The results are in and the Week 9 winner of the 2023 LoCoSports Football Pick’Ems sponsored by Cheers Sports is Matta89 from Leesburg!
Matta89 — who is also one of our experts this season since they won the 2022 Pick’Ems competition, finished 8-0 (along with 2 other players and 2 other experts) in Week 9 and missed the final score of the Game of the Week between Broad Run and Woodgrove High Schools by 23 points — the closest of non-expert 8-0 players. Matta89 has won a $15 gift certificate to ResQ BBQ!
The Oracle from Potomac Falls finished second in Week 9 by also going 8-0 and missing their Game of the Week score by 24 points. The Oracle has won a dozen cookies from Custom Cakes by Jill!
Through Week 9, there’s a logjam at the top of the standings. CSmalls3 from Lake Frederick, Swift30 from Leesburg, The Oracle from Potomac Falls, TMeier5 from Ashburn Village, and Trash Panda from Leesburg all have a share of the lead with a record of 63-18.
In terms of the experts in Week 9, Owen Gotimer and Nolan Potts, both of LoCoSports, led the way by both going 8-0.
Through Week 9, Owen Gotimer of LoCoSports lead the experts with a record of 65-16.
The Experts
| Expert | Affiliation | W | L | Week 9 W | Week 9 L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owen Gotimer | LoCoSports | 65 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
| Chuck Meyer | ResQ BBQ | 37 | 19 | 6 | 2 |
| Moe Murphy | Clarke County Sports | 57 | 24 | 5 | 3 |
| Nolan Potts | LoCoSports | 64 | 17 | 8 | 0 |
| JW Weinschenk | Cheers Sports | 23 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Matta89 | 2022 Pick'Ems Champion | 62 | 19 | 8 | 0 |
The Fans
| Pick'Ems Alias | Hometown | W | L | Week 9 W | Week 9 L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSmalls3 | Lake Frederick | 63 | 18 | 7 | 1 |
| Swift30 | Leesburg | 63 | 18 | 7 | 1 |
| The Oracle | Potomac Falls | 63 | 18 | 8 | 0 |
| TMeier5 | Ashburn Village | 63 | 18 | 6 | 2 |
| Trash Panda | Leesburg | 63 | 18 | 7 | 1 |
| eiflerak | Leesburg | 62 | 19 | 7 | 1 |
| Matta89 | Leesburg | 62 | 19 | 8 | 0 |
| WildWest | Oakton | 62 | 19 | 7 | 1 |
| Big Mike pickem 2023 | Leesburg | 61 | 20 | 6 | 2 |
| CheerCoachMel | Lovettsville | 61 | 20 | 6 | 2 |
| Hokies85a | Virginia Beach | 61 | 20 | 6 | 2 |
| Redterror34 | Sterling | 61 | 20 | 6 | 2 |
| Allenda | Hamilton | 60 | 21 | 7 | 1 |
| Almost Heaven | Summit Point | 60 | 21 | 6 | 2 |
| Sandman | Leesburg | 60 | 21 | 8 | 0 |
| Wahoowah | Bluemont | 60 | 21 | 7 | 1 |
| 2nd Biggest Fan | Leesburg | 59 | 22 | 6 | 2 |
| buckaroo | Leesburg | 59 | 22 | 6 | 2 |
| Mr. Coach | Sterling | 59 | 21 | 5 | 3 |
| Radar1986 | Stephens City | 57 | 24 | 6 | 2 |
| Relocated Eagles Fan | Purcellville | 57 | 24 | 7 | 1 |
| V-ball dad Mike | Purcellville | 57 | 24 | 5 | 3 |
| Foul Wind | Round Hill | 56 | 25 | 6 | 2 |
| Hokie9 | Charles Town | 56 | 25 | 7 | 1 |
| JRFootball | Spotsylvania Courthouse | 56 | 25 | 6 | 2 |
| TomTy | Leesburg | 56 | 25 | 6 | 2 |
| Bears2026 | Stone Ridge | 55 | 16 | 6 | 2 |
| Duuss26 | Aldie | 55 | 26 | 6 | 2 |
| PE4ever | Leesburg | 54 | 26 | 5 | 3 |
| live action | Forrest | 53 | 18 | 7 | 1 |
| Big E | Sterling | 52 | 18 | 6 | 2 |
| Pops | Leesburg | 52 | 29 | 6 | 2 |
| Momx6boys | Leesburg | 51 | 20 | 5 | 3 |
| S&F | Bethesda | 51 | 30 | 5 | 3 |
| Coxer | Crown Point | 50 | 31 | 5 | 3 |
| mluetkem | Sterling | 50 | 24 | 5 | 3 |
| Bill-DC | Sterling | 49 | 21 | 6 | 2 |
| DaveC | Leesburg | 49 | 11 | 7 | 1 |
| FreeJamo9 | Sugarland | 49 | 11 | 7 | 1 |
| djgonz | Herndon | 48 | 22 | 6 | 2 |
| Portage 72 | Haymarket | 48 | 23 | 5 | 3 |
| PV fan '80 | Sterling | 48 | 33 | 5 | 3 |
