I enjoyed a pretty nice season in my first year picking all the western Mass. football games each week. I'm convinced there's no way I can match that percentage at the bottom of the page, so let's just move along and hope for a strong first week.

Here's a look at the Week 1 games. Home team is in CAPS:

Thursday
LYNN CLASSICAL over East Longmeadow

Friday
BELCHERTOWN over Easthampton
CENTRAL over Putnam
Pioneer over FRONTIER
South Hadley over HOLYOKE
Longmeadow over CHICOPEE COMP
McCann Tech over WARE
NARRAGANSETT over Mahar
PALMER over Turners Falls
Pathfinder over QUABOAG
SCI-TECH over Mohawk
WEST SPRINGFIELD over Northampton

Saturday
CHICOPEE over Agawam
Athol over DRURY
CATHEDRAL over Ludlow
COMMERCE over Greenfield
FRANKLIN TECH over Monty Tech
SILVER LAKE over Minnechaug

Last season: 154-38 (.846)