Hartford Prress Box By Jerrod Birmele

With football season having come to an end and the volleyball team taking a week off in anticipation of postseason competition, athletes in Hartford were not as busy this past week. However, athletes in cross country looked to book their tickets to the state meet on the first Saturday in November, while the men’s soccer team looked to score the first regional title in school history.

Hartford Soccer bows out of postseason in Regional Semifinals

On the soccer pitch, the Hartford Men’s Varsity Soccer team, fresh off of the schools fifth district title in nine years, continued postseason play last Tuesday night against Kalamazoo Hackett. The Indians and the Irish met during the regular season, all the way back on Sept. 13, which resulted in a 2-1 win for Hackett. Many observers felt another tight contest was in store, especially since five of the past six matches between the two schools resulted in a tie or a one-goal victory.

KENYON CAN… Coloma running back Kenyon Boyd holds onto the football as he chugs through the field Friday night in the Comets’ game against Kalamazoo United. Paving the way down field for Boyd was Caleb Ellis (13). Coloma was knocked out of the playoffs after suffering a 44-6 defeat. (TCR photo by Kristy Noack)

What would eventually happen was the complete opposite. The competition was fierce during the first 20 minutes of the match, with neither team giving an inch to the other. However, after that, it was all Kalamazoo Hackett from there. The Irish would push four goals into the net in the final 20 minutes of the first half to take a commanding 4-0 lead into halftime. The second half was more of the same, with the Irish scoring a goal in the first 15 minutes to take a 5-0 lead, which would end up being the final score. However, it must be noted that the Indians did not give up despite trailing for the majority of the match, which showed their pride all the way until the final whistle sounded.

In the other regional semifinal, hosted by Portage Northern, Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian went on to defeat Marcellus Howardsville, 3-0. In last Thursday’s regional final, Kalamazoo Hackett defeated Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian, 2-0, moving the Irish into the state semifinals.

The Indians finish the season with a record of 19-4. Despite losing 12 seniors to graduation, the tradition of success within the soccer program will continue. After all, Hartford has won seven conference championships and five district titles in the span of just nine years. Congratulations to Coach Blackmer, his coaching staff and the soccer team on another fantastic season.

Hartford Ladies Cross Country Team headed to State Finals

On the Cross Country trail, the Hartford Varsity Cross Country teams competed last Saturday morning in the MHSAA Division 3 regional meet at Centreville High School, along with 14 other local schools. Using the MHSAA’s formula for state meet qualification, just the top-3 teams and top-15 medalists would become eligible to compete in the state finals. On the ladies’ side, the Indians finished 2nd place in a field of 14 teams, thus qualifying all seven runners for the state finals! In fact, the top-5 runners were separated by just 1:21, which was the smallest margin in the entire field. The team was led by Adrianna Morseau, who finished in 10th place with a time of 21:30, while MacKenzie Brinsfield finished right behind in 11th place with a time of 21:33. Other runners that contributed to the team result were Jovana Naranjo (18th place, 22:21), Brianna Morseau (21st place, 22:24) and Jamie Smith (26th place, 22:52). The final two runners for the green and white were Mayra Naranjo (36th place, 23:40) and Asuzena Loera (62nd place, 25:37).

On the men’s side, the Indians finished 12th place in a field of 13 teams, led by Joey Lehmkuhl, who finished in 17th place with a time of 18:08, finishing just two places away from state finals’ qualification. Other runners that contributed to the team result were Francisco Loera (61st place, 20:48), Aldo Acevedo (67th place, 21:15), Keith Sayre (77th place, 21:58) and Francisco Medrano (87th place, 24:27). The final two runners for the green and white were Blake Snyder (88th place, 24:47) and Moises Mejia (92nd place, 27:03).

The MHSAA Cross Country state finals will be held this Saturday, Nov. 3 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn. Results and times will be posted in the Press Box next week. Good luck to Coach Paran and the Hartford Indian Ladies Cross Country

Coloma Press Box By Dave Vollrath

Coloma shows improvement but loses in first round of playoffs to Kalamazoo United

Following the excitement and joy of seeing their name come up on the television, on Selection Sunday, ending a 10-year playoff drought for the Coloma Comets, the realization set in that their opponent for week one of the playoffs would be Kalamazoo United. A Southwest Michigan Conference opponent they had lost to, 70-6, about a month before, a team ranked 5th in Division 5 and undefeated at 9-0. It would be a monumental challenge for the Comets, but one they were happy to take on, and they looked like they were ready to play from the opening kick.

