Kaz's Fearless Forecast

Area Playoff Games of Interest to Southeast Texas—Class 6A Div. I—Galena Park North Shore (14-1) over Duncanville (13-1); Div. II—Austin Westlake (15-0) over Denton Guyer (14-1).

Class 5A Div. I—Paetow (14-1) over College Station (15-0); Div. II—Dallas South Oak Cliff (14-1) over Liberty Hill (13-2).

Class 4A Div. I—Stephenville (15-0) over Austin Johnson (15-0); Div. II—China Spring (25-0) over Gilmer (14-1).

Class 3A Div. I—Lorena (13-2) over Brock (15-0); Div. II—Franklin (15-0) over Gunter (15-0).

Class 2A Div. I—Shiner (15-0) over Hawley (15-0); Div. II—Stratford (14-1) over Falls City (14-1).

Class 1A (Six-Man) Div. I—May (14-0) over Westbrook (10-4); Div. II—Matador Motley County (14-0) over Strawn (14-0).

COLLEGE BOWL GAMES

Bahamas Bowl 11 a.m. Fri. at Nassau Bahamas (ESPN)—Toledo over Middle Tennessee State.

Cure Bowl 5 p.m. Fri. at Orlando, FL. (ESPN)--Coastal Carolina over Northern Illinois.

Boca Raton Bowl 10 a.m. Sat. at Boca Raton, FL. (ESPN)—Appalachian State over Western Kentucky.

Celebration Bowl 11 a.m. Sat. at Atlanta, Ga. (ABC)—Jackson State over South Carolina State.

New Mexico Bowl 1:15 p.m. Sat. at Albuquerque, N.M. (ESPN)—Fresno State over UTEP.

Independence Bowl 2:30 p.m. Sat. at Shreveport, La. (ABC)—BYU over UAB.

Lending Tree Bowl 4:45 p.m. Sat. at Mobile, Ala. (ESPN)—Liberty over Eastern Michigan.

LA Bowl 6:30 p.m. Sat, at Inglewood, Cal. (ABC)—Oregon State over Utah State.

New Orleans Bowl 8:15 p.m. Sat. at New Orleans, La. (ESPN)—Louisiana-Lafayette over Marshall.

Myrtle Beach Bowl 2:30 p.m. Monday at Conway, S.C. (ESPN)—Tulsa over Old Dominion.

Idaho Potato Bowl 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Boise, ID. (ESPN)—Wyoming over Kent State.

Frisco Bowl 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Frisco, TX. (ESPN)—North Texas over Miami, O.

FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SUBDIVISION (Semifinal Round)—James Madison over North Dakota State Fri.); Montana State over South Dakota State (Sat.).

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