Each week during the football season, Sports Editor Mark Podolski will pick NFL, college and high school games.

That's more like it. A 4-1 week improves the season mark to 11-19, which is nothing to brag about, so it's time to get back to work. Here we go:

HIGH SCHOOL

Chardon at Riverside, Friday: The Hilltoppers will be tested in this one but should have enough to improve to 7-1. PICK: Chardon, 31-27

COLLEGE

South Carolina (+4) at LSU, Saturday: Tough game to call here. LSU is wounded after a loss at Florida last week, while South Carolina hammered Georgia. I'll take the Tigers in Baton Rogue, La., at night. PICK: LSU, 17-10.

Stanford (+7) at Notre Dame, Saturday: The Fighting Irish's magical season continues because of its tough defense. PICK: Notre Dame, 23-13.

NFL

Bengals at Browns (+3), Sunday: In most cases, I take the home underdog, but this is the Browns we're talking about. PICK: Bengals, 27-21.

N.Y. Giants (+5.5) at 49ers, Sunday: I'll take the Giants to hang around and cover, but the San Fran pulls it out late. PICK: 49ers, 27-24.

- Mark Podolski | @mpodo