Football Picks: I only picked three games last week, hitting two out of three. Meatloaf claimed that ain't bad in a 70's song. It ain't that good either. By the way, the loss was Tallassee. It was a stupid pick.

Now, let's move on to week two. We'll mix in some college action as well. Don't miss our show, "College Football Saturday" every Saturday morning from 8:00 - 9:00 on 1300 WTLS/106.5 FM and Tallassee Times TV.

Notasulga at Loachapoka: It'll be a tough year for the Blue Devils. LHS 36 NHS 6.

Elmore County at Lincoln: The Panthers were impressive in their debut last week. This will be tough on the road at a pretty good 4A club. Slight edge to Coach Dean's fellas. ECHS 27 LHS 26.

Reeltown at Lanett: The Rebels were a bit embarrassed last week. Dadville must be pretty good. I feel for the guys this week at practice. They'll look much better this Friday. RHS 30 LHS 13.

Tallassee at Charles Henderson: The Tigers fought through a couple of key losses to get the job done last week. They're 0-2 against the Trojans road against the Trojans since turning 5A. That'll change Friday night. THS 20 CHS 17.

LSU vs North Carolina: This is the game Alabama had played in the last two years in Atlanta. The Tar Heels are expected to have their best team in ages. The Bengal Tigers aren't getting a lot of lovin' this season. I think LSU is still better than the boys from "Tobacco Road." LSU 23 UNC 20.

Bowling Green at Troy: I picked the Trojans to get beat in the opener at Bowling Green last year. They did. I pick them to win the opener with BG this season. TU 27 BG 24.

Arkansas State at Auburn: Cam Newton will get a chance to shine against a nobody. The Tigers will score often. AU 48 ASU 10.

San Jose State at Alabama: The National Championship celebration returns to Tuscaloosa. Newly expanded Bryant Denny will host 101,000 for a rout. UA 45 SJSU 7.

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Tigers win season opener

by Miles Hathcock

Tallassee started the season off right with a big win over Benjamin Russell. However, the 19-17 victory did not come easily and without cost.

Shortly after jaunting 71 yards to the endzone on the second play from scrimmage of the game, Tallassee’s backfield took a major hit when Morgan Faulkner went down with an ankle injury in the first quarter. Tallassee was already shorthanded with tailback Michael Henderson out of commission with a shoulder injury that happened very early as well.

Trey Cochran-Gill had to bear the burden of leading his team to victory. He had an admirable night, going 12-17 in the completion category.

The senior quarterback hooked up with DiJon Paschal for Tallassee’s second score of the evening and capped off the scoring with a rushing touchdown of his own. Paschal and Davis Knapp each contributed throughout the night with key catches, and senior tailback Chris Adams filled in valiantly with big runs from the tailback position.

The Tigers take the field led by seniors Jeremy Ledbetter (66), Lucas Self (44) and Vandale Daniel (2). Photo by Bart Lassiter.

Benjamin Russell never lead in the game, but they never would go away. They scored in the first quarter cutting the Tallassee lead to 6-3...

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Games of the Week:

• Benjamin Russell at Sidney Lanier (Thursday)
• Prattville at Stanhope
• Russell County at Carroll/Ozark
• Alabama Christian at Andalusia
• Elmore County at Lincoln
• Tallassee at Charles Henderson
• Carver vs. Jeff Davis

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SEC Preview: Week One

by J. Newcastle

So another season is here and with a couple of exceptions, most SEC teams are using the first game to tune up for the rest of the year. Here are my thoughts and predictions for week one.

South Carolina vs. Southern Mississippi (Thursday)

Larry Fedora at USM "guaranteed" a victory in this one and as tempting a thought as that may be I wouldn't dare pick against Spurrier early in the season. Any chance of South Carolina looking past the Golden Eagles flew out the window with that statement. I expect the Gamecocks to play smart and win convincingly...

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Panthers take down Eagles

by Adam Turner

New uniforms and new attitudes helped Elmore County to start off the 2010 season with a win over the Alabama Christian Eagles 38-22. The Panthers wasted little time making a statement. On the Eagles first play, running back Myles Mays coughed up the football at the ECHS 29 yard line. Defensive end Damon Rowe came up with the recovery.

Wesley Powell looks for paydirt

Nine plays later quarterback Truman Franklin would find Colby Davis from 6 yards out to give the Elmore County a 7-0 lead...

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Rebels drop opener

Reeltown's Frank Kitt-Williams tries to snag Dadeville quarterback Kyle Caldwell last Thursday in Dadeville. The Rebels lost 28-14. The Rebels fell to the Tigers in their debut last season as well before going on to a 14-1 season and state championship. Photo by Suzannah Solomon Wilson.

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SMS/JV open next Tuesday

Tallassee's junior varsity and middle school teams will play at Elmore County in Eclectic next Tuesday, September 7. Live video will be available on Tallassee Times TV and Network Alabama.