Oct. 30 Prognosticating Pigskin Prodigies

Dennis Garcia

Record: 132-48

Last week: 16-4

“I’m just gonna stay quiet, not make any waves and not jinx myself. For at least a couple of more weeks, then all bets are off.”

RANDLEMAN AT EASTERN RANDOLPH — Expect the Tigers to come out with a renewed vigor after what happened last Friday night. Still, the more and more I see ER, the more and more I’m impressed. Plus, they are at home. ER, 27-20.

MONTGOMERY CENTRAL AT ASHEBORO — The Blue Comets are seeking their fifth win of the season, which would equal the total earned in the past five seasons combined. It’s going to be a high-scoring affair. AHS, 43-38.

SW RANDOLPH AT TRINITY — The Bulldogs opened up some eyes last week against Randleman. Then why am I picking SWR? SWR, 35-34.

NORTH CAROLINA AT FLORIDA STATE — When I picked Duke to beat FSU earlier this year, I said something about would we have even considered an ACC team beating the Seminoles at the beginning of the year. It’s not the beginning of the year. UNC,

34-23.

DUKE AT NO. 6 MIAMI — Miami is looking more and more like what an ACC champion should look like. Miami, 35-20.

SAINTS AT PANTHERS — Maybe a chance, a slight chance, a very slight chance. Nahh. Saints, 40-21

OTHER GAMES

Providence Grove 26, Wheatmore 12

North Moore 47, Chatham Central 12

Appalachian State 27, Old Dominion 24

Western Carolina 24, Chattanooga 21

Stanford 33, NC State 24

No. 22 SMU 30, No. 19 Pitt 27

Clemson 37, Louisville 23

Virginia Tech 24, Syracuse 21

No. 4 Ohio State 27, No. 3 Penn State 23

No. 1 Oregon as many as they want, Michigan not enough

Jets 30, Texans 21

Commanders 27,Giants 20

Cowboys 27, Falcons 20

Lions 38, Packers 35

Ray Criscoe

Record: 125-55

Last week: 15-5

“It’s nice to be back in it, but the goal is the same as it was all those years we faced off at that other paper. Either I win or I finish last. No one remembers who finishes anywhere else. You can’t go for glory without taking chances. Let’s go!”

RANDLEMAN AT EASTERN RANDOLPH — We’ve spent a whole football season waiting for this game, hoping both teams get here undefeated. Oops. Now what? The Tigers’ still have a fun offense versus the Wildcats’ more workmanlike approach. In the end, ER may be a bit stronger defensively. If you only see one game this year, though, make this one it, ER, 24-23.

MONTGOMERY CENTRAL AT ASHEBORO — The Timberwolves have been a bit of an enigma after that hot start. AHS can solve it. Asheboro, 34-27.

SW RANDOLPH AT TRINITY — Don’t look ahead, Cougars. SWR, 28-14.

NORTH CAROLINA AT FLORIDA STATE — Two of the biggest disappointments in all of college football. FSU retains the top disappointment spot. UNC, 33-26.

DUKE AT NO. 6 MIAMI — Miami has teetered on being upset most weeks. This could be it, or Miami finally plays a complete game. I’ll go with another close one. Miami, 27-24.

SAINTS AT PANTHERS — Is this upset week? Could be. Will it? Welllll ... Saints, 30-20.
 

OTHER GAMES

Providence Grove 27, Wheatmore 10

North Moore 28, Chatham Central 12

Appalachian State 33, Old Dominion 26

Chattanooga 31, Western Carolina 27

NC State 26, Stanford 23

No. 22 SMU 31, No. 19 Pitt 26

No. 9 Clemson 40, Louisville 20

Virginia Tech 24, Syracuse 19

No. 3 Penn State 26, No. 4 Ohio State 24

No. 1 Oregon 31, Michigan 27

Texans 26, Jets 24

Commanders 23, Giants 17

Cowboys 27, Falcons 24

Lions 30, Packers 27

 

Tony Bolick

Record: 124-56

Last week: 15-5

“Wow ... if I had any money to bet, I’d have lost that, the house, and the cars. ... Okay, maybe not that bad, but seeing a theme? A pattern? A freefall? Really? I can’t see anything. Think my glasses will help my picks? Probably not.”

