By Jason Goorman
Local Sports Journal

Is there a better time of year than right now with Week 1 football in our midst?

The folks at Shoreline Insurance don’t think so and that’s why we knew they’d like us to give them a shoutout for helping sponsor the LSJ’s football coverage this season.

We at Local Sports Journal know one thing area football fans are pondering: Who is going to win this week? What the folks at the LSJ would like to know is who you think will win this week.

Make your own Week 1 picks by clicking here.

The LSJ writing staff also assembled their individual picks for Week 1.

Ron Rop Week 1 picks
w Muskegon over Grand Haven
w Mona Shores over Muskegon Catholic
l Fruitport over Reeths-Puffer
l GR West Catholic over Oakridge
l Whitehall over Wyoming Kelloggsville
l Grandville Calvin Christian over North Muskegon
l Ravenna over Kent City
w Montague over Orchard View
l Hart over Onekama
w Shelby over Grant
l Benzie Central over Mason County Central
l Fremont over Sparta
w Ludington over Manistee
w Spring Lake over Coopersville
w Newaygo over Holton
w Hesperia over White Cloud
w Baldwin over Hale
l Muskegon Heights Academy over Godwin Heights

Mark Lewis Week 1 picks
w Muskegon over Grand Haven
l Muskegon Catholic Central over Mona Shores
w Reeths-Puffer over Fruitport
w Oakridge over Grand Rapids West Catholic
l Whitehall over Wyoming Kelloggsville
w North Muskegon over Grandville Calvin Christian
l Ravenna over Kent City
w Montague over Orchard View
l Hart over Onekama
w Shelby over Grant
w Mason County Central over Benzie Central
w Sparta over Fremont
l Manistee over Ludington
w Spring Lake over Coopersville
w Newaygo over Holton
w Hesperia over White Cloud
w Baldwin over Hale
w Godwin Heights over Muskegon Heights Public School Academy

Shawn Liverance Week 1 picks
w Muskegon over Grand Haven
w Mona Shores over Muskegon Catholic Central
l Fruitport over Reeths-Puffer
l Grand Rapids West Catholic over Oakridge
w Wyoming Kelloggsville over Whitehall
l Grandville Calvin Christian over North Muskegon
l Ravenna over Kent City
w Montague over Orchard View
l Hart over Onekama
w Shelby over Grant
w Mason County Central over Benzie Central
w Sparta over Fremont
w Ludington  over Manistee
l Coopersville over Spring Lake
w Newaygo over Holton
w Hesperia over White Cloud
w Baldwin over Hale
w Godwin Heights over Muskegon Heights Public School Academy

Dave Tomczak Week 1 picks
w Muskegon over Grand Haven
l Muskegon Catholic over Mona Shores
w Reeths-Puffer over Fruitport
l GR West Catholic over Oakridge
l Whitehall over Kelloggsville
l Grandville Calvin Christian over North Muskegon
l Ravenna over Kent City
w Montague over Orchard View
w Onekama over Hart
w Shelby over Grant
l Benzie Central over Mason County Central
l Fremont over Sparta
w Ludington over Grant
w Spring Lake over Coopersville
l Holton over Newaygo
l White Cloud over Hesperia
l Hale over Baldwin
w Godwin Heights over Muskegon Heights Public School Academy

Steve Gunn Week 1 picks
w Muskegon over Grand Haven
w Mona Shores over Muskegon Catholic Central
w Reeths-Puffer over Fruitport
w Oakridge over Grand Rapids West Catholic
l Whitehall over Kelloggsville
l Grandville Calvin Christian over North Muskegon
w Kent City over Ravenna
w Montague over Orchard View
l Hart over Onekama
w Shelby over Grant
w Mason County Central over Benzie Central
w Sparta over Fremont
w Ludington over Manistee
w Spring Lake over Coopersville
w Newaygo over Holton
w Hesperia over White Cloud
w Baldwin over Hale
l Muskegon Heights Public School Academy over Godwin Heights

Jason Goorman Week 1 picks
w Muskegon over Grand Haven
w Mona Shores over Muskegon Catholic Central
l Fruitport over Reeths-Puffer
l Grand Rapids West Catholic over Oakridge
l Whitehall over Kelloggsville
l Grandville Calvin Christian over North Muskegon
l Ravenna over Kent City
w Montague over Orchard View
l Hart over Onekama
w Shelby over Grant
w Mason County Central over Benzie Central
l Fremont over Sparta
w Ludington over Manistee
l Coopersville over Spring Lake
w Newaygo over Holton
w Hesperia over White Cloud
w Baldwin over Hale
l Muskegon Heights Public School Academy over Godwin Heights