By Tom Nader
Publisher and Editor
Believe it or not, here we are, the halfway point of the season.
Week 5.
For the Pigksin Picks, the challenge has turned into a back and forth amongst the top of the standings.
Alex Blake and Tom Rauber, along with Portage Sports owner Tom Nader, have all jumped back into the first-place spot at 33-10.
Sitting only one game behind, at 32-11, are Chris Myers, Jim Manion, Casey Timmons, Jeremy Allen and 2023 Pigskin Picks champion Nathan Skaggs.
This week’s competition is sponsored by the Meyers Fence Company, which is based out of Brimfield, but services all of Portage County.
Here is at look at this week’s games, picks, Week 4 records (including five perfect weeks) and overall standings.
Things are starting to heat up!
Tom Nader 12-0
Chris Myers 12-0
Tom Rauber 12-0
Jim Manion 12-0
Nathan Skaggs 12-0
John Lehner 11-1
Jon Hannan 11-1
Jeremy Allen 11-1
Alex Blake 11-1
Ron Evans 11-1
Brian Jarvis 11-1
Casey Timmons 10-2
Gary Humberson 10-2
Ryan Smith 10-2
Kayne Smith 10-2
Deian Longgood 10-2
Mason Jakacki 10-2
Drew Flarida 10-2
Roger Stefan 10-2
Aaron Eads 10-2
Brett Dubinsky 9-3
Tom Byich 9-3
Matt Monsman 9-3
Frank Hairston 9-3
Josh Perry 8-4
Rick Bower 8-4
Mike Keegan 8-4
Rich Scott 8-4
Mike Leigh 8-4
Brad Hager 7-5
Randy Porter 7-5
Gavin English 7-5
Steve Berry 7-5
Alex Blake 33-10
Tom Nader 33-10
Tom Rauber 33-10
Nathan Skaggs 32-11
Chris Myers 32-11
Jim Manion 32-11
Casey Timmons 32-11
Jeremy Allen 32-11
Mason Jakacki 31-12
Ryan Smith 31-12
Roger Stefan 31-12
Drew Flarida 31-12
Jon Hannan 31-12
Frank Hariston 30-13
Kayne Smith 30-13
John Lehner 30-13
Aaron Eads 30-13
Gavin English 30-13
Rich Scott 29-14
Mike Leigh 29-14
Deian Longgood 29-14
Gary Humberson 29-14
Tom Byich 28-15
Josh Perry 27-16
Rick Bower 27-16
Mike Keegan 26-17
Matt Monsman 26-17
Brett Dubinsky 26-17
Ron Evans 26-17
Brian Jarvis 26-17
Brad Hager 25-18
Steve Berry 24-19
Randy Porter 23-20
Aurora at Copley
Barberton at Kent Roosevelt
Ravenna at Woodridge
Mogadore at Ellet
Norton at Field
Streetsboro at Springfield
Akron North at Rootstown
Crestwood at Brooklyn
Garfield at Champion
Crestview at Southeast
Windham at Grand Valley
Mineral Ridge at Waterloo
TOM NADER
Aurora
Kent Roosevelt
Woodridge
Mogadore
Field
Streetsboro
Rootstown
Crestwood
Garfield
Southeast
Windham
Mineral Ridge
ALEX BLAKE
Aurora
Barberton
Woodridge
Mogadore
Field
Streetsboro
Rootstown
Crestwood
Garfield
Southeaset
Windham
MATT MONSMAN
Aurora
Kent Roosevelt
Ravenna
Mogadore
Field
Streetsboro
Rootstown
Crestwood
Crestview
Garfield
Windham
Mineral Ridge
BRAD HAGER
Aurora
Barberton
Woodridge
Mogadore
Field
Streetsboro
Rootstown
Crestwood
Southeast
Garfield
Windham
Mineral Ridge
JON HANNAN
Aurora
Kent Roosevelt
Woodridge
Mogadore
Field
Streetsboro
Rootstown
Crestwood
Garfield
Crestview
Windham
Mineral Ridge
MASON JAKACKI
Aurora
Barberton
Woodridge
Mogadore
Field
Streetsboro
Rootstown
Crestwood
Garfield
Crestview
Mineral Ridge
Windham
TOM BYICH
Aurora
Kent Roosevelt
Woodridge
Mogadore
Field
Streetsboro
Rootstown
Crestwood
Garfield
Southeast
Windham
Mineral Ridge
