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Florida HS Football’s Expert Pick’ems: Week 1 Picks

byJoshua Wilson
September 4, 2020 - Updated on September 7, 2020
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It is finally Week 1 and FloridaHSFootball.com debuts its expert pick’ems for the 2020 season.

We have a great group of eight pickers (including yours truly) who will pick the winners from our Top Games of the Week we have previewed and talked about all week here which will be a total of 10 games.

For some weeks this season, we will publish two picks columns due to scheduling arrangments with games.

If you got a bone to pick with our pickers, leave a comment below in the comment box.

Pickers:
Joshua Wilson – FloridaHSFootball.com
Mike Ridaught – ThePrepZone.com
Doug Pugh – NFHS Network/GT Sports Network
Corey Davis – Gainesville Sun Correspondent
Marty Pallman – ThePrepZone.com/Bishop Kenny Football
Bill Hammel – Irish Bill’s Twist on Sports/Navarre Raiders Football
Jeff Fisher – High School Football America
Joel Hillsman – Total Sports Coverage Network
Joe Pinkos – Joe Pinkos’ Power Ratings – See full Week 1 Forecast here

Joshua Wilson

PICK

Bradford at Baker County
Florida High at Taylor County
IMG Academy at Venice
Jesuit at Bishop Verot
Newberry at Hawthorne
Port Charlotte at Hardee
Orangewood Christian at Foundation Academy
P.K. Yonge at Trenton
West Nassau at Palatka
Wewahitchka at Cottondale

Mike Ridaught

PICK

Bradford at Baker County
Florida High at Taylor County
IMG Academy at Venice
Jesuit at Bishop Verot
Newberry at Hawthorne
Port Charlotte at Hardee
Orangewood Christian at Foundation Academy
P.K. Yonge at Trenton
West Nassau at Palatka
Wewahitchka at Cottondale

Doug Pugh

PICK

Bradford at Baker County
Florida High at Taylor County
IMG Academy at Venice
Jesuit at Bishop Verot
Newberry at Hawthorne
Port Charlotte at Hardee
Orangewood Christian at Foundation Academy
P.K. Yonge at Trenton
West Nassau at Palatka
Wewahitchka at Cottondale

Corey Davis

PICK

Bradford at Baker County
Florida High at Taylor County
IMG Academy at Venice
Jesuit at Bishop Verot
Newberry at Hawthorne
Port Charlotte at Hardee
Orangewood Christian at Foundation Academy
P.K. Yonge at Trenton
West Nassau at Palatka
Wewahitchka at Cottondale

Marty Pallman

PICK

Bradford at Baker County
Florida High at Taylor County
IMG Academy at Venice
Jesuit at Bishop Verot
Newberry at Hawthorne
Port Charlotte at Hardee
Orangewood Christian at Foundation Academy
P.K. Yonge at Trenton
West Nassau at Palatka
Wewahitchka at Cottondale

Bill Hammel

PICK

Bradford at Baker County
Florida High at Taylor County
IMG Academy at Venice
Jesuit at Bishop Verot
Newberry at Hawthorne
Port Charlotte at Hardee
Orangewood Christian at Foundation Academy
P.K. Yonge at Trenton
West Nassau at Palatka
Wewahitchka at Cottondale

Jeff Fisher

PICK

Bradford at Baker County
Florida High at Taylor County
IMG Academy at Venice
Jesuit at Bishop Verot
Newberry at Hawthorne
Port Charlotte at Hardee
Orangewood Christian at Foundation Academy
P.K. Yonge at Trenton
West Nassau at Palatka
Wewahitchka at Cottondale

Joel Hillsman

PICK

Bradford at Baker County
Florida High at Taylor County
IMG Academy at Venice
Jesuit at Bishop Verot
Newberry at Hawthorne
Port Charlotte at Hardee
Orangewood Christian at Foundation Academy
P.K. Yonge at Trenton
West Nassau at Palatka
Wewahitchka at Cottondale

Joe Pinkos

PICK

Bradford at Baker County
Florida High at Taylor County
IMG Academy at Venice
Jesuit at Bishop Verot
Newberry at Hawthorne
Port Charlotte at Hardee
Orangewood Christian at Foundation Academy
P.K. Yonge at Trenton
West Nassau at Palatka
Wewahitchka at Cottondale

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