Jackson Takes Another Week in Picks Contest; Week Six Games

Congratulations to Thomas Jackson who correctly picked 15 out of 20 games to win Week Five of our Football Picks Contest. Thomas will be entered in our end-of-season prize drawing. Special thanks again to Avery Tire and Service of Newland (Hwy 181 on the four lane), the Avery Journal-Times of Newland, as well as the Avery High School and Cloudland High School football programs.

Below are the slate of games for this week:

Week 6 (week of September 25)

1. Owen @ Avery
2. Happy Valley @ Cloudland
3. McDowell @ TC Roberson
4. Shelby @ Freedom
5. Mtn. Heritage @ Hendersonville
6. Thomas Jefferson @ Mitchell
7. Madison @ Polk County
8. Hampton @ Johnson Co. (TN)
9. North Carolina @ Georgia Tech
10. Wake Forest @ Boston College
11. Pittsburgh @ N.C. State
12. Miami (FL) @ Virginia Tech
13. Rutgers @ Maryland
14. Ohio @ Tennessee
15. Samford @ Appalachian State
16. Mars Hill College @ Catawba
17. TCU @ Clemson
18. NFL: Denver @ Oakland
19. NFL: Tennessee @ N.Y. Jets
20. NFL: Atlanta @ New England
    Tie Breaker: North Carolina @ Georgia Tech

Total # of points scored: ___________

Send your picks via email to sports@averyjournal.com by noon on Friday, or drop off your picks at the Journal-Times offices on Highway 181 off the four lane in Newland.