Week 1 picks: LSJ writers weigh in on this week’s matchups

Ron Rop
Fruitport over Reeths-Puffer, Montague over Orchard View, Ravenna over Kent City, Spring Lake over Coopersville, Newaygo over Holton, Mona Shores over Muskegon Catholic Central, Muskegon over Orchard Lake St. Mary’s, Grandville Calvin Christian over North Muskegon, Grand Haven over Traverse City Central, Hart over Onekama, Oakridge over Forest Hills Eastern

Mike Mattson
Fruitport over Reeths-Puffer, Muskegon over Orchard Lake St. Mary’s, Mona Shores over Muskegon Catholic, Grand Haven over Traverse City Central, Montague over Orchard View, Holton over Newaygo, Spring Lake over Coopersville, Calvin Christian over North Muskegon, Ravenna over Kent City, Whitehall over Kelloggsville, Oakridge over FH Eastern, Shelby over Grant, , Hart over Onekama, Ludington over Manistee, Sparta over Fremont, Mason County Central over Benzie Central, Hesperia over White Cloud.

Shawn Liverance
Fruitport over Reeths-Puffer, Ravenna over Kent City, Coopersville over Spring Lake, Holton over Newaygo, Muskegon Catholic Central over Mona Shores, Muskegon over Orchard Lake St. Mary’s, Grandville Calvin Christian over North Muskegon, Grand Haven over Traverse City Central, Hart over Onekama, Oakridge over Forest Hills Eastern and Hesperia over White Cloud.

Mark Lewis
Reeths-Puffer over Fruitport, Montague over Orchard View, Ravenna over Kent City, Spring Lake over Coopersville, Holton over Newaygo, Muskegon Catholic Central over Mona Shores, Muskegon over Orchard Lake St. Mary’s, Grandville Calvin Christian over North Muskegon, Grand Haven over Traverse City Central, Hart over Onekama, Oakridge over Forest Hills Eastern and White Cloud over Hesperia.

Dave Tomczak
Fruitport over Reeths-Puffer, Montague over Orchard View, Holton over Newaygo, Spring Lake over Coopersville, Kent City over Ravenna, Muskegon Catholic Central over Mona Shores, Grand Haven over Traverse City Central, North Muskegon over Grandville Calvin Christian, Fremont over Sparta, Shelby over Grant, Ludington over Manistee, Oakride over Forest Hills Eastern, White Cloud over Hesperia.

Jason Goorman
Fruitport over Reeths-Puffer, Montague over Orchard View, Newaygo over Holton, Spring Lake over Coopersville, Ravenna over Kent City, Mona Shores over Muskegon Catholic Central, Grand Haven over Traverse City Central, Grandville Calvin Christian over North Muskegon, Fremont over Sparta, Grant over Shelby, Ludington over Manistee, Oakridge over Forest Hills Eastern, Hesperia over White Cloud.

* Let the LSJ staff know what you think by throwing some zingers our way. We like the heat, but love Muskegon area football even more. Good luck to all the area teams in this opening week of football and looking forward to covering the games. – The LSJ Staff