The high school football regional finals are this weekend around the state and things are in the stretch drive for the Eastern Maine high school football experts. Chris Lessner mainains the lead at the top of the standings with a 75-25 overall record. Marc Calnan and Skip Hawkes are one game back. Robert Beatham and Andrew Hart are two games back at 73-27, while Traci Calnan and David Mosley are 72-28.
The experts are picking the eight regional final games around the state plus a major college football game, and if the University of Maine and Husson can pick up road wins.
The panel has Winslow and Biddeford winning on the road. They expect the home team to come out on top in the remaining games. Below is a full list of semifinal games we are picking this week with the experts picks at the bottom of the page.
11/11 @ 7 PM- Class A North- #2 Windham at #1 Portland
11/11@ 7 PM – Class A South- #3 Scarborough at #1 Bonny Eagle
11/11 @ 7 PM- Class B North- #2 Brewer at #1 Brunswick
11/11 @ 7 PM- Class B South- #2 Biddeford at #1 Kennebunk
11/11 @ 7 PM- Class C North- #3 Winslow at #1 MDI
11/12 @ 12:30 PM- Class C South- #2 Wells at #1 Cape Elizabeth
11/11 @ 7 PM-Class D North- #3 Dexter at #1 MCI
11/12 @ 12:30 PM- Class D South- #2 Lisbon at #1 Winthrop/Monmouth
11/12- 12 PM- College football- Baylor at Oklahoma
11/12- Yes or No- Will Maine win at Stony Brook AND Husson win at Mount Ida
- Consensus-8-2/77-23- Portland, Bonny Eagle, Brunswick, Biddeford, Winslow, Cape Elizabeth, MCI, Winthrop, Oklahoma, No
- Chris L- 7-3/75-25- Portland, Bonny Eagle, Brunswick, Kennebunk, Winslow, Cape Elizabeth, MCI, Winthrop, Oklahoma, Yes
- Marc C- 8-2/74-26- Portland, Bonny Eagle, Brunswick, Biddeford, Winslow, Cape Elizabeth, Dexter, Winthrop, Oklahoma, No
- Skip H- 7-3//74-26- Portland, Bonny Eagle, Brunswick, Biddeford, Winslow, Cape Elizabeth, MCI, Winthrop, Oklahoma, Yes
- Robert B- 7-3/73-27- Portland, Bonny Eagle, Brunswick, Kennebunk, Winslow, Cape Elizabeth, MCI, Lisbon, Oklahoma, Yes
- Andrew H- 8-2/73-27- Portland, Bonny Eagle, Brunswick, Biddeford, Winslow, Cape Elizabeth, MCI,Winthrop, Oklahoma, No
- Traci C- 6-4/72-28- Portland, Bonny Eagle, Brunswick, Biddeford, MDI, Cape Elizabeth, Dexter, Winthrop, Oklahoma,No
- David M- 7-3/72-28- Portland, Bonny Eagle, Brunswick, Kennebunk, Winslow, Cape Elizabeth, MCI, Winthrop, Baylor, Yes
- Sean S-7-3/70-30- Portland, Bonny Eagle, Brunswick, Biddeford, MDI, Cape Elizabeth, MCI, Lisbon, Oklahoma, Yes
- Aaron H- 8-2/70-30- Portland, Bonny Eagle, Brunswick, Biddeford, Winslow, Cape Elizabeth, MCI, Winthrop, Baylor, No
- Frank J- 8-2/68-32- Portland, Bonny Eagle, Brunswick, Kennebunk, Winslow, Cape Elizabeth, MCI, Winthrop, Oklahoma, No
- Toby N-8-2/67-33- Portland, Bonny Eagle, Brunswick, Kennebunk,Winslow, Cape Elizabeth, MCI, Lisbon, Oklahoma, No
- Matt B- 7-3/67-33- Windham, Bonny Eagle, Brunswick, Kennebunk, Winslow, Cape Elizabeth, MCI, Winthrop, Oklahoma, Yes
- Chris P- 8-2/67-33- Portland, Bonny Eagle, Brewer, MDI, Cape Elizabeth, MCI,Kennebunk, Lisbon, Oklahoma, No
- Jeff H-7-3/63-37- Windham,Bonny Eagle, Brunswick, Biddeford, Winslow, Cape Elizabeth, MCI, Lisbon, Oklahoma, Yes
- Darren- 6-4/57-43- Portland, Bonny Eagle, Brewer, Biddeford, MDI, Cape Elizabeth, MCI, Lisbon, Oklahoma, No
- John K- 7-3/57-43- Portland, Bonny Eagle, Brunswick, Kennebunk, MDI, Cape Elizabeth,MCI, Winthrop, Oklahoma, Yes
- Lance L- 6-4/53-47- Portland, Bonny Eagle, Brewer, Biddeford, Winslow, Wells, Dexter, Lisbon, Baylor, No