Maybe it can be blamed on the replacement refs that are brutalizing NFL games, but something sure did happen in last week’s The Pilot football contest.

Not many contestants had a very good week, in fact, it had to be one of the worst overall weeks ever. If a contestant went 9-7 for the week, he or she did pretty well.

Speaking of he or she, it was a week for the females to assert their superiority, with two of the three winners coming from the distaff side.

Two players went 11-5 — Donathan Hundley of Aberdeen and Marlene Houghtaling of Pinehurst. So, to the tiebreaker game we did go. Arizona beat Philadelphia 27-6 for a total of 33 points. Houghtaling had 41 for her total as opposed to Hundley’s 43. She gets the $50 first-place money, while Hundley walks away with the $30 second-place money.

Then there were three players that went 10-6 — Jamie Tindall of Wagram, Cristina Adams of Roxboro and Matt Robbins of West End. There tiebreaker numbers were as follows: Adams 36, Tindall 43 and Robbins 52.

So the woman from Roxboro gets the $20 third-place checks.

And for those that are curious about who the overall leader is we have both a man and a woman sitting on top of the standings. Kathy Latham of Vass and Bob Suggs of Southern Pines. Both boasts 31-17 records. But there are several contestants that are close behind. A partial list of leaders appears below.

31-17 — Kathy Latham; Bob Suggs.

30-18 — Cristina Adams of Roxboro; John Gray of Pinehurst; Donathan Hundley Jr.; Holly Hill of Carthage; Barry Miller of Pinebluff; Kayla Britt of Carthage.

29-19 — Deborah Ingram of Southern Pines; Tony Paz of Pinehurst; Jamie Tindall of Wagram.

28-20 — Jody Britt of Biscoe; Marlene Houghtaling of Pinehurst; Arlene Paz of ; David Weaver of .

27-21 — Daniel Burns of Carthage; Cecil Brewer of Pinebluff; Sandra Blake of Pinehurst; Cecil Blake of Jackson Springs; Audrey Curlee; Michael Covington of Rockingham; Steve Coney of Whispering Pines; Stephanie Flores of Carthage; Amanda Latham of Vass; Jeremy Britt of Carthage; Craig Reaser.

26-22 — A whole slew of people.