Lorain County High School Football Week 8 Picks

Patriot Athletic Conference Stars Division Black River (5-2, 4-0, 6 points) Keystone (5-2, 4-0, 6 points) Buckeye (3-4, 3-1, 4 points) Brookside (3-4, 2-2, 3 points) Firelands (0-7, 0-4, 0 points) Wellington (0-7, 0-4, 0 points) Stripes Division Columbia (7-0, 4-0, 6 points) Fairview (6-1, 3-1, 4 points) Lutheran West (4-3, 2-2, 4 points) Clearview (3-4, 1-3, 2 points) Oberlin (2-5, 1-3, 1 point) Brooklyn (1-6, 0-4, 0 points) Southwestern Conference Brecksville (6-1, 4-0) Avon Lake (5-2, 2-1) Berea-Midpark (2-5, 2-2) North Olmsted (5-2, 1-2) Westlake (4-3, 1-2) Amherst (1-6, 1-2) Olmsted Falls (1-6, 1-3) West Shore Conference Avon (7-0, 4-0) Midview (5-2, 3-1) Elyria Catholic (4-3, 2-1) North Ridgeville (3-4, 1-2) Rocky River (3-4, 1-2) Bay (1-6, 1-2) Lakewood​ (1-6, 0-4) Independent Vermilion (2-4)

Just three weeks left in the regular season. There are still five teams in contention for the post-season and two conference races in Lorain County up in the air.

First the post-season, currently the Week 11 match-ups are ....
Friday November 8:

• Massillon at Avon (Region 4: #8 vs. #1)  
• Avon Lake at Nordonia (Region 4: #6 vs. #3)  

Saturday November 9:

• Elyria at Marysville (Region 1: #11 vs. #6)
• Black River at Beachwood (Region 15: #5 vs. #4)
• Chippewa at Columbia (Region 15: #8 vs. #1)

Next the county races:

• The PAC Stars Division has Black River and Keystone at the top with six points. Buckeye was in the discussion before losing to Black River last week. The Pirates are not only playing for the division title but also a play-off berth. The championship could down to week 10 with Keystone and Black River facing each other.
  
• In the PAC Stripes, Columbia defeated Fairview in week 6 and are firmly in the driver's seat. Lutheran West in week 8 and Clearview in week 10 are the lone obstacles remaining.
  
  Note: In the Patriot Athletic Conference, teams earn two points for a division win.
  
• Avon leads the West Shore Conference at 4-0. With victories already against 2nd place Midview, 3rd place Elyria Catholic and 4th place North Ridgeville, this race is over.
• In the Southwestern Conference, Brecksville took control of things with a rare victory at Avon Lake. The Bees control their own destiny in this their final season in the SWC before moving the Suburban League.

As far as predictions are concerned, I went 12-5 while Jeremy went 9-5 last week.



The picks

Black River at Firelands - I will covering this game for WOBL radio - tune in to 1320 AM or listen online

Amherst at North Olmsted
Avon Lake at Olmsted Falls
Brooklyn at Fairview
Buckeye at Wellington
Columbia at Lutheran West
Cuyahoga Falls at Valley Forge
Hudson at Strongsville
Keystone at Brookside
Lakewood at Brecksville
Lorain at Euclid
Midview at Elyria Catholic
North Ridgeville at Bay
Oberlin at Clearview
Rocky River at Avon
Shaker Heights at Elyria
Vermilion at Norwalk
Westlake at Berea-Midpark


Eric Girod

Week 1 results: 11-11
Week 2 results: 16-5
Week 3 results: 15-8
Week 4 results: 16-1
Week 5 results: 10-3
Week 6 results: 15-2
Week 7 results: 12-5
Week 8 results: 0-0
Week 9 results: 0-0
Week 10 results: 0-0

Season Total: 95-35 (73%)

2012: 139-42 (77%)
2011: 90-37 (71%)
2010: 89-38 (70%)

Jeremy Hudgens

Week 1 results: 14-7
Week 2 results: 14-5
Week 3 results: 12-11
Week 4 results: 12-5
Week 5 results: 9-4
Week 6 results: 14-3
Week 7 results: 9-5
Week 8 results: 0-0
Week 9 results: 0-0
Week 10 results: 0-0

Season Total: 84-40 (68%)

2012: 114-63 (64%)