Week 9 high school football pick ‘em

The playoffs will be more clear with Week 9 here, and expect some teams to punch their tickets into the postseason by Friday night.

Great bounce back in Week 8; Tarrant County-area picks went 28-6.

This week, Thursday features Keller Fossil Ridge and Keller Central, both sitting at 2-1 in District 3-6A.

Mansfield plays Arlington Sam Houston on Thursday. Can Oklahoma commit Kennedy Brooks make it 22-straight 100-yard rushing games and his 17th of 200 or more in that span?

Friday is highlighted by another edition of the Colleyville Heritage-Grapevine series. Heritage is looking to remain unbeaten in District 8-5A while Grapevine wants to rebound after a loss.

Mansfield Lake Ridge and Legacy, both 3-1 in 10-5A, duel it out at Newsom Stadium.

Thursday (predicted winners)

Mansfield vs. Sam Houston

Wyatt vs. Southwest

Fossil Ridge vs. Central

Eastern Hills vs. Polytechnic

Lake Worth vs. Diamond Hill-Jarvis

Friday

Eaton vs. Azle

Brewer vs. Aledo

Saginaw vs. Boswell

Northwest vs. Chisholm Trail

Haltom vs. Weatherford

Timber Creek vs. Keller

Paschal vs. Arlington

Martin vs. North Crowley

Bowie vs. Lamar

Hebron vs. Trinity

LD Bell vs. Lewisville

Venus vs. Benbrook

Glen Rose vs. Godley

Nelson vs. Carroll

Colleyville Heritage vs. Grapevine

Crowley vs. Seguin

Burleson Centennial vs. Granbury

Lake Ridge vs. Legacy

Waxahachie vs. Timberview

Summit vs. Midlothian

Springtown vs. Castleberry

Kennedale vs. Mineral Wells

North Side vs. Western Hills

Everman vs. Joshua

Cleburne vs. Burleson

Dunbar vs. Birdville

Trimble Tech vs. Arlington Heights

Bowie vs. Brock

Grapevine Faith vs. FW Christian

Saturday

Richland vs. Carter-Riverside

South Hills vs. YMLA

Last week: 28-6 Season: 197-72, .732 winning percentage

This story was originally published October 18, 2016 at 4:52 PM with the headline "Week 9 high school football pick ‘em."