Joining yours truly again this week for picks will be StateChamps! Sports Network vice president of productions, Gibraltar Carlson High School graduate, and "Mayor of Downriver" Jonathon Kidd as well as Josh 'The Bear' Abeare, product of Allen Park High School and founder of the Bear Sports Network.
Here is a preview of the entire Week 8 slate of games involving local Downriver and Dearborn area teams [NOTE: All games are tabbed to kick off at 7:00pm on Friday, October 18 unless noted otherwise]:
Last Week: Flat Rock (L at Monroe St Mary Catholic Central, 37-14) | Huron (W vs Grosse Ile, 31-7)
History: Flat Rock leads, 40-19 (Huron: won last year's meeting, 20-19; won four of last five meetings)
Last Week: Fordson (W vs Westland John Glenn, 42-26) | Belleville (W vs Wayne Memorial, 41-0)
Last Week: Dearborn (W vs Livonia Stevenson, 45-34) | Churchill (L at Livonia Franklin, 34-0)
History: First all-time meeting (Westfield: first-year program; school opened in 2019)
Picks: Alex -- Divine Child | Bear -- Divine Child | Jon -- Divine Child
Last Week: Cranbrook (L at Detroit Loyola, 43-7) | Richard (W vs Macomb Lutheran North, 30-22)
Last Week: Cabrini (L vs Marine City Cardinal Mooney, 25-14) | Lakes (W vs Flint Southwestern, 28-0)
**Game to kick off at 5:00 pm at Hilbert Middle School in Redford Township**
**Game to kick off at 7:00 pm on Saturday, October 19 at Dearborn High School**
Last Week: Summit (L at Warren Michigan Collegiate, 54-13) | Voyageur (W at Detroit University Prep S&M, 28-13)
Last Week: Ecorse (W vs Detroit University Prep, 20-0) | Edison (W vs Harper Woods Chandler Park, 32-14)
History: Edison leads, 2-1 (won last year's meeting, 32-6, in district finals of D6 state playoffs)
Last Week: ABT (L at Detroit Old Redford, 46-0) | Lincoln-King (W at A&T Academy of Pontiac, 58-0)