Pair tied atop newspaper football bracket contest

Tommy Platt and Ricky Fuentes are tied atop the Pigskin Pick ‘Em contest after nine weeks.

Both players have correctly picked 67 games.

Adam Branham is in third place with 66 correct picks, followed by Drew Cole and Bob Hill with 63 correct picks each.

Also on the leaderboard: Mario Castaneda (60), Joseph Cavazos (59), Stu Stratton (59), Danny Inman (55) and Sage Free (53).

The contest consists of 12 weeks with a weekly winner receiving a $50 gift card from Juanito’s Mexico Restaurant. Also at stake: a $500 cash prize to the player with the most correct picks for the season.

Player cards for week 10 are in today’s paper. Week 11 player cards will publish next Wednesday.

The season’s final player card will publish on Sunday, Dec. 15. That card will feature 20 games, including NFL contests and college football bowl games.

Regular-season winners are announced on radio stations KTQM (99.9 FM) and KCLV (99.1 FM) on Tuesday mornings and they’re published in Wednesday’s newspaper.

The week 12 winner and overall season winner will be announced on the radio stations on Friday, Jan. 24, and in the newspaper on Sunday, Jan. 26.