The Eastern Maine football experts went 8-2 with their predictions last week. Bob Beatham and Chris Popper each went 10-0, while Frank Johnson, Chris Lessner, and Andrew Badillo each went 9-1 with their predictions last week. Beatham has the overall lead at 65-15. Toby Nelson and Johnson are five games back.
The playoffs start this week and the experts think the Oceanside at Hermon class C quarterfinal will be the most competitive game. MCI at Nokomis highlight the Saturday schedule.
Below is a full list of games we are picking this week with the experts picks at the bottom of the page.
Quarterfinal round
October 27th
- Brewer (4-4) at Messalonskee (4-4)
- Brunswick (1-7) at Cony (5-3)
- Oceanside (5-3) at Hermon (6-2)
- Houlton (3-5) at Mattanawcook (5-3)
- Sanford (4-4) at South Portland (4-4)
- Biddeford (5-3) at Greely (5-3)
- Morse (6-2) at Gardiner (3-5)
- Spruce Mountain (5-3) at Mountain Valley (4-4)
October 28th
- MCI (4-4) at Nokomis (6-2)
- Ellsworth (4-4) at Dexter (4-4)
- Consensus- (8-2/58-22)- Messalonskee, Cony, Hermon, Mattanawcook, South Portland, Biddeford, Morse, Spruce Mountain, MCI, Dexter
- Bob B- (10-0/65-15)- Brewer, Cony, Oceanside, Mattanawcook, South Portland, Biddeford, Gardiner, Mountain Valley, MCI, Dexter
- Toby N- (8-2/60-20) – Messalonskee, Cony, Oceanside, Mattanawcook, South Portland,Greely, Morse, Mountain Valley, MCI, Dexter
- Frank J- (9-1/60-20)-Messalonskee, Cony, Hermon, Mattanawcook, South Portland, Biddeford, Gardiner, Mountain Valley, MCI, Dexter
- Jon A- (8-2/59-21)- Brewer, Cony, Oceanside, Mattanawcook, South Portland, Biddeford, Morse, Spruce Mountain, MCI, Dexter
- Aaron H- (7-3/58-22)- Messalonskee, Cony, Hermon, Mattanawcook, South Portland, Biddeford, Morse, Spruce Mountain, MCI, Dexter
- Andrew H (7-3/57-23)- Brewer, Cony, Oceanside, Mattanawcook, South Portland, Biddeford, Gardiner, Spruce Mountain, Nokomis, Dexter
- Marc C- (8-2/55-25)- Messalonskee, Brunswick,Oceanside, Mattanawcook, South Portland, Greely, Gardiner, Spruce Mountain, MCI, Dexter
- Blake L- (8-2/54-26)- Brewer, Cony, Oceanside, Mattanawcook, South Portland, Biddeford, Gardiner, Spruce Mountain, MCI, Dexter
- Sean S- (6-4/53-27)- Messalonskee, Cony, Oceanside, Mattanawcook, South Portland, Greely, Morse, Spruce Mountain, MCI, Dexter
- Chris L (9-1/53-27)- Messalonskee, Cony, Oceanside, Mattanawcook, South Portland, Greely, Morse, Mountain Valley, MCI, Dexter
- Andrew B- (9-1/52-28)-Brewer, Cony, Hermon, Mattanawcook, Sanford, Greely, Morse, Spruce Mountain, MCI, Ellsworth
- David M- (8-2/49-31)- Messalonskee, Cony, Hermon, Mattanawcook, Sanford, Biddeford, Morse, Spruce Mountain, MCI, Dexter
- Chris P- (10-0/47-33)- Brewer,Cony, Oceanside, Mattanawcook, South Portland, Biddeford, Morse, Spruce Mountain, Nokomis, Ellsworth
- Darren P- (7-3/45-35)-Messalonskee, Cony, Hermon, Mattanawcook, Sanford, Biddeford, Morse, Mountain Valley, Nokomis, Ellsworth
- Matt B- (8-2/45-35)- Messalonskee, Cony, Hermon, Mattanawcook, South Portland, Greely, Gardiner, Spruce Mountain, Nokomis, Dexter
- Traci C- (6-4/43-37)- Messalonskee, Cony, Hermon, Mattanawcook, South Portland, Biddeford, Morse, Mountain Valley, Nokomis, Dexter
- Skip H- (8-2/42-38)- Messalonskee, Cony, Hermon, Mattanawcook, South Portland, Biddeford, Morse, Spruce Mountain, Nokomis, Dexter
- Anthony D- (8-2/42-38)- Messalonskee, Cony, Hermon, Mattanawcook, South Portland, Biddeford, Morse, Mountain Valley, MCI, Ellsworth
- Jeff H- (7-3/41-39)- Messalonskee, Cony, Hermon, Mattanawcook, South Portland,, Biddeford, Morse, Mountain Valley, Nokomis, Dexter