{"id":106689,"date":"2018-09-06T06:06:57","date_gmt":"2018-09-06T11:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=106689"},"modified":"2018-09-08T06:25:36","modified_gmt":"2018-09-08T11:25:36","slug":"pigskin-pickem-week-no-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2018\/09\/06\/pigskin-pickem-week-no-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Pigskin Pick’Em: Week No. 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Guest selectors 2, yours truly 0.<\/p>\n

That sums up the first two weeks of Pigskin Pick\u2019Em. Last week, WKSD\u2019s Kenny Stabler edged me by one game by going 21-7 with his picks, compared my final tally of 20-8.<\/p>\n

This week\u2019s guest selector is Main Street Van Wert Executive Director Mitch Price. Out of 18 games on this week\u2019s list, we differ on seven. One interesting note \u2013 COF Academy is at Lima Sr. on Friday. Not much is known about this Columbus school, but the Ironmen have already played three games and somehow have 12 games on the schedule, including powerhouse schools Cleveland St. Ignatius, Lakewood St. Edward, Detroit Central Catholic, Birmingham Brother Rice, and IMG Academy (FL). It\u2019s very odd.<\/p>\n

With that, on to this week\u2019s selections.<\/p>\n

St. Marys (2-0) vs. Van Wert (1-1)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Mitch Price<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We both want to see the Cougars win this one, but it\u2019s going to be a tough task. The Roughriders are defending WBL champs and were the preseason pick favorite to repeat. Price is going with his alma mater, while I\u2019m taking St. Marys. This is a pick I hope I get wrong.<\/p>\n

Truxell: St. Marys; Price: Van Wert<\/p>\n

Wayne Trace (1-1) at Crestview (2-0)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

After playing perennial small school state power McComb (a 48-14 loss) last week, it doesn\u2019t get much easier for the Raiders. Meanwhile, Crestview is coming off an exciting 39-34 victory at Hicksville. Anything goes in a rivalry game like this, but both of us are picking the Knights.<\/p>\n

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

Delphos Jefferson (0-2) at Stryker (0-2)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a rough start for the Wildcats, with losses to Shawnee and Versailles. Stryker is fielding a varsity football team for the first time in nearly 60 years. The Panters have been outscored 122-14 in their first two games, so it\u2019s going to take some time. However, Price likes Stryker, while I\u2019m going with Delphos Jefferson.<\/p>\n

Truxell: Delphos Jefferson; Price: Stryker<\/p>\n

Delphos St. John\u2019s (1-1) at St. Henry (2-0)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Delphos St. John\u2019s lost to Lima Central Catholic last week, and things aren\u2019t much easier this week, as the Blue Jays open MAC play at St. Henry. Another game, another different of opinion as to who\u2019s going to win.<\/p>\n

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

Antwerp (2-0) at Paulding (0-2)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Archers are off to a 2-0 start and would like nothing more than to improve to 3-0. The Panthers would like to enter the win column before starting NWC play. Price is going with Paulding, but I\u2019ll admit, I\u2019ve gone back and forth on this one, because it should be very close. After a coin flip, I\u2019ll go with Antwerp.<\/p>\n

Truxell: Antwerp; Price: Paulding<\/p>\n

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

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

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

Truxell: Celina; Price: Celina<\/p>\n

Ottawa-Glandorf (1-1) at Bath (0-2)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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

Kenton (1-1) at Defiance (2-0)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Truxell: Kenton; Price: Kenton<\/p>\n

Midwest Athletic Conference<\/strong><\/p>\n

Parkway (0-2) at Marion Local (2-0)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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

Coldwater (2-0) at Versailles (1-1)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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

Anna (1-1) at New Bremen (2-0)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Truxell: Anna; Price: New Bremen<\/p>\n

Fort Recovery (2-0) at Minster (2-0)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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

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

Perry (2-0) at Spencerville (1-1)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Truxell: Spencerville; Price: Perry<\/p>\n

Patrick Henry (0-2) at Columbus Grove (0-2)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Truxell: Patrick Henry; Price: Columbus Grove<\/p>\n

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

Truxell: Wynford; Price: Wynford<\/p>\n

Ayersville (1-1) at Bluffton (1-1)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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

COF Academy (0-3) at Lima Sr. (0-2)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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

Ada (1-1) at Lima Central Catholic (2-0) (Saturday)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Truxell: Lima Central Catholic; Price: Lima Central Catholic<\/p>\n

If you would like to be a guest selector, email sports@thevwindependent.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SCOTT TRUXELL\/independent sports editor Guest selectors 2, yours truly 0. That sums up the first two weeks of Pigskin Pick\u2019Em. Last week, WKSD\u2019s Kenny Stabler edged me by one game by going 21-7 with his picks, compared my final tally of 20-8. This week\u2019s guest selector is Main Street Van Wert Executive Director Mitch Price. […]<\/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-106689","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-24 21:37:53","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\/106689","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=106689"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106689\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106689"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106689"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}