Chicks Picks – Week 6 – 2015

By: HSSN Staff
Thursday, October 8, 2015 | 5:22 PM

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Welcome to Week 6 of the high school football season.

Friday nights at MSA Sports World Headquarters are hard work.  As a reward, The Boss provides delicious dinner for the crew from the best pizza place in town.  Last week, an unfamiliar delivery man showed up with the evening’s provisions.  As he handed over the order, however, it became obvious that something was not right.

When the crew began to question the delivery man, he panicked and ran for the exit—right into the regular delivery man who was bringing the actual order.  The spill caused the impersonator to lose the contents of his pockets, including his cell phone, which happened to start ringing at that exact moment—caller I.D.: The Fumbler.

The Boss snatched the phone and hit the answer button.  The Fumbler’s voice on the other end was clear, “Well, did you get it?  Did you get that crystal ball?”

Chick’s Picks was stunned when she realized the lengths that her rival had gone to in an attempt to disrupt her prognosticating success.  The Boss put it simply, “Chick’s Picks, be flattered.  Everyone wants to be the best.  But there’s only room for you and that crystal ball of yours at the top.”

Chick’s Picks finished last week with a 53-11 (83%) record, upping her season total to 256-68 (79%).  Here are this week’s big games:

CLASS AAAA
#8 Bethel Park (3-2) at #6 Mount Lebanon (5-0)

The Blue Devils look to remain perfect when they play host to the Black Hawks in a Southeastern Conference showdown Friday night.  Mount Lebanon is coming off of a 37-19 victory over Peters Township, while Bethel Park blanked Chartiers Valley, 34-0.  The Black Hawks have been perfect since dropping this season’s first two games to top-ranked Central Catholic and Woodland Hills.  Veteran quarterback Levi Metheny leads Bethel Park with 836 yards and 10 touchdowns.  Running back Terron Murphy has boosted the Black Hawk ground game, rushing for 763 yards and seven touchdowns.  Mount Lebanon running back David Harvey has racked up 511 yards and eight touchdowns so far this season.  When these two met last season, the Blue Devils came out on top, 30-22.  Chick’s Picks predicts a Black Hawks upset this time around.
Bethel Park over Mount Lebanon.

CLASS AAA
#4 Hampton (5-0) at #5 Franklin Regional (4-1)

Hampton hits the road to take on Franklin Regional and defend its top spot in the Greater Allegheny Conference Friday night.  Last week, the Talbots blanked Knoch, 28-0, while the Panthers knocked off Armstrong, 35-26.  Hampton is backed by the ground game of Matt Rech, who has rushed for 652 yards and seven touchdowns on the year.  Franklin Regional boasts versatile quarterback Santino Birty, who has pass for 422 yards and is one of the team’s leading rushers with 363 yards and eight touchdowns.  When these two met last season, the Talbots topped the Panthers, 28-21.  Chick’s Picks predicts that the Talbots will remain perfect.
Hampton over Franklin Regional.

CLASS AA
#1 South Fayette (5-0) at #5 Steel Valley (5-0)

Steel Valley hosts top-ranked South Fayette in an Interstate Conference battle of epic proportions Friday night.  The Ironmen remained perfect last week after knocking off undefeated Freeport, while the Lions routed Carlynton, 62-14.  Quarterback Drew Saxton leads a high-powered South Fayette offense that averages 54 points per game.  Saxton has passed for 740 yards and 16 touchdowns on the year.  Standout sophomore DeWayne Murray handles the backfield duties for Steel Valley, rushing for over 500 yards and 12 touchdowns so far this season.  The defending WPIAL and PIAA champion Lions come into this matchup on a 37-game winning streak.  Chick’s Picks predicts that the streak will stay alive.
South Fayette over Steel Valley.

CLASS A
#8 Frazier (5-0) at #10 Beth-Center (4-1)

The undefeated Commodores travel to Fredericktown to battle the Bulldogs in Tri-County South Conference action Friday night.  Frazier maintained its unblemished record with a 42-7 win over Leechburg last week, while Beth-Center blanked West Greene, 67-0.  The Commodores boast the top defense in the WPIAL, recording three shutouts and allowing only 10 points all season.  That defense will be tested though, facing the Bulldogs’ Tony Welsh—one of the top running backs in the WPIAL.  Welsh surpassed the 1,000-yard mark already this season, and has rushed for a WPIAL-best 18 touchdowns.  When these two met last season, Beth-Center handed Frazier its only loss of the regular season, 29-20. Chick’s Picks believes that the Bulldogs will blemish that perfect Commodores record once again.
Beth-Center over Frazier.

CLASS AAAA

Foothills Conference

Altoona over Latrobe

Plum over Connellsville

Penn-Trafford over Hempfield

Norwin over Kiski Area

Northern Eight Conference

North Allegheny over Butler

Central Catholic over North Hills

Pine-Richland over Seneca Valley

Shaler over Fox Chapel

Southeastern Conference

Penn Hills over Peters Township

Upper St. Clair over Baldwin

Woodland Hills over Canon-McMillan

AAAA/AAA Non-Conference

McKeesport over Hopewell

CLASS AAA

Big 10 Conference

Ringgold over Belle Vernon

Thomas Jefferson over Albert Gallatin

Trinity over Uniontown

West Mifflin over Laurel Highlands

Elizabeth Forward over Yough

Greater Allegheny Conference

Armstrong over Greensburg Salem

Hollidaysburg over Knoch

Mars over Gateway

Parkway Conference

Central Valley over New Castle

West Allegheny over Blackhawk

Chartiers Valley over Moon

Montour over Ambridge

AAA Non-Conference

Allderdice over Indiana

CLASS AA

Allegheny Conference

Highlands over Freeport

Apollo-Ridge over Shady Side Academy

Valley over West Shamokin

Deer Lakes over Summit Academy

Century Conference

Keystone Oaks over Carlynton

Seton-LaSalle over East Allegheny

South Park over South Allegheny

Interstate Conference

Washington over Charleroi

McGuffey over Derry Area

Mount Pleasant over Brownsville

Burgettstown over Southmoreland

Midwestern Athletic Conference

Aliquippa over Beaver

Beaver Falls over Ellwood City

Laurel over Mohawk

New Brighton over Freedom

AA Non-Conference

Burrell over Sto-Rox

Quaker Valley over Waynesburg

CLASS A

Big Seven Conference

Neshannock over Vincentian Academy

Shenango over South Side

Union over Riverside

Rochester over Western Beaver

Black Hills Conference

Chartiers-Houston over Our Lady of the Sacred Heart

Cardinal Weurl North Catholic over Fort Cherry

Northgate over Brentwood

Avonworth over Bishop Canevin

Eastern Conference

Clairton over Jeannette

Greensburg Central Catholic over Leechburg

Serra Catholic over Riverview

Monessen over Springdale

Tri-County South Conference

Bentworth over California

Carmichaels over West Greene

Jefferson-Morgan over Mapletown

A Non-Conference

Avella over Wilkinsburg

PITTSBURGH CITY LEAGUE

University Prep over Carrick

Brashear over Westinghouse

Non-Conference

Perry over Imani Christian

Tags: Beth-Center, Bethel Park, Franklin Regional, Frazier, Hampton