By John Millea

For the record, I don't want to talk about last week's picks. But speaking of Week 6, I better fess up. It was my worst performance of the season by far: 11-9. I missed three games in the Metro Top 10 and went a stinky 5-6 in the always dangerous Other Games. That knocked me off my high horse – after going 16-4 and 15-5 in the previous two weeks – and now I'm astride My Little Pony. Giddyup … I guess. Returning to the saddle for Week 7, most of the games are Wednesday night, with a few on Thursday and Friday. Lot of good ones, too. No. 1 Eden Prairie (which has the second-best defensive average in Class 5A behind Wayzata) goes to No. 8 Hopkins (the highest-scoring team in 5A). Considering the conditions are likely to be wet and cold – which favors Eden Prairie's methodical style – I'm taking the Eagles. The winner will have the inside track to the top seed in Section 6. No. 6 Blaine plays host to No. 7 Andover in the Northwest Suburban, and both teams have one loss. This one has big implications in Section 7, with the top seed and first-round bye up for grabs. Andover fell to Anoka last week and I'm picking Blaine to hand the Huskies another narrow defeat. (Take heart, Andover fans … look at how smart I was last week.) Another hugely important game this week, especially when we're talking about first-round section byes, is Cambridge-Isanti at Buffalo in the Mississippi 8. I'm jumping off the pony and leaping aboard the Bison. Stay warm out there. John Millea is on Twitter at twitter.com/stribjohn Last week's record: 11-9 Season record: 83-37 Metro Top 10 1. Eden Prairie 33, No. 8 Hopkins 14 2. Wayzata 28, Wisconsin Rapids 14 3. Stillwater 24, White Bear Lake 7 4. Cretin-Derham Hall 21, Mounds View 17 5. Totino-Grace 32, Columbia Heights 7 6. Blaine 24, No. 7 Andover 21 7. Andover loses to No. 6 Blaine, 24-21 8. Hopkins loses to No. 1 Eden Prairie, 33-14 9. Glencoe-Silver Lake 32, Watertown-Mayer 7 10. St. Thomas Academy 29, North St. Paul 6 Other Games Rosemount 24, Lakeville North 21 Minneapolis Washburn 29, Minneapolis Southwest 21 Buffalo 24, Cambridge-Isanti 21 St. Michael-Albertville 21, Benilde-St. Margaret's 17 Hutchinson 24, Shakopee 14 Centennial 21, Maple Grove 20 Dawson-Boyd 34, Adrian 30 Albany 24, Foley 23 Sartell 28, Sauk Rapids 14 Alexandria 24, Little Falls 21 La Crescent 24, Cannon Falls 17 Triton 32, Zumbrota-Mazeppa 26