By Tom Nader

Publisher and Editor

The midway of the season is here!

Week 5 and with it, we roll into the fifth week of the Pigskin Picks Challenge.

This week’s picks are sponsored by Deez and Razorlined barbershop located in Rootstown.

After four weeks of picks, Brian Kinter, Bob Rick and Jim Manion are tied for first place.

Both have records of 34-10, with Manion and Rick jumping into first place after a perfect 11-0 records last week.

Just one game back are Mike Keegan and Tom Rauber at 33-11.

UPDATED STANDINGS

Name, Overall Record (last week’s record)

Brian Kinter 34-10 (10-1)

Jim Manion 34-10 (11-0)

Bob Rick 34-10 (11-0)

Mike Keegan 33-11 (9-2)

Tom Rauber 33-11 (11-0)

Justin Greene 32-12 (9-2)

Alex Blake 32-12 (10-1)

Ron Evans 32-12 (10-1)

Derek Horning 32-12 (11-0)

Tim Grajek 32-12 (11-0)

Tom Nadfer 31-13 (11-0)

John Lehner 31-13 (11-0)

Aaron Eads 30-14 (9-2)

Brett Dubinsky 30-14 (9-2)

Tom Byich 30-14 (10-1)

Chris Myers 30-14 (10-1)

Chuck Ulrich 30-14 (11-0)

Mike Shull 29-15 (9-2)

Jay Wilson 29-15 (9-2)

William Adelman 29-15 (10-2)

Jeremy Allen 29-15 (10-1)

Frank Hairston 29-15 (10-1)

Kayne Smith 29-15 (11-0)

John Zelenak 28-16 (11-0)

Mason Jakacki 28-16 (10-1)

Jon Hannan 27-17 (9-2)

Trevor Flarida 27-17 (9-2)

Gary Humberson 26-18 (9-2)

Drew Flarida 26-18 (9-2)

Ryan Smith 26-18 (10-1)

Matt Monsman 25-19 (10-1)

DJ Hickle 24-20 (7-4)

Casey Timmons 23-21 (7-4)

Randy Porter 22-22 (7-4)

