{"id":106128,"date":"2018-08-23T05:22:21","date_gmt":"2018-08-23T10:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=106128"},"modified":"2018-08-23T05:25:59","modified_gmt":"2018-08-23T10:25:59","slug":"pigskin-pickem-week-no-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2018\/08\/23\/pigskin-pickem-week-no-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Pigskin Pick’Em: Week No. 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

SCOTT TRUXELL\/<\/strong>independent sports editor<\/em><\/p>\n

The high school football season kicks off for most teams on Friday night, and the brand new season brings with it a new round of Pigskin Pick\u2019Em to our sports coverage.<\/p>\n

Last year, I went 165-59 (73.6 percent) during the regular season and 30-3 during the postseaon (90.9 percent), for an overall winning percentage of 75.8 percent. This year, I\u2019ll try to top that at the same time, go head-to-head with a different guest selector each week.<\/p>\n

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Eric McCracken<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Eric McCracken, owner of Lee Kinstle GM Sales and Service in Van Wert is the season\u2019s first (and first ever) guest selector and as you read each pick, you\u2019ll see we\u2019re not in agreement in all games. Out of 30 Week No. 1 games, we differ eight different times.<\/p>\n

Without further ado, this week\u2019s picks:<\/p>\n

Bryan at Van Wert:<\/strong><\/em> This has the makings of a good game, as the two teams appear to be somewhat evenly matched, but both of us are giving the nod to the Cougars.<\/p>\n

Truxell: Van Wert; McCracken: Van Wert<\/p>\n

Parkway at Crestview:<\/strong><\/em> The Panthers always seem to play the Knights tough in the season opener, but both of us like Crestview at home.<\/p>\n

Truxell: Crestview; McCracken: Crestview<\/p>\n

Toledo Woodward at Delphos St. John\u2019s:<\/strong><\/em> We both think the Blue Jays roll in this one. It should be a very interesting year for Delphos St. John\u2019s.<\/p>\n

Truxell: Delphos St. John\u2019s; McCracken: Delphos St. John\u2019s<\/p>\n

Shawnee at Delphos Jefferson (Saturday):<\/strong><\/em> This is a tough season opener for the Wildcats. Shawnee boasts a top quarterback in Johnny Caprella.<\/p>\n

Truxell: Shawnee; McCracken: Shawnee<\/p>\n

Paulding at Wayne Trace:<\/strong><\/em> Wayne Trace lost some talent to graduation, but the Raiders also return a some nice players. Wayne Trace is the favorite here.<\/p>\n

Truxell: Wayne Trace; McCracken: Wayne Trace<\/p>\n

Bath at Allen East<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Truxell: Bath; McCracken: Allen East<\/p>\n

Elida at Tiffin Columbian<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Truxell: Elida; McCracken: Elida<\/p>\n

Versailles at Celina<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Truxell: Versailles; McCracken: Celina<\/p>\n

Eastwood at Ottawa-Glandorf<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Truxell: Eastwood; McCracken: Ottawa-Glandorf<\/p>\n

Sidney at St. Marys<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Truxell: Sidney; McCracken: St. Marys<\/p>\n

Wapakoneta at Bellefontaine<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Truxell: Bellefontaine; McCracken: Bellefontaine<\/p>\n

Coldwater at Kenton<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Truxell: Coldwater; McCracken: Coldwater<\/p>\n

Defiance at Napoleon<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Truxell: Napoleon; McCracken: Napoleon<\/p>\n

Bluffton at Cory-Rawson<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Truxell: Bluffton; McCracken: Bluffton<\/p>\n

Pandora-Gilboa at Columbus Grove<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Truxell: Pandora-Gilboa; McCracken: Pandora Gilboa<\/p>\n

USV at Ada<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Truxell: Ada; McCracken: USV<\/p>\n

Lima Central Catholic at Spencerville<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Truxell: Lima CC; McCracken: Spencerville<\/p>\n

Tinora at Liberty Center<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Truxell: Liberty Center; McCracken: Liberty Center<\/p>\n

Edon at Ayersville<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Truxell: Ayersville; McCracken: Ayersville<\/p>\n

Antwerp at Montpelier<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Truxell: Montpelier; McCracken: Montpelier<\/p>\n

Holgate at Stryker<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Truxell: Holgate; McCracken: Holgate<\/p>\n

Hicksville at Archbold<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Truxell: Archbold; McCracken: Archbold<\/p>\n

Fairview at Wauseon<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Truxell: Wauseon; McCracken: Wauseon<\/p>\n

St. Henry at Covington<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Truxell: St. Henry; McCracken: St. Henry<\/p>\n

Anna at Middletown Bishop Fenwick<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Truxell: Anna; McCracken: Anna<\/p>\n

Marion Local at Woodlan (IN)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Truxell: Marion Local; McCracken: Marion Local<\/p>\n

Minster at Fort Loramie<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Truxell: Minster; McCracken: Fort Loramie<\/p>\n

New Bremen at Benjamin Logan<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Truxell: Benjamin Logan; McCracken: New Bremen<\/p>\n

Fort Recovery at Sidney Lehman Catholic<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Truxell: Fort Recovery; McCracken: Fort Recovery<\/p>\n

Clayton Northmont at Lima Sr.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Truxell: Northmont; McCracken: Northmont<\/p>\n

If you would like to be a Pigskin Pick’Em guest selector for a week during the season, send an email to sports@thevwindependent.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SCOTT TRUXELL\/independent sports editor The high school football season kicks off for most teams on Friday night, and the brand new season brings with it a new round of Pigskin Pick\u2019Em to our sports coverage. Last year, I went 165-59 (73.6 percent) during the regular season and 30-3 during the postseaon (90.9 percent), for an […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-106128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-24 20:18:40","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106128"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106128\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}