Week 4 Midlands high school football picks
Ben Lippen at Pinewood Prep
Pinewood has given up six points this season
PICK: Pinewood Prep
Blythewood at Clover
Bengals’ offense too much for Clover.
PICK: Blythewood
C.A. Johnson at Barnwell
Hornets looking for back-to-back wins for first time since last year
PICK: Barnwell
Camden at Lancaster
Lancaster looking for first 4-0 start since 2009.
PICK: Lancaster
Cardinal Newman at Augusta Christian
CN comes in with two-game losing streak, while Augusta has lost three in a row.
PICK: Cardinal Newman
Chapin at Brookland-Cayce
Eagles have emerged as one of Midlands’ elite teams.
PICK: Chapin
Crescent at River Bluff
Gators didn’t complete a pass last week, might not matter this week, either.
PICK: River Bluff
Dorman at Dutch Fork
Davis’ move to offense has seemed to spark Dutch Fork.
PICK: Dutch Fork
Fairfield Central at Eau Claire
Griffins’ balanced attack chalks up another victory.
PICK: Fairfield Central
Gray Collegiate at Estill
Gray’s offense the difference.
PICK: Gray Collegiate
Irmo at Spring Valley
Vikings’ defense hasn’t allowed more than 14 points in a game.
PICK: Spring Valley
Keenan at Columbia
Raiders have alternated wins in first four games.
PICK: Keenan
Lexington at Westwood
Physical defense and strong running game get it done for Redhawks.
PICK: Westwood
Lewisville at North Central
Two teams going in opposite directions with NC 3-0 and Lewisville 0-4.
PICK: North Central
Lower Richland at Chester
Be hard to imagine Larry Collins, Diamond Hornets getting shut out this week
PICK: Lower Richland
Nation Ford at Ridge View
Nation Ford won past two games by combined 98-0, while Blazers have won their past two in final minutes
PICK: Ridge View
Newberry at Broome
Bulldogs bounce back after tough loss to Chapin.
PICK: Newberry
Ninety Six at A.C. Flora
Ninety Six’s two losses have been by a combined eight points.
PICK: A.C. Flora
Pelion at Mid-Carolina
Rebels pick up their first victory.
PICK: Mid-Carolina
Porter-Gaud at Hammond
Porter-Gaud’s improved but Skyhawks will remain unbeaten.
PICK: Hammond
Richland Northeast at Airport
Airport gets Burnett back at QB, looks to continue hot start.
PICK: Airport
Ridge Spring-Monetta at Batesburg-Leesville
B-L’s Wilson, stingy defense tough to stop.
PICK: Batesburg-Leesville
White Knoll at Swansea
White Knoll must find way to slow down Swansea’s Walker.
PICK: White Knoll
LAST WEEK: 17-4
OVERALL: 58-18
This story was originally published September 18, 2015 at 1:08 AM.