10/01/2026
Good morning, MYFA! Viktor is back for Week 5
I reviewed scores, standings and several coaching decisions that deserve their own investigation. Relax. Only football investigation. Put bylaws away.
Week 4 gave us one-point wins, two-point escapes and enough shutouts to make scoreboard operator ask for different assignment.
Now October arrives. Air gets cooler. Games get harder. Excuses remain very warm.
Viktor brings predictions. You bring outrage. Beautiful arrangement.
5U — SMALL ATHLETES, LARGE ADULT EMOTIONS
Top five: Eaton, Joshua, Mineral Wells (Medron), Weatherford (Hargrove), Cleburne (Sonka).
Granbury Tyler beat Cleburne Boone 31–30. Sixty-one points before breakfast finished! Was anyone pulling flags, or everybody politely admiring runners?
Joshua and Mineral Wells (Medron) tied 14–14. Two teams arrived wanting victory. Both left saying, “Well, at least we didn’t lose.” Very diplomatic. Viktor prefers winner.
Eaton beat Mineral Wells (Cupp) 36–8. Cleburne (Sonka) beat Granbury (Lack) 36–6. White Settlement beat Azle (Crow) 36–12.
This week Eaton visits Crowley, who had bye.
Crowley, you had extra week to prepare. Please tell Viktor preparation involved more than charging speaker and ordering snacks. Viktor's prediktion... Eagles with the win (see what Viktor did).
PICKS:
• Cleburne (Sonka) over Azle (Crow)
• Mineral Wells (Medron) over Azle (Thacker)
• Eaton over Crowley
• Mineral Wells (Cupp) over Granbury (Lack)
• Granbury (Tyler) over Burleson
• Joshua over Cleburne (Boone)
• 🚨 UPSET: Weatherford (Taylor) over White Settlement
Taylor beat Azle (Thacker) 22–20. Viktor likes team that survived close game to cause trouble again.
White Settlement, yes, you scored 36 last week. Unfortunately, unused touchdowns do not roll over like phone minutes... (yes, Viktor is old).
BYE: Weatherford Hargrove, fresh off 24–13 win over Burleson. Enjoy rest. Try not to become professional sideline expert by Saturday afternoon.
6U — JOSHUA COMES IN DIFFERENT FLAVORS
Top five: Burleson, Cleburne, White Settlement, Mineral Wells, Weatherford (Worthington)
Eaton beat Joshua (Malcolm) 28–14. Now Eagles get Joshua (Carroll), who just beat Weatherford (Worthington) 20–6.
Eaton, careful. You beat one Joshua. This does not mean you purchased entire franchise.
Still, Viktor picking Eagles for upset.
Mineral Wells beat Azle (Glennon) 35–6. Azle (Alexander) shut out Weatherford (Spikes) 14–0. Now Alexander plays Glennon.
Same town. Different teams. One very awkward conversation at next association meeting.
Glennon, good news: Azle will win.
Bad news: Viktor believes it will be other Azle.
Cleburne beat Azle (Youchum) 20–0. White Settlement beat Granbury (Martinez) 24–7. Now Cleburne and White Settlement meet. Finally, matchup where both sidelines arrive with recent evidence.
PICKS:
• Mineral Wells over Crowley
• Cleburne over White Settlement
• Weatherford (Worthington) over Azle (Youchum)
• Azle (Alexander) over Azle (Glennon)
• Granbury (Martinez) over Granbury (Krieps)
• Burleson over Joshua (Malcolm)
• 🚨 UPSET: Eaton over Joshua (Carroll)
Burleson coming off bye. Malcolm coming off loss. Viktor expects rested leader to handle business—unless bye week made coaches forget where playbook lives.
BYE: Weatherford (Spikes). Excellent opportunity to locate missing offense.
7U — GRANBURY HAS RECEIPTS
Top five: Granbury, Cleburne, White Settlement, Eaton, Mineral Wells.
Granbury beat White Settlement 22–0. Pirates did not simply win. They left scoreboard with very clear opinion.
Eaton beat Crowley 20–18. Cleburne beat Mineral Wells 14–12.
Two-point victories! Coaches smiling afterward like everything went exactly according to plan. Yes, of course. Sweating through hat was part of strategy.
Weatherford beat Azle 6–0. One touchdown. Entire game. Very economical football.
Now Eaton visits Granbury.
Eagles, escaping Crowley was good. But Pirates just shut out team sitting above you. Viktor taking Granbury and keeping emergency excuse notebook nearby.
PICKS:
• Granbury over Eaton
• Mineral Wells over Joshua
• Cleburne over Crowley
• 🚨 UPSET: Weatherford over White Settlement
White Settlement, last week you scored zero. Weatherford scored six. Viktor choosing team that recently located end zone.
Is scientific analysis? No. Is enough to upset somebody in group chat? Absolutely.
BYE: Azle. Offense can rest after exhausting zero-point performance.
8U — CROWLEY, YOUR VACATION IS FINISHED
Top five: Eaton, Crowley, Weatherford, Azle, Mineral Wells.
Eaton beat Burleson 30–16 and takes bye at 4–0.
Burleson, sixteen points against leader gives you something to build on. Please build quickly. Joshua coming off 30–0 win over Cleburne.
Weatherford also won 30–0, against Granbury. Azle beat Mineral Wells 14–6.
Azle, congratulations. Viktor acknowledges good work. Please save this paragraph. Compliments from Viktor have short shelf life.
Now Weatherford visits rested Crowley at noon.
Crowley, you spent last Saturday relaxing. Kangaroos spent theirs scoring thirty and allowing nothing.
