HS FOOTBALL PICKS
In the biggest game in the area this weekend, our high school football prognosticator is picking Pennsbury to beat Truman in a key Suburban One showdown.
FRIDAY Allentown at LENAPE: Redbirds have never beaten this team and there’s a good possibility they never will.
West Windsor at HIGHTSTOWN: Former Rams coach Jack Dunn rumored to have inside track for Rutgers job, but claims it would detract from his Friday Afternoon Club duties.
Steinert at NOTRE DAME: Irish AD/basketball coach Rich Roche misses game to go custom suit shopping with his assistant, Reggie Murray. New Egypt at ROBBINSVILLE: Ravens have become the talk of Delaware Valley football. Bordentown at MAPLE SHADE: But Scotties just might have a shot here. Burlington City at DELRAN: Just can’t ignore what Bears did to Pemberton.
DELSEA at Burlington Township: Just can’t ignore what Crusaders did to Camden. WILLINGBORO at Cinnaminson: Greatest Band in the Land playing happy tunes.
Florence at PENNS GROVE: Undefeated Red Devils beat Paulsboro. Holy Cross at BISHOP EUSTACE: Crusaders play the better defense. Riverside at PALMYRA: Rams back to reality after day at the beach. William Tennent at NESHAMINY: Redskins down, but still not out. COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH at Bensalem: Hawk offense comes to life in Death Valley.
Council Rock North at ABINGTON: If John Greiner had Abington’s talent he’d go undefeated. Morrisville at JENKINTOWN: Go, Dawgies, go. Conwell-Egan at MONSIGNOR BONNER: Eagles just can’t catch a scheduling break. PEDDIE at Hill: Tyler Perry must have had this game in mind when he wrote The Haves and Have Nots.
SATURDAY Princeton at CHERRY HILL EAST: Believe it or not, Glenn Foley once quarterbacked Cherry Hill East.
LAWRENCE at Ewing: The Ground & Pound has migrated to the New Jersey side of the Delaware River.
Hopewell Valley at NOTTINGHAM: Bulldogs cross country coach Aaron Oldfield relives his Steinert glory days by running to game from his Hamilton Square estate.
Vineland at TRENTON: Call this a home-town pick because Poultry Clan is a lot better than its record. Hamilton at NORTHERN BURLINGTON: Jule Dolci is to coaching what Neil Armstrong is to walking on the moon
CAMDEN at Pemberton: Who was the greater coach: Clarence Turner or Milt “The Grand Wizard’’ Schisler?
PENNSBURY at Truman: This is as about as good as Trentonian-area football gets.
Bristol at PENNINGTON: Jon Bon Jovi rides a steel horse onto the field to fire up the Red Raiders.
HUN at Blair: Bucs blew their budget on wrestlers. KENT SCHOOL at Lawrenceville: Emilia Clarke’s former boyfriend Seth MacFarlane went to the Kent School.