Football: Thursday Night Forecast — Sept. 14, 2023

The high school football season continues in the Tampa Bay area, and Prime Time Preps is here to give you predictions for this week’s games. Read on to find out who will win, lose, or surprise.

Last week’s record: 40-6

Overall record: 106-33

Hillsborough County

Middleton at Blake, 7

Putnam’s pick: Blake 28-16

Tampa Bay Tech at Bloomingdale, 7

Putnam’s pick: Tampa Bay Tech 41-7

Lennard at Steinbrenner, 7

Putnam’s pick: Lennard 21-14

Hillsborough at Jefferson, 7

Putnam’s pick: Hillsborough 34-14

Plant at Robinson, 7

Putnam’s pick: Plant 31-17

Spoto at King, 7

Putnam’s pick: Spoto 34-21

Leto at Strawberry Crest , 7

Putnam’s pick: Strawberry Crest 28-7

Berkeley Prep at Sarasota Booker, 7

Putnam’s pick: Berkeley Prep 27-14

Brandon at Freedom, 7

Putnam’s pick: Freedom 14-13

East Bay at Riverview, 7

Putnam’s pick: East Bay 27-21

Sumner at Gaither, 7

Putnam’s pick: Sumner 21-20

Sickles at Alonso, 7

Putnam’s pick: Alonso 30-21

Plant City at Durant, 7

Putnam’s pick: Durant 24-7

Pasco County

Academy at the Lakes at Shorecrest, 6

Putnam’s pick: Shorecrest 33-17

Pinellas County

Academy at the Lakes at Shorecrest, 6

Putnam’s pick: Shorecrest 33-17

Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons at Northeast, 7

Putnam’s pick: Cardinal Gibbons 35-19

Pinellas Park at Lakewood, 7:30

Putnam’s pick: Pinellas Park 14-12

Gibbs at Largo, 7:30

Putnam’s pick: Largo 32-14