BRETT DUBINSKY
Aurora
Barberton
Ravenna
Mogadore
Norton
Streetsboro
Rootstown
Crestwood
Garfield
Crestview
Windham
Mineral Ridge
RYAN SMITH
Aurora
Kent Roosevelt
Ravenna
Mogadore
Field
Streetsboro
Rootstown
Brooklyn
Garfield
Crestview
Windham
Waterloo
KAYNE SMITH
Aurora
Kent Roosevelt
Woodridge
Mogadore
Field
Streetsboro
Rootstown
Brooklyn
Garfield
Crestview
Windham
Mineral Ridge
JOSH PERRY
Aurora
Barberton
Woodridge
Mogadore
Field
Streetsboro
Rootstown
Crestwood
Garfield
Crestview
Windham
Mineral Ridge
CASEY TIMMONS
Aurora
Barberton
Woodridge
Mogadore
Field
Streetsboro
Rootstown
Crestwood
Garfield
Crestview
Windham
Mineral Ridge
RICK BOWER
Aurora
Barberton
Woodridge
Mogadore
Field
Streetsboro
Akron North
Crestwood
Garfield
Crestview
Windham
Mineral Ridge
MIKE KEEGAN
Aurora
Kent Roosevelt
Ravenna
Mogadore
Field
Streetsboro
Rootstown
Crestwood
Garfield
Crestview
Windham
Mineral Ridge
TOM RAUBER
Aurora
Kent Roosevelt
Woodridge
Mogadore
Field
Streetsboro
Rootstown
Crestwood
Garfield
Crestview
Windham
Mineral Ridge
RON EVANS
Aurora
Kent Roosevelt
Woodridge
Mogadore
Field
Streetsboro
Rootstown
Crestwood
Garfield
Crestview
Windham
Mineral Ridge
MIKE LEIGH
Aurora
Barberton
Woodridge
Mogadore
Norton
Streetsboro
Rootstown
Crestwood
Garfield
Crestview
Windham
Mineral Ridge
GARY HUMBERSON
Aurora
Kent Roosevelt
Ravenna
Mogadore
Field
Streetsboro
Rootstown
Crestwood
Garfield
Crestview
Windham
Mineral Ridge
JEREMY ALLEN
Aurora
Kent Roosevelt
Woodridge
Mogadore
Field
Streetsboro
Rootstown
Crestview
Garfield
Crestwood
Windham
Mineral Ridge
CHRIS MYERS
Aurora
Barberton
Woodridge
Mogadore
Field
Streetsboro
Rootstown
Crestwood
Garfield
Crestview
Windham
Mineral Ridge
RCH SCOTT
Aurora
Kent Roosevelt
Ravenna
Ellet
Field
Streetsboro
Rootstown
Brooklyn
Garfield
Southeast
Windham
Waterloo
AARON EADS
Aurora
Kent Roosevelt
Woodridge
Ellet
Field
Streetsboro
Rootstown
Crestwood
Garfield
Crestview
Windham
Mineral Ridge
JOHN LEHNER
Aurora
Kent Roosevelt
Woodridge
Mogadore
Norton
Streetsboro
Rootstown
Crestwood
Garfield
Crestview
Windham
Mineral Ridge
DEIAN LONGGOOD
Aurora
Kent Roosevelt
Woodridge
Ellet
Field
Streetsboro
Rootstown
Crestwood
Garfield
Crestview
Windham
Mineral Ridge
JIM MANION
Aurora
Kent Roosevelt
Woodridge
Mogadore
Norton
Streetsboro
Rootstown
Crestwood
Garfield
Crestview
Windham
Mineral Ridge
RANDY PORTER
Aurora
Barberton
Ravenna
Ellet
Field
Streetsboro
Rootstown
Crestwood
Champion
Southeast
Windham
Waterloo
ROGER STEFAN
Aurora
Kent Roosevelt
Woodridge
Mogadore
Field
Streetsboro
Rootstown
Crestwood
Garfield
Crestview
Windham
Waterloo
NATHAN SKAGGS
Aurora
Kent
Woodridge
Moggy
Norton
Boro
Rootstown
Crestwood
Garfield
Crest view
Windham
Mineral Ridge
BRIAN JARVIS
Aurora
Barberton
Woodridge
Mogadore
Field
Streetsboro
Rootstown
Crestwood
Garfield
Crestview
Windham
Mineral Ridge
DREW FLARIDA
Aurora
Kent Roosevelt
Ravenna
Mogadore
Norton
Streetsboro
Rootstown
Crestwood
Garfield
Crestview
Windham
Mineral Ridge
FRANK HAIRSTON
Field
Streetsboro
Woodridge
Windham
Rootstown
Garfield
Southeast
Mineral Ridge
Kent Roosevelt
Crestwood
Mogadore