Actually, he would love to see rivalries develop out of matchups that are not likely to occur. For example, wouldn't Moon vs. Mars be out of this world, especially if they play in Apollo, Pa.? How about Yough-Knoch, with the bands performing halftime tributes to the Three Stooges (nyuk-nyuk-nyuk)?

An amateur cartographer, the Fumbler would revel in a doubleheader featuring East Allegheny-West Allegheny and North Allegheny-South Allegheny. And watching a Plum-Fort Cherry game would be a fruitful experience.

Steel Valley and Union would be an ideal rivalry, especially if they were blue-collar teams. The games would be played in Industry.

Apparently, The Fumbler let his imagination affect his decision-making last week, as his prognostication record was a subpar 48-17 last week (.738 pct.). For the season, he is 200-64 (.758).

Here are his thoughts on this weekend's top matchups:

Clairton (3-1, 1-0) at Springdale (4-0, 2-0), 7:30 p.m. today: The blemish on Clairton's record came last week in a loss to John F. Kennedy, one of the top teams in Ohio's smallest classification. Forget about that. In WPIAL Class A, the Bears are No. 1, although No. 3 Springdale could keep it close. Winner: Clairton.

Mt. Lebanon (3-1, 0-0) at McKeesport (3-1, 0-0), 7:30 p.m. today: Mt. Lebanon quietly has put together a nice record, but the Blue Devils' three wins are against teams with a combined record of 2-10. This game will tell a lot more about Mt. Lebanon. Winner: McKeesport.

Indiana (3-1, 1-1) at Pine-Richland (3-1, 1-1), 7:30 p.m. today: Indiana has not played the strongest of schedules, but this team is better than a lot of people think. Unfortunately for Indiana, Pine-Richland got a wakeup call last week when it lost to Knoch. Winner: Pine-Richland.

Beaver Falls (3-1, 3-1) at Sto-Rox (3-1, 2-1), 7:30 p.m. today: Beaver Falls must deal with the WPIAL's leading passer (Paul Jones) and the league leader in receptions (Isaiah Scott). But this game will be won on the lines, and that's where Beaver Falls has an edge. Winner: Beaver Falls.

Brentwood (3-1, 3-1) at Steel Valley (4-0, 3-0), 7:30 p.m. today: This is a showdown between two of the best quarterbacks in Class AA -- Brentwood's Eric Coxon and Steel Valley's Ryan Sabo. While the focus of the game might be on the quarterbacks, the difference will be Steel Valley's defense, which has allowed 19 points in four games. Winner: Steel Valley.

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

This afternoon

CITY LEAGUE: Schenley over Westinghouse (Cupples Stadium).

Tonight

CITY LEAGUE: Oliver over Langley (Cupples Stadium).

WPIAL CLASS AAAA: (Big East) Penn Hills over KISKI AREA; GATEWAY over Plum; Woodland Hills over FOX CHAPEL. (Foothills) HEMPFIELD over Connellsville; Norwin over LATROBE. (Great Southern) Bethel Park over CANON-MCMILLAN; Upper St. Clair over BALDWIN. (Northern Five) Erie McDowell over BUTLER; NORTH ALLEGHENY over Seneca Valley; Shaler over NORTH HILLS.

WPIAL CLASS AAA: (Big Seven) PETERS TOWNSHIP over Elizabeth Forward; Thomas Jefferson over KEYSTONE OAKS; TRINITY over West Mifflin. (Greater Allegheny) Highlands over GREENSBURG SALEM; Knoch over HAMPTON. (Keystone) RINGGOLD over Albert Gallatin; BELLE VERNON over Laurel Highlands; Uniontown over DERRY. (Parkway) New Castle over AMBRIDGE; BLACKHAWK over West Allegheny.

WPIAL CLASS AA: (Allegheny) Burrell over FREEPORT; Deer Lakes over WEST SHAMOKIN; Ford City over NORTHGATE. (Century) SOUTH FAYETTE over Carlynton; Charleroi over SOUTH ALLEGHENY. (Interstate) Greensburg Central Catholic over YOUGH; Jeannette over MCGUFFEY; EAST ALLEGHENY over Southmoreland; Washington over BROWNSVILLE. (Midwestern) Aliquippa over ELLWOOD CITY; Beaver over CENTER; NEW BRIGHTON over Quaker Valley. (Tri-County North) MARS over Cornell; RIVERSIDE over Neshannock; Shenango over UNION.

WPIAL CLASS A : (Big Seven) MONACA over Avonworth; ROCHESTER over North Catholic. (Black Hills) FORT CHERRY over Avella; BETH-CENTER over Frazier; Serra over BENTWORTH. (Tri-County South) CARMICHAELS over Geibel; Jefferson-Morgan over CALIFORNIA; Mapletown over West Greene.

NON-CONFERENCE: BROOKE, W.VA. over Allderdice; ALLEGHENY-CLARION VALLEY over Apollo-Ridge; HOPEWELL over Chartiers Valley; DuBois over KITTANNING; MOHAWK over Freedom; Monessen over CHARTIERS-HOUSTON; FRANKLIN REGIONAL over Mount Pleasant; SOUTH PARK over Waynesburg.

Tomorrow afternoon

CITY LEAGUE: Peabody over Carrick (Cupples Stadium).

WPIAL CLASS AAAA: (Foothills) CENTRAL CATHOLIC over Penn-Trafford (Carnegie Mellon).

WPIAL CLASS AA: (Allegheny) SHADY SIDE ACADEMY over Valley. (Century) Seton-LaSalle over BURGETTSTOWN. (Tri-County North) Laurel over SUMMIT ACADEMY.

WPIAL CLASS A: (Big Seven) WESTERN BEAVER over Bishop Canevin. (Eastern) RIVERVIEW over Leechburg.

NON-CONFERENCE: South Side Beaver over WILKINSBURG.