Lincoln Times-News Pigskin Picks

The Lincoln Times-News panel of Lincoln County football observers selects game winners and scores for each Southern Piedmont 1A/2A Conference football game each week.

Week 8 games:

• East Lincoln at West Lincoln
• Cherryville at Lincolnton
• Lake Norman Charter at North Lincoln
• Highland Tech at Bessemer City
• Wild card: Seattle Seahawks at Panthers
• Wild card: Virginia Tech at UNC
• Wild card: Georgia at S. Carolina
• Wild card: Virginia at Duke

Michael Gebelein: Sports Editor (29-10)

• East Lincoln 30-21
• Lincolnton 17-6
• LNC 35-14
• Bessemer City 42-14
• Panthers 21-10
• UNC 20-17
• Georgia 35-28
• Virginia 21-14

Ray Gora: Chief Photographer (22-17)

• West Lincoln 24-14
• Cherryville 21-7
• LNC 42-7
• Highland Tech 7-6
• Panthers 27-14
• VT 24-21
• Georgia 28-10
• UVA 30-21

Frank Taylor: Managing Editor (27-12)

• West Lincoln 14-13
• Lincolnton 24-10
• LNC 42-22
• Bessemer City 17-14
• Panthers 21-20
• UNC 24-16
• Georgia 54-14
• Duke 12-9

Amanda Sebastiano: Staff Writer (26-13)

• East Lincoln 21-13
• Lincolnton 13-6
• LNC 36-17
• Bessmer City 18-10
• Seahawks 42-20
• UNC 27-23
• Georgia 30-24
• Virginia 20-16

Ken Bradley: Sporting News (29-10)

• East Lincoln 28-13
• Lincolnton 27-14
• LNC 35-15
• Bessemer City 35-13
• Panthers 31-24
• Virginia Tech 27-24
• Georgia 35-31
• Virginia 28-20

Special Guest: Jason Saine, North Carolina House District 97

• East Lincoln 14-10
• Lincolnton 13-7
• LNC 34-14
• Bessemer City 21-6
• Panthers 21-17
• UNC 34-24
• S. Carolina 28-24
• Duke 34-14