There’s a hint of red, yellow and orange in the leaves. Soon, a colorful canvas of foliage will dominate the landscape.

Yes, even at this time of the year, I do find time to think about more than football. But this is not the hour to lose myself in the wonders of Mother Nature.

I’m in the midst of a great campaign — 9-2 last week and 46-9 for the season. I feel like the odds are against me, that I’m bound to come crashing down with a bad week or two.

I try not to think too long about any game. I look at the matchup and almost always go with my first impression.

Here are my impressions of Week 7.

Union/A-C Valley at Keystone — A Thursday Night Special in Knox. The Panthers enter the game undefeated, but will taste defeat for the first time in 2021.

Score: Union/A-C Valley 27-14

Westinghouse at Butler — The Bulldogs are another undefeated team and this will be a tough challenge for Butler.

But the Golden Tornado are playing too well right now for me to pick against them.

Score: Butler 24-18

Canon-McMillan at Seneca Valley — The Raiders are an angry bunch after taking a 35-0 loss to Central Catholic last week.

The Big Macs pay the price.

Score: Seneca Valley 31-16

Knoch at Mars — The Knights picked up a win and much-needed confidence by defeating Indiana last week. They continue to trend in the right direction.

Score: Knoch 17-14

East Allegheny at Freeport — The Yellowjacket defense will put the clamps on the Wildcats.

Score: Freeport 28-10

North Catholic at South Park — North is playing dominating football and the Eagles (no relation) will do little to stop them.

Score: North Catholic 37-12

Kane at Karns City — KC is coming off its only loss of the season and it took an incredible passing performance to beat them in the final minute.

The Wolves have no such ability.

Score: Karns City 39-14

Moniteau at DuBois Area— Nothing really stands out about the Beavers. But in this matchup, they have more players ... and bigger ones at that.

Score: DuBois Area 26-15

Hickory at Slippery Rock — Hickory beat the Rockets three times last year by a combined score of 124-7.

The Hornets are still a good team, but the Rockets have vastly improved.

Score: Slippery Rock 23-18

Steel Valley at Summit Academy — The Ironmen could be the class of the Allegheny Conference ... and maybe the WPIAL.

It will be a long afternoon for the Knights.

Score: Steel Valley 36-8

Scoop is going to the pumpkin patch this weekend to pick more winners