{"id":183044,"date":"2024-08-28T21:19:37","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T02:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=183044"},"modified":"2024-08-29T12:37:46","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T17:37:46","slug":"2024-pigskin-pickem-week-no-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2024\/08\/28\/2024-pigskin-pickem-week-no-2\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 Pigskin Pick’Em: Week No. 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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

Some impressive matchups are on this week\u2019s schedule of area high school football games \u2013 games featuring powerhouse vs. powerhouse, intriguing teams vs. up and coming teams, along with two key early season Western Buckeye League games. There are six Games of the Week this week but that figure could easily be 10. This week\u2019s slate features five WBL games plus 22 other games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During last week\u2019s Pigskin Pick\u2019Em opener, I managed to go 26-5, or 83.8 percent. As always, the weekly goal is to pick at least 80 percent of the games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

The Battle of Grand Lake. It\u2019s a key early season matchup between a pair of WBL title contenders. In my mind, this is a true tossup game. It literally could go either way. However, after much thought and deliberation, I\u2019ve decided to go with the home team in what could be a fairly low scoring game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pick: St. Marys Memorial<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coldwater at Clinton-Massie<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Powerhouse vs. powerhouse. These two teams have combined to win 10 state titles, including seven by Coldwater. Clinton-Massie uses the old wishbone offense but it\u2019s hardly a finesse offense. They line up and slug it out, while rarely putting the ball in the air. It\u2019s worked for them for a number of years. Coldwater is, well, Coldwater. What an Week No. 2 matchup. I think it could be a tossup, but I\u2019m giving a slight edge to the Cavaliers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Columbus Grove at Liberty-Benton<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This has the makings of a very good game. The Bulldogs won last year\u2019s matchup 24-14 but things should be a bit more difficult on the road. Having said that, I think Columbus Grove is the favorite, probably by a touchdown. I\u2019m going with the road team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pick: Columbus Grove<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Defiance at Wapakoneta<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another key early season WBL game and perhaps THE game of the week. Whichever team loses this game will be behind the proverbial 8-ball right out of the chute. Defiance is looking to avoid an 0-2 start but this won\u2019t be an easy game on the road. I like the Redskins in this one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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

McComb at Crestview<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

An intriguing matchup. McComb dominated the Knights in 2023 but Crestview has a chance to turn the tables Friday night. It won\u2019t be easy. With all due respect to other teams, this McComb team might be the most physical team the Knights face all season long. The Panthers aren\u2019t flashy but they fundamentally sound. They don\u2019t make many mistakes at all. If the Knights can cut down on their penalties and not let McComb go on long, time consuming drives, I like their chances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Van Wert at Bath<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a sluggish start, Van Wert piled up yards and points against Bryan last Friday night. All things considered, it was a very impressive showing by the Cougars. Yards and points won\u2019t be as easy to come by this week. Bath is a very good defensive team. Offensively, if the Wildcats can solve their red zone problems from last week, they\u2019ll be a handful. I like the Cougars in this one, but I don\u2019t think it\u2019ll remotely resemble last year\u2019s 64-42 score.<\/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

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

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

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

Non-conference<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Allen East at Newark Catholic: Newark Catholic<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Bluffton at Pandora-Gilboa: Bluffton<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brookville at Anna: Anna<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Delphos St. John\u2019s at Lima Central Catholic: LCC<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

Fort Loramie at Versailles: Versailles<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

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

Marion Local at Franklin: Marion Local<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minster at Columbus Africentric: Minster<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Bremen at Norton: New Bremen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

North Cenral at Paulding: Paulding<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patrick Henry at Ayersville: Patrick Henry<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spencerville at Wayne Trace: Wayne Trace<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Tinora at Otsego: Otsego<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SCOTT TRUXELL\/independent editor Some impressive matchups are on this week\u2019s schedule of area high school football games \u2013 games featuring powerhouse vs. powerhouse, intriguing teams vs. up and coming teams, along with two key early season Western Buckeye League games. There are six Games of the Week this week but that figure could easily be […]<\/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-183044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-23 16:22:12","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\/183044","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=183044"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183044\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":183084,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183044\/revisions\/183084"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=183044"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=183044"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=183044"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}