WEEKLY PICKS: Sept. 21-22
Ron Held, take a bow. You were the undisputed winner for week three of this Blogs (still unidentified, thank you very much) weekly pick ‘em. Ron went 9-1, improving his season record to 16-4 (he joined during week two of this amazing adventure).
Soccer Freak improved, as well, going 8-2 to up his season total to 14-6. You know, maybe if you weren’t a Salmen “apologist,” you would have gotten that game right and tied Ron.
But the best news this week is that we doubled the people involved. In fact, we’ve done that each week. Only one person picked the first week, two the week after and a robust four people played the contest sweeping Greater New Orleans this past week. (more) ...
Our other contestants for week 3:
*Mr. Held Over (of relation to Ron Held) went 6-4
*Mark went 8-1, forgoing the Game O' the Week pick.
As for me, I did all right. I had another 8-2 week, putting me at 22-8 for the year. I stuck with Ben Franklin maybe a week too long, as the Greenies from Newman were Meanies. Yes, I went there. No one ever said I was über creative.
OK, let’s try to get 8 people playing along this week. Wouldn’t that be fantastic? It certainly would help me realize that people are reading my work.
To play, just leave a comment in the comment section (you have to register for this. I promise you it’s safe) or email me at bhandwerger@wwltv.com .
Here are the 10 games to choose from, including Game o’ the Week.
Week 4
(Home teams in bold, unless at a neutral field, i.e. Gormley, Memtsas, Yenni, Bertolino, Behrman)
Ponchatoula 14, Northshore 10
Mandeville 24, St. Paul’s 13
Destrehan 31, Higgins 7 (@ Memtsas)
Jesuit 21, Catholic – Baton Rouge 10 (@ Olympia)
Belle Chasse 24, Chalmette 17
Holy Cross 28, Vandebilt 14
St. Augustine 28, McDonogh35 12 (@ Gormley)
Rummel 31, Karr 10 (@ Yenni)
Curtis 24, Longview, Texas 21
Game O’ the Week
Hahnville 14, O.P. Walker 13 (@ Behrman)
Honestly, this is as unsettled as I’ve felt making a pick all season. Both teams are tremendous, allowing a combined 13 points to their six opponents. That’s good defense. Even more impressive − they’ve scored a combined 210 points.
Both teams can play offense. Both teams can play defense. And there’s no reason to go against either, but here goes nothing.
O.P. Walker’s schedule has been tougher to this point, but not by much. The Chargers’ previous opponents are 3-6, while Hahnville’s come in at 1-8.
O.P. Walker’s offense has been downright scary this season so far. But so has Hahnville’s.
In the end, it’s just a gut feeling. But it’s not a solid one. This could be potentially one of the top 5 games of the year in the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan area.
Go ahead, skewer me. Let me know what you think. Leave a comment. Let me know.
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Northshore 21 Ponchatoula 17
Mandeville 27 St. Paul 21
Destrehan 30 Higgins 12
Catholic 20 Jesuit 17
Belle Chasse 35 Chalmette 8
Holy Cross 21 Vandebilit 10
Mc35 20 St. Aug 10
Rummel 22 Karr 6
Curtis 27 Longview 16
O.P. Walker 20 Hahnville 17
My Week's Picks:
Northshore
Mandeville
Destrehan
Catholic
Belle Chasse
Holy Cross
St. Augustine
Rummel
Curtis
O.P. Walker
Mandeville 60 St.paul's -21
Lucky for you i am on vacation this week... i would have gone 10-0
Soccer Freak, vacation is no excuse to miss your weekly picks. I had a down week. You could have cut down on my percentage lead.