You might think it becomes easier to pick winners at this stage. I had to swallow my pride after going 8-8 last week, my worst week of the season. There are reasons, not excuses, for my blunders. Maybe yes, maybe no. The difficulty in predicting outcomes stems from the fact the teams competing at this stage are from different regions of the state, and the possibility of a common opponent is slim.
Strength of schedule can be misleading.
Just ask St. Joseph, which played a handful of larger schools during the season but lost to West Branch Ogemaw Heights, a team that really didn't play a strong opponent until the playoffs. Huron and Detroit Catholic Central, the finalists in Class AA, are an exception. The teams have one common opponent, Ann Arbor Pioneer. But even this comparison fails. No team is the same in week two as it is in week nine.