Friday Night Live: Week 1 Staff Predictions

A year ago, we said the ThisWeekSPORTS.com Predictions Panel was “excited” to kick off the season.
This year, we are excited but also very relieved.
This also is the second year of our Lone Wolf feature -- when a panelist goes against all others on a pick.
We have one of those in Week 1, with Scott Hennen taking Olentangy Berlin to beat Olentangy Liberty. Three games split the staff, with seven picking Delaware over Big Walnut, Whitehall to beat Columbus Academy and Marysville to upend Hilliard Bradley.
A change is the addition of ThisWeekSPORTS.com writer Stephen Borgna to the panel.
Other panelists this year are Ryan Baker, Lee Cochran, Frank DiRenna, Eric Frantz, John Hulkenberg, Dave Purpura, Andy Resnik and Jarrod Ulrey.
Good luck to all teams on this shortened season.
Enjoy Week 1!
PREDICTIONS
Hilliard Davidson at Hilliard Darby
Wildcats: Baker, Blackledge, Cochran, DiRenna, Gerfen, Frantz, Hennen, Purpura, Resnik, Stevenson
Panthers: Borgna, Hulkenberg, Ulrey
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Stallions: Baker, Blackledge, DiRenna, Frantz, Gerfen, Hennen, Hulkenberg, Purpura, Resnik, Stevenson
Eagles: Borgna, Cochran, Ulrey
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Pacers: Baker, Borgna, Frantz, Hennen, Purpura, Resnik, Ulrey
Eagles: Blackledge, Cochran, DiRenna, Gerfen, Hulkenberg, Stevenson
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Westerville South at Dublin Scioto
Wildcats: Blackledge, DiRenna, Gerfen, Hennen, Hulkenberg, Purpura, Resnik, Ulrey
Irish: Baker, Borgna, Cochran, Frantz, Stevenson
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Franklin Heights at Westerville North
Falcons: Baker, Hulkenberg
Warriors: Blackledge, Borgna, Cochran, DiRenna, Gerfen, Frantz, Hennen, Purpura, Resnik, Stevenson, Ulrey
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Vikings: Baker, Borgna, DiRenna, Hulkenberg, Purpura, Resnik,
Rams: Blackledge, Cochran, Gerfen, Frantz, Hennen, Stevenson, Ulrey
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Green Wave: Baker, Borgna, DiRenna, Ulrey
Johnnies: Blackledge, Cochran, Gerfen, Frantz, Hennen, Hulkenberg, Purpura, Resnik, Stevenson
Lions: Baker, Gerfen, Ulrey
Raiders: Blackledge, Borgna, Cochran, DiRenna, Frantz, Hennen, Hulkenberg, Purpura, Resnik, Stevenson
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Grove City at Central Crossing
Dawgs: DiRenna, Cochran, Frantz, Gerfen
Comets: Baker, Blackledge, Borgna, Hennen, Hulkenberg, Purpura, Resnik, Stevenson, Ulrey
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Westerville Central at Upper Arlington
Warhawks: Baker, Blackledge, Borgna, Cochran, DiRenna, Frantz, Gerfen, Hennen, Hulkenberg, Resnik, Ulrey
Golden Bears: Purpura, Stevenson
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Dublin Coffman at Dublin Jerome
Shamrocks: Baker, Blackledge, Borgna, Cochran, DiRenna, Gerfen, Frantz, Hennen, Hulkenberg, Purpura, Resnik, Stevenson, Ulrey
Celtics:
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Hilliard Bradley at Marysville
Jaguars: Borgna, Gerfen, Frantz, Hennen, Purpura, Ulrey
Monarchs: Baker, Blackledge, Cochran, DiRenna, Hulkenberg, Resnik, Stevenson
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Braves: Baker, Cochran, Purpura, Ulrey
Pioneers: Blackledge, Borgna, DiRenna, Gerfen, Frantz, Hennen, Hulkenberg, Resnik, Stevenson
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Olentangy Liberty at Olentangy Berlin
Patriots: Baker, Blackledge, Borgna, Cochran, DiRenna, Frantz, Gerfen, Hulkenberg, Purpura, Resnik, Stevenson, Ulrey
Bears: Hennen
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Wildcats:
Cardinals: Baker, Blackledge, Borgna, Cochran, DiRenna, Gerfen, Frantz, Hennen, Hulkenberg, Purpura, Resnik, Stevenson, Ulrey
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Crusaders: Hulkenberg, Stevenson
Hawks: Baker, Blackledge, Borgna, Cochran, DiRenna, Gerfen, Frantz, Hennen, Purpura, Resnik, Ulrey
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Pickerington North at Pickerington Central
Panthers:
Tigers: Baker, Blackledge, Borgna, Cochran, DiRenna, Gerfen, Frantz, Hennen, Hulkenberg, Purpura, Resnik, Stevenson, Ulrey
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