Well, last week went pretty well. I recovered from the 4-6 week to go 10-0 last week straight up. Probably the biggest surprise was Johnsonville over Georgetown and Marion's easy victory over North Myrtle Beach.
Georgetown is struggling on offense right now. The Bulldogs' defense has played pretty well, but sophomore Devante Geathers hasn't been the workhorse he was expected to be at this point and quarterback Patrick Ward hasn't been very effective through the air. It's hard to win games when you average 7.7 points per game like the Bulldogs are doing through three games.
North Myrtle Beach is still trying to figure out what works best for them, and at the same time coach Denver Cromer may be looking to the future a little bit. By replacing senior Trace Mooney with sophomore Clint Cole, the Chiefs didn't gain much in the passing game but they are getting the younger guy experience. North Myrtle Beach still has a solid defense and a spot in the playoffs isn't out of the question.
Below are my picks this week (last week 10-0, overall 26-10):
Socastee 31, Andrews 14
St.. James 45, Aynor 14
Carolina Forest 24, Georgetown 14
Carvers Bay 42, Latta 7
Marlboro County 27, Conway 20
Waccamaw 20, Loris 14
Myrtle Beach 52, Hartsville 35
Lake View 31, Green Sea Floyds 21
Mullins 24, North Myrtle Beach 10
South Columbus (N.C.) 35, Hoggard (N.C.) 10
West Brunswick (N.C.) 17, Ashley (N.C.) 7
Here are my picks from last week, listed with my pick first and the actual score in parentheses:
w-Conway 24, Socastee 21 (Conway 41, Socastee 15)
w-Goose Creek 51, Carolina Forest 14 (Goose Creek 45, Carolina Forest 9)
w-Johnsonville 24, Georgetown 13 (Johnsonville 14, Georgetown 6)
w-Marion 27, North Myrtle Beach 20 (Marion 27, North Myrtle Beach 7)
w-Myrtle Beach 31, Dillon 21 (Myrtle Beach 55, Dillon 27)
w-St. James 28, Creek Bridge 14 (St. James 40, Creek Bridge 21)
w-Carvers Bay 34, Andrews 14 (Carvers Bay 22, Andrews 13)
w-Waccamaw 36, Hannah-Pamplico 14 (Waccamaw 49, Hannah-Pamplico 27)
w-Loris 28, Green Sea Floyds 7 (Loris 34, Green Sea Floyds 0)
w-West Brunswick (N.C.) 21, Laney (N.C.) 10 (West Brunswick 31, Laney 7)
