Detroit News prep football picks: Week 9


David Goricki, Rod Beard, Eric Coughlin and Craig Yuhas of The Detroit News offer their predictions for top games in Week 9 of the high school football season.
Detroit Cass Tech vs. Detroit King
Goricki: King
Beard: Cass Tech
Coughlin: Cass Tech
Yuhas: Cass Tech
Detroit CC vs. Warren De La Salle
Goricki: De La Salle
Beard: De La Salle
Coughlin: De La Salle
Yuhas: De La Salle
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Walled Lake Central at Walled Lake Western
Goricki: Western
Beard: Western (best bet)
Coughlin: Western
Yuhas: Central
Brighton at Belleville
Goricki: Belleville
Beard: Belleville
Coughlin: Belleville
Yuhas: Belleville
Canton at Dearborn Fordson
Goricki: Fordson
Beard: Fordson
Coughlin: Fordson
Yuhas: Canton
Plymouth at Livonia Churchill
Goricki: Churchill (best bet)
Beard: Churchill
Coughlin: Churchill
Yuhas: Churchill
L’Anse Creuse North at Macomb Dakota
Goricki: Dakota
Beard: Dakota
Coughlin: Dakota
Yuhas: Dakota
Romeo at Grosse Pointe South
Goricki: GP South
Beard: GP South
Coughlin: GP South
Yuhas: Romeo
Birmingham Seaholm at Birmingham Groves
Goricki: Groves
Beard: Groves
Coughlin: Groves
Yuhas: Groves
Farmington at Farmington Hills Harrison
Goricki: Harrison
Beard: Harrison
Coughlin: Harrison
Yuhas: Harrison
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Oak Park at Clarkston
Goricki: Oak Park
Beard: Oak Park
Coughlin: Clarkston
Yuhas: Oak Park
Rochester Hills Stoney Creek at Rochester Adams
Goricki: Adams
Beard: Adams
Coughlin: Adams
Yuhas: Adams
Grosse Ile at Dearborn Heights Crestwood
Goricki: Crestwood
Beard: Crestwood
Coughlin: Crestwood
Yuhas: Crestwood
Saline at Grand Blanc
Goricki: Saline
Beard: Saline
Coughlin: Saline (best bet)
Yuhas: Saline (best bet)
Southfield A&T at River Rouge
Goricki: River Rouge
Beard: Southfield A&T
Coughlin: River Rouge
Yuhas: River Rouge
Records
Goricki: 11-4 last week, 84-36 overall, 6-2 best bets
Beard: 10-5 last week, 92-28 overall, 8-0 best bets
Coughlin: 11-4 last week, 93-27 overall, 8-0 best bets
Yuhas: 10-5 last week, 87-33 overall, 8-0 best bets