High School Football Predictions

Every week, I pick high-school football games that are played in Patch coverage areas from Stone Mountain to Cumming.

Check out this week's predictions, then let us know how you think your team will fare in the comment box below ... if you dare.

Last week's record: 20-5. Overall record: 77-20.

Are you ready for another round of picks?

at Mill Creek: This Friday TV game (8 p.m., GPB) set up as a potential battle between undefeated teams looking for supremacy at the top of the Region 7-AAAAA standings. Then, a funny little thing happen on the way — namely Mill Creek’s stunning 9-7 loss to Mountain View last week. The Hawks (3-1, 0-1) still have to be considered a playoff contender, but a loss to a team that went 2-8 last year makes us wonder just how good they are. We already know that state-ranked Norcross (4-0, 1-0) is an impressive squad. Mill Creek has an advantage being at home, but it may not matter. Norcross 28, Mill Creek 20.

at North Gwinnett: The beat goes on for both teams. North (3-1) wins its fourth in a row. Meadowcreek (0-4) continues to own the state’s longest losing streak (32). North Gwinnett 48, Meadowcreek 7.

Blessed Trinity at : There may be only one team in Class AA that’s playing better than Greater Atlanta Christian — that would be Buford, GAC’s Region 6-AA, Division A rival. The Spartans (4-0) are coming off blowout wins over Holy Innocents’ and Westminster, games some felt would be much closer than they were. Blessed Trinity, which lost to 14-9 to state-ranked (Class AAA) Grady two weeks ago in a game it should have won, is 1-2 and is really much better than the record.  The Titans can play with the Spartans. Maybe not for four quarters, however. GAC 30, Blessed Trinity 18.

Scott Bernarde is the Associate Regional Editor for 12 Patch sites in DeKalb, Gwinnett, Fulton and Forsyth counties.