Each week, The Blade sports department’s Steve Junga, Mark Monroe, Kyle Rowland, Michael Burwell, and Ron Seibel predict winners for 10 of what are expected to be the closest high school football games in the Toledo area.
Last week, Junga, Monroe, and Rowland each went 8-2, while Burwell went 7-3 and Seibel 6-4. For the season, Junga is 15-5, Rowland, Burwell, and Monroe are 13-7, while Seibel is 12-8.
Here are the predictions for this week.
FINDLAY (1-1) AT SOUTHVIEW (2-0)
■ Junga: Southview, 35-31
■ Rowland: Findlay, 34-22
■ Burwell: Southview, 35-30
■ Monroe: Southview, 35-28
■ Seibel: Southview, 34-21
DETROIT CATHOLIC CENTRAL (1-0) AT CENTRAL CATHOLIC (2-0)
■ Junga: Central Catholic, 34-21
■ Rowland: Central Catholic, 27-20
■ Burwell: Central Catholic, 23-17
■ Monroe: Central Catholic, 28-24
■ Seibel: Central Catholic, 48-7
NAPOLEON (0-2) AT NORTHVIEW (0-2)
■ Junga: Northview, 32-20
■ Rowland: Northview, 21-20
■ Burwell: Napoleon, 24-21
■ Monroe: Northview, 35-21
■ Seibel: Northview, 27-10
START (0-2) AT SPRINGFIELD (1-1)
■ Junga: Springfield, 27-24
■ Rowland: Springfield, 28-13
■ Burwell: Springfield, 35-20
■ Monroe: Springfield, 17-8
■ Seibel: Start, 21-20
WAUSEON (1-1) AT EASTWOOD (2-0)
■ Junga: Eastwood, 23-20
■ Rowland: Eastwood, 35-23
■ Burwell: Eastwood, 30-27
■ Monroe: Eastwood, 28-21
■ Seibel: Eastwood, 35-28
GENOA (1-1) AT HURON (2-0)
■ Junga: Huron, 38-35
■ Rowland: Huron, 35-29
■ Burwell: Huron, 28-20
■ Monroe: Huron, 30-27
■ Seibel: Huron, 27-24
DELTA (1-1) AT LAKE (1-1)
■ Junga: Lake, 26-21
■ Rowland: Lake, 27-7
■ Burwell: Lake, 35-28
■ Monroe: Lake, 21-14
■ Seibel: Lake, 31-20
EVERGREEN (1-1) AT ROSSFORD (1-1)
■ Junga: Rossford, 30-21
■ Rowland: Rossford, 24-14
■ Burwell: Rossford, 24-20
■ Monroe: Rossford, 24-20
■ Seibel: Rossford, 45-31
COLUMBUS GROVE (1-1) AT PATRICK HENRY (2-0)
■ Junga: Patrick Henry, 21-20
■ Rowland: Columbus Grove, 35-13
■ Burwell: Columbus Grove, 17-10
■ Monroe: Patrick Henry, 35-27
■ Seibel: Patrick Henry, 28-17
PORT CLINTON (2-0) AT OAK HARBOR (2-0)
■ Junga: Oak Harbor, 34-30
■ Rowland: Port Clinton 30-24
■ Burwell: Oak Harbor, 28-27
■ Monroe: Oak Harbor, 42-38
■ Seibel: Oak Harbor, 30-28
First Published August 31, 2023, 12:30 p.m.
