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By Sonny Jones

It’s not a good sign when you get 67% of your predictions correct and your season percentage goes up. That’s what happened in Week 3 of the football season.

High school is even worse, if that’s possible. Last week’s 4-3 record was an improvement on the season percentage.

How about if we just flip a coin? Heads I win, tails you lose.

Week 3 record: 10-5
Season record: 23-15 (61%)
Prep record: 4-3 last week (15-12 season, 56%)
College record: 6-2 last week (8-3 season, 73%)
Pro record: 0-0

HIGH SCHOOL

WILMINGTON LANEY at EAST BLADEN: The Eagles’ challenging non-conference schedule comes to an end. It may not be a pleasant ending, however. Laney’s offense is led by quarterback Ty Little, who is the grandson of Clarkton’s Mark and Ethel Little. Ty passed for 2,477 yards and 27 touchdowns last season. The East Bladen secondary will be challenged. The Eagles (1-2) will need a ball control offense to slow down the Bucs. Laney 41, East Bladen 14.

EAST COLUMBUS at WEST BLADEN: Two teams in search of their first win. Something has to give. The Knights broke a double-digit losing streak in Lake Waccamaw a season ago. They have a chance to get a win again this season. Don’t look for many points. West Bladen 13, East Columbus 8.

Clinton 41, Northside-Jacksonville 13
Fairmont 16, Southern Lee 14
Sandhills Titans at Red Springs
Midway 22, Lakewood 20
St. Pauls 28, Union Pines 14

COLLEGE
Wake Forest 34, Vanderbilt 28
Northwestern 31, Duke 21
North Carolina 56, Georgia State 35
N.C. State 45, Charleston Southern 17
East Carolina 27, Old Dominion 25
William & Mary 34, Campbell 24
Georgia Tech 45, Western Carolina 20
Maryland 41, Charlotte 10
Elon 27, Wofford 19
Texas A&M 49, Appalachian State 24
UNC Pembroke 28, West Virginia Wesleyan 10
Wingate 20, Fayetteville State 13
Methodist 24, Guilford 20

PRO
Carolina 23, Cleveland 16

FRIDAY’S PICK TO CLICK

I’m on board the Frances Tiafoe train now. The 22nd-seed is the most exciting story now. A four-set win over third-seeded Carlos Alcaraz will put the American in the U.S. Open finals Sunday.

THURSDAY’S PICK: Buffalo’s Von Miller will have 1.5 sacks and 5 tackles against his former team, the Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams, as the 2022 NFL season opens. RESULTS: Miller had 2 sacks, 4 solo tackles which included 3 for losses, and 2 quarterback hits as Buffalo won 31-10.

WHAT TO WATCH TODAY

• DP WORLD TOUR: PGA Championship, 7 a.m., GOLF

• TENNIS: U.S. Open men’s doubles championship, noon, ESPN2

• PGA CHAMPIONS: Ascension Charity Classic, 1 p.m., GOLF

• TENNIS: U.S. Open men’s semifinal, 3 p.m., ESPN

• NASCAR TRUCKS: Kansas Lottery 200 qualifying, 3 p.m., FS2

• LPGA: Queen City Championship, 4 p.m., GOLF

• MLB: San Francisco at Chicago Cubs, 4 p.m., MLBN

• NASCAR XFINITY: qualifying, 5 p.m., USA

• VOLLEYBALL: Michigan State at North Carolina, 6 p.m., ACCN

• TENNIS: U.S. Open men’s semifinal, 7 p.m., ESPN

• NASCAR TRUCKS: Kansas Lottery 200, 7:30 p.m., FS1