Coach Joe Stephens had his troops fired up and very well prepared, but the size and speed of this United team was very obvious, and because of a few ill timed penalties and a couple of dropped passes on Coloma’s first possessions, they put themselves in 2nd and 3rd down and long situations, and against a good football team, those mistakes would be very costly.

The game was played at Vicksburg’s beautiful, and expensive, new turf football stadium, a great venue, because the last few rainy Friday nights had left United’s normal home field muddy and very chewed up. Playing on this fast track also would not be to Coloma’s advantage. United took the opening kickoff and starting from their own 35, they came out in their familiar spread formation, with the QB mostly back in shotgun formation. They quickly passed their way down the field, and aided by a Coloma interference penalty, scored on a short five yard fade pass in the corner of the end zone.

Coloma starting at their own 13 yard line went 3 and out. United began near midfield and on their next play, a quick pass behind the line of scrimmage, a Comet defender appeared to be pushed in the back, and the United receiver broke free from there and took the ball 55 yards for their second touchdown. Very quickly the score was 14-0.

Coloma created some excitement and cause for optimism in the second quarter, when trailing 20-0, with United moving the ball, Coloma’s Sincere Taylor intercepted a pass and returned it down the sidelines. He was finally brought down around the United 20. Comet quarterback Zach Goodline eventually ran the ball in from 20 yards, putting Coloma on the board and trailing 20-6. That would be as close as the Comets would come, as United scored on two more touchdowns, and a half ending field goal to go in at halftime, ahead 38-6.

United toned down their offense a little bit in the second half, and moving the ball with short ball control passes, scored in the third quarter. Going ahead 44-6 made the balance of the game played with a running clock.

Early in the 4th quarter Coloma put on a drive mixing a few Goodline passes and runs, moved the ball down to the United 10 yard line, but the drive stalled there and they were forced to turn the ball over on downs.

Goodline led the Comets offense with 84 yards on 14 carries, with his longest being 25 yard. Caleb Ellis added 41 on nine totes. On Defense Trent Brown had eight tackles for the Comets and Cody Reese had six. Goodline also had an interception in the end zone that he returned for 38 yards.

Coloma ends their season with a record of 5-5 but has something they can build on now that the playoff drought is over and a lot of reason to be optimistic.

Emma Vandermolen headed to State

The Comet Cross Country teams, boys and girls, both represented Coloma well in last Saturday’s regional meet held in Centreville. The boys team finished in 6th place, and the girls finished in 7th place overall from a field of 14 schools running in the competition.

Although all the Comets ran hard, Emma Vandermolen was the only Coloma harrier who qualified for state. She will be competing next Saturday in the Michigan State Cross Country finals which will be held at Michigan International Raceway in Brooklyn, MI.

The girls team overall places and times were: Emma Vandermolen 15th at 21:57, Ava Genovese 23rd at 22:36, Tori Brown 35th at 23:33, Taylor Brown 53rd at 24:51, and Megan Koenigshof 57th at 25:03.

The 6th place boys’ individual places and times were: Blane Sutherland 23rd at 18:41, Jake Ickes 26th at 18:45, Ethan Vandermolen 30th at 19:03, Adiel Grounds 39th at 19:34, and Caleb Ishmael 58th at 20:16.

CHS Volleyball

The Coloma Comet Volleyball team hosted the SAC tournament last Saturday.

The Comets finished the day with a 1-2-1 record. They defeated Fennville, 25-13 and split with Lawton 18-25, 25-17. They were beaten by Kalamazoo Hackett 25-18 and 25-18, and Delton Kellogg, 25-17 and 26-14.

Top players for the Comets were Megan Neubecker, Hannah Mathis, Marissa Sherburn, and Maurissa LaGrow.

The Comets are hosting the District Tournament which began Monday, October 29.

Watervliet Press Box by John Oliphant

A statistician for the ages in Watervliet; Jack Clark recognized along with son David

By John Oliphant

Carrying nothing more than a pen and a pad of paper, Watervliet football statistician Jack Clark has been witness to almost every play run by every quarterback since coach Ron Farac was sending in plays for all-state quarterback Dave Coon. That was in 1986, and he’s used that pen in the heat, rain and snow, roaming the sidelines and perching in press boxes while documenting more than 35,000 plays.

