Aaron Howard, Brian Salsbury, and Sean Stackhouse each went 9-1 in Week 7 of the Eastern Maine Sports high school football picks. Howard has now grabbed the overall season lead, and has a one game edge over both Bob Beatham and Salsbury. The group would go 7-3 vs the consensus. Also welcome Lucas McNelly from Maine Basketball Rankings, as he will be taking the spot of Jack Webb for the remainder of the season.
With two weeks left in the regular season there are several very intriguing games to check out this weekend. That includes a big one in Class C in Hermon Friday night between the Hawks and visiting Leavitt Hornets, and a battle for first place in Class B South between Kennebunk and Marshwood in South Berwick. On Saturday it will be a matchup of Class A South unbeatens in Saco as Thornton Academy hosts Bonny Eagle. Below is the schedule of games we are picking, the consensus, each experts Week 7 result/season record, and their Week 8 projections-
Week 8
Friday, October 23
Lisbon (5-2) at Freeport (5-2)
Kennebunk (6-1) at Marshwood (6-1)
Skowhegan (5-2) at Fryeburg (3-4)
Noble (3-4) at Oxford Hills (5-1)
Dexter (2-4) at Bucksport (2-4)
Winthrop-Monmouth-HD (6-1) at John Bapst (4-3)
Leavitt (7-0) at Hermon (6-1)
Dirigo (2-5) at MCI (5-2)
Oceanside (4-3) at Medomak (2-5)
Saturday, October 24
Bonny Eagle (7-0) at Thornton (7-0)
Consensus (7-3, 44-26)- Freeport (18-3), Marshwood (17-4), Skowhegan (20-1), Oxford Hills (19-2), Bucksport (20-1), Winthrop (20-1), Leavitt (19-2), MCI (17-4), Oceanside (15-6), Thornton (16-5)
(Week 7 result, season record)- Week 8 picks-
Aaron H. (9-1, 50-20)- Lisbon, Marshwood, Fryeburg, Oxford Hills, Bucksport, Winthrop, Leavitt, MCI, Oceanside, Thornton
Bob B. (7-3, 49-21)- Freeport, Marshwood, Skowhegan, Oxford Hills, Bucksport, Winthrop, Leavitt, Dirigo, Medomak, Thornton
Brian S. (9-1, 49-21)- Freeport, Marshwood, Skowhegan, Oxford Hills, Bucksport, Winthrop, Leavitt, Dirigo, Oceanside, Thornton
Marc C. (7-3, 48-22)- Freeport, Marshwood, Skowhegan, Oxford Hills, Bucksport, Winthrop, Leavitt, Dirigo, Medomak, Thornton
Andrew H. (8-2, 47-23)- Freeport, Kennebunk, Skowhegan, Oxford Hills, Bucksport, Winthrop, Leavitt, MCI, Oceanside, Thornton
Chris L. (6-4, 47-23)- Freeport, Marshwood, Skowhegan, Oxford Hills, Bucksport, Winthrop, Leavitt, Dirigo, Medomak, Bonny Eagle
Logan M. (5-5, 47-23)- Freeport, Marshwood, Skowhegan, Oxford Hills, Bucksport, Winthrop, Leavitt, MCI, Oceanside, Bonny Eagle
Michael S. (6-4, 47-23)- Freeport, Marshwood, Skowhegan, Oxford Hills, Bucksport, Winthrop, Leavitt, MCI, Oceanside, Thornton
Sean S. (9-1, 46-24)- Freeport, Marshwood, Skowhegan, Noble, Bucksport, Winthrop, Leavitt, MCI, Medomak, Thornton
Bill L. (6-4, 44-26)- Freeport, Marshwood, Skowhegan, Oxford Hills, Bucksport, Winthrop, Leavitt, MCI, Oceanside, Thornton
Rich R. (7-3, 44-26)- Freeport, Marshwood, Skowhegan, Oxford Hills, Bucksport, Winthrop, Leavitt, MCI, Oceanside, Thornton
Charles F. (5-5, 43-27)- Freeport, Kennebunk, Skowhegan, Oxford Hills, Bucksport, Winthrop, Leavitt, MCI, Oceanside, Thornton
Ethan S. (7-3, 43-27)- Freeport, Marshwood, Skowhegan, Noble, Bucksport, Winthrop, Leavitt, MCI, Medomak, Thornton
Chris P. (6-4, 42-28)- Freeport, Marshwood, Skowhegan, Oxford Hills, Bucksport, John Bapst, Hermon, MCI, Oceanside, Bonny Eagle
Lucas M. (42-28)- Freeport, Marshwood, Skowhegan, Oxford Hills, Bucksport, Winthrop, Leavitt, MCI, Medomak, Thornton
Ginny C. (8-2, 41-29)- Lisbon, Marshwood, Skowhegan, Oxford Hills, Bucksport, Winthrop, Leavitt, MCI, Oceanside, Thornton
David M. (5-5, 40-30)- Freeport, Marshwood, Skowhegan, Oxford Hills, Bucksport, Winthrop, Leavitt, MCI, Oceanside, Thornton
Zach W. (6-4, 39-31)- Lisbon, Kennebunk, Skowhegan, Oxford Hills, Bucksport, Winthrop, Leavitt, MCI, Oceanside, Thornton
Anthony D. (7-3, 38-32)- Freeport, Kennebunk, Skowhegan, Oxford Hills, Dexter, Winthrop, Leavitt, MCI, Oceanside, Bonny Eagle
Doug M. (7-3, 38-32)- Freeport, Marshwood, Skowhegan, Oxford Hills, Bucksport, Winthrop, Leavitt, MCI, Oceanside, Thornton
Fred Y. (5-5, 33-37)- Freeport, Marshwood, Skowhegan, Oxford Hills, Bucksport, Winthrop, Hermon, MCI, Oceanside, Bonny Eagle
