{"id":146817,"date":"2021-10-06T22:02:52","date_gmt":"2021-10-07T03:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=146817"},"modified":"2021-10-07T03:54:36","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T08:54:36","slug":"pigskin-pickem-week-no-8-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2021\/10\/06\/pigskin-pickem-week-no-8-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Pigskin Pick\u2019Em: Week No. 8"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SCOTT TRUXELL\/<\/strong>independent editor\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I started last week\u2019s picks with Coldwater vs. St. Henry and the words \u201cDon\u2019t ask me why but this one feels like it has upset written all over it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For whatever reason it just felt like St. Henry would upset top ranked Coldwater but I went ahead and picked the Cavaliers to win. St. Henry did indeed pull off the upset. My other incorrect pick was No. 2 Beverly Fort Frye over Lima Central Catholic, so last week\u2019s record was 18-2, which took my overall season record to 131-31 (80.8 percent). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

20 more games are on this week\u2019s Pigskin Pick\u2019Em slate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Games of the Week <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kenton (0-7) at Van Wert (6-1)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ll just get right to the point with this one. Upsets happen but not this Friday night at Eggerss Stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The state-ranked Cougars will get the win and remain atop the Western Buckeye League standings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Marion Local (7-0) at New Bremen (5-2)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don\u2019t usually like to pick against the home team in the MAC but I\u2019ll make an exception for this game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The game will feature two state ranked Division VII teams (Marion Local No. 1 and New Bremen No. 10) and while I do think it\u2019ll be an entertaining game, I firmly believe the Flyers will get the win and improve to 8-0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pick: Marion Local <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spencerville (3-4) at Crestview (5-2)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a tough one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Forget Spencerville\u2019s 3-4 record, it\u2019s deceiving and to be honest, my first instinct was to pick the Bearcats. However, I think Crestview matches up well in this one, which is something a lot of teams can\u2019t say. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m thinking it\u2019ll be close but I believe the Knights will win at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pick: Crestview <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wapakoneta (5-2) at Bath (5-2)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the more intriguing matchups on the schedule and it\u2019s one Van Wert fans will keep an eye. In fact, Cougar fans will be rooting for a Bath win, which would be the second WBL loss of the season for Wapak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bath is probably the most improved team in the league this year but the Redskins are on a bit of a roll right now, having won three straight. I won\u2019t be shocked if Bath wins but I think Wapakoneta leaves Allen County with a win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pick: Wapakoneta <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wayne Trace (2-5) at Ayersville (3-3)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

A win keeps the Raiders in the running for a possible playoff spot so that\u2019s something to keep in mind. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a game that I think Wayne Trace can win but I\u2019m giving a slight edge to Ayersville at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

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

Defiance at Celina: Defiance<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elida at St. Marys Memorial: St. Marys Memorial<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shawnee at Ottawa-Glandorf: Ottawa-Glandorf <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Bluffton at Allen East: Allen East <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Columbus Grove at Ada: Columbus Grove<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Delphos Jefferson at Leipsic: Leipsic<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GMC <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Antwerp at Paulding: Antwerp<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hicksville at Fairview: Fairview<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tinora at Edgerton: Tinora<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MAC <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parkway at Fort Recovery: Fort Recovery<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minster at Coldwater: Coldwater <\/p>\n\n\n\n

St. Henry at Anna: St. Henry<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Versailles at Delphos St. John\u2019s: Versailles <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Fremont Ross at Lima Sr: Fremont Ross<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lima Central Catholic at Newark Licking Valley: Lima Central Catholic <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SCOTT TRUXELL\/independent editor\u00a0 I started last week\u2019s picks with Coldwater vs. St. Henry and the words \u201cDon\u2019t ask me why but this one feels like it has upset written all over it.\u201d For whatever reason it just felt like St. Henry would upset top ranked Coldwater but I went ahead and picked the Cavaliers to […]<\/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-146817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-01 10:28:00","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\/146817","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=146817"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146817\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=146817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=146817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=146817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}