Thursday, October 31, 2013

Hunter Norris regains top spot in local college football pick 'em contest

More than a few people asked me on Monday if the 64 points Hillcrest scored in the football game Friday night against Monroe County was a school record for most points scored in a single game, and the answer is yes.

According to records maintained by the Alabama High School Football Historical Society, prior to Friday night Hillcrest had never scored more than 60 points in a single game. The Jaguars accomplished that feat in the 2003 season when they beat Gulf Shores, 60-13, on Oct. 24 in Gulf Shores.

Friday night’s 64 points also set a new record for most points ever scored by a Hillcrest team on their home field at Brooks Memorial Stadium in Evergreen. Prior to Friday night, the most points a Hillcrest team had ever scored in Brooks Memorial Stadium was 55 points they put up on W.S. Neal on Oct. 3, 2008.

As the old saying goes, “Records are made to be broken,” so we can all look forward to the day that Hillcrest tops 64 points at home or on the road.

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The ninth week of our local ESPN College Football Pick ‘Em contest has come and gone, and here’s what the standings looked like after the games last Saturday.

Hunter Norris went from third place to first place, unseating front-runner Jeremy Matheny, who dropped down to second place. Joey Matheny dropped from second place to third place. Aaron Albritton went from seventh place to fourth place, and Mike Dailey climbed from sixth place to fifth place.

Ricky Taylor dropped from fifth place to sixth place, and Mark Peacock dropped from fourth place to seventh place. I climbed from ninth place to eighth place, and someone named “Pman 1980” dropped from eighth place to ninth place. Sharon Peacock remained in tenth place for the second straight week.

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In the SEC this weekend, there will be four head-to-head match ups between conference teams. Those games will include Auburn at Arkansas, Mississippi State at South Carolina, Tennessee at Missouri and Florida against Georgia in Jacksonville. Other games this week will included Alabama State at Kentucky and UTEP at Texas A&M. Alabama, Vanderbilt, LSU and Ole Miss don’t play this week.

For what they’re worth, here are my picks for that slate of games. I like Auburn over Arkansas, South Carolina over Mississippi State, Missouri over Tennessee, Georgia over Florida, Kentucky over Alabama State and Texas A&M over UTEP. Last week: 7-0. So far this season: 63-14.

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Week Nine of the NFL regular season kicks off tonight (Thursday) with a game between the 6-2 Cincinnati Bengals and the 3-4 Miami Dolphins. That game will kick off at 7:25 p.m. at Sun Life Stadium. Eleven games will follow on Sunday, and the Monday night game will feature the Chicago Bears and the Green Bay Packers. Arizona, Denver, Detroit, Jacksonville, San Francisco and the New York Giants do not play this week.

Tonight, I look for Cincinnati to beat Miami. On Sunday, I like Carolina over Atlanta, Dallas over Minnesota, New Orleans over the New York Jets, Tennessee over St. Louis, Kansas City over Buffalo, Washington over San Diego, Philadelphia over Oakland, Seattle over Tampa Bay, Baltimore over Cleveland, New England over Pittsburgh and Indianapolis over Houston. On Monday night, I look for Green Bay to beat Chicago. Last week: 10-3. So far this season: 84-36.

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