CLARKS HONORED FOR THEIR SIDELINE SERVICE… Watervliet Athletic Director Ken Dietz (center) presented long-time football statistician Jack Clark (right) and his son David Clark (left) with a plaque in honor of their service to Panther football teams. Jack Clark has recorded stats since 1986 and recently celebrated his 500th game.

At the 2018 Coloma-Watervliet game, Jack and his son David were recognized for 32 years of service and for supporting the Watervliet football team for 500 combined games. The evening was already special for Jack because many of his fellow high school graduates were at the game celebrating 40 years since their high school graduation. Ironically, his classmates were in the home team bleachers because Jack is a 1978 graduate of Coloma High School.

Jack’s job as a statistician is to record the yardage of each play and who ran, threw and caught that ball. He also keeps track of incomplete passes, turnovers, first downs, scores, kicks, punts, and occasionally the game clock as all of this happens. There are no breaks during the game because he does this for both teams.

But, that’s not all. At halftime he’s adding up preliminary totals and has no time for small talk. After the game his job jumps into another gear. Jack has to simultaneously add up all the yards gained (or lost), each quarterback’s stats, the running back stats, the receiver stats for each player, return yards, who scored and when, turnover details, and time of possession. The coaches need this data as soon as possible so they can refer to it while talking to the media. Next, he has to get this data to newspapers and broadcasters over the phone. Only then, usually an hour after the game clock expires, is his job complete. Coach Farac says that Jack was often the last person at the school after a home game because of all the calls he needed to make.

The Panther’s current coach, Jeremy Andrews, says of Jack, “Jack has been a big part of the program over my 23 years. He takes something off my plate. I know I can count on his stats being done accurately and in a timely fashion.”

Jack recently talked about the job of a football statistician and the things he’s seen over the years.

“You can really watch the game,” he said, referring to his front-row view of a fast and exciting offense. “I’ve been doing this so long I can see where the play is going.” Jack jokes about away games where “the other sideline people can’t keep up.” That’s especially true with Jack’s favorite plays, coach Jeremy Andrews’ NASCAR offense. This is when the team runs play after play as quickly as possible while keeping the defense on its heels.

Both Jack and Coach Farac have seen the game change significantly since 1986. Following the team up and down the field was easier back then, as Dave Coon won all-state honors when he threw for 1,100 yards in the 1986 season. In 2017 Zack Pickens also won all-state honors, but he did it with a pro-style offense that allowed him to throw for 3,620 yards plus 1,535 yards rushing, averaging more than a third of Coon’s entire season per game. Jack was the guy who documented both those great seasons and every season in between.

With today’s spread offense systems Jack is more likely to be found in the press box than trying to keep up with an offense that race up and down the field.

A challenge Jack noted is when a player gets close to a milestone, such as 1,000 yards rushing or receiving. “I have to keep track of the total yards as I’m going.” Then, Jack says, the player will get to 1,000 “and lose ten yards right after they go over.” He also mentioned punts being especially tough. “I’m at the receiver’s end of the field and then there’s a block or a fake punt and I’m now on the wrong side of the field.”

Asked about the greatest performances he’s seen in 32 years, he said, “There were so many of them.” Zack Pickens’ incredible 2017 season came to mind first, but then he recalled a rather unusual series of plays that took place when a swift and small freshman running back entered the game after an injury. On the first play the entire offense went one way, the defense followed along with all the referees, but this speedy back went the other way completely unnoticed for a 40-yard touchdown. Meanwhile, the refs thought the play was dead in the fake direction and blew the whistle, being fooled by the running back. The result was a play being whistled dead as the running back was headed all alone to the end zone. They gave the offense a do-over, and the same play was just as deceptive and successful as the previous one, and yet again the refs (and defense) missed it. On the second do-over the referees finally saw the play even when the defense couldn’t, and the back finally got credit for his touchdown on the third attempt.

The other performance Jack recalled was Jakob Aldrich and his one-handed and acrobatic catches this season. Jack’s fellow press box observers were equally impressed by his ability to grab passes that appeared to be uncatchable.

Jack originally got the job when his predecessor, Vince Brandonisio, was ready to retire. Vince had been collecting the stats since he was a Watervliet High School student in the mid-1970s. “In 1986 he [Vince] called me one day, and asked would you like to do it?” And with that, Jack has outlasted five coaches… so far.

Jack fondly recalls the precarious climb into and out of the old press boxes at Coloma and Watervliet, and some that wobbled around in the wind like skyscrapers. He told me the best press box food is at Hartford, where Gala-T-Inn pizza is featured, and the bar cookies made by a Kalamazoo United grandmother “were really good.”

