4-4A pick em week 9

[Gray lizard]

 1.  Shoe21                                        225
2.  Athleticsupporter                          210
3.  The Coach                                   195
4.  rskyb33                                       185
4.  X14113                                       185
6.  Lumberjackfan1978                      180
7.  Graylizard                                    170
8.  elcis26                                         165
9.  3 Dollar                                        155
10.  Thatoneguy                                 150
11.  bilboswaggins                              145
12.  Devils                                         135
13.  HorseFeathers                             125
14.  Apache4life                                 115

This weeks games.  Bonus game this week will be Pottsville @ Elkins

Subiaco @ Dardanelle
Dover @ Ozark
Pottsville @ Elkins
Waldron @ Mena

Good luck!

[Shoe21]

Dardanelle by 49
Ozark by 42
Elkins by 10
Mena by 35

[athletic supporter]

Dardanelle 45
Ozark 49
Elkins 6
Mena 28

[The Coach]

Dardanelle by 42
Ozark by 40
Pottsville by 8
Mena by 28

[Gray lizard]

Dardanelle              42
Ozark                     48
Pottsville                 12
Mena                      14

[Apache4Life]

Dardanelle  49
Ozark  48
Pottsville 2
Mena  30

[HSFBF]

Agree with the majority that Dardy and Ozark and Mena should win. Playing "easy teams" as another FF posted said.. Looks like 50/50 on Pottsville/Elkins.
  Here is what I think. The  HOME team wins, like Pottsville beating Mena at Pottsville, Elkins loses to Mena at Mena and now it's time for Pottsville to lose at Elkins. Makes it a perfect trifecta.. Pottsville did beat Mena a lot more than Mena beat Elkins, point wise. I pick Elkins by 6 despite them losing 4 starters the past 2 weeks to injury and illnesses and having 2 injured last week. So Elkins needs help from its fan base for sure. Should be a close game.. We shall see..... I say 40 to 34 Elkins and hope the defense does not tire like last week.

Dardy and Ozark and Mena all should win by 35-40 points.. Weather shouldn't be an issue.

[elvis26]

  dar 48
  Ozark  35
   elkins 14
     mena 35

[Lumberjackfan1978]

Dardanelle 48
Ozark 42
Elkins 7
Mena 28

[bilboswaggins]

Dardanelle 32
Ozark 35
Elkins 21
Mena 14

[3 Dollar]

Sand Lizards - 45
Hillbillies - 35
Apaches - 18
Bearcats - 24

[x14113]

It's looking like rain once again this week.

Not sure it'll impact the playoff picture much, though...


Subiaco @ Dardanelle (35)
Considering everything going on, there have to be few teams that were ever as distracted as the Lizards are right now. Thankfully, looking ahead to Elkins is probably no longer one of them. A 10-win finish is a very real possibility in Dardy, and the potential showers likely won't do the Trojans any favors.

Dover @ Ozark (35)
So much for the Wing-T enjoying a long-term resurgence--after running it with some success over the last five years, Greg Smith has once again changed horses at midstream and is bringing the Spread offense that was enjoyed in seasons previous back to Pirate Country. Still, being at least six months behind everyone else in establishing your offensive identity won't do you any favors, especially in the face of a Hillbilly side looking to stay in the driver's seat. Look for Jeremie Burns to secure his golden milestone win on Ozark's senior night.

Pottsville (15) @ Elkins
The Elks have been judged by Mena, and were found wanting. Allowing a team to score its season-high is a terrible look for a defense that needed to answer its doubters going forward, and the depth issues creeping up make them look all the more vulnerable. Not helping them is the foreign look coming to town this week; even though they've seen similar run-first styles, this is the first time most (if not all) of these Elks will have faced the Dead-T, and the Apaches are capable of using it not only to tire opposing defenses (through possession and stalwart drives), but could also indirectly affect opposing offenses (said drives will keep them sidelined, which threatens to disrupt them). The key will lie in how often the home offense will convert on whatever opportunities come their way.

Waldron @ Mena (28)
Speaking of season-highs, the Bearcats seem to be doing a pretty good job putting their early struggles behind them, scoring more points in the past two weeks than in the first six combined. A reprisal of this surge shouldn't be too hard in the face of the worst defense in the conference. This is the best chance since Week 4 for the Bulldogs to make a playoff statement, but they will need to win by a convincing margin to stay in the playoff race.

[rskyb33]

Subiaco @ Dardanelle               Dardanelle by 42
Dover @ Ozark                         Ozark by 43
Pottsville @ Elkins                     Elkins by 10                 
Waldron @ Mena                       Mena by 28