{"id":106433,"date":"2018-08-30T04:03:42","date_gmt":"2018-08-30T09:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=106433"},"modified":"2018-08-29T20:49:25","modified_gmt":"2018-08-30T01:49:25","slug":"pigskin-pickem-week-no-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2018\/08\/30\/pigskin-pickem-week-no-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Pigskin Pick’Em: Week No. 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

It wasn’t pretty. That’s how to best desribe my Week No. 1 Pigskin Pick \u2019Em selections, as I went 18-12, or just 60 percent. On the bright side, it\u2019s over .500 but on the flip side, I was hoping for much better.<\/p>\n

Guest selector Eric McCracken topped my record by going 20-10 (67 percent), so it\u2019s guest selectors 1, me 0.<\/p>\n

This week\u2019s guest selector is longtime WKSD 99.7 sports broadcaster Kenny Stabler, who has a great grasp on area teams. As you read the list of this week’s matchups, you’ll notice that we have different opinions on five different games.<\/p>\n

On to this week\u2019s picks:<\/p>\n

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Kenny Stabler<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Van Wert (1-0) at Wapakoneta (1-0)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Both of us are picking Van Wert, even though the Cougars are probably considered a slight underdog here. As noted in Wednesday\u2019s game preview, Harmon Field is not kind to visiting Western Buckeye League opponents.<\/p>\n

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

Crestview (1-0) at Hicksville (0-1)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Hicksville held Archbold scoreless in the first half of last week\u2019s game, but both of us agree that the Crestview\u2019s offense can pose problems for just about any defense, including Hicksville\u2019s.<\/p>\n

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

Delphos St. John\u2019s (1-0) at Lima Central Catholic (1-0)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Lima Central Catholic posted an impressive win over Spencerville last week, but both of us believe Delphos St. John\u2019s will win. The Blue Jays won last year\u2019s game 34-10, and it turned out to be Lima CC’s only regular season loss.<\/p>\n

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

Delphos Jefferson (0-1) at Versailles (0-1)<\/strong><\/p>\n

After a 49-0 loss to Shawnee, it’s another tough game for Delphos Jefferson. However, better days are ahead for the Wildcats.<\/p>\n

Truxell: Versailles; Stabler: Versailles<\/p>\n

Wayne Trace (1-0) at McComb (1-0)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Last year, Wayne Trace stunned McComb 31-28. Can the Raiders do it again? As much as we both want to say yes, we\u2019re going with the Panthers.<\/p>\n

Truxell: McComb; Stabler McComb<\/p>\n

Best of the rest<\/strong><\/p>\n

Western Buckeye League<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ottawa-Glandorf (1-0) at St. Marys (1-0)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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

Celina (1-0) at Kenton (0-1)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Truxell: Celina; Stabler: Kenton<\/p>\n

Defiance (1-0) at Shawnee (1-0)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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

Bath (0-1) at Elida (0-1)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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

Non-conference<\/strong><\/p>\n

Spencerville (0-1) at Parkway (0-1)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Truxell: Spencerville; Stabler: Parkway<\/p>\n

Paulding (0-1) at Fairview (1-0)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Truxell: Fairview; Stabler: Fairview<\/p>\n

Columbus Grove (0-1) at Leipsic (1-0)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Truxell: Leipsic; Stabler Leipsic<\/p>\n

Allen East (1-0) at Perry (1-0)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Truxell: Perry; Stabler: Perry<\/p>\n

Arlington (1-0) at Ada (1-0)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Truxell: Arlington; Stabler: Ada<\/p>\n

Bluffton (1-0) at Van Buren (0-1)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Truxell: Bluffton; Stabler: Van Buren<\/p>\n

Hilltop (0-1) at Antwerp (1-0)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Truxell: Antwerp; Stabler: Antwerp<\/p>\n

Ottawa Hills (0-1) at Ayersville (0-1)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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

Wauseon (0-1) at Tinora (0-1)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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

Edgerton (1-0) at Edon (1-0)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Truxell: Edgerton; Stabler: Edgerton<\/p>\n

Waynesfield-Goshen (1-0) at Holgate (1-0)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Truxell: Waynesfield-Goshen; Stabler: Waynesfield-Goshen<\/p>\n

Patrick Henry (0-1) at Marion Local (1-0)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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

Clinton-Massie (1-0) at Coldwater (1-0)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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

Covington (0-1) at Minster (1-0)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Truxell: Minster; Stabler: Minster<\/p>\n

Eaton (0-1) at St. Henry (1-0)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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

Mississinawa Valley (0-1) at New Bremen (1-0)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Truxell: New Bremen; Stabler: New Bremen<\/p>\n

Brookville (1-0) at Anna (1-0)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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

Valley View (1-0) at Fort Recovery (1-0)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Truxell: Valley View; Stabler: Fort Recovery<\/p>\n

Lima Sr.(0-1) at Piqua (0-1)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Truxell: Lima Sr.; Stabler: Lima Sr.<\/p>\n

If you would like to be a guest selector for a future week, please email sports@thevwindependent.com<\/a>. Spots are filling up fast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SCOTT TRUXELL\/independent sports editor It wasn’t pretty. That’s how to best desribe my Week No. 1 Pigskin Pick \u2019Em selections, as I went 18-12, or just 60 percent. On the bright side, it\u2019s over .500 but on the flip side, I was hoping for much better. Guest selector Eric McCracken topped my record by going […]<\/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-106433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-07-31 22:24:13","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\/106433","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=106433"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106433\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}