Football Contest Week Eight Winner and Week Nine Picks

Congratulations to Sam Burleson, who won the football contest for the second time this season. Sam was correct with 17 out of 20 games last week

Sam is 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 is the slate of games for this week:

1. Polk County @ Avery
2. Hancock Co. @ Cloudland
3. Fred T. Foard @ Watauga
4. Hendersonville @ Mitchell
5. Asheville @ McDowell
6. Hickory @ Freedom
7. Madison @ Owen
8. Mt. Heritage @ Thomas Jefferson
9. Unaka @ Hampton (TN)
10. Appalachian State @ Wofford
11. Mars Hill College @ Brevard
12. Virginia Tech @ Georgia Tech
13. N.C. State @ Boston College
14. Virginia @ Maryland
15. Wake Forest @ Clemson
16. NFL: Carolina @ Tampa Bay
17. NFL: Cleveland @ Pittsburgh
18. NFL: Tennessee @ New England
19. NFL: Philadelphia @ Oakland
20. NFL: Baltimore @ Minnesota

Tie Breaker: Polk County @ Avery

Total # of points: ______________