Star Picking Panel

Published 10:41 pm Tuesday, November 9, 2021

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It’s playoff week number two in prep play as the Star Picking Panel has been putting their heads together in picking the outcome of this week’s contests.

Unfortunately, we lost two local teams last week as Unaka was bushwhacked in the fourth quarter by Midway leading to the end of the Rangers season while Happy Valley took it on the chin on the road at Rockwood.

Eight high games are on the schedule this week with local teams Cloudland, Hampton, and Elizabethton still alive.

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After last week, Randall Bennett and Austin Alexander are gridlocked for the season with identical 197-83 records.

Meanwhile, Star Sports Editor went out on the limb with this week’s picks in an effort to do some major catching up as the football swiftly passes.

So, without further adieu, here are this week’s picks by the Star Picking Panel

Ivan Sanders
Cloudland 28, Oakdale 21
Hampton 35, Rockwood 24
Elizabethton 35, Anderson Co. 14
South Greene 42, Oneida 28
Unicoi Co. 28, Pigeon Forge 14
Fulton 35, Greeneville 31
Knox Central 28, Boone 7
Knox West 42, David Crockett 28
Maryville 49, West Ridge 14
Tennessee 45, Georgia 41
ETSU 31, Western Carolina 21
UNC 28, Pittsburgh 21
Mississippi St. 27, Auburn 21
Baylor 35, Oklahoma 24
Penn State 27, Michigan 17
Purdue 28, Ohio State 21
Ole Miss 35, Texas A&M 28
Wake Forest 28, NC State 24
Virginia 35, Notre Dame 24
Oklahoma St. 27, TCU 17
Titans 31, Saints 21
Chiefs 24, Raiders 21
Vikings 31, Chargers 24
Bills 21, Jets 14
Cowboys 48, Falcons 14
Last Week: 17-8
Season: 181-99

Allen LaMountain
Cloudland 42, Oakdale 18
Hampton 38, Rockwood 30
Elizabethton 47, Anderson Co. 31
Unicoi Co. 28, Pigeon Forge 12
Greeneville 35, Fulton 27
Knox Central 34, Daniel Boone 21
Knox West 30, David Crockett 22
Georgia 35, Tennessee 20
Western Carolina 23, ETSU 19
Pittsburgh 33, UNC 25
Mississippi St 39, Auburn 34
Oklahoma 44, Baylor 27
Michigan 33, Penn St 30
Ohio State 34, Purdue 28
Texas A&M 28, Ole Miss 23
Wake Forest 19, NC State 14
Notre Dame 35, Virginia 14
Oklahoma St. 38, TCU 24
Titans 27, Saints 17
Chiefs 23, Raiders 17
Chargers 33, Vikings 27
Bills 35, Jets 23
Cowboys 35, Falcons 27
Last Week: 17-8
Season: 170-110

Nic Miller
Cloudland 35, Oakdale 24
Hampton 28, Rockwood 20
Elizabethton 42, Anderson County 31
South Greene 30, Oneida 20
Unicoi County 21, Pigeon Forge 20
Greeneville 49, Fulton 38
Knox Central 24, Boone 10
David Crockett 34, Knox West 28
Maryville 56, West Ridge 24
Georgia 35, Tennessee 17
ETSU 31, Western Carolina 20
Pittsburgh 20, UNC 10
Auburn 28, Mississippi State 10
Baylor 28, Oklahoma 20
Michigan 30, Penn State 17
Ohio State 21, Purdue 17
Texas A&M 30, Ole Miss 24
Wake Forest 17, NC State 10
Notre Dame 27, Virginia 10
Oklahoma State 24, TCU 14
Titans 20, Saints 10
Raiders 28, Chiefs 17
Vikings 35, Chargers 17
Bills 38, Jets 24
Cowboys 17, Falcons 13
Last week: 16-9
Season: 183-97

Austin Alexander
Cloudland 34, Oakdale 16
Hampton 32, Rockwood 28
Elizabethton 42, Anderson Co. 28
South Greene 35, Oneida 23
Unicoi Co. 34, Pigeon Forge 24
Greeneville 31, Fulton 20
Boone 20, Knox Central 14
Knox West 34, David Crockett 31
Maryville 38, West Ridge 23
Georgia 55, Tennessee 28
ETSU 31, Western Carolina 20
Pittsburgh 27, UNC 24
Auburn 30, Mississippi St. 28
Oklahoma 45, Baylor 36
Penn State 31, Michigan 24
Purdue 27, Ohio State 21
Texas A&M 30, Ole Miss 24
Wake Forest 43, NC State 35
Notre Dame 30, Virginia 28
Oklahoma State 34, TCU 27
Titans 20, Saints 16
Chiefs 34, Raiders 27
Chargers 35, Vikings 30
Bills 31, Jets 17
Cowboys 37, Falcons 20
Last week: 17-8
Season: 197-83

Randall Bennett
Cloudland 35, Oakdale 14
Hampton 28, Rockwood 21
Elizabethton 35, Anderson Co. 13
South Greene 28, Oneida 14
Unicoi Co. 35, Pigeon Forge 21
Greeneville 42, Fulton 17
Knox Central 28, Boone 10
Knox West 35, David Crockett 14
Maryville 49, West Ridge 14
Georgia 45, Tennessee 35
ETSU 28, Western Carolina 20
Pittsburgh 28, UNC 17
Auburn 28, Mississippi St. 20
Oklahoma 31, Baylor 21
Michigan 35, Penn State 21
Ohio State 38, Purdue 17
Texas A&M 35, Ole Miss 28
Wake Forest 31, NC State 28
Notre Dame 38, Virginia 28
Oklahoma St. 42, TCU 21
Titans 28, Saints 20
Raiders 24, Chiefs 21
Chargers 21, Vikings 14
Bills 31, Jets 17
Cowboys 35, Falcons 21
LAST WEEK: 16-9
SEASON: 197-83