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 |  |
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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 |  |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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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