RANDLEMAN AT EASTERN RANDOLPH — The showdown. Well, Trinity woke the Tigers up — they hope. ER just needs to finish. That’s one thing Cates’ teams rarely ever don’t do. ER, 42-26.

MONTGOMERY CENTRAL AT ASHEBORO — .500 and a playoff berth for Asheboro maybe, versus how far MC has fallen after such a promising start. Good finish for the home team. AHS, 31-14.

SW RANDOLPH AT TRINTY — The Cougars only lost to the two PAC heavyweights. But the first loss between those was a Trinity shocker. Hmmm. SWR, 26-20.

NORTH CAROLINA AT FLORIDA STATE — One of the few times I might pick the Tar Heels. I’m not sure they show up in Chief Osceola’s house. Then again, they are better on the road than at home, so maybe... Tar Heels 24-23.

DUKE AT NO. 6 MIAMI — Hurricanes are still blowing on a cone to Charlotte to go play ‘Tiger King.’ The U, 36-26.

SAINTS AT PANTHERS — You were thinking we were going to actually pick the Panthers? ... Still? Aint(s losing), 31-18.

OTHER GAMES

Wheatmore 21, Providence Grove 14

North Moore 24, Chatham Central 7

Appalachian State 37, Old Dominion 17

Western Carolina 24, Chattanooga 23

NC State 34, Stanford 14

No. 19 Pitt 20, No. 22 SMU 13

No. 9 Clemson 45, Louisville 16

Syracuse 33, Virginia Tech 14

No. 4 Ohio State 41, No. 3 Penn State 17

No. 1 Oregon 31, Michigan 20

Jets 30, Texans 20

Commanders 28, Giants 16

Cowboys 27, Falcons 23

Lions 31, Packers  13

Megan Crotty

Record: 123-57

Last week: 14-6

“Just when I think I’m going to move up in this thing, Trinity beats Randleman and the Tar Heels win a football game. Remind me why we started doing these again.”

RANDLEMAN AT EASTERN RANDOLPH — Whew. All-out battle here. Tigers just took their first loss, and this one’s in Wildcat Stadium. You know what that means. ER, 41-32.

MONTGOMERY CENTRAL AT ASHEBORO — Blue Comets have won two in a row. I say they keep the momentum going. I mean, when have I ever been wrong about these things? AHS, 32-24.

SW RANDOLPH AT TRINTY — Bulldogs are hosting the Cougars after a big win over undefeated Randleman. Still ... . SWR, 28-14.

NORTH CAROLINA AT FLORIDA STATE — An exciting match-up between two teams with one ACC win apiece. Yawn. UNC, 24-21.

DUKE AT NO. 6 MIAMI — If you can’t muster a conversion against SMU, can you beat the U? Nope. Miami, 32-10.

SAINTS AT PANTHERS — The Saints will, indeed, go marching in ... and beat the Panthers. Saints, 28-17.
 

OTHER GAMES

Providence Grove 21, Wheatmore 10

North Moore 34, Chatham Central 6

Old Dominion 24, Appalachian State 17

Chattanooga 32, Western Carolina 28

NC State 28, Stanford 14 

No. 19 Pitt 17, No. 22 SMU 10

No. 9 Clemson 34, Louisville 21

Virginia Tech 21, Syracuse 17

No. 4 Ohio State 24, No. 3 Penn State 21

No. 1 Oregon 32, Michigan 14

Texans 34, Jets 24

Commanders 21, Giants 14

Falcons 24, Cowboys 21

Lions 32, Packers 17