And we’re off.  We’ll review the picks on Monday each week to see if I’m a genius or a moron.  The truth is out there.  Early conference matchups dot the landscape.  And a clash of titans highlights the night.

WEEK 1 PICKS

Game of the Week

• Harrisonville (#6, Class 4) at Webb City (#1, Class 4)
  • As if we need anything else to make this game more interesting, the Cardinals have suffered a rash of injuries to linemen.  Harrisonville has a couple of key injuries also but returns their biggest threat on both offense & defense.  QB Sam Cooper who passed for almost 1,500 yards and rushed for over a 1,000 last year, and LB Sam Dahman who is just a beast of a tackler.  Braxton Baker should be able to carry the mail on the ground, but Patrick Drake will have to have some success in the air for Webb to move the ball.  The key for the Cardinal defense is to contain Cooper.  If they can make him try to beat them with his arm instead of his legs, Boo Rodgers and the other Cardinal DBs should clean up.

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