Week 12: Fearless Friday Football Forecast (updated with results)
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Well, apparently, not all of us were playoff-ready.
The Fleetwood Tigers were: They pulled out a wild overtime victory. Schuylkill Valley and Berks Catholic were winners in the opening week of the postseason, too.
The Fearless Forecasters? Not so much.
All those wild comebacks did most of us in: Three Forecasters were under water, four others were batting .500 — great for baseball, not-so-great for football picks.
This week looks a lot easier . . . except for that clash of long-time District 3 titans Wilson and Cumberland Valley at Chapman Stadium. The panel’s pretty much split on that one.
Each week, MikeDragoSports.com staff writers and photographers, along with Jeff Reinhart of football partner LNP/Lancasteronline and Daryn Zeiner of Jerry Geleff Media, will pick all the Berks games. We’ll keep standings and the Forecaster with the most points at the end of the season will get a big prize!
Each correct pick earns one point; if a Forecaster “doubles down” on a Berks team and is correct he gets two points. Each Fearless Forecaster can “down double” on a team only once during the regular season (and once again during the postseason).
| Wilson CV | Elco Twin Valley | Sch. Valley Wyomissing | York High Man. Twp. | Cedar Crest Harrisburg | Ephrata Garden Spot | |
| Joe Mays | Wilson (DD) | Twin Valley | Wyomissing | Man. Twp. | Harrisburg | Garden Spot |
| Sam Cavalieri | CV | Twin Valley (DD) | Wyomissing | Man. Twp. | Harrisburg | Garden Spot |
| Jeff Reinhart | CV | Twin Valley | Wyomissing (DD) | Man. Twp. | Harrisburg | Garden Spot |
| Phil Marabella | CV | Twin Valley | Wyomissing (DD) | Man. Twp. | Harrisburg | Garden Spot |
| Matt Gaffney | Wilson | Twin Valley | Wyomissing (DD) | Man. Twp. | Harrisburg | Garden Spot |
| Matt Hagy | Wilson | Twin Valley (DD) | Wyomissing | Man. Twp. | Harrisburg | Garden Spot |
| Andrew Clauser | Wilson | Twin Valley | Wyomissing (DD) | Man. Twp. | Harrisburg | Garden Spot |
| Mike Drago | CV | Twin Valley (DD) | Wyomissing | Man. Twp. | Harrisburg | Garden Spot |
| Chris DeAntonio | CV | Twin Valley | Wyomissing (DD) | Man. Twp. | Harrisburg | Ephrata |
| Sean McBryan | CV | Twin Valley | Wyomissing (DD) | Man. Twp. | Harrisburg | Garden Spot |
| Logan Moyer | Wilson | Twin Valley (DD) | Wyomissing | Man. Twp. | Harrisburg | Garden Spot |
| Daryn Zeiner | Wilson | Twin Valley | Wyomissing (DD) | Man. Twp. | Harrisburg | Garden Spot |
| Mike Mitchell | CV | Twin Valley (DD) | Wyomissing | Man. Twp. | Harrisburg | Garden Spot |
| Staff composite | CV 7-6 | Twin Valley 13-0 | Wyomissing 13-0 | Man. Twp. 13-0 | Harrisburg 13-0 | Garden Spot 12-1 |
| Conestoga V. Cocalico | Lampeter E. Pennsboro | Susquehanna Manheim C. | West Perry Lanc. Cath. | Week 12 | Season total | |
| Joe Mays | Cocalico | Lampeter | Manheim C. | West Perry | 8-3 | 123-30 |
| Sam Cavalieri | Cocalico | Lampeter | Manheim C. | West Perry | 10-1 | 122-31 |
| Jeff Reinhart | Cocalico | Lampeter | Manheim C. | West Perry | 10-1 | 122-31 |
| Phil Marabella | Cocalico | Lampeter | Manheim C. | West Perry | 10-1 | 120-32 |
| Matt Gaffney | Cocalico | Lampeter | Manheim C. | Lanc. Cath. | 8-3 | 118-35 |
| Matt Hagy | Cocalico | Lampeter | Manheim C. | Lanc. Cath. | 8-3 | 118-35 |
| Andrew Clauser | Cocalico | Lampeter | Manheim C. | West Perry | 9-2 | 119-34 |
| Mike Drago | Cocalico | Lampeter | Manheim C. | West Perry | 10-1 | 119-34 |
| Chris DeAntonio | Cocalico | Lampeter | Manheim C. | West Perry | 11-0 | 120-32 |
| Sean McBryan | Cocalico | Lampeter | Manheim C. | West Perry | 10-1 | 118-34 |
| Logan Moyer | Cocalico | Lampeter | Manheim C. | West Perry | 9-2 | 116-37 |
| Daryn Zeiner | Cocalico | E. Pennsboro | Manheim C. | West Perry | 8-3 | 115-33 |
| Mike Mitchell | Cocalico | Lampeter | Manheim C. | West Perry | 10-1 | 115-33 |
| Staff composite | Cocalico 13-0 | Lampeter 12-1 | Manheim C. 13-0 | West Perry 11-2 |