By Tom Nader

Publisher and Editor

The season’s finish line is approaching, with Friday marking Week 8 of the high school football season.

After jumping into first place last week, John Lehner strengthened his hold on the top spot with a perfect 10-0 record in Week 7. He is now 56-18 overall, holding a two-game lead over four others all tied at 54-20 — Ron Evans, Tom Byich, Chuck Ulrich and Mike Keegan.

Overall, there were eight who had perfect picks last week, including Lehner, Evans, Byich, Ulrich, Keegan, along with Jim Manion, Brett Dubinsky and Matt Shull.

Here are the current standings, as well as this week’s picks.

OVERALL STANDINGS

(Note: Name, overall record and last week’s record is in parenthesis)

John Lehner 56-18 (10-0)

Ron Evans 54-20 (10-0)

Tom Byich 54-20 (10-0)

Chuck Ulrich 54-20 (10-0)

Mike Keegan 54-20 (10-0)

Gary Humberson 53-21 (8-2)

Tom Nader 53-21 (8-2)

Jeremy Allen 53-21 (9-1)

Jim Manion 51-23 (10-0)

Matt Shull 51-23 (10-0)

Brett Dubinsky 50-24 (10-0)

Chip Bittecuffer 49-25 (7-3)

Kayne Smith 49-25 (9-1)

Drew Flarida 49-25 (9-1)

Tom Rauber 48-26 (8-2)

Ryan Smith 47-27 (9-1)

Trevor Flarida 46-28 (7-3)

Alex Blake 46-28 (8-2)

Randy Porter 46-28 (8-2)

THIS WEEK’S GAMES

Brecksville at Aurora

Crestwood at Fairview

Streetsboro at Field

Newton Falls at Garfield

Norton at Kent Roosevelt

Mogadore at Lorain Clearview

Ravenna at Cuyahoga Falls

Conneaut at Rootstown

Brookfield at Southeast

Jackson-Milton at Waterloo

Windham at Chalker (Oct. 10)

THIS WEEK’S PICKS

TOM NADER

Brecksville

Crestwood

Streetsboro

Garfield

Norton

Mogadsore

Ravenna

Conneaut

Brookfield

Jackson-MIlton

Windham

CHIP BITTECUFFER

Brecksville

Fairview

Streetsboro

Garfield

Norton

Mogadore

Ravenna

Rootstown

Southeast

Jackson-Milton

Windham

CHUCK ULRICH

Brecksville

Crestwood

Streetsboro

Garfield

Norton

Mogadore

Ravenna

Conneaut

Brookfield

Waterloo

Chalker

RANDY PORTER

Brecksville

Crestwood

Streetsboro

Garfield

Kent Roosevelt

Mogadore

Ravenna

Rootstown

Brookfield

Waterloo

Chalker

TOM RAUBER

Brecksville

Crestwood

Streetsboro

Garfield

Norton

Mogadore

Ravenna

Conneaut

Brookfield

Jackson-Milton

Windham

GARY HUMBERSON

Brecksville

Fairview

Streetsboro

Garfield

Norton

Mogadore

Ravenna

Conneaut

Brookfield

Waterloo

Chalker

JEREMY ALLEN

Brecksville

Crestwood

Streetsboro

Garfield

Norton

Mogadore

Cuyahoga Falls

Conneaut

Brookfield

Waterloo

Windham

JIM MANION

Brecksville

Crestwood

Streetsboro

Garfield

Norton

Mogadore

Ravenna

Conneaut

Brookfield

Jackson-Milton

Windham

BRETT DUBINSKY

Brecksville 

Crestwood 

Streetsboro

Garfield

Norton 

Mogadore

Ravenna 

Conneaut

Brookfield 

Jackson-Milton

Windham

MIKE KEEGAN

Brecksville

Crestwood

Streetsboro

Garfield

Norton

Mogadore

Ravenna

Conneaut

Brookfield

Waterloo

Chalker

JOHN LEHNER

Brecksville

Crestwood

Streetsboro

Garfield

Norton

Mogadore

Ravenna

Conneaut

Brookfield

Jackson-Milton

Chalker

TREVOR FLARIDA

Aurora 

Fairview 

Streetsboro 

Garfield 

Norton

Mogadore 

Ravenna 

Rootstown 

Brookfield 

Waterloo 

Windham

DREW FLARIDA

Brecksville

Crestwood

Streetsboro

Garfield

Norton

Mogadore

Cuyahoga Falls

Conneaut

Brookfield

Jackson-Milton

Windham

RON EVANS

Brecksville

Crestwood

Streetsboro

Garfield

Norton

Mogadore

Ravenna

Conneaut

Brookfield

Jackson-Milton

Windham

TOM BYICH

Brecksville

Fairview

Streetsboro

Garfield

Norton

Mogadore

Cuyahoga Falls

Conneaut

Brookfield

Jackson-Milton

Windham