Lincoln Times-News Pigskin Picks

The Lincoln Times-News panel of Lincoln County football observers selects game winners and scores for local high school football games each week.

Week 13 games:

• Starmount at East Lincoln
• Lincolnton at Thomasville
• Lake Norman Charter at Hendersonville
• Bandys at Newton-Conover
• Owen at Madison
• Polk County at Shelby
• Wild card: Wake Forest at N.C. State
• Wild card: Denver Broncos at Panthers

Michael Gebelein: Sports Editor (58-21)

• East Lincoln 45-21
• Lincolnton 23-20
• Hendersonville 35-30
• Newton-Conover 21-14
• Madison 35-20
• Polk County 10-7
• NCSU 21-7
• Broncos 35-23

Ray Gora: Chief Photographer (45-34)

• East Lincoln 42-27
• Lincolnton 27-21
• Hendersonville 42-37
• Newton-Conover 21-14
• Madison 45-10
• Polk County 21-10
• NCSU 34-21
• Broncos 31-27

Frank Taylor: Managing Editor (54-25)

• East Lincoln 36-17
• Lincolnton 38-30
• Hendersonville 56-27
• Newton-Conover 28-19
• Madison 45-22
• Polk County 32-11
• NCSU 14-10
• Broncos 28-3

Amanda Sebastiano: Staff Writer (55-24)

• East Lincoln  24-16
• Lincolnton 17-14
• Hendersonville 35-28
• Newton-Conover 21-17
• Madison 42-27
• Polk County 30-21
• NCSU  35-28
• Broncos 24-14

Ken Bradley: Sporting News (58-21)

• East Lincoln 38-21
• Lincolnton 21-14
• Hendersonville 45-37
• Newton-Conover 34-28
• Madison 35-14
• Shelby 38-24
• NCSU 41-31
• Panthers 31-27

Special Guest- Rodney Jordan: Lincolnton Police Chief

• East Lincoln 35-24
• Lincolnton 27-14
• LNC 24-21
• Newton-Conover 34-17
• Madison 28-17
• Polk County 17-10
• NCSU 24-14
• Panthers 35-27