His son, David, joined him on the sidelines in a stroller when he was four years old. When he was eight, David began assisting on the team, providing water and performing other team manager duties. Coach Farac said, “David was our good luck charm. The coaches and players would touch him on the shoulder or on the head before games.” Today David is also a fixture on the sidelines, making sure the team’s game ball is ready to go when the offense takes the field, and just as importantly getting the fans fired up during key moments. Coach Andrews says, “David has been a big part of Panther football for the past 13 years. He does a great job with our game balls every Friday night.”

When Jack’s not at a Panther football game, he’s involved in Scouting, bowling, or in stage productions at St. Joseph High School. He married Denise in 1987 and they have three children, Jonathon, David and Joshua.

In an athletic program more than 107 years old and going strong, it is hard to know if there’s ever been a longer-serving athletic volunteer. But there’s no doubt he’s among a small group to ever serve this long, anywhere.

Coach Andrews said, “I’m very fortunate to have Jack and David. I sincerely hope they are both part of the program for a long time to come.”

Asked how long he will keep doing it, Jack replied, “As long as they want me to. I never thought about not doing it.” Sounds like the football stats are in good hands for a while.

Panther runners qualify for state finals

Fifteen area cross country teams gathered for the Region 22 Division 3 races at Centreville High School last Saturday. In a field of 93, Panthers Gus Hinch and Ezra Troyer qualified for the state finals on November 3 at Michigan International Speedway.

Junior Hinch finished 11th overall with a time

ON TO STATE… On Saturday October 27, the Watervliet High School Cross Country team had two runners place in the top 15 of the Individual Regional Championships held in Centreville. Sophomore Ezra Troyer (left) finished 14th with a 17:54 run time and junior Augustus Hinch (right) finished 11th place overall with a run time of 17:45. Both advance to the State Championships.

of 17:45. Sophomore Troyer was right behind, finishing 14th overall at 17:54. Both runners will finish their seasons in Brooklyn next week when 247 runners will compete in the Division 3 finals.

Also running for the Panthers on Saturday, Trever Pelton finished 28th at 18:54. Kade Van Neil was 29th at 18:55. Kody Edmonds was 32nd at 19:06. Matthew Hanks was 40th at 19:36, and senior Austin Roberts finished his high school cross country career by finishing 54th with a time of 20:01.

In addition to individual qualifiers this is also a team race, where the top three teams get to compete as a unit for the Class C State Team Championship. The Panther boys’ team finished in fifth place, just a single point behind Parchment and 11 points behind Bangor who was led by regional runner-up Alvaro Martinez. The teams from Berrien Springs, Bloomingdale, and Bangor qualified for the finals on Saturday.

This young team has had a great season, improving every week under veteran coach Aaron Weber. The team looks to be even better in 2019 and beyond.

Girls Cross Country Team finishes strong

The Panther girls also raced at Centreville, where they continued to improve and set new personal records (PR). Sophia Tavolacci led the team, crossing the finish line at 24:48. Aria Richards and Yona Klimkiewicz raced together and both set new PRs while finishing less than a second apart at 24:58. Destiny Kerr also set a new PR, removing 15 seconds from her previous best.

Lady Panthers fall in District opener

With an unfortunate draw the Panthers faced top-seeded Brandywine in the first round of the District tournament play at Brandywine High School on Monday, October 29. Despite several big defensive plays and strong rallies, the Bobcat’s dominance was on full display as they won 25-13, 25-16, and 25-11, ending the Panther’s season.

Coach Daugherty said, “Nine senior Panthers became Panther Volleyball Alumni today and will truly be missed.”

Grace Smith led with 11 digs and one kill. Elaine Koshar was strong with six kills and four big blocks. Mikalah Clay has 14 assists, two blocks, four digs, and one ace. Emma Armstrong had four kills, three aces, and two digs. Emma Yazel and Susanna Van Lente each had three kills.

Volleyball SAC Top 8 at Martin

The Lady Panthers finished the regular season second in the SAC Lakeshore conference, earning a spot at the SAC Top 8 championship tournament at Martin on Saturday October 27. Facing the 3rd-ranked Schoolcraft Eagles, then a Constantine team that later gave the Eagles a tough match, and finally a fired up Martin on their home court, the Panthers battled hard and played well but ran out of gas at the end of a busy and emotional week, failing to advance to bracket play. Despite their state ranking, Schoolcraft was eventually beaten in the tournament finals by Kalamazoo Christian. Clearly, the Panthers live in a tough conference as both of those teams seem likely to make a post-season run.

