... Wellington comes out and smacks Avon in the face Friday night.
On the morning of Week 2 of the high school football season, I opened up the paper and saw an overwhelming number of sportswriters picking Avon to beat Wellington. Our competition had Avon an 11-0 favorite, and the Journal's Sideline Swami predicted the Eagles to win as well.
Well, the Dukes have had their ups and downs with Norwayne to open the season. That didn't surprise me. I also picked Avon to beat Wellington this week, which I'm not wavering from. But, I want to make clear Wellington isn't a team that should be a huge underdog to anyone.
Avon is that good, so here's my prediction for a Wellington team not getting much love this week: The Dukes fall to 0-2, but win seven of their last eight games. They'll win the Patriot Athletic Conference Stars Division, which is a change from my original pick of Black River, and I'll also go on record saying this game against Avon will decide whether or not Wellington can make the playoffs.