{"id":196943,"date":"2025-09-10T20:45:58","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T01:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=196943"},"modified":"2025-09-10T22:09:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T03:09:07","slug":"pigskin-pickem-week-no-4-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2025\/09\/10\/pigskin-pickem-week-no-4-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Pigskin Pick’Em: Week No. 4"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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

Week No. 4 is here and that means all area high school football teams, except for Lima Sr., will be playing league or conference games. There are a handful of games on the schedule that could go either way but many others, at least on paper, probably won\u2019t be so close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week, I managed to go 21-4 (84 percent), which takes my overall season record to 67-15 (81.7 percent). This week, 19 games are on the Pigskin Pick\u2019Em slate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Edgerton (3-0) at Antwerp (1-2)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Fun fact: these two teams played the exact same opponents during the non-conference portion of the schedule \u2013 Montepelier, Edon and Hilltop. That\u2019s something you don\u2019t see every season. Both teams shut out Hilltop, Edgerton 42-0 and Antwerp 36-0. Both teams had tough games against Montpelier, with Bulldogs winning 29-28 and the Archers losing 24-16. I do think this one has a chance to be a very competitive game but I\u2019m giving the edge to the visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Defiance (2-1) at St. Marys Memorial (1-2)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

An intriguing matchup to be sure. Defiance ran into a buzzsaw against Wapakoneta last week while St. Marys Memorial churned out a boatload of rushing yards against Celina. The Bulldogs won their first two games, while the Roughriders lost their first two games, but the offense came alive in the second half against Bath in Week No. 2. I liken it to trying to stop a moving train. This game could be fairly low scoring and it should be a competitve one, but I\u2019m going with the Roughriders at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Kenton (1-2) at Elida (1-2)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kenton has given up 104 points in three games, while Elida has scored 62 points through three games, but 38 of those came in the season opener. Something has to give here. Elida has lost back-to-back heartbreakers by a combined eight points. Behind a 596 yard performance by freshman quarterback Xavier Gammon, who made his first varsity start last week, the Wildcats surged by Ottawa-Glandorf 38-27. My first instinct is to pick Kenton in this one. Remember last year, when the Wildcats won a 37-0 stunner? Everything inside me is screaming to pick Kenton, but for some reason I\u2019m not listening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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

Fort Loramie (0-3) at Crestview (2-1)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This isn\u2019t what it seems, because Fort Loramie\u2019s record is very decieving. Yes, the Redskins have some younger players in the lineup, but they\u2019ve been battle tested in a big way after three game. My point is, Fort Loramie is better than 0-3. Crestview\u2019s only loss is to Marion Local. This is a game I can see going back and forth, as both teams are very capable of moving the football. In the end, I think the Knights have a bit too much firepower on the offensive side of the ball, so I\u2019m going with them in this one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Celina (0-3) at Van Wert (2-1)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Celina\u2019s first three games have been challenging to say the least. The Bulldogs have some younger players manning key spots and it\u2019s been a bit of a bumpy road so far. Make no mistake though, Celina will play hard from start to finish. The Bulldogs aren\u2019t the flashiest team around but they\u2019re fundamentally solid. Van Wert pushed Bath to the limit but mistakes came back to haunt the Cougars last week. Still, the Cougars did some good things in the game, including, for the most part, bottling up Bath’s explosive offense. Here\u2019s how I picture this game going \u2013 close for a while, with the Cougars pulling away for the win.<\/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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Allen East at Lima Central Catholic: Lima Central Catholic<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lima Sr. at Anthony Wayne: Anthony Wayne<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SCOTT TRUXELL\/independent sports Week No. 4 is here and that means all area high school football teams, except for Lima Sr., will be playing league or conference games. There are a handful of games on the schedule that could go either way but many others, at least on paper, probably won\u2019t be so close. Last […]<\/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-196943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-04 11:07:33","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\/196943","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=196943"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196943\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":196974,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196943\/revisions\/196974"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=196943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=196943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=196943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}