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Thanks to @nolebull813 for stepping up to help run this.

I am going to go with most of the games NoleBull suggested except two. While I like the Rockledge/Ware County game, I feel like I can go better there. I don't want to overpopulate the pick' ems with the out-of-state teams and I think two is enough with the Miami Central and Aquinas games already. Also, I don't think Godby/Lincoln is going to be as good as looks on paper. Looks can be deceiving sometimes... maybe I am wrong.

St. Frances, Md. vs. Miami Central at Traz Powell (Saturday)

St. Thomas Aquinas at De La Salle, Calif.

Deerfield Beach vs. Miami Carol City at Traz Powell (Saturday)

IMG Academy at Venice

Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) at Columbia

Plant at Armwood

Jones at Raines

American Heritage (Delray) at Vero Beach

Cardinal Gibbons vs. Miami Northwestern at Traz Powell

Lakeland at Manatee

Thread locks down at 5 PM Friday afternoon, one hour before the first game on Friday which will be Jones at Raines (6 PM kickoffs in Duval County this year).

EDIT: Joe Pinkos Week 1 Forecast here: https://floridahsfootball.com/2019/08/19/joe-pinkos-joe-pinkos-week-1-statewide-game-forecast/


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31 minutes ago, Joshua Wilson said:
 
 
 
 
1 minute ago, Joshua Wilson said:

Thanks to @nolebull813 for stepping up to help run this.

I am going to go with most of the games NoleBull suggested except two. While I like the Rockledge/Ware County game, I feel like I can go better there. I don't want to overpopulate the pick' ems with the out-of-state teams and I think two is enough with the Miami Central and Aquinas games already. Also, I don't think Godby/Lincoln is going to be as good as looks on paper. Looks can be deceiving sometimes... maybe I am wrong.

St. Frances, Md. vs. Miami Central at Traz Powell (Saturday)

St. Thomas Aquinas at De La Salle, Calif.

Deerfield Beach vs. Miami Carol City at Traz Powell (Saturday)

IMG Academy at Venice

Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) at Columbia

Plant at Armwood

Jones at Raines

American Heritage (Delray) at Vero Beach

Cardinal Gibbons vs. Miami Northwestern at Traz Powell

Lakeland at Manatee

Thread locks down at 5 PM Friday afternoon, one hour before the first game on Friday which will be Jones at Raines (6 PM kickoffs in Duval County this year).

MY OFFICIAL PICKS

St. Frances (I want to take Central so badly.... but... Pinkos has them as a huge underdog)

St. Thomas Aquinas

Deerfield Beach

Venice

Trinity Christian

Armwood

Raines

American Heritage

MIami Northwestern

Lakeland

Posted
5 hours ago, Joshua Wilson said:

Thanks to @nolebull813 for stepping up to help run this.

I am going to go with most of the games NoleBull suggested except two. While I like the Rockledge/Ware County game, I feel like I can go better there. I don't want to overpopulate the pick' ems with the out-of-state teams and I think two is enough with the Miami Central and Aquinas games already. Also, I don't think Godby/Lincoln is going to be as good as looks on paper. Looks can be deceiving sometimes... maybe I am wrong.

St. Frances, Md. vs. Miami Central at Traz Powell (Saturday)

St. Thomas Aquinas at De La Salle, Calif.

Deerfield Beach vs. Miami Carol City at Traz Powell (Saturday)

IMG Academy at Venice

Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) at Columbia

Plant at Armwood

Jones at Raines

American Heritage (Delray) at Vero Beach

Cardinal Gibbons vs. Miami Northwestern at Traz Powell

Lakeland at Manatee

Thread locks down at 5 PM Friday afternoon, one hour before the first game on Friday which will be Jones at Raines (6 PM kickoffs in Duval County this year).

EDIT: Joe Pinkos Week 1 Forecast here: https://floridahsfootball.com/2019/08/19/joe-pinkos-joe-pinkos-week-1-statewide-game-forecast/

STF

LAKELAND

MNW

CAROL CITY

AHD

RAINES

ARMWOOD

TC

IMG

STA

Posted
3 hours ago, nolebull813 said:

 Just for fun you should include Joe Pinkos  in the pick em. Whatever he projects will be his selections. Lol. 

Also, you think Manatee is going to give Lakeland a good enough game to make it a pick em choice?

