{"id":159216,"date":"2022-10-20T04:11:34","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T09:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=159216"},"modified":"2022-10-20T04:11:35","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T09:11:35","slug":"pigskin-pickem-week-no-10-predictions-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2022\/10\/20\/pigskin-pickem-week-no-10-predictions-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Pigskin Pick\u2019Em: Week No. 10 predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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

Week No. 10 of the high school football season brings with it some burning questions – will Wapakoneta win an outright WBL title? Can Antwerp finish off a perfect regular season? Who will win the battle of No. 1 teams – Coldwater or Marion Local? How much will the 50-50 be?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The answers to those questions will be answered by 10 p.m. Friday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week I went 15-5, which took my overall season record to 159-42, or 79.1 percent. Keep in mind, I don\u2019t use computer programs, algorithms or anything of the sort to make my picks. It\u2019s based on what I know about the teams, hot and cold streaks, and sometimes just a gut feeling. Onto this week\u2019s picks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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Crestview (4-5) at Leipsic (3-6) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crestview has playoff hopes but the Knights need a win and a bit of help to get in. Despite Leipsic\u2019s record, this won\u2019t be easy at all. The Vikings have been able to move the football all season long and like the Knights, Leipsic has been forced to deal with multiple injuries to key players. Crestview is certainly capable of winning but I\u2019m going with the home team in this one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pick: Leipsic<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

A matchup of two No. 1 teams and a game that always features a huge 50-50 jackpot. Coldwater has had close calls the past two games, while Marion Local has rolled by opponents all season long. In fact, the Flyers have allowed a total of 30 points, including 16 to New Bremen. While it\u2019s generally a bad idea to pick against the home team in a game like this, that\u2019s what I\u2019m doing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pick: Marion Local <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Van Wert (8-1) at Bath (0-9)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m just going to come out and say it – the Cougars win and win big. Better days are ahead for the very young Wildcats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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

Wapakoneta (8-1) at Defiance (6-3)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A win gives Wapak an outright WBL championship, which would be the 14th overall title for the Redskins. Defiance has been on a bit of a roll, having won five of the last six, with the only loss coming to Celina, 15-7. Defiance is capable of picking up the win here and I know Van Wert fans are rooting for them to do just that. However, I\u2019m not going to overthink this. Wapak is 8-1 for a reason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Wayne Trace (4-5) at Paulding (1-8)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week\u2019s win over Ayersville was huge for Wayne Trace\u2019s playoff hopes. In fact, there\u2019s a 99 percent chance the Raiders will qualify for the postseason. Now, Wayne Trace will play rival Paulding to close out the regular season. The Panthers won\u2019t roll over but I suspect this will be a good springboard game for the Raiders as they head to the playoffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

GMC <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

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

MAC <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fort Recovery at St. Henry: Fort Recovery <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Parkway at Anna: Anna <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

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

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

Spencerville at Delphos Jefferson (Thursday): Delphos Jefferson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

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

Shawnee at Elida: Elida <\/p>\n\n\n\n

TRAC <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Findlay at Lima Sr: Findlay<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Independent<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lima Central Catholic at Fort Loramie: Fort Loramie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SCOTT TRUXELL\/independent editor Week No. 10 of the high school football season brings with it some burning questions – will Wapakoneta win an outright WBL title? Can Antwerp finish off a perfect regular season? Who will win the battle of No. 1 teams – Coldwater or Marion Local? How much will the 50-50 be? The […]<\/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-159216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-10 17:04:40","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\/159216","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=159216"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159216\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":159255,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159216\/revisions\/159255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=159216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=159216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=159216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}