THIS WEEK’S PICKS

TOM NADER

Revere

Crestwood

Norton

Garfield

Kent Roosevelt

Mogadore

Woodridge

Rootstown

Crestview

Streetsboro

Mineral Ridge

Windham

JON HANNAN

Aurora

Crestwood

Norton

Garfield

Kent Roosevelt

Ellet

Woodridge

Rootstown

Southeast

Streetsboro

Mineral Ridge

Windham

TOM BYICH

Aurora

Crestwood

Norton

Garfield

Kent Roosevelt

Mogadore

Woodridge

Rootstown

Crestview

Streetsboro

Mineral Ridge

Windham

DJ HICKLE

Aurora

Crestwood

Norton

Garfield

Kent Roosevelt

Ellet

Woodridge

Rootstown

Southeast

Streetsboro

Mineral ridge

Cardinal

TOM RAUBER

Aurora

Crestwood

Norton

Garfield

Kent Roosevelt

Mogadore

Woodridge

Rootstown

Crestview

Streetsboro

Mineral Ridge

Windham

BOB RICK

Mogadore

Rootstown

Woodridge

Streetsboro

Norton

Kent Roosevelt

Brooklyn

Southeast

Garfield

Cardinal

Mineral Ridge

Revere

MATT SHULL

Aurora

Crestwood

Norton

Garfield

Kent Roosevelt

Mogadore

Woodridge

Rootstown

Crestview

Streetsboro

Mineral Ridge

Windham

JEREMY ALLEN

Revere

Crestwood

Norton

Garfield

Kent Roosevelt

Mogadore

Wooddridge

Rootstown

Crestview

Streetsboro

Mineral Ridge

Windham

MASON JAKACKI

Aurora

Crestwood

Field

Garfield

Kent Roosevelt

Ellet

Woodridge

Rootstown

Southeast

Streetsboro

Waterloo

Windham

MATT MONSMAN

Revere

Crestwood

Norton

Garfield

Kent Roosevelt

Mogadore

Ravenna

Rootstown

Crestview

Streetsboro

Mineral Ridge

Windham

BRIAN KINTER

Revere

Crestwood

Norton

Garfield

Kent Roosevelt

Mogadore

Woodridge

Rootstown

Crestview

Streetsboro

Mineral Ridge

Windham

GARY HUMBERSON

Revere

Crestwood

Norton

Garfield

Kent Roosevelt

Mogadore

Ravenna

Rootstown 

Crestview 

Streesboro

Mineral Ridge

Cardinal 

CHUCK ULRICH

Aurora

Crestwood

Norton

Garfield

Kent Roosevelt

Mogadore

Woodridge

Rootstown

Crestview

Streetsboro

Mineral Ridge

Cardinal

MIKE KEEGAN

Aurora

Crestwood

Norton

Garfield

Kent Roosevelt

Mogadore

Woodridge

Rootstown

Crestview

Streetsboro

Mineral Ridge

Windham

RANDY PORTER

Revere

Crestwood

Norton

Champion

Cuyahoga Falls

Mogadore

Ravenna

Beachwood

Southeast

Streetsboro

Mineral Ridge

Cardinal

AARON EADS

Aurora

Crestwood

Norton

Garfield

Ellet

Ravenna

Rootstown

Crestview

Streetsboro

Mineral Ridge

Cardinal

DEREK HORNING

Aurora

Crestwood

Norton

Garfield

Kent Roosevelt

Mogadore

Woodridge

Rootstown

Crestview

Streetsboro

Mineral Ridge

Windham

TREVOR FLARIDA

Aurora

Crestwood

Norton 

Garfield

Kent Roosevelt

Mogadore 

Woodridge

Rootstown

Crestview

Streetsboro

Mineral Ridge

Cardinal 

CHRIS MYERS

Aurora

Crestwood

Norton

Garfield

Kent Roosevelt

Mogadore

Woodridge

Rootstown

Crestview

Streetsboro

Mineral Ridge

Cardinal

JIM MANION

Aurora

Crestwood

Norton

Garfield

Kent Roosevelt

Mogadore

Woodridge

Rootstown

Crestview

Streetsboro

Mineral Ridge

Windham

RON EVANS

Revere

Crestwood

Norton

Garfield

Kent Roosevelt

Mogadore

Woodridge

Rootstown

Crestview

Streetsboro

Mineral Ridge

Windham

JOHN ZELENAK

Aurora

Crestwood

Norton

Garfield

Kent Roosevelt

Mogadore

Woodridge

Rootstown

Southeast

Streetsboro

Mineral Ridge

Windham

WILLIAM ADELMAN

Aurora

Crestwood

Norton

Garfield

Kent Roosevelt

Mogadore

Woodbridge

Rootstown

Southeast

Streetsboro

Mineral Ridge

Cardinal

CHIP BITTECUFFER

Aurora

Crestwood

Norton

Garfield

Kent Roosevelt

Mogadore

Ravenna

Beachwood

Southeast

Streetsboro

Mineral Ridge

Cardinal

RYAN SMITH

Aurora

Crestwood

Norton

Garfield

Kent Roosevelt

Mogadore

Woodridge

Rootstown

Crestview

Streetsboro

Mineral Ridge

Windham

KAYNE SMITH

Aurora

Crestwood

Norton

Garfield

Kent Roosevelt

Mogadore

Woodridge

Rootstown

Crestview

Streetsboro

Mineral Ridge

Windham

JOHN LEHNER

Aurora

Crestwood

Norton

Garfield

Kent Roosevelt

Mogadore

Woodridge

Rootstown

Crestview

Streetsboro

Mineral Ridge

Cardinal

DEIAN LONGGOOD

Aurora

Brooklyn

Norton

Garfield

Kent Roosevelt

Ellet

Woodridge

Rootstown

Crestview

Streetsboro

Mineral Ridge

Cardinal

TIM GRAJEK

Aurora

Crestwood

Norton

Garfield

Kent Roosevelt

Ellet

Woodridge

Rootstown

Crestview

Streetsboro

Mineral Ridge

Cardinal

BRETT DUBINSKY

Aurora

Crestwood

Norton

Garfield

Kent  Roosevelt

Mogadore

Ravenna 

Rootstown 

Crestview

Streetsboro

Mineral Ridge

Windham

ALEX BLAKE

Aurora
Crestwood
Norton
Garfield
Kent
Mogadore
Woodridge
Rootstown
Crestview
Streetsboro
Mineral Ridge
Windham

DREW FLARIDA

Revere

Crestwood
Norton
Garfield
Roosevelt
Mogadore
Woodridge
Rootstown
Crestview
Streetsboro
Mineral Ridge
Windham

JUSTIN GREENE

Revere
Crestwood
Norton
Garfield
Roosevelt
Mogadore
Woodridge
Rootstown
Crestview
Streetsboro
Mineral Ridge
Windham