Stat totals for the day: Grace Smith – 11 digs, one kill, three aces; Elaine Koshar – eight kills, two blocks, one dig; Mikalah Clay – 12 digs, 12 assist, two kills; Emma Armstrong – eight digs, four kills, one ace; Emma Yazel – two kills, two blocks; Caley Simmons – three digs; Brionna Myers – two digs; Koa Marshall – two assists, one kill, one dig, one block; Susanna Van Lente – three digs, two kills, one ace.

Volleyball Quad at Bangor

On Thursday October 25, the Lady Panthers went to Bangor for matches with Comstock, Bangor, and Martin.

SENIOR! SUCCESS!! Emma Kraklau, a senior on the Watervliet varsity volleyball team, celebrated Senior Night with a 3-0 win over the visiting Fennville Blackhawks. Kraklau had five digs, one kill, and one ace on the night, as she shared center stage with eight other seniors. (TCR photo by Kristy Noack)

Against Comstock the Panthers lost 17-25 and 19-25. Comstock’s strategic tipping was the key for their win. Next up was Bangor. The Panthers won the first game 25-16, led by the serving of Grace Smith and blocks by Elaine Koshar. In game two the Panthers struggled with serve receive, which created a challenge in running an effective offense. The final score in game two was 22-25.

In the last match against Martin, the Panthers started strong, winning the first game 26-24. Game two was tied at 13-13 when Martin began to pull ahead for the win by a final score of 25-20.

Stat totals for all games: Grace Smith – 24 digs, six kills, three aces; Emma Armstrong – 14 digs, nine kills, five aces; Elaine Koshar – three digs, 19 kills, nine blocks; Susanna Van Lente – 14 digs, five kills, five aces; Mikalah Clay – 20 digs, 38 assist, seven kills, one block, one ace; Brionna Myers – seven digs; Emma Yazel – one dig, one kill, three blocks; Emma Kraklau – two digs, one kill; Caley Simmons – 12 digs, two aces; Koa Marshall – six digs, one assist, two kills.

Girls volleyball takes on Fennville at Senior Night

It’s apparent the season is winding down when the teams begin to honor their seniors, who usually have just a few games left in their careers. On Tuesday October 23, the Panther volleyball team honored nine seniors and their parents before facing the Fennville Blackhawks in a conference matchup. The Blackhawks came to Watervliet winless in conference play, and the Panthers began the night at 2-2.

The Lady Panthers played as well as they have all season, making good plays and defending against hard hits from the Blackhawks. Game 1 featured a string of six straight serves by Caley Simmons, only broken up by a double-hit call on the Panthers. The seniors were ready to play after the emotional senior night festivities. Grace Smith played exceptional defense, ending up on the floor a few times after making saves. They won the first game 25-14.

Game two started a little rough for both teams, who couldn’t seem to serve over the net. After they got that problem solved, some solid serves by Susanna Van Lente and several nice kills by Emma Yazel got the Panthers back on track. Volleyball parent quote of the night, “If that had been a basketball it would have been a traveling call.” The Panthers let the Blackhawks get close, but eventually won the game 25-18.

Game three was close to the end, but again Coach Edie Daugherty rallied her team and they won 25-20.

Afterwards, Coach Daugherty commented about their obvious enthusiasm during the game, saying, “I spoke with them before the game and told them to have fun, senior night is a special night. Leave it all on the court, enjoy the game and make some memories. Tonight we honored nine very special seniors who have done a nice job representing their school and their community. I feel honored to be a part of their journey and look forward to finishing the season strong.”

Grace Smith played aggressive defense, leading the team with 10 digs. Mikalah Clay made 18 assists and some big blocks with Emma Yazel, who led the team with seven kills. Caley Simmons was aggressive behind the service line, with 18 serve attempts and three of them resulting in aces.

The seniors being honored were Payton Priebe, Grace Smith, Emma Armstrong, Elaine Koshar, Mikalah Clay, Emma Yazel, Brionna Myers, Emma Kraklau, and Caley Simmons.