| ODP87 | Sterling | 47 | 24 | 5 | 3 |
| Shug | Purcellville | 46 | 14 | 6 | 2 |
| LoCoFootball1 | Hamilton | 45 | 25 | 6 | 2 |
| pilos17 | Leesburg | 45 | 36 | 5 | 3 |
| Radiant Moonlight | Radiant | 45 | 36 | 5 | 3 |
| JohnnyB | Ashburn | 43 | 30 | 5 | 3 |
| Steelers | Newport News | 41 | 24 | 5 | 3 |
| OneEye | Sterling | 40 | 10 | 7 | 1 |
| Buff | Aldie | 39 | 34 | 5 | 3 |
| Golfer79 | Leesburg | 39 | 24 | ||
| EPMD823 | Ashburn | 38 | 17 | ||
| TT | Aldie | 38 | 14 | ||
| Meathead | Leesburg | 37 | 19 | 6 | 2 |
| BobbyVegas | Crown Point | 36 | 25 | 6 | 2 |
| Bucky08 | Hillsboro | 36 | 16 | 6 | 2 |
| Gipper2 | Leesburg | 36 | 16 | 6 | 2 |
| Blakeserve | Leesburg | 35 | 17 | 6 | 2 |
| Grandma | Aldie | 34 | 18 | 5 | 3 |
| Ocnsun | Round Hill | 27 | 15 | 6 | 2 |
| P2 | Purcellville | 24 | 5 | ||
| Clarke Chaos Coach | Bluemont | 23 | 18 | 6 | 2 |
| PVHS91 | Sterling | 22 | 13 | 5 | 3 |
| Mamasluvfootball2 | Aldie | 21 | 12 | 7 | 1 |
| DatDude22 | Chantilly | 19 | 10 | ||
| Coach JPL | Purcellville | 18 | 13 | ||
| Hen80 | Ashburn | 18 | 9 | ||
| JR | Gainesville | 18 | 13 | ||
| Dominion Dad | Sterling | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
| Onecaras | Leesburg | 16 | 8 | ||
| Woody | Leesburg | 16 | 15 | ||
| YouThinkImLoCo | Leesburg | 15 | 14 | ||
| CANDJM | Leesburg | 14 | 12 | ||
| ESPNfanspickem199272032 | Stone Ridge | 14 | 12 | ||
| FootBallers | Leesburg | 14 | 12 | ||
| MOODYBLUES | Port St. Lucie | 14 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| SBOE | Ashburn | 14 | 7 | ||
| WesternLoudounYL | Purcellville | 13 | 8 | ||
| HersheyLife | Hershey | 11 | 15 | ||
| PWD | Robersonville | 11 | 6 | ||
| Cubswin | Stephens City | 10 | 8 | ||
| aaron | Leesburg | 9 | 1 | ||
| Badbones | Fairfax | 9 | 2 | ||
| Darkknight74 | Ashburn | 9 | 2 | ||
| Legarette’s Blount | Leesburg | 9 | 2 | ||
| Woodgrove123 | Purcellville | 9 | 2 | ||
| Biggron | Ashburn | 8 | 9 | ||
| Go Bolts | Aldie | 8 | 2 | ||
| RoarPride? | Leesburg | 8 | 2 | ||
| WMD | St. Louis | 8 | 3 | ||
| zozo | Leesburg | 8 | 2 | ||
| BallCoach21 | Hamilton | 7 | 3 | ||
| Bllbstr | Leesburg | 7 | 4 | ||
| Bz247365 | Sterling | 7 | 3 | ||
| Commanders in 24 | Sterling | 7 | 11 | ||
| Crush Duce | Sterling | 7 | 3 | ||
| EYES WIDE | Leesburg | 7 | 1 | ||
| LCHS Fan! | Leesburg | 7 | 3 | ||
| LoCoFB | Loudoun County | 7 | 3 | ||
| Moe | Tampa | 7 | 3 | ||
| TheGoat | Winchester | 7 | 1 | ||
| TheOneTheyCall | Zambia | 7 | 2 | ||
| Witchy2023 | Leesburg | 7 | 4 | ||
| Woodgrove1 | Purcellville | 7 | 2 | ||
| Woodgrove2 | Purcellville | 7 | 3 | ||
| Alilia | Leesburg | 6 | 4 | ||
| AP | Hamilton | 6 | 5 | ||
| AT3’s Pops | Sterling | 6 | 5 | ||
| Chaos Coordinator | Leesburg | 6 | 5 | ||
| Cp | Sterling | 6 | 4 | ||
| El Ci nco | Leesburg | 6 | 5 | ||
| Falcon | Round Hill | 6 | 4 | ||
| Footballer | Leesburg | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Hank33 | Stephens City | 6 | 2 | ||
| Heritage Dad | Sterling | 6 | 2 | ||
| LCG | Aldie | 6 | 4 | ||
| TheguyRon | Ashburn | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Yankee42 | Purcellville | 6 | 4 | ||
| Beezy247 | Herndon | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| cdunc | Ashburn | 5 | 5 | ||
| ChrisDrew89 | Clarksburg | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Hlynn | Ashburn | 5 | 5 | ||
| KiKi | Leesburg | 5 | 3 | ||
| Missd | Warrenton | 5 | 5 | ||
| MoneyBaggJJ | Sterling | 5 | 5 | ||
| Pfalls fightin salmon | Sterling | 5 | 5 | ||
| Randawg | Sterling | 5 | 5 | ||
| SwenAB | Sterling | 4 | 6 | ||
| Woodgrove 11 | Hamilton | 4 | 4 | ||
| HooMom | Ashburn | 3 | 7 | ||
| Lostlake | Sullivan County | 3 | 7 |
