Region One- To avoid any 'Homer'ism. I put them in order of their Doodle's power rating.
1. TL Hanna 234.8
2. Westside 215.8
3. Easley 190.7
4. Woodmont 188.2
These are my picks.
Region Two-
1. Greenwood- I still favor Greenwood (slightly). I like their offensive weapons. Most teams won't be able to play keep away like TL Hanna did last week.
2. Hillcrest- I put Hillcrest 2nd simply because they beat Mauldin earlier this year.
3. Mauldin- Honestly, Mauldin may be playing the best football at the moment.
4. Laurens- Laurens is off to a slow start. But they did this last year and then came back to win the region.
Region Three-
1. Byrnes - Some believe the Empire is back. So far the defense is only giving up 8 pts. per game.
2. Spartanburg- Chris Miller seems to have his team improving as they come into Region play.
3. Gaffney- Plenty of returning players from a team that made it to round 3 last year.
4. Boiling Springs- Off to a strong 4-1 start. Important Region game against Dorman.
5. Dorman- Got off to a slow start. Although I have them 5th. I haven't ruled them out. A win over Boiling Springs would change this. Gutshall's teams normally improve as the season goes. So I probably have them too low?
Region Four-
1. Northwestern- Good wins over Gaffney and Dorman.
2. Fort Mill- Only losses are to Spring Valley and York. Two teams that are combined 10-1.
3. Rock Hill- Have a good win over York and have lost to quality teams.
4. Clover- They could be a surprise team in this Region?
Region Five-
1. Dutch Fork- Hard to argue against Tom Knots. A possible HUGE showdown with Spring Valley could be brewing for Week 9.
2. Spring Valley- Appears to be the most serious threat to DF. SV is averaging 41 pts a game.
3. Lexington- Quality team that appears to be just a level below DF and SV.
4. White Knoll- Quality win over South Aiken but one sided losses to North Augusta and Spring Valley. Important game against Irmo.
5. Blyethwood- Beat Irmo but lost to River Bluff. Have a 3-way tie predicted here between Blythewood, Irmo, and River Bluff.
Region Six-
1. Sumter- Looks to be a two team race with them and Conway. Favoring Sumter this week.
2. Conway- Off to a 4-1 start.
3. Socastee- Might have a chance to surprise in this Region. Averaging 41 pts per game.
4. West Florence- I put them here..not sure. Carolina Forest or South Florence my claim this spot.
Region Seven-
1. Fort Dorchester- They have been on a Tour of Destruction to this point of the Season.
2. Summerville- Big wins over Spartanburg and Ashley Ridge last week. Wins over West Ashley and Wando could solidify 2nd place.
3. Ashley Ridge- Big win over West Ashley. Coming off a loss to Summerville.
4. Wando- Got a 39-0 region win over Statford.
5. Goose Creek- Slow start, scored only 7 points in 1st 3 games. Had a nice win over West Ashley 31-16. Big game against AR.
6. West Ashley- Tough losses to AR and GC.
At-Large:
AL- Irmo. (Other possibilities: Blythewood, Carolina Forest,West Florence)
What are your picks?
