Season: 38-10 (79%) <\/p>\n
Mrs. Birdie was awakened at dawn by the sound of someone hammering nails outside.<\/p>\n
She peeled back the bedroom curtain and saw the love of her life hard at work.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat are you doing?\u201d she asked out the window in her normal combative tone.<\/p>\n
\u201cNuttin\u2019,\u201d the Birdie said, tapping down a nail into a strip of wood. \u201cGo back to bed.\u201d<\/p>\n
She put on her bunny slippers and went into the yard to investigate.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat is the meaning of this?\u201d she shouted. \u201cAre you building an outhouse?\u201d <\/p>\n
The Birdie sighed and wiped sweat from his forehead. <\/p>\n
\u201cIf you must know, hunny,\u201d Birdie said, \u201cI am making my own data center.\u201d<\/p>\n
She rolled her eyes and went back into the house, nearly tripping over a pile of extension cords.<\/p>\n
The Birdie plans to store all of his information on local teams in his homemade server farm to improve his prognisticating. He has some old IBMs he found at a thrift store and plans to have several TV monitors to watch livestreams on Friday nights.<\/p>\n
After a four-loss week \u2014 \u201cWell done, Monessen, Mt. Pleasant, Southmoreland and Latrobe,\u201d he mutters under his nacho cheese breath \u2014 the bumbling Birdie needed to clear his mind with a new project.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of the techy guys at work is going to condense my stack of newspapers into a digital form,\u201d he said. \u201cI will have Hudl running 24-7, stats and standings ready at a click and archives set to go. I need a place to keep all those stats from the Greensburg Salem quarterback. <\/p>\n
\u201cI am also adding a snack bar so I can grab a walking taco on my lunch breaks. And marching band music will play perpetually so it will always feel like halftime.\u201d <\/p>\n
While the \u201cbirdhouse,\u201d as he is calling it, sounds more like a man shack than a data center, the Birdie refutes claims he is building an escape room to get away from you know who. <\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s preposterous,\u201d he said, hearing breakfast is ready. \u201cComing, hunny.\u201d <\/p>\n
The data center has a long way to go, but this week\u2019s picks are plugged in and ready for business. <\/p>\n
Canon-McMillan (2-2, 1-0) at Hempfield (1-3, 0-1) : Hempfield has shown it can score points, and the Spartans are due. They will get up early on the Big Macs and hold on tight. Hempfield, 28-21<\/p>\n
Mt. Lebanon (0-3, 0-0) vs. Norwin (2-2, 1-0) at Penn-Trafford: This could be an old-fashioned smashmouth 6A game and that means one thing: advantage, Norwin. Norwin, 35-10<\/p>\n
Fox Chapel (1-3, 0-1) at Franklin Regional (0-4, 0-1): Something has to give in a matchup of struggling teams. Franklin Regional has a lot of injuries, but the Panthers will grind out their first win. Franklin Regional, 10-9<\/p>\n
Penn-Trafford (4-0, 1-0) at Connellsville (3-1, 0-0): This has the makings of another big scoring night for the Warriors, who are doing what they want, when they want, to just about anyone. Penn-Trafford, 42-7<\/p>\n
Latrobe (3-1, 1-0) at Woodland Hills (1-3, 1-0): Latrobe has shown it can score with better competition, but it won\u2019t be able to finish drives like it has at the vaunted Wolvarena. Red-zone trouble will hurt the \u2018Cats. Woodland Hills, 30-27<\/p>\n
Greensburg Salem (0-4, 0-1) at Belle Vernon (3-1, 0-0): Greensburg Salem, who the Birdie calls the best 0-4 team in the WPIAL, won\u2019t get to relax much at \u201cThe Beach.\u201d The Leopards\u2019 defense is a little better than what the Golden Lions have been seeing. Belle Vernon, 38-24<\/p>\n
Elizabeth Forward (4-0, 1-0) at Southmoreland (2-2, 1-0): Elizabeth Forward has a high-powered offense that will force the Scotties to play catch-up. Elizabeth Forward, 35-14<\/p>\n
Mt. Pleasant (3-1, 1-0) at Waynesburg (3-1, 0-1): The difference in this Interstate matchup will be the push Waynesburg gets up front. Waynesburg is an underrated team, and Mt. Pleasant is banged up. Waynesburg, 26-13<\/p>\n
Greensburg Central Catholic (3-1, 0-1) at Springdale (1-2, 0-1): GCC\u2019s ability to establish the run and finish in the red zone will be too much for the Dynamos. The Centurions are quietly getting better. GCC, 30-13<\/p>\n
Riverview (1-3, 1-0) at Jeannette (3-1, 1-0): The Jayhawks will set up short fields with their special teams, and use splash plays to down the Raiders. Look for Jeannette\u2019s team speed to shine through. Jeannette, 34-14<\/p>\n
Carlynton (2-2) at Ligonier Valley (4-0): Unbeaten Ligonier Valley is back to intimidating teams, but Carlynton will present its toughest challenge yet. Still, the Rams are averaging nearly 45 points a game. Ligonier Valley, 26-14<\/p>\n
Derry (2-2) at Deer Lakes (1-3): Derry is getting healthy at the right time and will grab a win before resuming conference play. A goal-line stand will come into play. Derry, 22-19<\/p>\n
Yough (0-4) at Uniontown (2-2): A long season continues for Yough, which doesn\u2019t deserve to travel this much. The Cougars\u2019 schedule is an anomaly. Uniontown, 27-7<\/p>\n
Burgettstown (4-0, 1-0) at Monessen (4-0, 1-0): A fun clash of Black Hills contenders and Monessen\u2019s second straight heavyweight clash. The Greyhounds will outrun the Blue Devils. Monessen, 23-17<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Season: 38-10 (79%) Mrs. Birdie was awakened at dawn by the sound of someone hammering nails outside. She…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":859250,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[71],"tags":[427,99],"class_list":["post-859249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-golf","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/859249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=859249"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/859249\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/859250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=859249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=859249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=859249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}