Lorain County High School Football Week 9 Picks

Just two weeks remaining in the high school football regular season. There are still five Lorain County teams in contention for the post-season and possibly a 6th team that may sneak in.

Patriot Athletic Conference Stars Division Black River (6-2, 5-0, 8 points) Keystone (6-2, 5-0, 8 points) Buckeye (4-4, 4-1, 6 points) Brookside (3-5, 2-3, 3 points) Firelands (0-8, 0-5, 0 points) Wellington (0-8, 0-5, 0 points) Stripes Division Columbia (8-0, 5-0, 8 points) Fairview (7-1, 4-1, 6 points) Clearview (4-4, 2-3, 4 points) Lutheran West (4-4, 2-3, 4 points) Oberlin (2-6, 1-4, 1 point) Brooklyn (1-7, 0-5, 0 points) Southwestern Conference Brecksville (7-1, 4-0) Avon Lake (6-2, 3-1) Berea-Midpark (3-5, 3-2) North Olmsted (6-2, 2-2) Westlake (4-4, 1-3) Amherst (1-7, 1-3) Olmsted Falls (1-7, 1-4) West Shore Conference Avon (8-0, 5-0) Elyria Catholic (5-3, 3-1) Midview (5-3, 3-2) North Ridgeville (4-4, 2-2) Rocky River (3-5, 1-3) Bay (1-7, 1-3) Lakewood​ (1-7, 0-4) Independent Vermilion (2-5) Lake Erie League Cleveland Hts (7-1, 5-0) Bedford (7-1, 4-1) Warren Harding (4-4, 3-2) Maple Hts (4-4, 3-2) Euclid (3-5, 3-2) Lorain (3-5, 2-3) Shaw (1-7, 0-5) Warrensville Hts (0-8, 0-5) Northeast Ohio Conference River Division Stow (7-1, 3-0) Elyria (6-2, 2-1) Shaker Hts. (5-3, 1-2) N. Royalton (3-5, 1-2) Medina (3-5, 1-2) Mayfield (3-5, 1-2)

Here is what the Week 11 match-ups look like right now. First Friday November 8:

• Avon Lake at Avon (Region 4: #7 vs. #2)   

Saturday November 9:

• Elyria at Cleveland Hts. (Region 1: #11 vs. #6)
• Black River at Akron Manchester (Region 15: #8 vs. #1)
• Chippewa at Columbia (Region 16: #8 vs. #1); Elyria Catholic climbing the ladder at #9. 

Next the county races:

• The PAC Stars Division has Black River and Keystone at the top with eight points. Both teams are on a collision course in week 10 in a winner take all game for the 2nd year in a row.
  
• In the PAC Stripes, Columbia can clinch a tie with the championship with at Brooklyn.
  
  Note: In the Patriot Athletic Conference, teams earn two points for a division win.
  
• Avon leads the West Shore Conference at 5-0. They travel out of conference tonight with a game at Olmsted Falls. Elyria Catholic can help themselves a lot with a victory against North Ridgeville.
• In the Southwestern Conference, Brecksville still leads by one game over Avon Lake. Tonight, the Bees travel to Berea-Midpark while 2nd place Avon Lake host North Olmsted.

I had another solid week with predictions checking in with a 15-3 record. The season total is now 110-38. Jeremy went 9-6 to move to 75-54. Get ready Jeremy, it's almost Garbage Time.



The picks

Lutheran West at Clearview - I will covering this game for WOBL radio - tune in to 1320 AM or listen online

Amherst at Westlake
Avon at Olmsted Falls
Bay at Rocky River
Brecksville at Berea-Midpark
Brookside at Black River
Buckeye at Keystone
Cleveland Hts. at Lorain
Columbia at Brooklyn
Elyria at Stow-Monroe Falls
Fairview at Oberlin
Garfield Hts. at Valley Forge
Lakewood at Midview
North Olmsted at Avon Lake
North Ridgeville at Elyria Catholic
Strongsville at Brunswick
Vermilion at Spencerville
Wellington at Firelands


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: 15-3
Week 9 results: 0-0
Week 10 results: 0-0

Season Total: 110-38 (74%)

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: 14-4
Week 9 results: 0-0
Week 10 results: 0-0

Season Total: 98-44 (69%)

2012: 114-63 (64%)