Football season is back and what would it be without a media pick’ems feature each week on FloridaHSFootball.com.
This year we have media spread out across the state participating in our weekly media pick’ems. Here is who we have this year:
• Joshua Wilson, Owner & Publisher of FloridaHSFootball.com
• Marty Pallman, Voice of Bishop Kenny on 1010XL (WJXL-FM) in Jacksonville, co-host of the FloridaHSFootball.com Gridiron Report
• Mike Ridaught, ThePrepZone.com
• Larry Savage, Prep Sports Editor of the Gainesville Sun & AP Florida high school football poll coordinator
• Billy Barnette, 352 Pigskin Report and son of the great Wink Barnette (former FACA Executive Director)
• Bill Hammel, Voice of the Navarre Raiders on JockJive.com
• Doug Pugh, Host of Pugh’s Views on Facebook
• Joel Hillsman, Total Sports Coverage
• Corey Davis, DuvalSports.com
• Jake Perper, Prep Sports Scouting
Here are this week’s picks with rankings showing from the Florida Top 25 on FloridaHSFootball.com
THURSDAY’S GAMES
No. 15 Chaminade-Madonna vs. No. 7 Miami Central
JW: Miami Central; MP: Miami Central; MR: Miami Central; LS: Miami Central; BB: Miami Central; BH: Miami Central; DP: Miami Central; JH: Miami Central; CD: Miami Central; JP: Miami Central
University (Orange City) at No. 9 Dr. Phillips
JW: Dr. Phillips; MP: Dr. Phillips; MR: Dr. Phillips; LS: Dr. Phillips; BB: Dr. Phillips; BH: Dr. Phillips; DP: Dr. Phillips; JH: Dr. Phillips; CD: Dr. Phillips; JP: Dr. Phillips
Osceola (Kissimmee) at Lake Gibson
JW: Osceola; MP: Lake Gibson; MR: Lake Gibson; LS: Osceola; BB: Lake Gibson; BH: Osceola; DP: Osceola; JH: Osceola; CD: Osceola; JP: Osceola
FRIDAY’S GAMES
No. 5 Cocoa at No. 6 Trinity Christian (Jacksonville)
JW: Trinity; MP: Cocoa; MR: Cocoa; LS: Trinity; BB: Cocoa; BH: Cocoa; DP: Cocoa; JH: Cocoa; CD: Trinity; JP: Trinity
No. 10 Deerfield Beach at No. 3 Miami Carol City
JW: Carol City; MP: Carol City; MR: Carol City; LS: Carol City; BB: Carol City; BH: Carol City; DP: Carol City; JH: Carol City; CD: Carol City; JP: Carol City
No. 25 Madison County at Wakulla
JW: Madison; MP: Madison; MR: Madison; LS: Madison; BB: Madison; BH: Madison; DP: Madison; JH: Madison; CD: Madison; JP: Madison
No. 18 Armwood at Tampa Bay Tech
JW: Armwood; MP: Armwood; MR: Armwood; LS: Armwood; BB: Armwood; BH: Armwood; DP: Armwood; JH: Armwood; CD: Armwood; JP: Armwood
St. John Bosco, Calif., at No. 1 St. Thomas Aquinas
JW: STA; MP: STA; MR: Bosco; LS: STA; BB: STA; BH: Bosco; DP: Bosco; JH: STA; CD: STA; JP: STA
Raines at No. 19 Robert E. Lee
JW: Lee; MP: Lee; MR: Lee; LS: Lee; BB: Lee; BH: Lee; DP: Lee; JH: Lee; CD: Raines; JP: Lee
No. 14 Venice at Camden County, Ga.
JW: Venice; MP: Venice; MR: Venice; LS: Venice; BB: Camden; BH: Venice; DP: Venice; JH: Venice; CD: Camden; JP: Venice
Vero Beach at Oscar Smith, Va.
JW: Oscar Smith; MP: Vero Beach; MR: Oscar Smith; LS: Oscar Smith; BB: Oscar Smith; BH: Oscar Smith; DP: Oscar Smith; JH: Oscar Smith; CD: Oscar Smith; JP: Vero Beach
Lakeland at Manatee
JW: Lakeland; MP: Lakeland; MR: Lakeland; LS: Lakeland; BB: Lakeland; BH: Lakeland; DP: Lakeland; JH: Lakeland; CD: Lakeland; JP: Lakeland
SATURDAY’S GAMES
No. 2 American Heritage (Plantation) at Bishop Sullivan, Va.
JW: AHP; MP: AHP; MR: AHP; LS: AHP; BB: AHP; BH: AHP; DP: AHP; JH: AHP; CD: AHP; JP: AHP
No. 22 Bartram Trail at Cartersville, Ga.
JW: Cartersville; MP: Bartram; MR: Cartersville; LS: Bartram; BB: Cartersville; BH: Cartersville; DP: Cartersville; JH: Cartersville; CD: Bartram; JP: Bartram
No. 23 Cardinal Gibbons at No. 8 Miami Southridge
JW: Trinity; MP: Southridge; MR: Southridge; LS: Southridge; BB: Southridge; BH: Southridge; DP: Southridge; JH: Southridge; CD: Southridge; JP: Southridge
No. 16 Jones at St. John’s College, D.C.
JW: St. John’s; MP: St. John’s; MR: Jones; LS: St. John’s; BB: St. John’s; BH: St. John’s; DP: St. John’s; JH: St. John’s; CD: St. John’s; JP: Jones
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