The rules and format are the same as the previous years:
- 10 games per week will be chosen
- Submit your picks to this thread or to me by DM each week by the deadline
- Pick submissions should be ranked by confidence points (1-10 with 10 being the highest confidence)
- Highest point total over the course of the season wins
Week 0 GamesDeadline is
Friday August 21, 7 PM EDT/4 PM PDT- West Boca Raton (FL) @ American Heritage (FL)
- Hough (NC) @ Northwestern (SC)
- Clay-Chalkville (AL) @ Creekside (GA)
- Carrollton (GA) @ Rome (GA)
- St. John Bosco (CA) @ Bishop Gorman (NV)
- Jones (FL) @ Santa Margarita (CA)
- Miami Central (FL) @ Orange Lutheran (CA)
- St. Joseph's Prep (PA) @ St. Joseph's Regional (NJ)
- Gainesville (GA) @ Buford (GA)
- Mt. Carmel (IL) @ East St. Louis (IL)
Scorestream Link (https://scorestream.com/widgets/scoreboards/vert?userWidgetId=36355)
Wouldn't the title be better with 2026 Pick em instead of 2025?
Signed
-The guy who made mistakes weekly when I was putting this together who always had you bail me out. 🤣
Quote from: Cossacks on Aug 16, 2026, 11:02 AMWouldn't the title be better with 2026 Pick em instead of 2025?
Signed
-The guy who made mistakes weekly when I was putting this together who always had you bail me out. 🤣
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Carrollton 10
Buford 9
Santa Margarita 8
Creekside 7
AHP 6
Orange Lutheran 5
Mount Carmel 4
Hough 3
St Joe's Prep 2
SJB 1
Quote from: Redzone on Aug 16, 2026, 01:51 PMCarrollton 10
Buford 9
Santa Margarita 8
Creekside 7
AHP 6
Orange Lutheran 5
Mount Carmel 4
Hough 3
St Joe's Prep 2
SJB 1
Out of curiosity what week will you bail out and stop playing? What is it usually about 5-6 weeks, then being in the cellar gets cold and done for the year.
Quote from: Cossacks on Aug 16, 2026, 03:05 PMOut of curiosity what week will you bail out and stop playing? What is it usually about 5-6 weeks, then being in the cellar gets cold and done for the year.
Since you're in charge of asking questions..... I was never officially in Pickem' last year.
Hope that helps!
It currently feels like 115° down here in NOLA. Hot as hell
Why not pick 10 high school football games?..... No sweat on the neck ! 👍
Quote from: TheCompPoll on Aug 15, 2026, 03:40 PMThe rules and format are the same as the previous years:
- 10 games per week will be chosen
- Submit your picks to this thread or to me by DM each week by the deadline
- Pick submissions should be ranked by confidence points (1-10 with 10 being the highest confidence)
- Highest point total over the course of the season wins
Week 0 Games
Deadline is Friday August 21, 7 PM EDT/4 PM PDT
- West Boca Raton (FL) @ American Heritage (FL)
- Hough (NC) @ Northwestern (SC)
- Clay-Chalkville (AL) @ Creekside (GA)
- Carrollton (GA) @ Rome (GA)
- St. John Bosco (CA) @ Bishop Gorman (NV)
- Jones (FL) @ Santa Margarita (CA)
- Miami Central (FL) @ Orange Lutheran (CA)
- St. Joseph's Prep (PA) @ St. Joseph's Regional (NJ)
- Gainesville (GA) @ Buford (GA)
- Mt. Carmel (IL) @ East St. Louis (IL)
Santa Margarita 10
Orange Lutheran 9
Creekside 8
Carrollton 7
ESL 6
Buford 5
AHP 4
SJP 3
SJB 2
NW 1
10.buford
9.miami cent
8.e st louis
7.ahp
6.sjb
5.s margarita
4.creekside
3.sjr
2.rome
1.northwestern
Week 0.....
American Heritage (FL)........ 8
Hough (NC)........ 3
Clay-Chalkville (AL)........6
Carrollton (GA)........4
St. John Bosco (CA)........1
Santa Margarita (CA)........ 10
Orange Lutheran (CA)........5
St. Joseph's Regional (NJ)........7
Buford (GA)........ 9
East St. Louis (IL)........ 2
10-Santa Margarita
9-Carrollton
8-Buford
7-St. Joe's Regional
6-Creekside
5-AHP
4-Rock Hill NW
3-ESL
2-OLu
1-SJB
Santa Margarita 10
Buford 9
Carrollton 8
American Heritage 7
Creekside 6
Orange Lutheran 5
Mt. Carmel 4
St. Joseph Regional 3
Rock Hill Northwestern 2
Bishop Gorman 1
6. American Heritage
5. Northwestern
7. Creekside
9. Carrollton
1. Bishop Gorman
10. Santa Margarita
4. Orange Lutheran
3. St. Joseph's Regional
8. Buford
2. Mt. Carmel
Thompson plays Central-Phenix City tonight.
