Week 9 has arrived and there are plenty of big games on this week’s slate. Unbeatens Muskegon and Zeeland East will do battle with the OK Black Conference title on the line. Grant, Spring Lake and Muskegon Catholic have automatic playoff berths on the line and neighborhood rivals, Oakridge and Orchard View, will battle.

Mike Mattson remains one game ahead of Ron Rop in the Local Sports Journal’s weekly football picks.

Here are this week’s picks.

Mike Mattson
Rockford over Grand Haven
Mona Shores over Reeths-Puffer
Muskegon over Zeeland East
Montague over Fremont
DeWitt over Fruitport
Grant over Whitehall
Ludington over Mason County Central
Oakridge over Orchard View
Shelby over Spring Lake
Kingsley over Hart
Maple City Glen Lake over North Muskegon
Ravenna over Tri-County
Central Montcalm over Hesperia
Chippewa Hills over Holton
Newaygo over Morley-Stanwood
Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart over Muskegon Heights Academy
Muskegon Catholic over Traverse City St. Francis

Ron Rop
Rockford over Grand Haven
Mona Shores over Reeths-Puffer
Muskegon over Zeeland East
Montague over Fremont
DeWitt over Fruitport
Whitehall over Grant
Ludington over Mason County Central
Oakridge over Orchard View
Spring Lake over Shelby
Kingsley over Hart
Maple City Glen Lake over North Muskegon
Ravenna over Tri-County
Central Montcalm over Hesperia
Chippewa Hills over Holton
Newaygo over Morley-Stanwood
Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart over Muskegon Heights Academy
Muskegon Catholic over Traverse City St. Francis

Shawn Liverance
Rockford over Grand Haven
Mona Shores over Reeths-Puffer
Muskegon over Zeeland East
Montague over Fremont
DeWitt over Fruitport
Whitehall over Grant
Ludington over Mason County Central
Oakridge over Orchard View
Shelby over Spring Lake
Kingsley over Hart
Maple City Glen Lake over North Muskegon
Ravenna over Tri-County
Central Montcalm over Hesperia
Chippewa Hills over Holton
Newaygo over Morley-Stanwood
Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart over Muskegon Heights Academy
Muskegon Catholic over Traverse City St. Francis


Mark Lewis
Rockford over Grand Haven
Mona Shores over Reeths-Puffer
Muskegon over Zeeland East
Montague over Fremont
DeWitt over Fruitport
Grant over Whitehall
Ludington over Mason County Central
Oakridge over Orchard View
Shelby over Spring Lake
Kingsley over Hart
Maple City Glen Lake over North Muskegon
Ravenna over Tri-County
Hesperia over Central Montcalm
Chippewa Hills over Holton
Newaygo over Morley-Stanwood
Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart over Muskegon Heights Academy
Muskegon Catholic over Traverse City St. Francis

Dave Tomczak
Rockford over Grand Haven
Mona Shores over Reeths-Puffer
Muskegon over Zeeland East
Montague over Fremont
Fruitport over DeWitt
Whitehall over Grant
Ludington over Mason CC
Oakridge over Orchard View
Shelby over Spring Lake
Kingsley over Hart
Maple City Glen Lake over North Muskegon
Ravenna over Tri-County
Hesperia over Central Montcalm
Chippewa Hills over Holton
Newaygo over Morley-Stanwood
Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart over MuskegonHts
Muskegon Catholic over TC St. Francis

Jason Goorman
Rockford over Grand Haven
Mona Shores over Reeths-Puffer
Muskegon over Zeeland East
Montague over Fremont
DeWitt over Fruitport
Whitehall over Grant
Ludington over Mason County Central
Oakridge over Orchard View
Spring Lake over Shelby
Kingsley over Hart
Montague over Fremont
North Muskegon over Maple City Glen Lake
Ravenna over Tri-County
Central Montcalm over Hesperia
Chippewa Hills over Holton
Newaygo over Morley-Stanwood
Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart over Muskegon Heights Academy
Muskegon Catholic over Traverse City St. Francis