And is 10 gonna be the official number? 

@Joshua Wilson i actually support this idea, ik on prep gridiron board they would use calpreps projections as one of the official voters so it would be interesting to see if any poster here can get a higher winning percentage than pinkos over the course of the season 

Posted
10 hours ago, Joshua Wilson said:

St. Frances, Md. vs. Miami Central at Traz Powell (Saturday)

St. Thomas Aquinas at De La Salle, Calif.

Deerfield Beach vs. Miami Carol City at Traz Powell (Saturday)

IMG Academy at Venice

Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) at Columbia

Plant at Armwood

Jones at Raines

American Heritage (Delray) at Vero Beach

Cardinal Gibbons vs. Miami Northwestern at Traz Powell

Lakeland at Manatee

 

 

Posted
11 hours ago, Joshua Wilson said:

Thanks to @nolebull813 for stepping up to help run this.

I am going to go with most of the games NoleBull suggested except two. While I like the Rockledge/Ware County game, I feel like I can go better there. I don't want to overpopulate the pick' ems with the out-of-state teams and I think two is enough with the Miami Central and Aquinas games already. Also, I don't think Godby/Lincoln is going to be as good as looks on paper. Looks can be deceiving sometimes... maybe I am wrong.

St. Frances, Md. vs. Miami Central at Traz Powell (Saturday)

St. Thomas Aquinas at De La Salle, Calif.

Deerfield Beach vs. Miami Carol City at Traz Powell (Saturday)

IMG Academy at Venice

Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) at Columbia

Plant at Armwood

Jones at Raines

American Heritage (Delray) at Vero Beach

Cardinal Gibbons vs. Miami Northwestern at Traz Powell

Lakeland at Manatee

Thread locks down at 5 PM Friday afternoon, one hour before the first game on Friday which will be Jones at Raines (6 PM kickoffs in Duval County this year).

EDIT: Joe Pinkos Week 1 Forecast here: https://floridahsfootball.com/2019/08/19/joe-pinkos-joe-pinkos-week-1-statewide-game-forecast/

Miami Central

STA

Carol City

IMG

Trinity Christian

Armwood

Raines

Vero

Northwestern

Lakeland

Posted
11 hours ago, Joshua Wilson said:

Thanks to @nolebull813 for stepping up to help run this.

I am going to go with most of the games NoleBull suggested except two. While I like the Rockledge/Ware County game, I feel like I can go better there. I don't want to overpopulate the pick' ems with the out-of-state teams and I think two is enough with the Miami Central and Aquinas games already. Also, I don't think Godby/Lincoln is going to be as good as looks on paper. Looks can be deceiving sometimes... maybe I am wrong.

St. Frances, Md. vs. Miami Central at Traz Powell (Saturday)

St. Thomas Aquinas at De La Salle, Calif.

Deerfield Beach vs. Miami Carol City at Traz Powell (Saturday)

IMG Academy at Venice

Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) at Columbia

Plant at Armwood

Jones at Raines

American Heritage (Delray) at Vero Beach

Cardinal Gibbons vs. Miami Northwestern at Traz Powell

Lakeland at Manatee

Thread locks down at 5 PM Friday afternoon, one hour before the first game on Friday which will be Jones at Raines (6 PM kickoffs in Duval County this year).

EDIT: Joe Pinkos Week 1 Forecast here: https://floridahsfootball.com/2019/08/19/joe-pinkos-joe-pinkos-week-1-statewide-game-forecast/

SFA

STA

Carol City

IMG

TCA

Armwood

Raines

Vero

Cardinal Gibbons

Lakeland

Posted
12 hours ago, Joshua Wilson said:

MY OFFICIAL PICKS

St. Frances (I want to take Central so badly.... but... Pinkos has them as a huge underdog)

St. Thomas Aquinas

Deerfield Beach

Venice

Trinity Christian

Armwood

Raines

American Heritage

MIami Northwestern

Lakeland

St. Frances

Northwestern

IMG 

Trinity Christian

Armwood

Raines

Vero Beach

Aquinas

Carol City

Lakeland

Posted
17 hours ago, Joshua Wilson said:

Thanks to @nolebull813 for stepping up to help run this.