Total stats: Grace Smith – 10 digs, one kill, one ace; Mikalah Clay – 18 assists, four digs, two blocks; Elaine Koshar – one dig, five kills, one block, two aces; Emma Armstrong – four digs, two kills; Emma Yazel – seven kills, two blocks; Brionna Myers – six digs, one ace; Susanna Van Lente – one dig, one assist, two kills, two aces; Emma Kraklau – five digs, one kill, one ace; Tekoa Marshall – four digs, one assist, three kills; Caley Simmons – two digs, three aces.

Press Box Player of the Week

By Dave Vollrath

Zach Goodline, a senior at Coloma High School, is this week’s Tri-City Record Press Box Player of the week.

Zach has been the starter at quarterback for the Comets since the beginning of his sophomore season. He also starts at safety on the defensive side of the ball, and has always been one of the hardest hitters for the Coloma team.

Two weeks ago against their rivals from Watervliet, Zach had an outstanding game, leading the Comets to a 52-36 win. The victory also gave them the win they needed to get into the Michigan High School playoffs for the first time in 10 years, as they finished with a 5-4 record. In the game he rushed for 270 yards and five touchdowns, including one from 80 yards and one from 51 yards.

Zach has put together an amazing high school football career, as he ends this season with over 4,400 yards of total offense and 53 total touchdowns, (29 rushing, 23 passing, one receiving). On defense Zach had 10 interceptions, two forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery.

Head Coach Joe Stephens says of Zach, “It has been a joy watching him grow from a raw but talented sophomore, to a true leader and Senior Quarterback. He is extremely competitive, and played a major role in keeping our team focused through all of the highs and lows over the last 3 years.”

Zach also is a leader in the classroom, and has been a starter on the Comet Varsity Basketball team since he walked out as a freshman. He has already received one 4-year scholarship offer to play basketball, though he is currently leaving his options open until later in this school year.

Congratulations Zach!

Dr. Andy says… “ Do not ignore pain – it is your body’s way of letting you know that something is wrong. Covering it up with pain killers is not the answer. A visit to your Chiropractor may be the first step in resolving the cause of your pain.”

Reshuffling of the TCR AQBs finds new leader; Perfect 8-0 week moves Lynch to the top spot

By Dave Vollrath

For the most part the Tri-City Record Armchair Quarterbacks had a very good week 10 picking the week’s winners from a selection of eight games. Rodney Lynch, however, stood out even more by going a perfect 8-0, and coming from two points behind, caught our previous leader RoxAnn Rodney-Isbrecht, so by virtue of the week’s tie breaker, now holds down the number one spot.

The TCR AQB competition is held weekly as six local football fans compete against one another to predict the winners of a pre selected group of games from the high school, college, and professional ranks. Following the conclusion of the Super Bowl, one winner is crowned champion, and will have the great honor of wearing a new TCR AQB hat.

In the event that two or more ‘backs have the same record for the week or the yearly total, their place in the standings will be determined by a tie breaking game. In addition to trying to select the winners for each week’s games, they try and predict the score of a specially selected game. The AQB who comes closest to the final total points scored by those two teams will get the higher spot in the standings.

Rodney and RoxAnn now each have outstanding yearly totals of 57-19, but because of the tie breaker game, which was Coloma vs. Kalamazoo United who combined for 50 points, Rodney predicted a total of 44 points and RoxAnn 68, Rodney moves into first place overall.

Of course Rodney was first on the week, but Tim Hildebrand also had his crystal ball working well as he went 7-1, and finished 2nd for the weekly picks. Posting 6-2 marks were Greg Krell, RoxAnn, and Dan Jones, who finished in that order for the week based on the tie breaker. Chris Leach had a rough week finishing at 3-5.

So the top spot is now held by Rodney Lynch, but with an identical overall record 2nd place picker RoxAnn Rodney-Isbrecht, could jump right back up there this week.

Tim Hildebrand strengthened his hold on 3rd place and actually moved closer to the top spot with a 54-22 record. Greg Krell is now two points behind Tim at 52-24, but remains close to those at the top.

Dan Jones has a firm grasp of 5th place overall with a record of 46-30. Chris Leach slipped a little bit this week, falling to 40-36, but week 11 games could provide her with the opportunity to make up some ground.

The games they will be foretelling this week are:

Penn State vs. Michigan

Maryland vs. Michigan State

Northwestern vs. Notre Dame

Central MI vs. Eastern MI

Alabama vs. LSU

Detroit vs. Minnesota

Chicago vs. Buffalo

Pittsburgh vs. Baltimore

The tie breaker game this week is Central vs. Eastern.