Another week of high school football; another week of picks.
For me, that means a chance to improve my record from my humbling Week 0 picks.
This week, the interest in games in the area should start to rise. Not only is Class AAA powerhouse Myrtle Beach taking the field for the first time. We'll get to see if teams that stormed out of the gate (Carolina Forest, Andrews, Green Sea Floyds are capable of sustaining success despite struggles in recent history.
(Sports editor Shane Bowen's picks can be seen here. He's got the early season lead.)
Now, on to my picks for the week. Below, you will see my picks from last week. I finished the Week 0 with a less-than-stellar 5-4 record. Let's see if I can get this thing going in the right direction.
WEEK 1 PICKS:
Myrtle Beach 46, Carolina Forest 20
Andrews 29, Mullins 27
Carvers Bay 28, Georgetown 6
Summerville 21, Conway 20
Aynor 21, Creek Bridge 13
Green Sea Floyds 31, North Central 21
Loris 35, North Myrtle Beach 15
Waccamaw 40, St. James 12
Socastee 24, West Brunswick (N.C.) 20
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Here were last week's picks, with actual score in parentheses; correct picks are bold-faced.
Socastee 17, Carolina Forest 6 (Carolina Forest 33, Socastee 7)
Conway 35, North Myrtle Beach 13 (Conway 35, North Myrtle Beach 13)
Mullins 28, Georgetown 12 (Mullins 22, Georgetown 2)
Loris 31, St. James 20 (Loris 36, St. James 3)
Johnsonville 24, Andrews 14 (Andrews 63, Johnsonville 20)
Waccamaw 30, Latta 14 (Waccamaw 50, Latta 0)
Carvers Bay 19, Timberland 16 (Timberland 13, Carvers Bay 7, OT)
Green Sea Floyds 21, West Columbus (N.C.) 13 (Green Sea Floyds 42, West Columbus 26)
Lake View 34, Aynor 9 (Aynor 21, Lake View 15)
