eli: Spanish Fort 28-21

Dennis Victory: Spanish Fort 35-31

Randy Kennedy: Spanish Fort 17-10

Ben Thomas: Spanish Fort 20-16

Muscle Shoals (5-1) at Decatur (6-0)

Simone Eli: Decatur 28-20

Dennis Victory: Muscle Shoals 29-28

Randy Kennedy: Decatur 24-20

Ben Thomas: Decatur 24-22

Orange Beach (4-2) at Bayside Academy (4-2)

Simone Eli: Orange Beach 21-16

Dennis Victory: Orange Beach 31-21

Randy Kennedy: Bayside Academy 20-17

Ben Thomas: Orange Beach 28-14

Patrician Academy (6-0) at Lowndes Academy (5-1)

Simone Eli: Patrician Academy 30-28

Dennis Victory: Patrician Academy 39-28

Randy Kennedy: Patrician Academy 25-21

Ben Thomas: Patrician Academy 31-21

Phil Campbell (4-2) at Mars Hill (6-1)

Simone Eli: Mars Hill 30-20

Dennis Victory: Mars Hill 42-14

Randy Kennedy: Mars Hill 33-27

Ben Thomas: Mars Hill 27-23

Pinson Valley (4-2) at Center Point (6-1)

Simone Eli: Pinson Valley 30-21

Dennis Victory: Pinson Valley 35-21

Randy Kennedy: Pinson Valley 30-20

Ben Thomas: Pinson Valley 21-16

Tuscaloosa County (5-1) at Hoover (6-1)

Simone Eli: Hoover 26-24

Dennis Victory: Hoover 38-17

Randy Kennedy: Hoover 24-21

Ben Thomas: Hoover 35-21

Vestavia Hills (3-3) at Hewitt-Trussville (4-3)

Simone Eli: Hewitt-Trussville 24-21

Dennis Victory: Hewitt-Trussville 28-14

Randy Kennedy: Hewitt-Trussville 35-31

Ben Thomas: Hewitt-Trussville 28-19

STANDINGS

Last week, Overall

Simone Eli 18-2, 106-34

Dennis Victory 16-4, 103-37

Randy Kennedy 13-7, 101-39

Ben Thomas 14-6, 100-40