Fielder’s Choices: Predicting high school football sure beats algebra

I’m back, precocious schoolhouse sports fans.

In lawsuit you hadn’t noticed, determination wasn’t overmuch of a shot play past twelvemonth due to the fact that everybody was holed up successful their mom’s basement due to the fact that of COVID. Or, if you’re similar me, due to the fact that that’s wherever you usually slumber due to the fact that it beats paying rent.

But conscionable to get my ma disconnected my case, I decided due to the fact that determination were nary precocious schoolhouse games to foretell successful 2020 that I would get a life, oregon astatine slightest enroll successful inferior college.

Junior assemblage was a batch harder than Mr. Hand’s past people successful the movies.

Beginning algebra was wholly bogus. And I knew I was successful occupation erstwhile my guidance counsellor signed maine up for Critical Thinking 101, and it had thing to bash with guessing the constituent dispersed successful the “Bone Game” betwixt Las Vegas High and Rancho.

Needless to say, I flunked out.

So I’m backmost astatine location successful my mom’s basement, predicting games connected my sister’s aged laptop that inactive works beauteous good, considering it lone has Windows ME. And my ma has been cutting maine a just magnitude of slack, but for the clip I tried to travel upstairs erstwhile institution was over.

Here’s this week’s picks:

Shadow Ridge (1-0) astatine Silverado (1-0)

This crippled benignant of reminds maine of erstwhile Carly Rae Jepsen and Neon Trees came retired astir the aforesaid clip erstwhile I was inactive successful precocious school. Instead of liking what I’m hearing, I’m liking what I’m seeing from these two. Shadow Ridge bushed Centennial 31-22 past week, and Centennial played successful the past authorities title crippled earlier I got quarantined successful my mom’s basement. Silverado bushed Durango 41-6. Since “Everybody Talks” astir the anticipation of this being benignant of an early-season showdown, “Call Me Maybe.” (See what I did there?) Shadow Ridge by 7.

Chaparral (0-0) astatine Green Valley (1-0)

The Cowboys volition beryllium playing their archetypal game, truthful this 1 is similar x³ + 1 successful inferior assemblage — it’s a small hard to fig out. Green Valley defeated Canyon Springs 39-6 connected opening night. The Gators’ Damon Bischoff kicked 3 tract goals, including a 54-yarder — farther than I tin spot with this caller medicine successful my glasses. Green Valley by 21.

Canyon Springs (0-1) astatine Liberty (1-0)

I benignant of consciousness atrocious for Canyon Springs, due to the fact that the Pioneers mislaid 39-6 to Green Valley past week, and Liberty bushed Bishop Gorman the past clip they played. Liberty came connected beardown to bushed Arbor View 42-14 connected opening night. Rich Muraco, the Patriots’ coach, said his squad committed excessively galore penalties and astatine times were much disorganized than my sock drawer. Still … Liberty by 42.

Foothill (0-0) astatine Desert Pines (1-0)

If Nevada precocious schoolhouse shot was similar the Kentucky Derby, Bishop Gorman and Liberty would beryllium 1 and 1A successful that Daily Racing Form happening that helps you marque bets. Desert Pines astir apt would beryllium the next-best horse, the 1 with 10-1 likelihood oregon thing similar that. Foothill’s likelihood mightiness beryllium astir 25-1. So … Desert Pines by 15.

Centennial (o-1) astatine Durango (0-1)

Centennial stubbed its toed against Shadow Ridge connected opening nighttime — it reminded maine of erstwhile my sister near her roller skate connected the basement stairs. But the Bulldogs were benignant of fortunate to adjacent enactment a squad connected the tract due to the fact that of their ongoing combat with the ’Rona. The 2019 authorities finalists should bounce backmost beauteous casual provided determination is simply a crippled connected Friday. Centennial by 24.

Fielder is simply a Review-Journal analogous during the precocious schoolhouse sports play erstwhile helium isn’t slacking off. He presently cannot beryllium reached due to the fact that his cellphone fell retired of his pouch portion helium was skateboarding and the surface broke.