WEEKLY FOOTBALL PICKS CONTEST WEEK 1 (week of 8/21)

Avery Journal-Times Weekly Football Picks Contest Games for Week One:

1. Avery @ Robbinsville

2. Cherokee (TN) @ Johnson Co. (TN)

3. Mitchell @ Swain

4. Watauga @ Ashe County

5. South Caldwell @ McDowell

6. Hibriten @ Freedom

7. West Forsyth @ AC Reynolds

8. Alexander Central @ Davie Co.

9. Patton @ Draughn

10. Chase @ East Henderson

11. N. Henderson @ Enka

12. West Davidson @ East Wilkes

13. Rosman @ Madison

14. T.C. Roberson @ Franklin

15. Tuscola @ Polk County

16. Erwin (NC) @ Pisgah

17. Mt. Heritage @ N. Buncombe

18 Brevard @ Owen

19 Wilkes Central @ West Iredell

20 Hendersonville @ W. Henderson

Tie-Breaker Game: Avery @ Robbinsville

Total # of points scored: __________

Entrants are asked to email their picks, as well as a combined total of points for the week's Tie Breaker Game to the Avery Journal sports desk at sports@averyjournal.com by NO LATER THAN MIDNIGHT ON THURSDAY OF EACH WEEK. Entries may also be dropped off at the Avery Journal-Times offices on Linville Street in Newland by Friday afternoon at 5 p.m.

Each weekly winner will be qualified for prizes to be drawn at the end of the contest period (around Thanksgiving weekend), with prize donations from sponsors such as The Avery Journal-Times, Avery Tire and Service of Newland, the Avery High School and Cloudland High School football teams, and much more!

Games will be posted here on the Blog home page by Tuesday morning of each week. Limit one entry per person per week, regardless of entry method. No postal mail-in entries will be accepted. Each week's winner will be posted on the Blog as well as in the following week's edition of The Avery Journal-Times.