By Tom Nader

Publisher and Editor

 

The 2024 Pigskin Picks Challenge is nearing its finish line.

Friday marks the ninth week, with this week’s picks sponsored by Deez and Razorlined barbershop located in Rootstown.

In Week 8, an unprecedented 10 competitors posted undefeated records, including challenge leaders Nathan Skaggs and Chris Myers.

Skaggs and Myers now both share a 75-13 overall record, which is two games ahead of Jim Manion, Mason Jakacki and Mike Leigh, who all have 73-15 records.

Below are this week’s list of games, the complete list of Week 8 records and the overall standings.

 

SPONSOR: DEEZ AND RAZORLINED

WEEK 9 GAMES

Barberton at Aurora

Tallmadge at Kent Roosevelt

Ravenna at Coventry

Mogadore at St. Thomas Aquinas

Martins Ferry at Rootstown

Kirtland at Crestwood

LaBrae at Southeast

Windham at Pymatuning Valley

Waterloo at Lowellville

Garfield at Crestview

Streetsboro at Field

 

 

WEEK 8 RECORDS

Chris Myers 10-0

Casey Timmons 10-0

Mike Leigh 10-0

Tom Rauber 10-0

Mason Jakacki 10-0

Jeremy Allen 10-0

Jim Manion 10-0

John Lehner 10-0

Roger Stefan 10-0

Nathan Skaggs 10-0

Josh Perry 9-1

Tom Nader 9-1

Deian Longgood 9-1

Gary Humberson 9-1

Rick Bower 9-1

Ryan Smith 9-1

Mike Keegan 9-1

Drew Flarida 9-1

Brian Jarvis 9-1

Frank Hairston 9-1

Jon Hannan 8-2

Tom Byich 8-2

Brad Hager 8-2

Ron Evans 8-2

Brett Dubinsky 8-2

Randy Porter 8-2

Alex Blake 8-2

Gavin English 8-2

Kayne Smith 8-2

Rich Scott 7-3

Matt Monsman 7-3

Aaron Eads 7-3

 

 

OVERALL STANDINGS

Nathan Skaggs 75-13

Chris Myers 75-13

Jim Manion 73-15

Mason Jakacki 73-15

Mike Leigh 73-15

Tom Rauber 72-16

Casey Timmons 72-16

Jeremy Allen 72-16

Alex Blake 71-17

Drew Flarida 71-17

Tom Nader 70-18

John Lehner 70-18

Kayne Smith 69-19

Roger Stefan 69-19

Gavin English 68-20

Deian Longgood 67-21

Ryan Smith 67-21

Jon Hannan 67-21

Ron Evans 66-22

Frank Hairston 66-22

Gary Humberson 66-22

Mike Keegan 66-22

Brian Jarvis 66-22

Aaron Eads 65-23

Tom Byich 64-24

Rick Bower 64-24

Josh Perry 63-25

Rich Scott 61-27

Matt Monsman 60-28

Randy Porter 49-39

 

 

THE PICKS

TOM NADER

Aurora

Tallmadge

Ravenna

Mogadore

Rootstown

Kirtland

LaBrae

Windham

Garfield

Lowellville

Streetsboro

 

DEIAN LONGGOOD

Aurora

Tallmadge

Ravenna

Mogadore

Martins Ferry

Kirtland

LaBrae

Garfield

Pymatuning Valley

Lowellville

Streetsboro

 

GARY HUMBERSON

Aurora

Kent Roosevelt

Ravenna

St. Thomas Aquinas

Rootstown

Kirtland

LaBrae

Windham

Waterloo

Field

 

 

TOM RAUBER

Aurora

Tallmadge

Ravenna

Mogadore

Martins Ferry

Kirtland

LaBrae

Pymatuning Valley

Lowellville

Streetsboro

 

 

JOSH PERRY

Aurora

Tallmadge

Ravenna

Mogadore

Martins Ferry

Kirtland

LaBrae

Windham

Lowellville

Streetsboro

 

 

TOM BYICH

Aurora

Tallmadge

Ravenna

Mogadore

Martins Ferry

Kirtland

Labrae

Pymatuning Valley

Lowellville

Streetsboro

 

 

JON HANNAN

Aurora

Tallmadge

Ravenna

Mogadore

Martins Ferry

Kirtland

LaBrae

Windham

Lowellville

Streetsboro

 

