BARTLETT over QUABOAG IN WEBSTER FRIDAY 7PM

The Hometown Indians hung real tough with Northbridge last week for a half and that is a good sign. Now they can do their business this week at Homecoming. The tandem backfield of Rocco DiStefano and DJ Kirby-Thomas could be the best package in South County. Both backs gained over 100 yards each last week. Credit the offensive line for that stat. Look for Bartlett to earn a much needed victory before their Homecoming crowd in the Oxford Insurance game of the week.

OXFORD over SOUTH THURSDAY NIGHT AT COMMERCE FIELD

7 PM

The Pirates are traveling to the turf in Worcester on a very rare Thursday night game. Oxford has got to win the games they are supposed to win like they did in 2010.This is a game they should win. I am hearing great things about Pirate running back/linebacker Nick Lemay and also the leadership of quarterback Dylan Bracewell.Both are seniors and are captains along with wide receiver Mike D’Alio and linemen Chris Burley and Alex White. This game against South is the first of three straight away games for the Pirates.

SHEPHERD HILL over ST.PETER’S AT SH FRIDAY 7PM

This is the best game in the south county this weekend. Both teams had opening game victories on the road last week.St.Peter’s beat a Fitchburg team that was without the best player in the state and the Rams of Shepherd Hill did not bring their ‘A’ game to Westboro and still won 30-28.Both these programs have scrimmaged each other for decades and now they play for real. This is a Division 2 game for both teams in the standings for post season play.Should be a great game from a fans perspective. Shepherd Hill needs to control the line play so Wilga,Peck, and Ravenelle can breathe a little. The LeBlanc brothers have got to handle things up front.

BAY PATH over WEST BOYLSTON AT WB FRIDAY 7PM

Bay Path is coming off a great win at Oxford last week and travel again this Friday night to West Boylston. Look for Bay Path to go 2-0 in the early season. Coaching, coaching, and more coaching is done on Mugget Hill day in and day out. This is Al Dhembe’s 30th year as the Head coach at Bay Path.Dhembe needs one more wins to get to 200.All 200 has come at Bay Path. Truly remarkable. Look for Edstrom and Josh St.Laurent to carry the offensive load for the Minutemen.

AUBURN over HOLLISTON AT HOLLISTON FRIDAY 7PM

As always, I tip my hat to Auburn. Great program, great coaches, great kids. Holliston is a formidable opponent this week, especially on the road. Holliston is a Division 3 program in the Tri-Valley league for all the Auburn dad’s who are comparing Holliston to Joe Paterno’s Penn State program. Holliston is not going to stop the “streak”, but they will make it very interesting.

SOUTHBRIDGE over VALLEY TECH AT VT SATURDAY 1PM

This game would never have happened in the seventies, but times have changed and Southbridge is down on their numbers. Valley Tech is a Division 6 football school. Southbridge is a Division 4 football school. There are six Divisions in Central Mass this year. In the seventies we had three divisions. Everybody doesn’t have to go to the playoffs, but almost every school plays after Thanksgiving Day.

DOHERTY over TANTASQUA AT TANTASQUA FRIDAY 7PM

Tough game for the Sturbridge eleven.

Last week’s Pick’s: 5-0

Overall: 5-0

Top Seven in the South County:

1. Auburn 1-0

2. Shepherd Hill 1-0

3. Bay Path 1-0

4. Tantasqua 1-0

5. Oxford 0-1

6. Bartlett 0-1

7. Southbridge 0-1