The interesting thing about doing 20 picks each week is that it's the picks that you miss that stick with you. I was 15-5 last week, but looking back I ask myself: "Self, what in the world made you think that Burnsville would beat Rosemount (a 35-6 romp for Rosemount)? And Self, why did you think that Concordia Academy could hold down DeLaSalle (Islanders running back Reggie Gandy rushed for 359 yards in a 48-40 DeLaSalle victory)?"

The two picks that have me hovering over the flip-flop switch this week are Champlin Park over Blaine (Blaine just might be the most complete team in the state) and Eagan over Eastview (Eastview has scored only seven total points in two games, so the Lightning have a reason to be a little ornery). One more thing: Kudos to Grand Rapids, which I pick to beat Detroit Lakes this week. The Thunderhawks are 2-0 and have outscored their opponents 90-0. They have to give up a point sometime, don't they? Jim last week: 15-5 Jim's two-week tally: 31-9 WEEK 3 Metro Top 10 No. 1. Cretin-Derham Hall 44, Roseville 12 No. 2. Eden Prairie 40, Mpls. Washburn 7 No. 9. Champlin Park 30, No. 3. Blaine 27 No. 4. Wayzata 33, No. 10 Edina 17 No. 5. Mounds View 28, Woodbury 14 No. 6. Totino-Grace 37, Spring Lake Park 7 No. 7. Rogers 24, Cambridge-Isanti 14 No. 8. Rosemount 21, Prior Lake 10 Games that interest me Eagan 24, Eastview 17 Glencoe-Silver Lake 26, Delano 16 Mpls. Southwest 38, Mpls. North 16 Norwood Young America 25, Belle Plaine 19 Orono 27, Dassel-Cokato 26 St. Thomas Academy 22, Mahtomedi 8 South St. Paul 30, Duluth East 14 White Bear Lake 29, East Ridge 22 Glencoe-Silver Lake 26, Delano 16 Some love for the outstate Albany 34, Mora 24 Brainerd 28, Sartell 20 Grand Rapids 32, Detroit Lakes 21 Luverne 40, Jackson County Central 20