Kaz's Fearless Forecast

Games This Week

WEST ORANGE-STARK over HARDIN-JEFFERSON—Both teams are coming off impressive district opening wins and should be sky-high for Friday’s encounter at Dan Hooks Stadium in West Orange. The Mustangs made a few mistakes at Hamshire-Fannett last week but should be ready to de-feather the Hawks at home this week.

BRIDGE CITY over HAMSHIRE-FANNETT—The Longhorns are a much better team than Anahuac, which beat the Cards in overtime, but the Redbirds have had two weeks to prepare for this week’s foe in another home game. We like Bridge City but must call it an upset.

DEWEYVILLE over BEAUMONT LEGACY CHRISTIAN—Although the Pirates must travel to Beaumont for this game, they have had two weeks of preparation and should be ready to chalk up a road victory.

HIGH SCHOOL—Beaumont West Brook over Humble, Port Neches-Groves over Beaumont United, Barbers Hill over Port Arthur Memorial, Nederland over Houston Austin, Lumberton over Livingston, Splendora over Shepherd, Pleasant Grove over Carthage, Silsbee over Liberty, Anahuac over Hardin, Buna over Tarkington, Woodville over Kirbyville, Newton over Anderson-Shiro, Hemphill over Kountze, New Waverly over Warren, San Augustine over West Hardin, Tenaha over Colmesneil, West Sabine over Overton, Hull-Daisetta over KIPP Houston, Beaumont Kelly over Tyler Grace Community.

COLLEGE—Wake Forest over Campbell and BYU over Louisiana Tech (both Friday); Florida over South Carolina, Texas over TCU, Tennessee over Missouri, Pittsburgh over North Carolina State, Georgia State over East Carolina, Arkansas State over Coastal Carolina, Baylor over West Virginia, UAB over UTSA, Liberty over North Alabama, Army over Abilene Christian, Alabama over Texas A&M, North Carolina over Boston College, Cincinnati over South Florida, Oklahoma State over Kansas, SMU over Memphis, Kansas State over Texas Tech, Florida Atlantic over Charlotte, Virginia Tech over Duke, Ole Miss over Kentucky, Florida State over Jacksonville State, Middle Tennessee State over Western Kentucky, Air Force over Navy, Louisiana-Monroe over Georgia Southern, Georgia over Auburn, UCF over Tulsa, Mississippi State over Arkansas, Oklahoma over Iowa State, LSU over Vanderbilt, North Texas over Southern Mississippi, Clemson over Virginia, Troy over South Alabama (all Saturday).

PRO PICKS—Denver over NY Jets (Thursday); Minnesota over Houston, Dallas over Cleveland, Tampa Bay over LA Chargers, Baltimore over Washington, Pittsburgh over Tennessee, Arizona over Carolina, New Orleans over Detroit, Cincinnati over Jacksonville, Seattle over Miami, Chicago over Indianapolis, LA Rams over NY Giants, Kansas City over New England, Buffalo over Las Vegas, San Francisco over Philadelphia (all Sunday); Green Bay over Atlanta (Monday Night)