Niles Athletic Director Jeff Upton and Daily Star Sports Editor Scott Novak remained tied atop the Niles Daily Star Football Forecaster standings despite another tough week for the group overall.

Upton and Novak both went 5-5 and are deadlocked at 89-41.

Allison Hayes of the Big Ten Network and Buchanan Athletic Director Fred Smith both turned in 8-2 weeks to lead the forecasters, while Dennis Cooper, Ambrosia Neldon and Michael Caldwell were all 7-3.

Hayes and John Jarpe are tied for third place at 88-42, while Cooper is two games back at 86-44.

Things do not get much easier for the forecasters as teams begin facing their traditional rivals over the next couple of weekends, which means all bets are off when it comes to picking winners.

 

Current standings

Scott Novak 89-41

Jeff Upton 89-41

John Jarpe 88-42

Allison Hayes 88-42

Dennis Cooper 86-44

Antwon Jones 84-46

Michael Caldwell 80-50

Tiffanie Gogley 79-51

Fred Smith 77-53

Ambrosia Neldon 74-56