Joe, what is your forecast for the three out-of-state, regular season games scheduled prior to September 3?
On Friday, August 29, Mainland is scheduled to be Florida’s first team to kickoff the 2008 regular season. The Bucs play Central Gwinnett in the National Football Challenge at Suwanee, Georgia. The St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders, opening as my top-ranked team in the Sunshine State, play Cincinnati Elder in the Kirk Herbstreit Ohio vs. USA Challenge in Cincinnati on Saturday, August 30. Lakeland travels to Wheeling, West Virginia to face Pittsburgh Central Catholic in The Friends of Coal Classic on Labor Day. My forecast: Mainland (175.5) over Central Gwinnett GA (164.8) by 11 St. Thomas Aquinas (198.0) over Elder OH (184.0) by 14 Pittsburgh Central Catholic (187.5) over Lakeland (184.