Not sure why that game didn't make the list.
#1 and #2 Alabama
Both teams nationally ranked at MaxPreps.
Quote from: Redzone on Aug 20, 2026, 09:11 AMThompson plays Central-Phenix City tonight.
Not sure why that game didn't make the list.
#1 and #2 Alabama
Both teams nationally ranked at MaxPreps.
I saw the game, just didn't want a Thursday game for the first week, give people time to get their picks in.
Speaking of which... courtesy ping for
@SeaShells21 @pied @Frosty4024 @TheOC89
American Heritage - 5
Northwestern - 1
Clay-Chalkville - 4
Carrollton - 7
Thing Two - 10
Santa Margarita - 9
Orange Lutheran - 8
St Joseph's Prep - 6
Buford - 3
East St. Louis - 2
Quote from: TheCompPoll on Aug 15, 2026, 03:40 PMThe rules and format are the same as the previous years:
- 10 games per week will be chosen
- Submit your picks to this thread or to me by DM each week by the deadline
- Pick submissions should be ranked by confidence points (1-10 with 10 being the highest confidence)
- Highest point total over the course of the season wins
Week 0 Games
Deadline is Friday August 21, 7 PM EDT/4 PM PDT
- West Boca Raton (FL) @ American Heritage (FL)
- Hough (NC) @ Northwestern (SC)
- Clay-Chalkville (AL) @ Creekside (GA)
- Carrollton (GA) @ Rome (GA)
- St. John Bosco (CA) @ Bishop Gorman (NV)
- Jones (FL) @ Santa Margarita (CA)
- Miami Central (FL) @ Orange Lutheran (CA)
- St. Joseph's Prep (PA) @ St. Joseph's Regional (NJ)
- Gainesville (GA) @ Buford (GA)
- Mt. Carmel (IL) @ East St. Louis (IL)
Scorestream Link (https://scorestream.com/widgets/scoreboards/vert?userWidgetId=36355)
10. RSM
9. SJB
8. Buford
7. AHP
6. Carrollton
5. Creekside
4. Northwestern
3. SJR
2. ESL
1. OLU
I was just trying to wait until the last minute as usual, there is nothing like the stress of getting your picks in by 4pm CA time on Friday!.... 🤣🍻
American Heritage (FL) - 7
Northwestern (SC) - 2
Creekside (GA) - 8
Carrollton (GA) - 10
St. John Bosco (CA) - 3
Santa Margarita (CA) - 10
Orange Lutheran (CA) - 5
St. Joseph's Regional (NJ) - 4
Buford (GA) - 8
Mt. Carmel (IL) - 1
Don't ping SeaShells, she is too tough.
I think this week's picken' should be scratched.
Did SJP really play SJR this weekend.
They did have a scrimmage.
This missed my entire pickem' up.
I can't expect to perform at a high level when scrimmages are mixed in with games. 😭
I did not see my picks.... Did you get them?
I was on early again . I was a whopping 6-3 with 6 wins for 34 pts... and 3 losses with 14 points.
Missed: American Heritage (8), St. John Bosco (1), and Orange Lutheran (5).
7 was on St. Joseph Regional.
Please will someone verify they got my picks.
Thanks
Quote from: Redzone on Aug 23, 2026, 06:37 AMI think this week's picken' should be scratched.
Did SJP really play SJR this weekend.
They did have a scrimmage.
This missed my entire pickem' up.
I can't expect to perform at a high level when scrimmages are mixed in with games. 😭
You're correct, it was a scrimmage. My apologies for the oversight. I always check multiple sources before including games. I don't remember which sources had this listed as a non-scrimmage but there were at least two.
As a result, I have effectively thrown out this game. I have adjusted everyone's picks to make that the one point game (so 54 points available instead of 55) and adjusted all of the other picks accordingly. For example, if this game was your 3 point pick, I made your 1 point pick to 2, and your 2 point pick to 3.
Quote from: prepsbill65 on Aug 23, 2026, 02:13 PMI did not see my picks.... Did you get them?
I got everyone's picks.
And here are the totals...
Week 1 Totals and StandingsScreenshot 2026-08-23 145000.png
Quote from: TheCompPoll on Aug 23, 2026, 02:53 PMYou're correct, it was a scrimmage. My apologies for the oversight. I always check multiple sources before including games. I don't remember which sources had this listed as a non-scrimmage but there were at least two.
As a result, I have effectively thrown out this game. I have adjusted everyone's picks to make that the one point game (so 54 points available instead of 55) and adjusted all of the other picks accordingly. For example, if this game was your 3 point pick, I made your 1 point pick to 2, and your 2 point pick to 3.
I got everyone's picks.
And here are the totals...
Week 1 Totals and Standings
Screenshot 2026-08-23 145000.png
At least I beat Massey this week!.... 🤣