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September 18, 2008

Week 1 pick 'em: This time it's for real!

OK, so now that Gustav and Ike have made a mess of things, we're starting from scratch at HSGametime.com pick 'em.

Picks must be in by Friday at 1 p.m. You can post them in the comment section at the bottom of the page.

(click for list of games)

My picks will be posted later in the week along with those of WWL-TV Web guru Tom Planchet, WWL-TV sports reporter Juan Kincaid and WWL-TV's sports producers.


Destrehan at Terrebonne
East St. John at Acadiana
Helen Cox at Hahnville
Holy Cross at Chalmette
St. Augustine vs. O.P. Walker at Behrman
East Jefferson at Belle Chasse
Franklinton at West St. John
Carver vs. Rabouin at Pan Am
Easton vs. McMain at Pan Am (Saturday)

Game of the Week (Pick the score)
Shaw vs. Brother Martin at Gormley (Analysis below chart)

Bradley Handwerger Tom Planchet
Destrehan @ Terrebonne Destrehan Destrehan
East St. John @ Acadiana Acadiana Acadiana
Helen Cox @ Hahnville Helen Cox Helen Cox
Holy Cross @ Chalmette Chalmette Holy Cross
St. Aug vs. OP Walker @ Behrman O.P. Walker St. Aug
East Jefferson @ Belle Chasse East Jeff Belle Chasse
Franklinton @ West St. John Franklinton Franklinton
Carver vs. Rabouin @ Pan Am Carver Carver
Easton vs. McMain @ Pan Am (Sat.) Easton Easton
Shaw vs. Brother Martin @ Gormley

Brother Martin 17-10

Brother Martin 24-12
  Juan Kincaid, WWL-TV sports reporter WWL-TV sports department
Destrehan @ Terrebonne   Destrehan Destrehan
East St. John @ Acadiana   Acadiana Acadiana
Helen Cox @ Hahnville   Hahnville Hahnville
Holy Cross @ Chalmette   Chalmette Holy Cross
St. Aug vs. OP Walker @ Behrman   O.P. Walker O.P. Walker
East Jefferson @ Belle Chasse   Belle Chasse Belle Chasse
Franklinton @ West St. John   Franklinton West. St. John
Carver vs. Rabouin @ Pan Am   Carver Carver
Easton vs. McMain @ Pan Am (Sat.)   McMain Easton
Shaw vs. Brother Martin @ Gormley   Brother Martin 24-21 Brother Martin 23-13

 

In year's past, this would have been an easy one to pick. Nothing against Brother Martin, but Shaw has been on a roll, reaching two state championship games using defense and a stout run game.

Well, this is 2008 and Shaw is searching for an identity on offense. Gone is Steffon Gray. Gone is Ramaad Robinson. Gone is a good bulk of a beefy, experienced offensive line.

At the same time, the Crusaders, under the direction of Jay Pittman, are coming into their own. And they've found an identity. I believe they picked it up on the west bank because these Crusaders run the ball and run the ball well.

Dalton Hilliard is a bone fide stud in the backfield, and his backup Dante Butler isn't bad, either. And that's just the offense. Brother Martin's defense was in the Holy Cross backfield all day long in the season opener.

Shaw's defense will put up more of a fight than Holy Cross' because the Eagles offense will get more plays and their defense won't be as tired. Don't let that fool you. Brother Martin will score a late touchdown and win...BM 17-10

5 Comments

Destrehan at Terrobonne - Terrebonne
East St. John at Acadiana - Acadiana
Helen Cox at Hahnville - Helen Cox
Holy Cross at Chalmette - Holy Cross
St. Augustine vs. O.P. Walker at Behrman - OP Walker
East Jefferson at Belle Chasse - East Jefferson
Franklinton at West St. John - Franklinton
Carver vs. Rabouin at Pan Am - Carver
Easton vs. McMain at Pan Am (Saturday) - McMain

Game of the Week (Pick the score)
Shaw vs. Brother Martin at Gormley - Shaw, 45-3

Chad are you nuts??? Terrebonne over DHS???You must be from that area.

winners
DHS
ESJ
HHS...although I am a 100 percent wildcat fan I know nothing about Helen Cox
St. Aug
East Jeff
WSJ
Carver
Easton

Game of the week
Brother Martin over Shaw 24-21

Desterhan,
Acadiana,
Hanville,
Holy Cross,
O.P. Walker,
East Jefferson,
Franklinton,
Carver,
Mcmain.

Destrehan OVER Terrebonne
East St. John LOSES TO Acadiana
Helen Cox OVER Hahnville
Holy Cross LOSES TO Chalmette
St. Aug OVER OP Walker @ Behrman
East Jefferson OVER Belle Chasse
Franklinton OVER West St. John
Carver OVER Rabouin @ Pan Am
Easton OVER McMain @ Pan Am (Sat.) Easton Easton
Shaw LOSES TO Brother Martin @ Gormley

Shaw 22 - B.M. 23
In the final minute of the game... Shaw breaks a long run down the sideline. B.M. Favorite Son, Richard Thiberville, sticks his leg out onto the field and trips up the running back... causing a fumble. B.M. picks up the ball and scores as time runs out. Thiberville is banned from Tad Gormley.

The game goes down in prep lore as "Sir Richard's Final Crusade."

Brother martin 27 Shaw 14

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