High School football picks for my slice of Virginia....Week 5...

High School Football Week 5 picks

Last week….I finished with a feeble 5-4 record putting me at 29-10 for my blog picks. I went against gut instinct in the Magna Vista-Franklin County game, Martinsville surprised me with a win and Chatham surprised me with a loss.

On Varsitycast at the Roanoke Times newspaper, I had a 17-9 week, moving me to 73-34 for the season, 20 games behind expert Robert Anderson. I would still dare say that I lead all Aussie tippers though!! LOL!!!

This week I will be doing 11 games for my blog since I missed one last week and tipped nine instead of the usual ten. So, here we go for Week 5:

Bassett @ Franklin County

Bengals have had a tough few weeks to start the season with all games against teams that will most likely be playoff bound. This week, they will be ambushed again by an angry Franklin County crew looking to bounce back from last week’s loss.

Franklin County by 40.

Magna Vista @ Pulaski County

Pulaski County is obviously not the programme of glory days past when the name struck fear in teams throughout the state. Magna Vista will get another rankings boosting win.

Magna Vista by 23.

Martinsville @ Halifax County

Give the ‘Dogs two in a row in a close one.

Martinsville by 4.

Patrick County @ Richlands

Another big loss for PC…this time by 50.

Salem @ Northside

This one will draw a big crowd to Roanoke and should equal the hype. Salem seems slightly down so I will go with Northside for a victory.

Northside by 8.

Kenston Forest @ Carlisle

Carlisle could get a winning streak going.

Carlisle by 10.

Jefferson Forest @ Brookville

Huge game for the Lynchburg area between two unbeaten teams, I will give the slight edge to the home team.

Brookville by 3.

Chatham @ Appomattox County

Appomattox County by 6.

William Campbell @ Dan River

Dan River should get this one at home.

Dan River by 8.

Lake Taylor @ GW-Danville

GW faces another tough team from the Tidewater area, this time at home. Another character building loss for the Eagles unfortunately.

Lake Taylor by 13.

Alleghany @ Cave Spring

Another “Battle of the Ridges” game. This time I will give the slight edge to the River Ridge crew.

Cave Spring by 6.

The current Timesland High School Top 10 can be found here.

Ok, it’s Friday night here in Australia so I’m off until next week…good luck to all teams…..until next week.