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High School picks: September 10
By MARK BURGRESS, burgess@knews.com
September 10, 2004
Baylor (2-0) at Webb (2-1): One of the Chattanooga heavyweights comes calling at Webb. Baylor has victories against Hixson and Boyd-Buchanan. Webb is coming off of a big victory at BGA. - Baylor by 3.
Bearden (0-2) at Farragut (3-0): Farragut won on a last-second field goal last year and these games are always close. Bearden has been outscored 82-6 by West and Kingsport D-B. The Admirals are unbeaten and wanting to stay that way. - Farragut by 10.
Carter (1-2) at Cocke County (1-2): The Hornets finally broke into the win column with a 21-17 victory against Clinton last week. Cocke County has a victory against Seymour to its credit. - Carter by 1.
Catholic (2-0) at Father Ryan (0-3): Never doubt the Irish. Catholic has to travel to Nashville, but intimidation won't be a factor after the Irish defeated Father Ryan 26-14 a year ago. Catholic has the guns to do it again. - Catholic by 7.
Central (3-0) at McCallie (2-1): If Central took McCallie lightly a year ago, the Bobcats won't make the same mistake this year. The Blue Tornado came into Knoxville and pounded Central 30-7 in 2003. McCallie has victories against Tyner and Father Ryan this year. The only loss is to Lakeview of Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga. - McCallie by 3.
Davidson Academy (1-1) at CAK (1-1): Davidson Academy has beaten Ezell Harding and lost to Cheatham County. CAK is coming off of a tough loss to Greenback. Davidson Academy won 35-27 a year ago. CAK wins at home this time._ - CAK by 1.
Halls (0-3) at South-Doyle (0-3): Two winless teams are in a desperate search for some confidence. It was at this point last season that Halls put together a four-game win streak. South-Doyle showed improvement in a tough loss to Science Hill last week. This one could be close. _ - Halls by 2.
Howard (1-2) at Austin-East (2-0): Howard has a shutout win against Brainerd sandwiched between losses to Boyd Buchanan and Walker Valley. No. 1-ranked Austin-East needs to come back to earth after last week's emotional victory at Fulton. - Austin-East by 9.
Karns (1-1) at Powell (1-1): This has the makings of one of the best games of the night. Two big, physical teams get ready to pound on each other for 48 minutes. Karns beat Powell 17-13 last season. The Panthers get revenge. _ - Powell by 1.
Seymour (0-2) at Fulton (1-1): Seymour had a week off to lick wounds from losses to Cocke County, and Sevier County. Fulton hasn't had time to get over its loss to Austin-East. The Falcons get back on track tonight. _ - Fulton by 7.
West (2-1) at Anderson County (2-0): The Rebels were able to move the ball against Central, but it didn't change the end result. West will move the ball on Anderson County, but getting in the end zone doesn't get any easier. _ - Anderson County by 4.
Other games:
Alcoa (2-1) over William Blount (0-2) by 8; Campbell County (1-1) over Clinton (0-3) by 1; Gatlinburg-Pittman (1-1) over Pigeon Forge (2-0) by 2; Coalfield (3-0) over Harriman (2-1) by 4; Oak Ridge (2-0) over Kingsport D-B (3-0) by 1; Lenoir City (2-0) over Morristown East (0-2) by 3; Maryville (3-0) over Heritage (0-2) by 21; Cleveland (1-1) over McMinn County (1-1) by 3; Jefferson County (1-1) over Morristown West (2-1) by 1; Rockwood (2-0) over Kingston (1-1) by 1; Loudon (0-2) over Sequoyah (1-2) by 1.
Last week's record: 21-3 (.875)
Season record: 47-13 (.783)
WBIR SPORTSCASTER STEVE PHILLIPS’ PICKS
Webb over Baylor
Farragut over Bearden
Carter over Cocke County
Catholic over Father Ryan
Central over McCallie
CAK over Davidson Ac.
Halls over South-Doyle
Austin-East over Howard
Powell over Karns
Fulton over Seymour
West over Anderson County
Alcoa over William Blount
Campbell Co. over Clinton
Pigeon Forge over Gat.-Pittman
Coalfield over Harriman
Oak Ridge over Kingsport D-B
Lenoir City over Morristown East
Maryville over Heritage
Cleveland over McMinn Co.
Morr. West over Jeff. Co.
Rockwood over Kingston
Loudon over Sequoyah