Week 6 Midlands high school football picks
Thursday
Camden at A.C. Flora
Falcons bounce back after tough loss to Airport.
PICK: A.C. Flora
Laurence Manning at Hammond
Swampcats have lowest scoring defense in SCISA 3A but Skyhawks’ offense gets it done.
PICK: Hammond
Friday
Batesburg-Leesville at Crescent
Wilson gets TD record, B-L gets region win.
PICK: Batesburg-Leesville
Brookland-Cayce at Aiken
All three of B-C’s losses have been by 10 points or less.
PICK: Aiken
Cardinal Newman at Wilson Hall
Wilson Hall has given up a TD or less in 3 of 5 games this year.
PICK: Wilson Hall
Chesterfield at North Central
Rams have been on a roll since QB switch.
PICK: Chesterfield
Dreher at Lower Richland
Tough one to pick, but Higgins, Collins help LR snap skid.
PICK: Lower Richland
Dutch Fork at Irmo
Silver Foxes on a roll since 0-2 start.
PICK: Dutch Fork
Gray Collegiate at Scott’s Branch
Eagles’ air attack gets it done.
PICK: Gray Collegiate
Great Falls at C.A. Johnson
CAJ keeps Great Falls winless.
PICK: C.A. Johnson
Keenan at Newberry
Bulldogs have big matchup with Fairfield next week, but have Raiders to deal with first.
PICK: Newberry
Lugoff-Elgin at Lexington
Wildcats have too many weapons for Demons to stop.
PICK: Lexington
Mid-Carolina at Columbia
Columbia finally got on scoreboard last week but will need lot more points to knock off M-C
PICK: Mid Carolina
Midland Valley at Gilbert
Thomas-Bright combo helps Indians win region opener.
PICK: Gilbert
Pelion at Eau Claire
Panthers look for first winning streak under Holland.
PICK: Pelion
Porter-Gaud at Heathwood Hall
Tough spot for Heathwood to get first win.
PICK: Porter-Gaud
Richland Northeast at Chapin
RNE will keep it close, but Eagles find way to stay perfect.
PICK: Chapin
Ridge View at North Augusta
Blazers’ confidence continues to soar after last week’s win against South Florence
PICK: Ridge View
Spartanburg Christian at Ben Lippen
Falcons snap three-game losing streak.
PICK: Ben Lippen
South Florence at Blythewood
Bengals’ offense might be too much for shaky Bruins’ defense.
PICK: Blythewood
Swansea at Airport
Eagles find a way to win another close one.
PICK: Airport
Westwood at West Florence
Bye week came at right time for Redhawks as they rebound from first loss.
PICK: Westwood
White Knoll at Spring Valley
Good matchup of two of Midlands’ underrated backs in Jones and Fulton.
PICK: White Knoll
LAST WEEK: 20-3
OVERALL: 95-27
This story was originally published September 30, 2015 at 10:21 PM.