We're now moving into the most important part of the regular season where we'll sort out--or muddle further--the mess that's been made over the first five weeks of the year. Week 6, in particular, will be perhaps the most pivotal week of them all as two huge Copper Division battles headline our slate.
Watch Kyle's Week 5 review video here.
The rest of the Week 6 schedule pales in importance to our Co-Games of the Week--Torrington at Woodland and Naugatuck at Holy Cross--but a few Brass Division teams will be looking to either keep their momentum going or rebound from losses.
Watch Kyle's Week 6 picks video here.
Kennedy (0-5, 0-2) at Sacred Heart (1-3, 0-2): Remember last season how the Eagles upset the Hearts in the middle of the season at Municipal Stadium. Well, it's the middle of the season at Municipal Stadium and Kennedy's the underdog. Nobody doubts how hard the Eagles play each night, and that very well could result in a win or two over the second half of the season. Kennedy is tough in the trenches and can control the ball for chunks of time. That was the recipe for beating Sacred Heart last year. The Hearts finally seemed to find their offense last week and ran the ball with effectiveness.
Picks: Remmy- Kennedy, 22-18. Kyle- Sacred Heart, 33-12.
Watertown (2-3, 2-1) at Ansonia (5-0, 2-0): The SNY Traditions team will be at Jarvis Stadium for this one, but those folks probably won't be treated to much more than 15 minutes of a football game. Watertown is coming off its worst lost of the season to Derby while the Chargers are rolling. Chalk up Arkeel Newsome for another 300 or so yards, and then let's see what the rest of the playmakers can do. The real competition here might be between the Ansonia defense and itself. Those guys would love to finally pitch a shutout.
Picks: Remmy- Ansonia, 36-0. Kyle- Ansonia, 47-7.
Wolcott (4-1, 3-0) at Derby (2-3, 1-2): This game has the potential to be the best of the week, something that these teams have gotten used to recently. Derby is a very solid 2-3 team and is hosting a 4-1 team with a lot of momentum. The Raiders finally seemed to click on all offensive cylinders and their defense played its best game of the season last week in a 41-0 win over Watertown. Meanwhile, Wolcott's one-two punch of DeVante Bonvillian and Mike Nicol have been versatile weapons all season and the Eagles' defense and physicality have shown up when needed. This one should be close in the fourth quarter either way.
Picks: Remmy- Wolcott, 30-18. Kyle- Derby, 34-31.
Crosby (1-4, 0-2) at Seymour (3-2, 0-2): The Wildcats played Ansonia tough for a quarter. But that's not enough to win a football game. Well, unless you're playing a struggling Crosby team. Crosby showed some signs of a team to be reckoned with earlier in the year. But lately, the Bulldogs have struggled mightily against the competition. The 'Dawgs are coming off of a blowout loss to Sacred Heart and we do not expect them to rebound against a sound Seymour team.
Picks: Remmy- Seymour, 32-18. Kyle- Seymour, 35-7.
Wilby (2-3, 1-2) at St. Paul (0-5, 0-3): Wilby is coming off of a big divisional loss to Wolcott. The loss was rather emotional for the Wildcats as their former coach lost the game to his former team. St. Paul has a bit of momentum going coming into this game despite losing to Woodland at home. The Falcons competed for four full quarters, something that they haven't done much of this season. The determining factors in this one will be if Wilby can pound the ball on the ground and if St. Paul can dissect the Wilby defense. This game could go either way.
Picks: Remmy- St. Paul, 42-30. Kyle- Wilby, 30-24.
We'll be discussing our Co-Games of the Week in detail starting Wednesday, so just hold your horses on those two Copper Division showdowns.
As always, we invite you to make your picks along with us. The Predictions Tracker will be updated very soon, so don't think we're not looking at your picks.
