Imagine, two weeks left in the regular season and eight of the 10 Grid Picks prognosticators are within four games of the leader, Brad Hurley.

This has been the closest race I can ever remember.Hurley had three wrong in Week Seven, while six guys had just two wrong. Defending champ Bob Ford had a 14-1 week and has made his move back into contention.So as anxious as I can be let's take a look at our Week 8 contests:LEHIGHTON AT TAMAQUA - This is a big game as far as post-season play goes. Both teams need a win and it should be a dandy. Look for this one to go right down to the wire … Lehighton, 21-18.MARIAN AT SHENANDOAH VALLEY - Colts have to make sure they take care of business and not look ahead to next week … Marian, 35-0.NORTHERN LEHIGH AT NORTHWESTERN - Tigers bounced back after their first loss of the season against Southern Lehigh. Bulldogs need to win if they want to have a shot at districts … Northwestern, 32-7.PANTHER VALLEY AT MINERSVILLE - Before the season, when I looked at the schedule, this was one of the games I thought the Panthers could win. I still do … Panther Valley, 19-14.BLUE MOUNTAIN AT JIM THORPE - Olympians are in the heat of the tough part of their schedule. Eagles are playing good enough to qualify for districts … Blue Mountain, 21-7.PLEASANT VALLEY AT POCONO MOUNTAIN EAST - The Ol' Oaken Bucket game has been moved to Saturday morning. The Bears aren't ready to hibernate yet … Pleasant Valley, 35-7.SALISBURY AT PALMERTON - First time in years that the Bombers can smell the post-season. They can't let the Falcons spoil it … Palmerton, 21-14.ALLENTOWN CENTRAL CATHOLIC AT LIBERTY - This one could be anyone's game, but we'll give the edge to the home team … Liberty, 21-18.FREEDOM AT EASTON - Patriots are having a great year, but Red Rovers are still a bit better … Easton 21-7.WILSON AT BANGOR - Two teams that would like nothing better than a win here to help erase a lot of the losses this season … Bangor, 21-20.NORTH SCHUYLKILL AT SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - Early on, these two were supposed to be two of the top teams in the Anthracite Football League. There is no doubt the Spartans are the superior … North Schuylkill, 31-7.EAST STROUDSBURG SOUTH AT DIERUFF - I don't think I would have ever thought this was possible, but I'm going to gamble here … Dieruff, 20-18.EMMAUS AT WHITEHALL - The Zephyrs are definitely among the class of the EPC … Whitehall, 28-7.COLUMBIA-MONTOUR VO-TECH AT MAHANOY AREA - The Bears get a breather here … Mahanoy Area, 28-0.CATASAUQUA AT SOUTHERN LEHIGH - Spartans have eyes focused on the weeks ahead … Southern Lehigh, 45-7.