Aaron Howard, Michael Savage, Bill Libby, Rich Rotella, David Mosley, and Doug Macglashing all went 9-1 in Week 8 of the Eastern Maine Sports high school football picks. The group went 9-1 vs the consensus. Howard is trying to become a first time season winner as he is on top overall by two games over Brian Salsbury. Savage and Bob Beatham sit three back.
This week the Class B, Class D, and 8-man playoffs begin, while Class A and Class C finish out their regular season. The experts believe the Madison at Mattanawcook Class D playoff game in Lincoln will be the most competitive, while Oxford Hills, Leavitt, Portland, Mattanawcook, and MDI will roll to wins. Below is the schedule of games we are picking, the consensus, each experts Week 8 result/season record, and their Week 9 projections-
Week 9
Friday
Oxford Hills (6-1) at Bangor (4-3)
Foxcroft (7-1) at Leavitt (8-0)
Nokomis (3-5) at Oceanside (5-3)
Portland (6-2) at South Portland (4-4)
B North Quarterfinal: #5 Messalonskee (4-4) at #4 Fryeburg (4-4)
B South Quarterfinal: #5 Westbrook (3-5) at #4 Falmouth (3-5)
D North Quarterfinal: #5 Madison (2-6) at #4 Mattanawcook (3-5)
8-Man Large South Semifinal: #3 Cape Elizabeth (6-2) at #2 Spruce Mountain (6-2)
8-Man Small North Semifinal: #3 Washington Academy (5-2) at #2 Orono (3-4)
Saturday
8-Man Large North Semifinal: #3 Ellsworth (4-4) at #2 MDI (5-3)
Consensus (9-1, 53-27)- Oxford Hills (20-1), Leavitt (21-0), Oceanside (13-8), Portland (21-0), Fryeburg (17-4), Falmouth (16-5), Mattanawcook (18-3), Spruce Mountain (16-5), Orono (16-5), MDI (19-2)
(Week 8 result, season record)- Week 9 picks-
Aaron H. (9-1, 59-21)- Oxford Hills, Leavitt, Oceanside, Portland, Fryeburg, Falmouth, Mattanawcook, Spruce Mountain, Orono, MDI
Brian S. (8-2, 57-23)- Oxford Hills, Leavitt, Nokomis, Portland, Fryeburg, Westbrook, Mattanawcook, Spruce Mountain, Orono, MDI
Bob B. (7-3, 56-24)- Oxford Hills, Leavitt, Nokomis, Portland, Fryeburg, Westbrook, Madison, Spruce Mountain, Orono, MDI
Michael S. (9-1, 56-24)- Oxford Hills, Leavitt, Oceanside, Portland, Fryeburg, Falmouth, Mattanawcook, Spruce Mountain, Orono, MDI
Andrew H. (8-2, 55-25)- Oxford Hills, Leavitt, Nokomis, Portland, Fryeburg, Falmouth, Mattanawcook, Spruce Mountain, Orono, MDI
Logan M. (8-2, 55-25)- Oxford Hills, Leavitt, Oceanside, Portland, Messalonskee, Falmouth, Madison, Cape Elizabeth, Orono,
Ellsworth
Marc C. (7-3, 55-25)- Oxford Hills, Leavitt, Nokomis, Portland, Fryeburg, Falmouth, Mattanawcook, Spruce Mountain, Washington Academy, MDI
Rich R. (9-1, 53-27)- Oxford Hills, Leavitt, Oceanside, Portland, Messalonskee, Falmouth, Mattanawcook, Spruce Mountain, Orono, MDI
Chris L. (6-4, 53-27)- Oxford Hills, Leavitt, Nokomis, Portland, Messalonskee, Falmouth, Mattanawcook, Cape Elizabeth, Orono, MDI
Sean S. (7-3, 53-27)- Oxford Hills, Leavitt, Nokomis, Portland, Fryeburg, Falmouth, Mattanawcook, Spruce Mountain, Orono, Ellsworth
Bill L. (9-1, 53-27)- Oxford Hills, Leavitt, Oceanside, Portland, Fryeburg, Falmouth, Mattanawcook, Cape Elizabeth, Orono, MDI
Charles F. (8-2, 51-29)- Oxford Hills, Leavitt, Nokomis, Portland, Fryeburg, Falmouth, Mattanawcook, Cape Elizabeth, Orono, MDI
Ethan S. (7-3, 50-30)- Oxford Hills, Leavitt, Oceanside, Portland, Fryeburg, Falmouth, Mattanawcook, Spruce Mountain, Orono, MDI
Lucas M. (8-2, 50-30)- Oxford Hills, Leavitt, Oceanside, Portland, Fryeburg, Falmouth, Madison, Spruce Mountain, Orono, MDI
David M. (9-1, 49-31)- Oxford Hills, Leavitt, Oceanside, Portland, Fryeburg, Falmouth, Mattanawcook, Spruce Mountain, Orono, MDI
Ginny C. (8-2, 49-31)- Oxford Hills, Leavitt, Oceanside, Portland, Fryeburg, Westbrook, Mattanawcook, Cape Elizabeth, Washington Academy, MDI
Chris P. (6-4, 48-32)- Bangor, Leavitt, Nokomis, Portland, Fryeburg, Westbrook, Mattanawcook, Spruce Mountain, Washington Academy, MDI
Doug M. (9-1, 47-33)- Oxford Hills, Leavitt, Oceanside, Portland, Fryeburg, Falmouth, Mattanawcook, Spruce Mountain, Orono, MDI
Zach W. (7-3, 46-34)- Oxford Hills, Leavitt, Oceanside, Portland, Fryeburg, Westbrook, Mattanawcook, Spruce Mountain, Orono, MDI
Anthony D. (6-4, 44-36)- Oxford Hills, Leavitt, Oceanside, Portland, Messalonskee, Falmouth, Mattanawcook, Spruce Mountain, Washington Academy, MDI
Fred Y. (7-3, 40-40)- Oxford Hills, Leavitt, Oceanside, Portland, Fryeburg, Falmouth, Mattanawcook, Cape Elizabeth, Washington Academy, MDI
