Prep football picks for first week of playoffs
By Russell Frye
For the Enquirer
The second season has arrived for high school football fans. The first round of the playoffs begins this week, with five teams from Morgan County hosting games. Hartselle will host Minor in the 6A playoffs, while Falkville will host Lexington in 2A. Other county teams Austin, West Morgan and Decatur Heritage will also host first-round games.
We will also pick five games from across the state as the playoffs begin.
The prep football picks return for a second season during the high school football season. Hartselle Enquir-er’s sportswriter Russell Frye, along with Dakota Stewart and Priceville Bulldogs sports guru John Keahy, return for year number two. Decatur’s Nick Belovsky joins the picks team this season.
The week’s games: Minor at Hartselle Enterprise at Austin Fayette County at West Morgan Susan Moore at Decatur Heritage Lexington at Falkville Athens at Homewood Guntersville at Leeds Geraldine at Locust Fork Cullman at Parker Hewitt-Trussville at Baker
Russell Frye’s picks Last Week: 7-1 Regular Season: 71-14 Playoffs: 0-0 Hartselle Austin West Morgan Decatur Heritage Falkville Homewood Guntersville Geraldine Parker Hewitt-Trussville
Dakota Stewart’s picks Last Week: 7-1 Regular Season: 69-16 Playoffs: 0-0 Hartselle Enterprise West Morgan Decatur Heritage
See PICKS, page 2