Week 1 Midlands high school football picks
Picking the winners from this week’s high school football matchups in the Midlands:
AC FLORA AT SWANSEA
Falcons coming off heartbreaking OT loss to Clinton.
Pick: A.C. Flora
BEN LIPPEN AT HAMMOND
Last year’s game was a wild shootout and this one should be as well.
Pick: Hammond
BLYTHEWOOD AT RIDGE VIEW
Ridge View has shown improvement during offseason, will see how much this week.
Pick: Blythewood
BROOKLAND-CAYCE AT AIRPORT
Bearcats try for second straight big road win.
Pick: Airport
C.A. JOHNSON AT EAU CLAIRE
Both teams coming off blowout losses in Week 0.
Pick: C.A. Johnson
CARDINAL NEWMAN AT HEATHWOOD HALL
Cards looked impressive in win over Pelion.
Pick: Cardinal Newman
CHESTER AT FAIRFIELD CENTRAL
Don’t think Griffins will lose two in a row at home.
Pick: Fairfield Central
DREHER AT COLUMBIA
Avery Armstrong’s status is a question but it might not matter.
Pick: Dreher
FORT MILL AT LUGOFF-ELGIN
Fort Mill tries for second straight win over a Midlands team.
Pick: Fort Mill
GOOSE CREEK AT DUTCH FORK
Silver Foxes have lost two straight to Gators.
Pick: Goose Creek
GREAT FALLS AT GRAY COLLEGIATE
Gray looks to bounce back from season-opening loss.
Pick: Gray Collegiate
IRMO AT YORK
Yellow Jackets look to bounce back to from tough year in 2014.
Pick: York
KEENAN AT LOWER RICHLAND
Larry Collins might have another big night for LR.
Pick: Lower Richland
MID-CAROLINA AT CHAPIN
Battle of the Bell at stake for the winner.
Pick: Chapin
NEWBERRY AT UNION
Bulldogs are prime for big season.
Pick: Newberry
RIVER BLUFF AT GILBERT
Gators didn’t capitalize on chance last week against Westwood.
Pick: River Bluff
WANDO AT WHITE KNOLL
Wando defense has struggled in preseason.
Pick: White Knoll
WEST FLORENCE AT CAMDEN
Bulldogs look for 2-0 start on season.
Pick: Camden
WESTSIDE VS. LEXINGTON AT RIVER BLUFF
Wildcats hope to spoil former coach’s return to Midlands.
Pick: Lexington
WESTWOOD AT RICHLAND NORTHEAST
Redhawks moved up to No. 1 in Midlands Top 10 this week.
Pick: Westwood
WOODLAND AT BATESBURG-LEESVILLE
Woodland has just two starters back from last year’s squad.
Pick: Batesburg-Leesville
LAST WEEK’S RECORD: 10-4
OVERALL: 10-4
Lou Bezjak
This story was originally published August 27, 2015 at 2:54 PM.