I am going to go with most of the games NoleBull suggested except two. While I like the Rockledge/Ware County game, I feel like I can go better there. I don't want to overpopulate the pick' ems with the out-of-state teams and I think two is enough with the Miami Central and Aquinas games already. Also, I don't think Godby/Lincoln is going to be as good as looks on paper. Looks can be deceiving sometimes... maybe I am wrong.

St. Frances, Md. vs. Miami Central at Traz Powell (Saturday)

St. Thomas Aquinas at De La Salle, Calif.

Deerfield Beach vs. Miami Carol City at Traz Powell (Saturday)

IMG Academy at Venice

Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) at Columbia

Plant at Armwood

Jones at Raines

American Heritage (Delray) at Vero Beach

Cardinal Gibbons vs. Miami Northwestern at Traz Powell

Lakeland at Manatee

Thread locks down at 5 PM Friday afternoon, one hour before the first game on Friday which will be Jones at Raines (6 PM kickoffs in Duval County this year).

EDIT: Joe Pinkos Week 1 Forecast here: https://floridahsfootball.com/2019/08/19/joe-pinkos-joe-pinkos-week-1-statewide-game-forecast/

MC (Homer Pick)

STA

MCC

IMG

Columbia

Armwood

Raines

Vero

Da West

Lakeland

 

Posted
18 hours ago, nolebull813 said:

 Just for fun you should include Joe Pinkos  in the pick em. Whatever he projects will be his selections. Lol. 

Also, you think Manatee is going to give Lakeland a good enough game to make it a pick em choice?

And is 10 gonna be the official number? 

I need to post the link to PInkos for sure and maybe ought to include his just for fun.

You never know... Jacquez Green is the new OC at Manatee, so you never know what to expect.

And yes 10 will be the official number to keep it easy for all of us.

Posted
On 8/20/2019 at 2:07 AM, Joshua Wilson said:

Thanks to @nolebull813 for stepping up to help run this.

I am going to go with most of the games NoleBull suggested except two. While I like the Rockledge/Ware County game, I feel like I can go better there. I don't want to overpopulate the pick' ems with the out-of-state teams and I think two is enough with the Miami Central and Aquinas games already. Also, I don't think Godby/Lincoln is going to be as good as looks on paper. Looks can be deceiving sometimes... maybe I am wrong.

St. Frances, Md. vs. Miami Central at Traz Powell (Saturday)

St. Thomas Aquinas at De La Salle, Calif.

Deerfield Beach vs. Miami Carol City at Traz Powell (Saturday)

IMG Academy at Venice

Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) at Columbia

Plant at Armwood

Jones at Raines

American Heritage (Delray) at Vero Beach

Cardinal Gibbons vs. Miami Northwestern at Traz Powell

Lakeland at Manatee

Thread locks down at 5 PM Friday afternoon, one hour before the first game on Friday which will be Jones at Raines (6 PM kickoffs in Duval County this year).

EDIT: Joe Pinkos Week 1 Forecast here: https://floridahsfootball.com/2019/08/19/joe-pinkos-joe-pinkos-week-1-statewide-game-forecast/

St Francis 

De La Salle

Deerfield

IMG

Columbia

Armwood

Jones

Vero

Miami Northwestern

Lakeland

Posted

St. Frances, Md. vs. Miami Central at Traz Powell (Saturday)

St. Thomas Aquinas at De La Salle, Calif.

Deerfield Beach vs. Miami Carol City at Traz Powell (Saturday)

IMG Academy at Venice

Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) at Columbia

Plant at Armwood

Jones at Raines

American Heritage (Delray) at Vero Beach

Cardinal Gibbons vs. Miami Northwestern at Traz Powell

Lakeland at Manatee

Posted

St. Frances

De La Salle

Miami Carol City

IMG Academy

Columbia

Plant (voting with the heart, not the brain; if I end up losing this whole thing by one game, I'll look back and blame this pick)

Jones

American Heritage (Delray)

Miami Northwestern

Lakeland

Posted
On 8/20/2019 at 2:07 AM, Joshua Wilson said:

Thanks to @nolebull813 for stepping up to help run this.

I am going to go with most of the games NoleBull suggested except two. While I like the Rockledge/Ware County game, I feel like I can go better there. I don't want to overpopulate the pick' ems with the out-of-state teams and I think two is enough with the Miami Central and Aquinas games already. Also, I don't think Godby/Lincoln is going to be as good as looks on paper. Looks can be deceiving sometimes... maybe I am wrong.

