{"id":199156,"date":"2025-11-05T21:45:03","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T02:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=199156"},"modified":"2025-11-05T21:46:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T02:46:28","slug":"pigskin-pickem-week-no-12-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2025\/11\/05\/pigskin-pickem-week-no-12-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Pigskin Pick’Em: Week No. 12"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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

Three rematches highlight this week\u2019s Pigskin Pick\u2019Em games, as we get ready for Week No. 12. It\u2019ll be interesting to see how those rematches and other games go and we’ll see how, if at all, the bye week has\/had any affect on teams that are seeded 1-4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week I went 9-2 (81.8 percent), with the misfires being Bluffton and Minster. The Pirates were stunned by Western Reserve and Minster lost a 50-48 shootout to Lehman Catholic. My overall season record is now 180-38 (82.5 percent). This week, regional quarterfinal games involving area teams don\u2019t seem to be the most competitive, at least on paper. We\u2019ll see how it turns out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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Division III Region 10<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shawnee (8-3) at Wapakoneta (10-0)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These two WBL teams met in Week No. 7 and Wapakoneta cruised to a 42-14 win. I\u2019m not sure if the margin will be that big this time but I don\u2019t think Shawnee can keep up on the scoreboard. The Indians have had a fine season and as I\u2019ve mentioned before, are the most improved team in the WBL, but it would be a big upset if they won this game. Yes, upsets happen but I don\u2019t see it in this game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

St. Marys Memorial (8-3) at Medina Buckeye (10-0)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

An exciting 36-34 win over Copley in the opening round has earned the Roughriders a matchup against the No. 1 seed Bucks, on the road. I have mixed feelings about Buckeye. On one hand, they\u2019ve won four of their games by one score. On the other hand, they\u2019ve played \u201cup\u201d most of the year, with five Division II teams on the schedule, along with a Division I team. Because of the No. 1 seed, I know some people believe Buckeye will cruise in this game but I\u2019m not buying it. I think the Roughriders will keep this one close and will be right there at the end. However, I\u2019m giving a slight edge to the Bucks at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pick: Medina Buckeye<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Bellevue (8-3) at Bath (9-1)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In their last three games, the Bellevue Redmen have allowed a total of 15 points. In seven of their 11 games, they\u2019ve allowed 14 or less. On the flip side, Bellevue hasn\u2019t scored a ton of points. In six games, the Redmen have scored 16 or less and in their last three games, they\u2019ve scored a combined 40 points. Bath has scored 34 or more in nine of their 10 games and in the other one, they scored 21. The Wildcats have given up a lot of points as well, but I can\u2019t see them losing this game. Bellevue is a QB run heavy team that likes to eat time off the clock but for that to work in this game, they\u2019ll have to finish off every drive with a touchdown, which is something they\u2019ve struggled to do. Bath is the favorite in this game and I see no reason to pick against the Wildcats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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

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

Fairview (10-1) at Paulding (10-0)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many people claim this is the game of the week and I wouldn\u2019t argue with that. When the two teams met in Week No. 6, Paulding won a 36-31 thriller. Could it be another down to the wire game? It sure could be. Will it be? I\u2019m not so sure. It\u2019s tough to get a read on this one. Since losing to Paulding, Fairview has rolled in five straight games.The Panthers have had three sizable wins in their last three games, although the regular season finale against Antwerp was fairly close until the fourth quarter. Paulding went on to win that game 33-6. For whatever reason, I can\u2019t seem to shake the feeling that the Apaches will win in a slight upset, so I\u2019m sticking with that feeling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

New Bremen (7-4) at St. Henry (9-1)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another rematch and another game where an upset seems like a possibility. The two teams met in Week No. 9 and St. Henry won 20-0. The Redskins have allowed seven or less in six games and haven\u2019t given up more than 21 in any game. By the way, the 21 points was to Marion Local. New Bremen has allowed eight points or less in five games, so the Cardinals have played good defense as well. While an upset may be possible, I don\u2019t see it happening here. I think St. Henry wins the rematch and moves on to face Cincinnati Country Day or Cedarville in the regional semifinals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pick: St. Henry<\/em><\/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. at Trotwood-Madison: Trotwood-Madison<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Coldwater at St. Bernard Elmwood Place: Coldwater<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

Edon at Lima Centeral Catholic: Lima Central Catholic<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

Lehman Catholic at Marion Local: Marion Local<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fort Recovery at Beaver Eastern: Fort Recovery <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SCOTT TRUXELL\/independent sports Three rematches highlight this week\u2019s Pigskin Pick\u2019Em games, as we get ready for Week No. 12. It\u2019ll be interesting to see how those rematches and other games go and we’ll see how, if at all, the bye week has\/had any affect on teams that are seeded 1-4. Last week I went 9-2 […]<\/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-199156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-09 05:50:11","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\/199156","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=199156"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199156\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":199179,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199156\/revisions\/199179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=199156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=199156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=199156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}