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!

 

 

WEEK 4 RECORDS

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

 

 

OVERALL RECORDS

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

 

 

THIS WEEK’S GAMES

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

 

 

THIS WEEK’S PICKS

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