St. Frances, Md. vs. Miami Central at Traz Powell (Saturday)

St. Thomas Aquinas at De La Salle, Calif.

Deerfield Beach vs. Miami Carol City at Traz Powell (Saturday)

IMG Academy at Venice

Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) at Columbia

Plant at Armwood

Jones at Raines

American Heritage (Delray) at Vero Beach

Cardinal Gibbons vs. Miami Northwestern at Traz Powell

Lakeland at Manatee

Thread locks down at 5 PM Friday afternoon, one hour before the first game on Friday which will be Jones at Raines (6 PM kickoffs in Duval County this year).

EDIT: Joe Pinkos Week 1 Forecast here: https://floridahsfootball.com/2019/08/19/joe-pinkos-joe-pinkos-week-1-statewide-game-forecast/

St. Frances, Md. vs. Miami Central at Traz Powell (Saturday)

St. Thomas Aquinas at De La Salle, Calif.

Deerfield Beach vs. Miami Carol City at Traz Powell (Saturday)

IMG Academy at Venice

Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) at Columbia

Plant at Armwood

Jones at Raines

American Heritage (Delray) at Vero Beach

Cardinal Gibbons vs. Miami Northwestern at Traz Powell

Lakeland at Manatee

Posted

St. Frances, Md.

De La Salle, Calif.

Miami Carol City 

IMG Academy 

Trinity Christian

Armwood

Jones 

American Heritage 

Cardinal Gibbons 

Lakeland 

Posted
On 8/20/2019 at 2:07 AM, Joshua Wilson said:

Thanks to @nolebull813 for stepping up to help run this.

I am going to go with most of the games NoleBull suggested except two. While I like the Rockledge/Ware County game, I feel like I can go better there. I don't want to overpopulate the pick' ems with the out-of-state teams and I think two is enough with the Miami Central and Aquinas games already. Also, I don't think Godby/Lincoln is going to be as good as looks on paper. Looks can be deceiving sometimes... maybe I am wrong.

St. Frances, Md. vs. Miami Central at Traz Powell (Saturday)

St. Thomas Aquinas at De La Salle, Calif.

Deerfield Beach vs. Miami Carol City at Traz Powell (Saturday)

IMG Academy at Venice

Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) at Columbia

Plant at Armwood

Jones at Raines

American Heritage (Delray) at Vero Beach

Cardinal Gibbons vs. Miami Northwestern at Traz Powell

Lakeland at Manatee

Thread locks down at 5 PM Friday afternoon, one hour before the first game on Friday which will be Jones at Raines (6 PM kickoffs in Duval County this year).

EDIT: Joe Pinkos Week 1 Forecast here: https://floridahsfootball.com/2019/08/19/joe-pinkos-joe-pinkos-week-1-statewide-game-forecast/

Miami Central

STA

Miami Carol City

IMG

Columbia

Armwood

Raines

Vero Beach

Cardinal Gibbons

Lakeland

Posted

If we are including pinkos picks here they are

 

 

St Frances Academy MD over Miami Central


St Thomas Aquinas over De La Salle CA


Miami Carol City over Deerfield Beach


IMG Academy over Venice


Columbia over Trinity Christian


Armwood over Plant


Jones over Raines


American Heritage (Delray) over Vero Beach


Miami Northwestern over Cardinal Gibbons

 

Lakeland over Manatee

Posted

St. Frances, Md. vs. Miami Central at Traz Powell (Saturday)

St. Thomas Aquinas at De La Salle, Calif.

Deerfield Beach vs. Miami Carol City at Traz Powell (Saturday)

IMG Academy at Venice

Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) at Columbia

Plant at Armwood

Jones at Raines

American Heritage (Delray) at Vero Beach

Cardinal Gibbons vs. Miami Northwestern at Traz Powell

Lakeland at Manatee

Posted

St. Frances, Md. vs. Miami Central at Traz Powell (Saturday)

St. Thomas Aquinas at De La Salle, Calif.

Deerfield Beach vs. Miami Carol City at Traz Powell (Saturday)

IMG Academy at Venice

Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) at Columbia

Plant at Armwood

Jones at Raines

American Heritage (Delray) at Vero Beach

Cardinal Gibbons vs. Miami Northwestern at Traz Powell

Lakeland at Manatee (wont be close)

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