The Fumbler is sad, and he is man enough to admit that he shed a tear when he heard about the season-ending foot injury to Wayne Capers.

The Chartiers Valley quarterback is one of The Fumbler's favorite players.

But, it got The Fumbler thinking back to his own injuries.

There was that time in T-ball The Fumbler was digging for worms out in right field with a Popsicle stick he kept in his back pocket and hit a rock.

Sprained wrist.

There was that time in Pop Warner football The Fumbler got run over -- out of bounds -- by a linebacker.

Torn ACL.

Incidentally, the officials didn't call a late hit either on that play! Well, they probably shouldn't have, because The Fumbler was so bad the only position his coaches would play him at was "holding the sticks."

And there was The Fumbler's most debilitating injury, one that limits him to this day.

His cousin, The Dribbler, bet him a Rita's Italian Ice that he couldn't play a round of golf barefoot last year.

You guessed it -- turf toe.

The Fumbler certainly isn't hurting with his prognosticating. He was 53-11 (.828 percentage) last week, and his season record is 267-62 (.811 pct.). Here are his thoughts on this weekend's top games:

North Allegheny (4-1 overall, 1-0 in conference) at Shaler (5-0, 1-0), 7:30 p.m. today -- Shaler is in the top five in the WPIAL Class AAAA rankings. North Allegheny is trying to get back in the top five. Shaler's run defense will be the key to this game. Winner: North Allegheny.

Upper St. Clair (4-1, 1-0) at Bethel Park (4-1, 1-0), 7:30 p.m. today -- The Fumbler believes these teams are just about even. The team that runs the ball with more success will win. Winner: Upper St. Clair.

Franklin Regional (4-1, 1-0) at Mars (3-2, 1-0), 7:30 p.m. today -- The Fumbler will be stopping at the Brighton Hot Dog Shoppe on Rt. 19 for one of their chocolate milk shakes and some of their great fries, before making the short jaunt to Mars. The winner of this game will end up Greater Allegheny Conference champions at the end of the season. Winner: Mars.

McGuffey (4-1, 4-1) at Jeannette (4-1, 4-1), 7:30 p.m. -- Jeannette lost last week at home to Charleroi. Jeannette has not lost two regular-season games in a row since 2000 and two home games in a row since 1991. Winner: Jeannette.

Steel Valley (4-1, 4-1) at Sto-Rox (4-1, 4-1), 7:30 p.m. -- Steel Valley has won four games in a row, but none of the wins came against a team with a winning record. This is the third consecutive tough game for Sto-Rox. Winner: Sto-Rox.

Aliquippa (4-1, 3-1) at Center (5-0, 4-0), 7:30 p.m. -- The Fumbler wants to know what's up with Center quarterback Preston Dawson? He is not hurt, but he has not played two of the past three weeks because of undisclosed reasons. If he does not play this week, Center will not win. Winner: Center.

And now the rest (home teams in capital letters):

CITY LEAGUE --Perry over Allderdice (Cupples Stadium).

CITY LEAGUE --Westinghouse over Langley (Cupples Stadium).

WPIAL CLASS AAAA -- (Big East Conference) Central Catholic over PENN HILLS; WOODLAND HILLS over Kiski Area; FOX CHAPEL over Plum. (Foothills) NORWIN over Connellsville; Erie McDowell over LATROBE; Gateway over HEMPFIELD; McKeesport over PENN-TRAFFORD. (Great Southern) CANON-MCMILLAN over Baldwin; Mt. Lebanon over PETERS TOWNSHIP. (Northern Six) PINE-RICHLAND over Butler; North Hills over SENECA VALLEY.

WPIAL CLASS AAA -- (Big Seven) TRINITY over Belle Vernon; Chartiers Valley over RINGGOLD; THOMAS JEFFERSON over Elizabeth Forward. (Greater Allegheny) Hampton over KNOCH; INDIANA over Highlands. (Keystone) Albert Gallatin over SOUTH- MORELAND; LAUREL HIGHLANDS over Derry; Greensburg Salem over YOUGH. (Parkway) Ambridge over MOON; WEST ALLEGHENY over Blackhawk; New Castle over MONTOUR.

WPIAL CLASS AA -- (Allegheny) BURRELL over Apollo-Ridge; Freeport over VALLEY; Kittanning over DEER LAKES; Summit Academy over WEST SHAMOKIN. (Century) KEYSTONE OAKS over Bishop Canevin; CORNELL over Northgate; South Fayette over SETON-LASALLE; South Park over QUAKER VALLEY. (Interstate) MOUNT PLEASANT over Brownsville; Greensburg Central Catholic over EAST ALLEGHENY; Washington over SOUTH ALLEGHENY; CHARLEROI over Waynesburg. (Midwestern) Beaver Falls over BEAVER; Freedom over NEW BRIGHTON; Mohawk over ELLWOOD CITY.

WPIAL CLASS A -- (Big Seven) Laurel over UNION; South Side Beaver over MONACA; Western Beaver over NESHANNOCK. (Black Hills) SERRA over Bentworth; Burgettstown over FRAZIER; CLAIRTON over Chartiers-Houston; Fort Cherry over AVELLA. (Eastern) AVONWORTH over Carlynton; SPRINGDALE over Leechburg. (Tri-County South ) Beth-Center over MAPLETOWN; CALIFORNIA over Carmichaels; JEFFERSON-MORGAN over West Greene.

NON-CONFERENCE-- Hopewell over RIVERSIDE; West Mifflin over UNIONTOWN.

CITY LEAGUE --Schenley over Peabody (Cupples Stadium).

WPIAL CLASS A --(Eastern) RIVERVIEW over Brentwood; North Catholic over WILKINSBURG. (Tri-County South) Monessen over GEIBEL.

WPIAL CLASS A -- (Big Seven) Rochester over SHENANGO.

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