By Tom Nader

Publisher and Editor

The moment of truth for the 2023 Pigskin Picks Challenge!

The final set of games for the group to select.

This week’s Pigskin Picks are sponsored by Stoney’s Pizzeria and Game Room located in Windham.

After the results are calculated from this week’s games, the winner will be officially announced and eventually Portage Sports will connect with the winner for a trophy presentation.

Before we look at this week’s list of games and each competitor’s picks, let’s first check out the records following last week’s results.

THE RECORDS

Sponsorship Team: 80-26

Portage Sports Owner Tom Nader: 87-19

Nathan Skaggs: 96-10

Keith Arnold: 93-13

Jim Manion 93-13

Mike Leigh: 92-14

Tom Rauber: 92-14

Mike Richeson: 90-16

John Lehner: 90-16

Brett Dubinsky: 90-16

Corey Lehner: 89-17

Dan Karp: 88-18

Jeremy Allen: 87-19

Lee Horning: 86-20

Mike Bellar: 85-21

Deian Longgood: 84-22

Gary Humberson: 82-24

David McElwain: 82-24

Tom Byich: 81-25

George Belden: 81-25

Casey Timmons: 79-27

Mike Keegan: 77-29

Matthew Monsman: 77-29

Alex Blake: 76-30

Robert Melzer: 70-36

THIS WEEK’S GAMES

DIVISION III, REGION 9

No. 14 Alliance (6-4) at No. 3 Aurora (9-1)

DIVISION IV, REGION 13

No. 15 Field (4-6) at No. 2 Mentor Lake Catholic (8-2)

No. 12 East Liverpool Beaver Eastern (6-4) at No. 5 Streetsboro (9-1)

DIVISION V, REGION 17

No. 16 Crestwood (5-5) at No. 1 Perry (10-0)

No. 12 Conneaut (5-5) at No. 5 Garfield (10-0)

DIVISION VI, REGION 21

No. 15 Southeast (7-3) at No. 2 Rootstown (8-1)

No. 14 LaBrae (5-5) at No. 3 Mogadore (8-2)

SPONSORSHIP TEAM

STONEY’S PIZZA

Aurora

Lake Catholic

Streetsboro

Perry

Garfield

Rootstown

Mogadore

PORTAGE SPORTS OWNER

TOM NADER

Aurora

Lake Catholic

Streetsboro

Perry

Garfield

Rootstown

Mogadore

GEORGE BELDEN

Aurora

Lake Catholic

Streetsboro

Perry

Garfield

Rootstown

Mogadore

JIM MANION

Aurora

Lake Catholic

Streetsboro

Perry

Garfield

Rootstown

Mogadore

MIKE BELLAR

Aurora

Lake Catholic

Streetsboro

Perry

Garfield

Rootstown

Mogadore

TOM BYICH

Aurora

Lake Catholic

Streetsboro

Perry

Garfield

Rootstown

Mogadore

COREY LEHNER

Aurora

Lake Catholic

Streetsboro

Perry

Garfield

Rootstown

Mogadore

DEIAN LONGGOOD

Alliance

Lake Catholic

Streetsboro

Perry

Garfield

Southeast

Mogadore

ALEX BLAKE

Aurora

Lake Catholic

Streetsboro

Perry

Garfield

Rootstown

Mogadore

MIKE RICHESON

Aurora

Lake Catholic

Streetboro

Perry

Garfield

Rootstown

Mogadore

TOM RAUBER

Aurora

Lake Catholic

Streetsboro

Perry

Garfield

Rootstown

Mogadore

JOHN LEHNER

Aurora

Lake Catholic

Streetsboro

Perry

Garfield

Rootstown

Mogadore

MIKE LEIGH

Aurora

Lake Catholic

Streetsboro

Perry

Garfield

Rootstown

Mogadore

MATTHEW MONSMAN

Aurora

Lake Catholic

Streetsboro

Perry

Garfield

Rootstown

Mogadore

BRETT DUBINSKY

Aurora

Lake Catholic

Streetsboro

Perry

Garfield

Southeast

Mogadore

NATHAN SKAGGS

Aurora

Lake Catholic

Streetsboro

Perry

Garfield

Rootstown

Mogadore

KEITH ARNOLD

Aurora

Lake Catholic

Streetsboro

Perry

Garfield

Rootstown

Mogadore

DAVID MCELWAIN

Aurora

Lake Catholic

Streetsboro

Perry

Garfield

Rootstown

Mogadore

DAN KARP

Aurora

Lake Catholic

Streetsboro

Perry

Garfield

Rootstown

Mogadore

LEE HORNING

Aurora

Lake Catholic

Streetsboro

Perry

Garfield

Rootstown

Mogadore

MIKE KEEGAN

Aurora

Lake Catholic

Streetsboro

Perry

Garfield

Rootstown

Mogadore