Lorain County High School Football Week 10 Picks

It's the last week of the regular season. Still five teams from Lorain County with a chance to go to the post-season. Elyria Catholic could have been a 6th team but their loss last week to North Ridgeville has effectively eliminated them from contention.

Patriot Athletic Conference Stars Division Black River (7-2, 6-0, 10 points) Keystone (6-3, 5-1, 8 points) Buckeye (5-4, 5-1, 8 points) Brookside (3-6, 2-4, 3 points) Wellington (1-8, 1-5, 2 points) Firelands (0-9, 0-9, 0 points) Stripes Division Columbia (9-0, 6-0, 10 points) Fairview (8-1, 5-1, 8 points) Lutheran West (5-4, 3-3, 6 points) Clearview (4-5, 2-4, 4 points) Oberlin (2-7, 1-5, 1 point) Brooklyn (1-8, 0-6, 0 points) Southwestern Conference Brecksville (8-1, 5-0) Avon Lake (7-2, 4-1) Berea-Midpark (3-6, 3-3) North Olmsted (6-3, 2-3) Westlake (5-4, 2-3) Amherst (1-8, 1-4) Olmsted Falls (1-8, 1-4) West Shore Conference Avon (9-0, 5-0) Midview (6-3, 4-2) Elyria Catholic (5-4, 3-2) North Ridgeville (5-4, 3-2) Rocky River (4-5, 2-3) Bay (1-8, 1-4) Lakewood​ (1-8, 0-5) Independent Vermilion (2-7)

Still five teams remain, here is what the Week 11 match-ups look like right now. First Friday November 8:

• Toledo St. Francis DeSales at Avon (Region 4: #7 vs. #2)   
• Avon Lake at Akron Ellet (Region 4: #6 vs. #3)  

Saturday November 9:

• Elyria at Canton McKinley (Region 1: #12 vs. #5)
• Youngstown Ursuline at Black River (Region 15: #5 vs. #4)
• Chippewa at Columbia (Region 16: #8 vs. #1). 

Next the county races:

• The PAC Stars Division: A victory tonight for Black River at Keystone and they will win their 2nd straight championship.  Keystone needs to win in order to force a tie. Buckeye can earn a share of the title with against visiting Firelands and a Keystone victory.
• In the PAC Stripes, Columbia can win their 2nd straight championship with a win against visiting Clearview. Fairview can earn a tie at the top with a win on the road at Lutheran West and Clearview defeating Columbia. 
  Note: In the Patriot Athletic Conference, teams earn two points for a division win.
• Avon has clinched the West Shore Conference title. Tonight they travel to Bay and, like Columbia, are looking to complete a perfect 10-0 regular season.
• In the Southwestern Conference, Brecksville still leads by one game over Avon Lake. Tonight, the Bees host Westlake while 2nd place Avon Lake travels to Amherst. The Shoremen need a win and for Westlake to pull off an upset in order to earn a share of the SWC. 

Tonight's WOBL game features the Clearview Clippers traveling to Columbia Station to take on the Raiders. Columbia with a win:

• Finishes 10-0 for the first time in school history
• Will earn a home play-off game, the 2nd time in school history
• Will win the PAC Stripes division title, their 2nd in a row and 3rd in the last 4 years

Clearview stands in their way. The Clippers lost to the Raiders last year in a winner-take-all game for the division title. Clearview was top team in the Stripes Division from 2007-2009.

If the game didn't already have enough on the line, Columbia Station voters will head to the election polls on Tuesday with a school levy on the ballot. A levy failure and all Columbia High School athletics will be terminated. Tonight is the last football game before election day.

Both Jeremy and I went 16-2 last week. Jeremy has already made more correct picks in 2013 than all of last year with one week to go. With 19 game predictions this week, I need a 17-2 record in order to make 2013 my best year picking high school football games.

Get your updated school schedules and standings.


The picks

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

Avon at Bay
Avon Lake vs. Amherst
Berea-Midpark at Midview
Black River at Keystone
Brookside at Wellington
Fairview at Lutheran West
Firelands at Buckeye
Lorain at Warren Harding
Medina at Elyria
Mentor at Strongsville
North Ridgeville at Lakewood
Oberlin at Brooklyn
Olmsted Falls at North Olmsted
Open Door at Worthington Christian
Rocky River at Elyria Catholic
Valley Forge at Normandy
Vermilion at Lucas
Westlake at Brecksville


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: 16-2
Week 10 results: 0-0

Season Total: 126-40 (75%)

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: 16-2
Week 10 results: 0-0

Season Total: 114-46 (71%)

2012: 114-63 (64%)