It's finally football season and that means you get plenty of media fluff back into your life about high school football.

This year, the new East Penn Conference comes into its inaugural season and people still don't know why it's a combined league and people will ask that same question after this week's cross-divisional games against the former Lehigh Valley Conference schools and Mountain Valley Conference cohorts.

With Bethlehem Catholic exiled to the North Division, the Hawks have already won the North before the season has started. Now that's what we call competitive balance.

Anyway, sit back, enjoy the humid air and take in all the words in this year's inaugural Top- 10.

1. Parkland

Maybe if Dieruff had Andre Reed playing they could stay close this week.

The Pick: Parkland 49- Dieruff 14

2. Whitehall

Saquon Barkley might be done at halftime with four touchdowns.

The Pick: Whitehall 51 - Pocono Mountain West 8

3. Bethlehem Catholic

Best matchup of the weekend here. Hawks are a better all around team.

The Pick: Becahi 27 - Liberty 20

4. Easton

Rovers may have a tougher time than people might think on the road. However, with Shane Simpson back, it'll be a long night for Pleasant Valley.

The Pick: Easton 40 - Pleasant Valley 17

5. Emmaus

The old LVC teams are going to make the old MVC teams wish they weren't in the same league together after this week.

The Pick: Emmaus 44 - East Stroudsburg North 10

6. Liberty

'Canes have a chance to change perception about themselves.

The Pick: Becahi 27 - Liberty 20

7. Northwestern

Great matchup for the first Colonial team in the poll against lleague contender Notre Dame Green Pond.

The Pick: Northwestern 17 - Notre Dame GP 14

8. Freedom

Pates looking for revenge in important season opener for the program.

The Pick: Freedom 28 - East Stroudsburg South 20

9. Palisades

If the Pirates want to belong, they'll have to beat Southern Lehigh this week.

The Pick: Palisades 23 - Southern Lehigh 20

10. Pleasant Valley

Bears life in the poll will be measured in their fight on the field.

The Pick: Easton 40 - Pleasant Valley 17