Detroit News prep football picks: Week 1

David Goricki, Rod Beard, James Hawkins and Craig Yuhas offer their predictions for Week 1 of the high school football season.

Detroit East English vs. Brighton

Goricki: East English

Beard: East English

Hawkins: East English

Yuhas: East English

Orchard Lake St. Mary's vs. Macomb Dakota

Goricki: St. Mary's

Beard: St. Mary's

Hawkins: St. Mary's

Yuhas: St. Mary's

Chippewa Valley vs. Lake Orion

Goricki: Lake Orion

Beard: Chippewa Valley

Hawkins: Lake Orion

Yuhas: Lake Orion

Goricki's prep picks: QBs command stage in openers

Birmingham Groves vs. West Bloomfield

Goricki: West Bloomfield

Beard: West Bloomfield

Hawkins: West Bloomfield

Yuhas: West Bloomfield

Farmington vs. Walled Lake Western

Goricki: W.L. Western (best bet)

Beard: W.L. Western

Hawkins: W.L. Western (best bet)

Yuhas: W.L. Western

Canton vs. Dearborn Fordson

Goricki: Canton

Beard: Canton

Hawkins: Canton

Yuhas: Canton (best bet)

Belleville at Salem

Goricki: Belleville

Beard: Belleville

Hawkins: Belleville

Yuhas: Belleville

Gibraltor Carlson at Wyandotte

Goricki: Wyandotte

Beard: Wyandotte

Hawkins: Wyandotte

Yuhas: Wyandotte

Clarkston vs. Lapeer

Goricki: Clarkston

Beard: Clarkston

Hawkins: Lapeer

Yuhas: Clarkston

De La Salle at Lowell

Goricki: De La Salle

Beard: Lowell

Hawkins: Lowell

Yuhas: De La Salle

Chelsea vs. River Rouge

Goricki: River Rouge

Beard: Chelsea

Hawkins: River Rouge

Yuhas: River Rouge

Detroit CC vs. Sterling Heights Stevenson

Goricki: Detroit CC

Beard: Detroit CC

Hawkins: Detroit CC

Yuhas: Detroit CC

East Kentwood vs. Farmington Hills Harrison

Goricki: East Kentwood

Beard: East Kentwood

Hawkins: East Kentwood

Yuhas: East Kentwood

Southfield A&T vs. Detroit King

Goricki: Southfield

Beard: King (best bet)

Hawkins: King

Yuhas: Southfield

Detroit Cass Tech vs. Oak Park

Goricki: Cass Tech

Beard: Cass Tech

Hawkins: Cass Tech

Yuhas: Cass Tech