{"id":108744,"date":"2018-10-25T06:16:21","date_gmt":"2018-10-25T11:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=108744"},"modified":"2018-10-25T06:16:21","modified_gmt":"2018-10-25T11:16:21","slug":"pigskin-pickem-week-no-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2018\/10\/25\/pigskin-pickem-week-no-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Pigskin Pick’Em: Week No. 10"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

It\u2019s all come down to this. League and conference title races, along with playoff qualifiers and pairings will be decided this weekend. A number of important games are on the Week No. 10 schedule, which makes it a fun way to close out the 2018 regular season.<\/p>\n

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Tim Williman<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Last week I was 17-3, which took my overall record to 152-43. Guest selector Keith Fischbach was right behind at 16-4, which brought the overall record of the guest selectors to 142-53.<\/p>\n

The final guest selector of the regular season is Tim Williman of Convoy, who has a good handle on high school football around the area. Out of 20 games we differ on two, and both of those can be considered tossups.<\/p>\n

Defiance (4-5) at Van Wert (7-2)<\/strong><\/p>\n

A win guarantees a home playoff game for the Cougars. The Bulldogs need to win to keep their slim playoff hopes alive. Defiance has a good rushing game, but Van Wert is second among WBL schools against the run. We like the Cougars make it seven straight wins.<\/p>\n

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

Crestview (8-1) at Paulding (3-6)<\/strong><\/p>\n

On paper it looks like a rout, but I\u2019m so sure. Paulding has improved, and I think the Panthers will give the Knights some trouble. However, both of us think Crestview will win and claim at least a share of the NWC title.<\/p>\n

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

Wapakoneta (8-1) at St. Marys Memorial (9-0)<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are a number of storylines here, and both of us really thought about taking Wapakoneta in this one, because it just feels like an upset is brewing.<\/p>\n

But when push came to shove neither one of us could do it, so we\u2019re going with St. Marys. Either way, it should be a great game.<\/p>\n

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

Marion Local (9-0) at Coldwater (7-2)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Three weeks ago this game appeared to be the MAC championship game, but Coldwater has lost two straight and is out of the conference title conversation.<\/p>\n

Marion Local has the state\u2019s longest winning streak (36 games), but that number will be put to the test on Friday.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s usually not a good idea to pick the road team in a MAC game like this, but both of us are giving the nod to the Flyers.<\/p>\n

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

Wayne Trace (5-4) at Hicksville (5-4)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Both teams have playoff hopes but to be clear, they\u2019re very slim. This should be a very close game, and it\u2019s one we differ on. I\u2019m going with the Raiders, while Williman likes the Aces to win on Senior Night.<\/p>\n

Truxell: Wayne Trace; Williman: Hicksville<\/p>\n

Other games<\/strong><\/p>\n

WBL<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kenton (5-4) at Bath (0-9)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Elida (2-7) at Ottawa-Glandorf (4-5)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Shawnee (4-5) at Celina (4-5)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Truxell: Celina; Williman: Shawnee<\/p>\n

NWC<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ada (2-7) at Allen East (4-5)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Truxell: Allen East; Williman: Allen East<\/p>\n

Columbus Grove (6-3) at Bluffton (3-6)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Truxell: Columbus Grove; Williman: Columbus Grove<\/p>\n

Spencerville (7-2) at Delphos Jefferson (1-8)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Truxell: Spencerville; Williman: Spencerville<\/p>\n

GMC<\/strong><\/p>\n

Antwerp (6-3) at Tinora (2-7)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Ayersville (2-7) at Edgerton (9-0)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Holgate (3-6) at Fairview (6-3)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

MAC<\/strong><\/p>\n

St. Henry (7-2) at Parkway (1-9)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

New Bremen (6-3) at Minster (6-3)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Versailles (2-7) at Fort Recovery (3-6)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Saturday: Anna (7-2) at Delphos St. John\u2019s (2-7)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Others<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oregon Clay (1-8) at Lima Sr. (1-8)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Saturday: Lucas (7-2) at Lima Central Catholic (9-0)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Truxell: Lima CC; Williman: Lima CC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SCOTT TRUXELL\/independent sports editor It\u2019s all come down to this. League and conference title races, along with playoff qualifiers and pairings will be decided this weekend. A number of important games are on the Week No. 10 schedule, which makes it a fun way to close out the 2018 regular season. Last week I was […]<\/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-108744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-10 17:06:15","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\/108744","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=108744"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108744\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108744"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}