Week 5 Picks

With the slate of games as follows, here are my picks:

Thursday
Naugy (2-2) @ Sacred Heart (0-4): The Hearts have let up 173 points. Naugatuck has given up 113. Defense is not a premium in this "battle." SHHS-31 NHS-23

Friday
Wolcott (3-1) @ Ansonia (4-0): Wolcott has looked good, and running for nearly 400 yards in a game is amazing. Still, I think that the Chargers will win a tight battle- Ansonia-28 Wolcott-14.

Seymour (4-0) @ Crosby (4-0): Crosby has speed and home field advantage. Seymour has an offense that has scored the 2nd most points in the state (St. Joe's #1...Crosby also in top 5), and a defense with a killer linebacking crew and some serious pass rush. The difference maker in this game is will be whether or not Crosby gets its running game going. Seymour-34 Crosby-28 (NAILBITER!!!)

Kennedy (0-4) @ HC (1-3): Even Frankies isn't enough to get me to the Stadium to watch this. Two words AWWWWWWWW-FUL! Kennedy gets its first win of the season. JFK - 20 HC - 8

Region 16 (1-3) @ Torrington (2-2): Copper Division bragging rights on the line for two rookie Head Coaches. Hawks haven't looked good. Raiders on a hot streak, with a strong running game. Red Raiders-34 Regional School District 16-24

Saturday
Watertown (3-1) @ Wilby (0-4): Watertown's running game rolls... Injuns 43 Scaredy Cats 13

Additionally, the Waterbury-Republican posted their video picks on Thurs. 10/9. I still can't get over this, because the unintentional comedy scale is pretty good in terms of local sports. While Mark Jaffee has become increasingly more comfortable on camera, he still doesn't quite seem sure of himself. The hand gestures this week kind of make me laugh. His partner looks like Wade Boggs. I'm just sayin'!