Somebody asked The Fumbler the other day if he prefers Twitter or Facebook.

The Fumbler just laughed. He prefers PG+ over everything else. Try it. You will, too.

OK, enough with playing the pitchman.

Well, now that The Fumbler brought up the word "pitchman," he admits he was saddened over the summer by the death of Billy Mays. Many people don't know that the pitchman (Mays) and the pickman (The Fumbler) had a long history as buddies and used to hang out on occasion in McKees Rocks.

The Fumbler definitely shed a tear for Mays, but now that the beginning of another high school football season is here, The Fumbler has some bounce back in his step and is excited about the next few months.

He predicts a few things. He won't eat any boiled hot dogs, he will have a tough time finding a parking space when he visits the Wolvarena and no one from the Keystone Conference will win a playoff game ... there's a surprise.

What isn't a surprise is how good The Fumbler is at predicting games. A year ago, he was 561-138, good for an .803 percentage. Anything over .800 for a season is pretty darn good. But the first week of the season is always the toughest. Here are his thoughts on this weekend's top matchups:

Gateway at Penn Hills, 7:30 p.m. today -- Gateway did not make the Post-Gazette's preseason Class AAAA top five while Penn Hills was No. 4. The Fumbler is not into bashing his employer, but he would like to know who does those rankings, because they're wrong. Gateway is a top-five team and will prove it. Quarterback Rob Kalkstein will be the difference. Winner: Gateway.

Perry vs. Brashear, 7:30 p.m. today, Cupples Stadium -- Don't you wish this game was later in the season. It's better to build up to a No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown. Perry is ranked No. 1 in the City League and Brashear No. 2. That will change after tonight. Winner: Brashear.

Canon-McMillan at Trinity, 7 p.m. today -- Could this be the year Trinity wins more than one playoff game? Could this be the year Canon-McMillan makes an impact in the Great Southern Conference? This game might help answer some of those questions. Winner: Canon-McMillan.

Monessen at Rochester, 7:30 p.m. today -- Both teams are ranked in the top five in Class A. The Fumbler still wonders how good Monessen is? Winner: Rochester.

McKeesport vs. St. Joseph's Prep, 12:30 p.m. tomorrow, Wheeling, W.Va. -- St. Joseph's Prep is a perennial power from the Philadelphia Catholic League. McKeesport still is trying to get its line play together. Winner: St. Joseph's Prep.

Woodland Hills vs. Steubenville, Ohio, 3:30 p.m. tomorrow, Wheeling, W.Va. -- Steubenville has won 61 regular-season games in a row. That's enough. Winner: Woodland Hills.

Central Catholic vs. Youngstown Ursuline, 6 p.m. tomorrow, Wheeling, W.Va. -- Central Catholic's defense will be the difference in this contest. Central Catholic must control Ursuline's skill-position players. Winner: Central Catholic.

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

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

WPIAL CLASS AA -- (Allegheny Conference) APOLLO-RIDGE over Deer Lakes; KITTANNING over Freeport; SHADY SIDE ACADEMY over Summit Academy; FORD CITY over Valley; BURRELL over West Shamokin. (Century) Seton-LaSalle over NORTHGATE; SOUTH FAYETTE over South Park; KEYSTONE OAKS over Steel Valley; Sto-Rox over CORNELL. (Interstate) GREENSBURG CENTRAL CATHOLIC over Charleroi; Jeannette over EAST ALLEGHENY; McGuffey over MOUNT PLEASANT; South Allegheny over BROWNSVILLE; Washington over WAYNESBURG. (Midwestern) Center over MOHAWK; Freedom over ELLWOOD CITY; BEAVER over New Brighton; BEAVER FALLS over Riverside.

NON-CONFERENCE -- WEST MIFFLIN over Allderdice; NORTH ALLEGHENY over Altoona; Bethel Park over KISKI AREA; California over FRAZIER; BETH-CENTER over Carlynton; FORT CHERRY over Carmichaels; Chartiers Valley over WEST ALLEGHENY; Clairton over LAUREL; LATROBE over Derry; Elizabeth Forward over YOUGH; Fox Chapel over HIGHLANDS; Geibel over AVELLA; HEMPFIELD over Greensburg Salem; THOMAS JEFFERSON over H.D. Woodson, D.C.; BLACKHAWK over Hampton; Hopewell over KNOCH; Jefferson-Morgan over LEECHBURG.

Kennedy Catholic over NESHANNOCK; BELLE VERNON over Laurel Highlands; Mapletown over BENTWORTH; SPRINGDALE over Monaca; PINE-RICHLAND over Montour; MARS over Moon; NORTH HILLS over Mt. Lebanon; BUTLER over New Castle; North Catholic over SERRA; SENECA VALLEY over Norwin; UPPER ST. CLAIR over Penn-Trafford; INDIANA over Plum; PETERS TOWNSHIP over Ringgold; Shaler over BALDWIN; South Side Beaver over BURGETTSTOWN.

FRANKLIN REGIONAL over Southmoreland; WEST MIDDLESEX over Union; Uniontown over CONNELLSVILLE; CHARTIERS-HOUSTON over West Greene; Western Beaver over AVONWORTH; Wilmington over BRENTWOOD.

CITY LEAGUE -- Oliver over Langley (Cupples Stadium); Carrick over Peabody (Cupples Stadium).

NON-CONFERENCE -- Albert Gallatin over WILKINSBURG.

WPIAL CLASS AA -- (Century Conference) BISHOP CANEVIN over Quaker Valley.

NON-CONFERENCE -- ALIQUIPPA over Ambridge; SHENANGO over Riverview.