Maryville at Alcoa highlights Pea-Pickin' Picks

I'm not happy with a 28-10 first week for the Pea-Pickin' Picks. Although, I feel Tennessee Ernie Ford would be happy with me I strive to be better. To be the Mack-daddy of Tennessee Prep football the percentage has to get better this week.

Week 1 is full of rival contests that could go either way and there is an opportunity for some of the schools to step out to 2-0 for the first time in a long while.

The Game of the Week is in Alcoa where Varsity Sports Media's Tennessee Football magazine's No. 1 ranked Maryville comes calling.

This is a war of neighbors.

Two superior teams. Two superior coaches in Gary Rankin (Alcoa) and George Quarles (Maryville).

The oldest rivalry in the state takes place in Jasper where South Pittsburg rolls in from just seven miles away to take on Marion County in the state's longest continuing rivalry.

There's pure darn hate in this game that goes way back.

The Hatfields and the McCoys and the United States and Cuba get along better than these two rivals.

Have fun this is a great weekend for football.

Pea-Pickin' Picks Week 1

Maryville over Alcoa
William Blount over Dobyns-Bennett

McMinn Co. over Walker Valley

White House over Portland

Rockwood over Midway

MBA over Independence
Franklin over McCallie
Oakland over Coffee Co.
South Pittsburg over Marion Co.
Sevier Co. over Knoxville Halls

BGA over Davidson Academy
Brentwood Academy over Ravenwood

Smyrna over Brentwood
Trousdale Co. over Livingston Academy
MUS over Kingsbury

Melrose over Mitchell
Pearl Cohn over Maplewood
Cleveland over Bradley Central

St. George's over Briarcrest Christian
Fulton over Oak Ridge

Chattanooga Central over East Ridge
Tyner over Brainerd
Hixson over Notre Dame
Silverdale over Riverside Christian