🚨 VIKTOR PICKS WEATHERFORD TO UPSET CROWLEY.
Yes, Crowley. Rest is wonderful. Sometimes opponent mistakes it for invitation.
PICKS:
• Azle over Cleburne
• 🚨 Weatherford over Crowley
• Mineral Wells over Granbury
• Joshua over Burleson
Granbury, after 30–0 loss, Viktor needs more evidence before boarding Pirate ship. Currently boat taking water.
BYE: Eaton. Eagles can watch contenders fight over who gets to stand closest to them.
9U — TWO PERFECT RECORDS, ONE EMPTY SATURDAY
Top five:
1. Cleburne 4–0
2. Eaton 4–0
3. Weatherford 3–1
4. Mineral Wells 2–2
5. Granbury 1–2
Cleburne, Eaton and Mineral Wells all won 30–0.
Three identical scores. Viktor briefly wondered if somebody copied homework.
Weatherford beat Granbury 14–8.
Granbury, respectable effort. But “we almost had them” remains undefeated in postgame speeches and completely useless in win column.
Cleburne visits White Settlement. Eaton has bye.
Yellow Jackets can reach 5–0 while Eagles watch. Eaton, please resist temptation to explain why your four wins are more impressive than somebody else’s five. Viktor already knows group chat has enough mathematicians.
PICKS... ALL ROAD DAWGS:
• Cleburne over White Settlement
• Weatherford over Azle
• Mineral Wells over Granbury
BYES: Eaton and Burleson.
Burleson, excellent week to regroup. Eaton, excellent week to monitor Cleburne while pretending you are not monitoring Cleburne.
10U — EAGLES ENTER PIRATE WATERS
Top five:
1. Eaton 4–0
2. Burleson 4–0
3. Granbury 4–0
4. Weatherford 3–1
5. White Settlement 2–2
Eaton, Burleson, Granbury and Weatherford all won 30–0. White Settlement beat Joshua 34–14.
Four shutouts. Very impressive.
Now everybody stop polishing highlight videos. Saturday at 5 PM, Eaton visits Granbury.
Two undefeated teams. One football. Plenty of opinions.
VIKTOR PICKS GRANBURY TO BEAT EATON.
There. Viktor said it clearly so nobody has to ask, “Did he really pick against Eagles?”
Yes. With enthusiasm.
Eaton sitting number one, looking very comfortable. Granbury sitting number three, hosting opportunity to rearrange furniture.
Eagles, bring entrance music. Bring matching uniforms. Bring confidence.
But when Pirates control ball late, DJ cannot get you off field on third down.
Viktor predicts tight game, Granbury finishes stronger, and Eaton’s perfect record gets left at dock.
PREDICTED SCORE: GRANBURY 20, EATON 14.
Screenshot this. Hang in locker room. Read at practice with dramatic pauses.
Viktor has generously supplied motivational material. Normally consultant charges for this service.
And before Burleson starts laughing—BBGC, you still travel to Crowley. Handle your game before planning celebration of Eaton’s problems.
You are 4–0 too. Glass houses should avoid touchdown dances.
PICKS:
• Burleson over Crowley
• White Settlement over Mineral Wells
• Weatherford over Azle
• Joshua over Cleburne
• 🚨 GRANBURY over EATON
Eaton, Viktor poked bear. Now we find out whether bear plays football or just makes very loud entrance.
12U — BBGC, PLEASE KEEP RECEIPT FOR PERFECT RECORD
Top five:
1. Burleson 4–0
2. Crowley 3–0
3. Eaton 3–1
4. Granbury 2–1
5. Azle Freeland 2–2
Burleson, Eaton and Granbury won 30–0. Mineral Wells beat Azle Freeland 24–0. Weatherford beat Joshua 36–6.
Crowley had bye.
Now rested Crowley hosts Burleson at 4 PM.
Number one versus number two. Both undefeated.
Finally, game worthy of clearing afternoon schedule and silencing phone—except for messages from angry BBGC supporters.
🚨 VIKTOR’S UPSET: CROWLEY 22, BURLESON 20.
BBGC, your 4–0 record is beautiful. Crowley would like to add punctuation.
Viktor predicts Crowley wins close one, stays unbeaten and sends Burleson home rehearsing sentence, “This loss will make us stronger.”
Very useful sentence. Every team keeps copy for emergencies.
Eaton visits Joshua. Granbury hosts Mineral Wells, who just delivered shutout.
Pirates, respect Rams. Last week’s thirty points against Cleburne will not automatically appear on Saturday’s scoreboard.
PICKS:
• 🚨 CROWLEY over BURLESON
• Weatherford over Azle Freeland
• Eaton over Joshua
• Azle Belding over Cleburne
• Granbury over Mineral Wells
Cleburne versus Belding: both 0–4. Somebody gets first victory. Viktor taking Azle. Winning sideline may celebrate like championship, and Viktor fully supports this.
BYE: White Settlement. Rest comfortably. Top of division about to get loud.
VIKTOR’S FINAL WORD
Eaton 10U: I picked Pirates.
Burleson 12U: I picked Crowley.
Please direct all complaints to scoreboard after final whistle. Crystal ball customer service is closed.
Underdogs, make trouble.
Favorites, earn your reputation.
Coaches, prepare team before preparing rebuttal.
Parents, yelling “HIT SOMEBODY!” from folding chair is not coaching certification.
Viktor has stirred pot. Saturday, we see who can handle heat. Until next time...
VIKTOR THE PREDIKTOR
“I predict. You complain. Saturday decides.”