 

RICH SCOTT

Aurora

Tallmadge

Coventry

Mogadore

Rootstown

Kirtland

Southeast

Windham

Lowellville

Field

 

 

RICK BOWER

Aurora

Tallmadge

Coventry

Mogadore

Martins Ferry

Kirtland

LaBrae

Pymatuning Valley

Lowellville

Streetsboro

 

 

JIM MANION

Aurora

Tallmadge

Ravenna

Mogadore

Martins Ferry

Kirtland

LaBrae

Pymatuning Valley

Lowellville

Streetsboro

 

 

BRETT DUBINSKY

Aurora

Tallmadge

Ravenna

Mogadore

Martins Ferry

Kirtland

LaBrae

Pymatuning Valley

Lowellville

Streetsboro

 

 

AARON EADS

Aurora

Tallmadge

Ravenna

Mogadore

Rootstown

Kirtland

LaBrae

Windham

Lowellville

Streetsboro

 

 

CHRIS MYERS

Aurora

Tallmadge

Ravenna

Mogadore

Martins Ferry

Kirtland

LaBrae

Pymatuning Valley

Lowellville

Streetsboro

 

 

RON EVANS

Aurora

Tallmadge

Ravenna

Mogadore

Martins Ferry

Kirkland

LaBrae

Windham

Lowellville

Streetsboro

 

 

MATT MONSMAN

Aurora

Tallmadge

Ravenna

Mogadore

Martins Ferry

Kirtland

Southeast

Windham

Waterloo

Streetsboro

 

 

BRAD HAGER

Aurora

Tallmadge

Ravenna

Mogadore

Rootstown

Kirtland

Southeast

Windham

Lowellville

Streetsboro

 

 

RYAN SMITH

Aurora

Tallmadge

Ravenna

Mogadore

Martins Ferry

Kirtland

LaBrae

Crestview

Windham

Lowellville

Streetsboro

 

 

KAYNE SMITH

Aurora

Tallmadge

Ravenna

Mogadore

Martins Ferry

Kirtland

LaBrae

Crestview

Pymatuning Valley

Lowellville

Streetsboro

 

 

JOHN LEHNER

Aurora

Tallmadge

Ravenna

Mogadore

Martins Ferry

Kirtland

LaBrae

Garfield

Pymatuning Valley

Lowellville

Streetsboro

 

 

ALEX BLAKE

Aurora

Tallmadge

Ravenna

Mogadore

Martins Ferry

Kirtland

LaBrae

Pymatuning Valley

Lowellville

Streetsboro

 

 

MIKE LEIGH

Aurora

Tallmadge

Ravenna

Mogadore

Rootstown

Kirtland

LaBrae

Pymatuning Valley

Lowellville

Streetsboro

 

 

JEREMY ALLEN

Aurora

Mogadore

Kirtland

LaBrae

Garfield

Pymatuning Valley

Streetsboro

Tallmadge

Ravenna

Lowellville

Martins Ferry

 

 

CASEY TIMMONS

Aurora

Tallmadge

Ravenna

Mogadore

Martins Ferry

Kirtland

Southeast

Windham

Lowellville

Streetsboro

Garfield

 

 

MASON JAKACKI

Aurora

Tallmadge

Ravenna

Mogadore

Kirtland

LaBrae

Pymatuning Valley

Waterloo

Streetsboro

Martins Ferry

 

 

ROGER STEFAN

Aurora

Tallmadge

Ravenna

Mogadore

Martins Ferry

Kirtland

LaBrae

Pymatuning Valley

Lowellville

Streetsboro

 

 

NATHAN SKAGGS

Aurora

Tallmadge

Ravenna

Mogadore

Martins ferry

Kirtland

LaBrae

Pymatuning Valley

Lowellville

Streetsboro

 

 

MIKE KEEGAN

Aurora

Tallmadge

Ravenna

Mogadore

Martins Ferry

Kirtland

LaBrae

Pymatuning Valley

Lowellville

Streetsboro

 

 

FRANK HAIRSTON

Streetsboro

Aurora

Ravenna

Tallmadge

LaBrae

Mogadore

Lowellville

Kirtland

Martins Ferry

Pymatuning Valley