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Friday Night High School Football Picks

After a horrible week, I'm looking for a little redemption from this weeks slate of games throughout Timesland. I did go 8-3 in selected games involving Piedmont District schools and a few others . Currently I am 72-34 for the season, two games behind forecaster Robert Anderson from the Roanoke Times.

Ok, this week we have:

Franklin County @ Bassett

Bassett's Bengals face another tough AAA team and will be slightly over matched at home. Eagles by 18.

Halifax County @ Martinsville

The AAA Blue Comets are very much an unknown quantity but should get by Martinsville in a close one by 8.

Lord Botetourt @ Patrick County

This one could get ugly as the visiting Cavaliers should wear down the Cougars by 22.

William Campbell @ Magna Vista

Magna Vista by 14 or more at home.

Bluestone @ Tunstall

The Trojans come in reeling from a 50-0 shellacking at the hands of Gretna. Bluestone is unknown but I will take them over Tunstall by 12.

In other games of interest:

Amherst County @ Liberty

Minutemen by 6.

Blacksburg @ Patrick Henry-Roanoke

Patriots get by a pesky AA team by 8.

Carlisle @ Kenston Forest

Chiefs will still be searching for a first win after losing this one by 7.

Pulaski County @ William Fleming

Fleming finally gets a “W” in a close one by 4.

Gretna @ Radford

Should be a thriller, picking the Hawks by 8 on the road.

Northside @ Salem

Salem taking this marquis game by 3.

Ok, not branching out too much this week. College games coming up!!!

There is a Friday night game featuring TCU (4) @ SMU where I will take TCU by 20.