Game Predictions (Week 7)

It was the wee hours of Saturday morning when the email was received.

“If all the scores are correct, I had an undefeated week.”

A double-take wasn’t necessary as it was easy to figure out who it came from (even if I hadn’t looked at the sender). Andy Resnik had four 13-2 weeks and had been the leader of the panel all season. Not only did he go 15-0, Resnik also pushed his overall record to 78-12 and his lead to seven games.

While the title is far from clinched, Resnik said he is clearing space in his trophy case. It’s a seven-person race (eight if we’re using percentages and include Dave Purpura) and a two-person race for last. However, there is a man in the middle as Scott Hennen is three games out of second and three games from the cellar. So there are some interesting times ahead.

Following Resnik is Patrick Dolan (71-19 overall, 12-3 last week), Jarrod Ulrey (71-19, 13-2), JJHuddle.com Managing Editor Eric Frantz (70-20, 13-2), John Hulkenberg (70-20, 13-2), Aaron Blankenship (69-21, 13-2), Don Delco (69-21, 11-4), Hennen (68-22, 10-5), Brad Emerine (65-25, 13-2) and Lee Cochran (65-25, 13-2). Dave Purpura went out on the limb a little too much and had his worst week at 11-4 to move to 48-12.

And now for week 7:

Dublin Scioto at Dublin Jerome

Scioto: Blankenship, Cochran, Delco, Dolan, Emerine, Frantz, Hennen, Hulkenberg, Purpura, Resnik, Ulrey
Jerome:

Hilliard Bradley at Worthington Kilbourne

Bradley: Blankenship, Cochran, Emerine, Frantz, Hennen, Purpura
Kilbourne: Delco, Dolan, Hulkenberg, Resnik, Ulrey

Hilliard Darby at Westerville South

Darby: Cochran, Delco, Dolan
South: Blankenship, Emerine, Frantz, Hennen, Hulkenberg, Purpura, Resnik, Ulrey

Delaware at Olentangy Orange

Delaware:
Orange: Blankenship, Cochran, Delco, Dolan, Emerine, Frantz, Hennen, Hulkenberg, Purpura, Resnik, Ulrey

Olentangy at New Albany

Olentangy: Blankenship, Emerine, Hennen, Hulkenberg, Purpura, Resnik
New Albany: Cochran, Delco, Dolan, Frantz, Ulrey

Hilliard Davidson at Upper Arlington

Davidson: Blankenship, Cochran, Delco, Emerine, Frantz, Hennen, Hulkenberg, Purpura, Resnik, Ulrey
Upper Arlington: Dolan

Thomas Worthington at Marysville

Thomas: Delco
Marysville: Blankenship, Cochran, Dolan, Emerine, Frantz, Hennen, Hulkenberg, Purpura, Resnik, Ulrey

Reynoldsburg at Pickerington North

Reynoldsburg:
North: Blankenship, Cochran, Delco, Dolan, Emerine, Frantz, Hennen, Hulkenberg, Purpura, Resnik, Ulrey

Mifflin at Beechcroft

Mifflin: Resnik
Beechcroft: Blankenship, Cochran, Delco, Dolan, Emerine, Frantz, Hennen, Hulkenberg, Purpura, Ulrey

Bexley at Columbus Academy

Bexley:
Academy: Blankenship, Cochran, Delco, Dolan, Emerine, Frantz, Hennen, Hulkenberg, Purpura, Resnik, Ulrey

Licking Valley at Newark Catholic

Licking Valley: Cochran, Delco, Dolan, Emerine, Frantz, Hennen, Hulkenberg, Resnik, Ulrey
Newark Catholic: Blankenship, Purpura

Canal Winchester at Hamilton Township

Canal Winchester: Blankenship, Delco, Emerine, Frantz, Hulkenberg, Purpura, Ulrey
Hamilton Township: Cochran, Dolan, Hennen, Resnik

Mount Vernon at Big Walnut

Mount Vernon: Cochran, Delco
Big Walnut: Blankenship, Dolan, Emerine, Frantz, Hennen, Hulkenberg, Purpura, Resnik, Ulrey

Newark at Groveport

Newark:
Groveport: Blankenship, Cochran, Delco, Dolan, Emerine, Frantz, Hennen, Hulkenberg, Purpura, Resnik, Ulrey
Whetstone at Columbus East

Whetstone at East

Whetstone: Delco, Dolan, Emerine, Hennen, Hulkenberg, Resnik, Ulrey
East: Blankenship, Cochran, Frantz, Purpura