Friday marks the official kickoff of yet another high school football season in the Southern Crescent. It also signals the arrival of prediction season.
Each week, starting next Friday, I’ll be making my picks of winners and losers on all of the games in the area, while more thoroughly highlighting several of the more intriguing matchups of the week.
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