{"id":147678,"date":"2021-10-28T03:47:58","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T08:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=147678"},"modified":"2021-10-28T03:48:02","modified_gmt":"2021-10-28T08:48:02","slug":"pigskin-pickem-1st-round-playoff-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2021\/10\/28\/pigskin-pickem-1st-round-playoff-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Pigskin Pick\u2019Em: 1st round playoff edition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SCOTT TRUXELL\/independent editor <\/p>\n\n\n\n

League and conference champions have been crowned and now it\u2019s playoff time with the Ohio High School Athletic Association\u2019s newly expanded format. I don\u2019t want to sound negative but to be blunt, there are a number of mismatches on the schedule and there will be some games that aren\u2019t too pretty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, I understand more kids get to participate in the postseason and that\u2019s great but it would appear a rolling clock will be used in a number of these opening round games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week I was 19-1 with the only miss being Fort Loramie\u2019s upset win over Lima Central Catholic. My final regular season record is 186-36, or 83.7 percent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

23 area teams are in action this weekend, so on to the picks.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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Division III Region 12<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shawnee (6-4) at Cincinnati Hughes (6-1)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is just Shawnee\u2019s third appearance in the playoffs (2004, 2020) and the Indians are 0-2 in their previous two postseason games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Admittedly, I don\u2019t know much about Cincinnati Hughes, but I do know the Big Red average 39 points per game while giving up just 11 points per game, while Shawnee has struggled to score points. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019d like to see the Indians pick up their first playoff win but I don\u2019t think it\u2019ll happen this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pick: Cincinnati Hughes <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Division IV Region 14<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rossford (5-5) at Van Wert (9-1)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don\u2019t want to sound like a broken record but let me say it again – Region 14 is loaded this season and whichever team that wins it will truly have earned it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t be fooled by Rossford\u2019s 5-5 record. The Bulldogs aren\u2019t a bad team, but they have been inconsistent this season. When they\u2019re on, they\u2019re tough to play. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having said that, I like the Cougars in this one and if I\u2019m right, next week\u2019s game between Wauseon or Triway could be interesting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pick: Van Wert <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Division VII Region 26<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spencerville (5-5) at Edon (9-1)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of these teams has thrown 33 passes all season, while the other usually has tossed 33 passes by halftime. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s certainly an interesting contrast in style. Edon faced a team similar to Spencerville (Norwalk St. Paul) and it was the team\u2019s only loss, 45-44. The winning points came on a safety on Edon\u2019s only running play of the game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m a big fan of old school football but in this case, I think Edon\u2019s offense will be too much for the Bearcats. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Crestview (6-4) at Lima Central Catholic (8-2)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As it turns out Region 26 is pretty good and Lima Central Catholic is among the best teams in the region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a tough matchup for the Knights and they\u2019ll need to play their best all around game of the season to pull what would be considered a notable upset. Yes, upsets do happen, but it\u2019s hard to pick against the Thunderbirds in this one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pick: Lima Central Catholic <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patrick Henry (6-4) at Antwerp (8-2)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps you\u2019ve noticed that I\u2019ve picked all of the higher seeds so far but this is one I\u2019m waffling over. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patrick Henry is the No. 10 seed and Antwerp is No. 7 but I can\u2019t help but think Patrick Henry is a little more battle tested for this one. Yes, Patrick Henry has lost four games but those four losses have come to teams with a combined record of 35-5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019d love to see the Archers win but based on seeds, I have to go with the Patriots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pick: Patrick Henry <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Division II Region 8<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lima Sr. (3-6) at Kings Mills Kings (10-0): Kings<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Division III Region 12<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Franklin (4-6) at St. Marys Memorial (8-2): St. Marys Memorial<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dayton Dunbar (4-3) at Wapakoneta (8-2): Wapakoneta<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Division V Region 18<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chippewa (4-5) at Ottawa-Glendora (7-3): Ottawa-Glendora<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bath (5-5) at Liberty-Benton (7-2): Liberty-Benton<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Division V Region 20<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cincinnati Summit Country Day (4-4) at Versailles (9-1): Versailles <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Division VI Region 22<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ottawa Hills (6-4) at Columbus Grove (10-0): Columbus Grove<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bluffton (5-5) at Liberty Center (8-2): Liberty Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seneca East (6-4) at Tinora (9-1): Tinora<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Division VI Region 24<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Paris National Trail (4-6) at Allen East (7-3): Allen East<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Delphos Jefferson (3-7) at Coldwater (8-2): Coldwater\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fort Recovery (3-7) at Arcanum (8-2): Arcanum<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anna (4-6) at Springfield Northeastern (7-3): Anna<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Division VII Region 26<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ayersville (6-3) at Leipsic (7\u20133): Leipsic<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perry (6-4) at Upper Scioto Valley (9-1): USV<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Division VII Region 28<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Twin Valley South (4-6) at Marion Local (10-0): Marion Local<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ansonia (6-4) at St. Henry (7-3): St. Henry<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lockland (4-4) at New Bremen (7-3): New Bremen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SCOTT TRUXELL\/independent editor League and conference champions have been crowned and now it\u2019s playoff time with the Ohio High School Athletic Association\u2019s newly expanded format. I don\u2019t want to sound negative but to be blunt, there are a number of mismatches on the schedule and there will be some games that aren\u2019t too pretty.  Yes, […]<\/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-147678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-23 03:35:44","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\/147678","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=147678"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147678\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=147678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=147678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=147678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}