{"id":135148,"date":"2020-09-17T03:48:59","date_gmt":"2020-09-17T08:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=135148"},"modified":"2020-09-17T03:49:02","modified_gmt":"2020-09-17T08:49:02","slug":"pigskin-pickem-week-no-4-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2020\/09\/17\/pigskin-pickem-week-no-4-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Pigskin Pick’em: Week No. 4"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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

Ouch. That\u2019s all I can say about my record last week, which was 13-7, or 65 percent in terms of correct picks. Hopefully, better things will come this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through three weeks, my overall record is 43-16, which equates to 73 percent on the correct side of the ledger. This week\u2019s slate of games doesn\u2019t seem to have as many toss-up games as the first two weeks of the season but of course, anything is possible, especially this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are this week\u2019s picks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First five<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Delphos St. John\u2019s (1-2) at Minster (0-3)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This one of the few games that can be one of the aforementioned tossups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After some thought, I\u2019m giving a very slight advantage to Minster, even though the Wildcats are winless so far. I just can\u2019t see Minster starting 0-4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pick: Minster<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bluffton (1-2) at Crestview (2-1)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another one that has the potential to be a close game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bluffton is probably better than many teams realize, but I\u2019ll go with Crestview at home in this NWC tournament opener. The Knights seem to be on a bit of a roll and I think they\u2019ll keep the momentum going.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The winner of this game will face Columbus Grove or Delphos Jefferson next Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pick: Crestview<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shawnee (2-1) at Wapakoneta (0-3)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Call me crazy here, but I have a feeling the Redskins will pick up their first win of the season on Friday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, it most likely won\u2019t be a shootout. Shawnee has scored 35 points this season, while Wapakoneta has scored 17. Still, I just can\u2019t shake the feeling the Redskins will leave Harmon Field with a victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pick: Wapakoneta<\/p>\n\n\n\n

St. Marys Memorial (2-1) at Van Wert (3-0)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m probably making this more difficult than it has to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tradition says St. Marys Memorial should win, but this Van Wert team is more than solid. The offensive and defensive lines have shown noticeable improvement through three weeks of play and this time is on a roll now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I doubt this will be an easy one, but I\u2019m going to stick with the Cougars here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pick: Van Wert<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

I was very wrong about Wayne Trace last week. I wasn\u2019t sure the Raiders could defeat Troy Christian, but they did to the tune of 41-7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This one can be considered a tossup game, but I\u2019m thinking Wayne Trace will be 3-1 after Friday\u2019s road game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pick: Wayne Trace<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

Celina (1-2) at Elida (2-1): Elida
Kenton (2-1) at Defiance (0-3): Kenton
Ottawa-Glandorf (2-1) at Bath (1-2): Ottawa-Glandorf<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Ada (0-3) at Spencerville (3-0): Spencerville
Delphos Jefferson (0-3) at Columbus Grove (3-0): Columbus Grove
Paulding (1-2) at Allen East (2-1): Allen East<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Antwerp (0-3) at Tinora (2-0): Tinora
Ayersville (1-2) at Edgerton (1-2): Edgerton
Non-conference, Fairview (3-0) at Woodlan (IN) (0-4): Fairview<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Anna (1-2) at Fort Recovery (1-2): Fort Recovery
Coldwater (3-0) at New Bremen 2-1): Coldwater
Parkway (0-3) at Versailles (2-1): Versailles
St. Henry (2-1) at Marion Local (3-0): Marion Local<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Lima Central Catholic (2-1) at Cambridge (2-1): Lima CC
Lima Sr. (1-2) at Toledo John\u2019s (2-1): Toledo St. John\u2019s<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SCOTT TRUXELL\/independent sports editor Ouch. That\u2019s all I can say about my record last week, which was 13-7, or 65 percent in terms of correct picks. Hopefully, better things will come this week. Through three weeks, my overall record is 43-16, which equates to 73 percent on the correct side of the ledger. This week\u2019s […]<\/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-135148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-01 07:55:17","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\/135148","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=135148"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135148\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=135148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=135148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=135148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}