The Austin Sports Journal’s Week 7 high school and college football picks 

Cedar Park’s Jonah Johnson (2) and Jamal Porter (7) celebrate a touchdown during a high school football game on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025 at Gupton Stadium in Cedar Park, Texas (Paul Knight for the Austin Sports Journal)

From staff reports

The Austin Sports Journal team makes their Week 7 football picks for 20 Austin-area high school and five college football games this weekend.  

Last week, publisher Michael Adams continued his hot streak and was the top picker for the second week in-a-row with a 20-5 record. Social media manager Kelly Marshall still maintains a four-game lead, while intern Caroline Cooper still holds the highest winning percentage.

Here are this week’s picks

WEEK 7MICHAEL ADAMSKELLY MARSHALLCAROLINE COOPER
Austin High at Westlake Westlake  Westlake Westlake 
Bastrop at Connally Bastrop  Bastrop Bastrop 
Manor New Tech at LBJ LBJ  LBJM LBJ 
Davenport at Fredericksburg Davenport  Davenport Fredericksburg 
Vista Ridge at McNeil McNeil  McNeil McNeil 
Lake Travis at Del Valle Lake Travis  Lake Travis Lake Travis 
Round Rock at Hutto Hutto  Hutto Round Rock 
New Braunfels at Boerne Champion New Braunfels  New Braunfels New Braunfels 
East View at Cedar Park Cedar Park  East View East View 
Rouse at Georgetown Georgetown  Georgetown Georgetown 
Anderson at Hendrickson Anderson  Anderson Anderson 
Wimberley at Salado Salado   Wimberley Salado 
Bowie at Dripping Springs Dripping Springs Dripping Springs  Dripping Springs 
Weiss at Hays Weiss  Weiss Weiss 
Pflugerville at McCallum Pflugerville  Pflugerville Pflugerville 
Mason at Thorndale Mason  Thorndale Thorndale 
Iola at Granger Granger  Granger Granger 
Geronimo Navarro at Jarrell Jarrell  Jarrell Jarrell 
La Grange at Madisonville La Grange  La Grange La Grange 
Marble Falls at Burnet Marble Falls  Marble Falls Marble Falls 
Texas vs. Oklahoma Oklahoma  Oklahoma Texas 
Troy at Texas State Texas State  Texas State  Texas State 
Rice at UTSA UTSA  UTSA UTSA 
Florida at Texas A&M Texas A&M  Texas A&M  Texas A&M 
Kansas at Texas Tech Texas Tech  Texas Tach  Texas Tech 
LAST WEEK20-515-1016-9
SEASON102-48 (.680)106-44 (.706)54-21 (.720)