{"id":170479,"date":"2023-09-21T03:52:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T08:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=170479"},"modified":"2023-09-21T03:52:03","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T08:52:03","slug":"pigskin-pickem-week-no-6-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2023\/09\/21\/pigskin-pickem-week-no-6-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Pigskin Pick’Em: Week No. 6"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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

One half down, one half to go. That\u2019s where we\u2019re at in the 2023 high school football regular season and it\u2019s been an interesting one to say the least. The best part – things are going to get even more interesting in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week I managed to go 19-1, with the only incorrect pick being the Bath-Elida game. Bath won 21-17, dropping the Bulldogs out of a first place tie in the Western Buckeye League. My overall season record now stands 92-26, or 78 percent. Here\u2019s hoping I can duplicate that success with 20 more games this weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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Delphos Jefferson (0-5) at Crestview (4-1)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Homecoming for the Knights, who have put up 41 points or more in three of their four wins. I\u2019ll get to the point here – I like Crestview in this one. Delphos Jefferson is a young team right now and while I think the Wildcats will be fine down the road, they\u2019ll most likely have a difficult time with the Knights on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Elida (4-1) at Celina (4-1)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Celina is the only WBL team with no league losses, so the Bulldogs are in the proverbial driver\u2019s seat. Elida, Wapakoneta and Defiance are a game behind Celina in the standings. There\u2019s no doubt Wapak and Defiance will be rooting for Elida on Friday. I\u2019ll be absolutely floored if this is anything other than a low scoring game. I\u2019m thinking two touchdowns may be enough to win it. While I think Elida is capable of winning, I\u2019m going with the Mercer County Bulldogs in this one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Paulding (3-2) at Edgerton (1-4)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Panthers have a shot to go 4-2 for the first time in a long time. Edgerton is off to a 1-4 start against a fairly formidable schedule. In other words, I think the Bulldogs are probably a little better than their record indicates. Paulding is much improved and while it might be a little closer than some might believe, I like the Panthers in this one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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

Versailles (5-0) at Marion Local (5-0)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

No. 1 vs. No. 1, or just another Friday night in the MAC. It\u2019s the top game around the area this weekend. Division VI No. 1 Versailles has outscored opponents 177-14 this season, while Division VII No. 1 Marion Local has the state\u2019s longest overall winning streak, 37 games, which includes regular season and playoffs. Along with that, after giving up 26 points to Wakaponeta in the season opener, the Flyers have outscored the opposition 203-21. I very briefly considered picking Versailles but I reverted to my rule of \u201cnever bet against the home team in the MAC, especially Marion Local.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pick: Marion Local<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Van Wert (3-2) at St. Marys Memorial (1-4)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let me start by saying I think this could be a very interesting game. St. Marys Memorial is young but is starting to gather momentum with its Wing-T offense. It\u2019s a difficult offense to prepare for, especially for a team that has struggled defensively this season. Having said that, I like Van Wert\u2019s chances to bounce back from last week\u2019s loss to Wapakoneta. I\u2019m guessing this will be a higher scoring game, but not like last year\u2019s 70-41 result. Also, remember this – the Cougars haven’t lost two straight since 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pick: Van Wert<\/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 Fairview: Antwerp
Ayersville at Hicksville: Ayersville
Wayne Trace at Tinora: Wayne Trace<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Coldwater at Parkway: Coldwater
Delphos St. John\u2019s at Anna: Anna
Minster at St. Henry: Minster
New Bremen at Fort Recovery: New Bremen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Allen East at Columbus Grove: Columbus Grove
Bluffton at Ada: Bluffton
Leipsic at Spencerville: Leipsic<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Bath at Ottawa-Glandorf: Bath
Defiance at Kenton: Defiance
Wapakoneta at Shawnee: Wapakoneta<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Toledo Woodward at Lima Sr.: Lima Sr.
Elmwood at Lima Central Catholic (Saturday): Lima Central Catholic<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SCOTT TRUXELL\/independent editor One half down, one half to go. That\u2019s where we\u2019re at in the 2023 high school football regular season and it\u2019s been an interesting one to say the least. The best part – things are going to get even more interesting in the coming weeks. Last week I managed to go 19-1, […]<\/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-170479","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-01 14:54:57","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\/170479","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=170479"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170479\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":170507,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170479\/revisions\/170507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=170479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=170479"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=170479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}