If these picks fail, don’t blame me

And a few of you sent me e-mails, but none of you included a picture, which bummed me out. But I’ll take what I can get.

Because I actually had to show up for class and take a couple of quizzes (here’s a thought … let’s realign classes while we’re realigning the NIAA), and I had two TV games to get ready for this week, I’m a little lazy.

Or a lot.

I’m letting you set the stage for this week’s picks. I can’t promise they’ll be any better than last week’s (at least I was above .500, barely), or any more entertaining. But if they’re not, at least it’s your fault this time.

The four to score are here. For four more, head to nevadapreps.com.

• Basic (4-0, 1-0) at Del Sol (4-0, 1-0) — S.D. wrote: “I can’t believe you only picked Basic to beat Coronado by five last week. We Basic fans have faith in our team. Why don’t you?

“Come on, Fielder, we even scored 47 in the first half. Tyler Dobbins reminds me of some of the players we had in the 1980s. Show some love for the Wolves.”

S.D., Dobbins was great last week. He averaged almost 40 yards per completion and threw for two scores and ran for two more. Basic is much better than I thought it’d be.

That said, is there a better rebuilding job in town than the one done by Home Depot High, er Del Sol? The Dragons lost seniors to graduation and a running back to Palo Verde, and here they are again.

Last week’s win against Foothill was a little too close for comfort, but that’s expected after a big win over Las Vegas. (Hey, I was only off by one point in that pick.)

Let’s see if I can get a little closer this week. Slide over, S.D. I’m on the bandwagon. Basic by 6.

• Canyon Springs (2-1, 1-0) at Desert Pines (3-2, 1-0) — M.W. wrote: “You haven’t mentioned cheerleaders as often this year. What’s up with that, baby?”

M.W., I’m playing hard to get.

And it’s working. It’s hard to get a cheerleader to notice me.

But these two teams are getting lots of notice.

Deavin Rimmey’s 210-yard, five-touchdown performance last week gave Canyon Springs its second win. And that’s one more than the Pioneers had last year.

Desert Pines can look really, really good (like a cheerleader), or pretty bad (apparently like me), having alternated wins and losses all year. A little consistency would be nice.

Tough pick here. Canyon Springs by 2.

• Eldorado (0-4, 0-1) at Rancho (0-4, 0-0) — N.F. wrote: “You always pick easy games. Try something harder. Pick a winner in a game where neither team has a win.”

Really? Four teams in the Northeast League are 0-4, and they play each other this week, which is good and bad.

Rancho is coming off a 32-point loss at home to Moapa Valley. Eldorado is coming off a 41-point loss to Canyon Springs.

The good news is they have to get better. Yuck. Rancho by 4.

• Pahranagat Valley (4-0, 2-0) at Henderson International (2-2, 1-0) — J.N. wrote: “Defending state champion Pahranagat Valley looks tight again this year. Any chance they lose?”

Only if they don’t show up. Cody Hosier has the Panthers rolling again.

I found out last week, Henderson International is still at least a year away. Pahranagat Valley by 26.

Last week: 6-3 (overall and with points)

Season: 33-10 (overall), 31-12 (with points)

Contact Fielder at fielder@nevadapreps.com.