By Tom Nader

Publisher and Editor

 

Here we go again!

Buckle up, get your picks ready and let the fun begin!

For the third season, Portage Sports rolls out its Pigskin Picks Contest.

A 10-week competition that includes participation from readers who will attempt to pick as many correct game winners as possible throughout the regular season — for a little bit of local glory for the crowned champion.

Each week, the participants will select who they think will win from that week’s collection of Portage County football games.

Also each week, a local business owner from Portage County will be showcased as a feature sponsor of the competition.

The Week 1 sponsor is Sicliano’s Pizzaria in Ravenna.

Here is this week’s schedule of games — followed by the selections made by all of this year’s competitors.

 

WEEK 1 GAMES

Brecksville at Aurora

Mogadore at Crestwood

Field at Canton South

Garfield at Edgewood

Kent Roosevelt at Ravenna

Toledo Christian at Rootstown

Copley at Streetsboro

Waterloo at Akron Springfield

Strasburg at Windham

Akron Garfield at Southeast (Thursday)

 

 

THE PICKS

TOM NADER

Aurora

Mogadore

Field

Garfield

Kent Roosevelt

Rootstown

Streetsboro

Springfield

Windham

Southeast

 

JAY WILSON

Mogadore

Field

Garfield

Kent

Rootstown

Streetsboro

Waterloo

Windham

Aurora

Southeast

 

 

JEREMY ALLEN

Southeast

Mogadore

Field

Garfield

Ravenna

Toledo Christian

Streetsboro

Waterloo

Windham

Aurora

 

 

CHIP BITTECUFFER

Mogadore

Field

Garfield 

Kent Roosevelt 

Rootstown

Streetsboro

Waterloo

Strasburg

Aurora 

Southeast 

 

 

MASON JAKACKI

Mogadore

Canton South

Garfield

Ravenna

Rootstown

Streetsboro

Waterloo

Strasburg

Aurora

Southeast

 

 

CHUCK ULRICH

Mogadore

Canton South

Garfield

Kent Roosevelt

Rootstown

Streetsboro

Waterloo

Windham

Aurora

Southeast

 

 

TOM RAUBER

Mogadore

Canton South

Garfield

Kent Roosevelt

Rootstown

Streetsboro

Waterloo

Windham

Aurora

Akron Garfield

 

 

GARY HUMBERSON

Modgadore

Field

Garfield

Ravenna

Rootstown

Streetsboro

Waterloo

Windham

Aurora

Southeast

 

 

DEIAN LONGGOOD

Crestwood

Canton South

Garfield

Kent Roosevelt

Streetsboro

Springfield

Strasburg

Southeast

Rootstown

Aurora

 

 

MIKE KEEGAN

Southeast

Mogadore

Canton South

Garfield

Ravenna

Rootstown

Streetsboro

Springrield

Windham

Aurora

 

 

TOM BYICH

Mogadore

Field

Garfield

Ravenna

Rootstown

Streetsboro

Waterloo

Windham

Aurora

Southeast

 

 

RON EVANS

Mogadore

Field

Garfield

Ravenna

Rootstown

Streetsboro

Waterloo

Strasburg

Aurora

Southeast

 

 

JON HANNAN

Crestwood

Canton South

Garfield

Ravenna

Rootstown

Streetsboro

Springfield

Windham

Aurora

Southeast

 

 

BRIAN KINTER

Mogadore

Canton south

Garfield

Kent Roosevelt

Rootstown

Streetsboro

Akron Springfield

Windham

Aurora

Southeast

 

 

MATT MONSMAN

Southeast

Crestwood

Field

Garfield

Kent Roosevelt

Toledo Christian

Streetsboro

Waterloo

Windham

Aurora

 

 

BOB RICK

Mogadore

Kent Roosevelt

Rootstown

Aurora

Garfield

Streetsboro

Southeast

Strasburg

Springfield

Field

Aurora

Southeast

 

 

CHRIS MYERS

Mogadore

Canton South

Garfield

Kent Roosevelt

Rootstown

Streetsboro

Waterloo

Windham

Aurora

Kenmore Garfield

 

 

JIM MANION

Kenmore

Mogadore

Canton South

Garfield

Kent Roosevelt

Rootstown

Streetsboro

Akron Springfield

Windham

Aurora

 

 

BRETT DUBINSKY

Mogadore

Canton South

Garfield

Ravenna 

Toledo Christian

Streetsboro

Springfield

Strasburg 

Aurora 

Southeast

 

 

JOHN LEHNER

Mogadore

Canton South

Garfield

Ravenna

Toledo Christian

Streetsboro

Waterloo

Windham

Aurora

Southeast

 

 

RYAN SMITH

Crestwood

Field

Garfield

Kent Roosevelt

Rootstown

Streetsboro

Waterloo

Windham

Aurora

Southeast

 

 

KAYNE SMITH

Crestwood

Field

Garfield

Kent Roosevelt

Toledo Christian

Streetsboro

Springfield

Windham

Aurora

Southeast

 

 

DREW FLARIDA

Mogadore 

Field 

Garfield 

Kent Roosevelt 

Roostown

Streetsboro

Waterloo

Windham 

Aurora 

Southeast  

 

 

CASEY TIMMONS

Mogadore

Field

Garfiled

Kent Roosevelt

Rootstown

Streetsboro

Waterloo

Windham

Aurora

Southeast

 

 

DJ HICKLE

Mogadore

Canton South

Garfield

Kent Roosevelt

Toledo christian

Streetsboro

Waterloo

Windham

Aurora

Akron Garfield

 

DEREK HORNING

Mogadore

Canton South

Garfield

Kent Roosevelt

Toledo Christian

Streetsboro

Waterloo

Windham

Aurora

Akron Garfield

 

TIM GRAJEK

Akron Garfield

Mogadore

Canton South

Garfield

Ravenna

Rootstown

Streetsboro

Waterloo

Strasburg

Aurora

 

 

WILLIAM ADELMAN

Mogadore

Field

Garfield

Ravenna

Rootstown

Streetsboro

Akron Springfield

Strasburg

Aurora

Southeast

 

 

ALEX BLAKE

Mogadore

Canton South

Garfield

Kent Roosevelt

Rootstown

Streetsboro

Waterloo

Windham

Aurora

Akron Garfield

 

 

JOHN ZELENAK

Crestwood

Canton South

Garfield

Ravenna

Rootstown

Streetsboro

Waterloo

Windham

Brecksville

Southeast

 

 

JUSTIN GREENE

Mogadore

Field

Edgewood

Kent Roosevelt

Rootstown

Streetsboro

Waterloo

Windham

Aurora

Akron Garfield

 

 

RANDY PORTER

Mogadore

Field

Garfield

Rootstown

Copley

Waterloo

Windham

Aurora

Southeast

 

 

MATT SHULL

Mogadore

Field

Garfield

Kent Roosevelt

Rootstown

Streetsboro

Akron Springfield

Windham

Aurora

Southeast

 

 

TREVOR FLARIDA

Mogadore

Field

Ravenna

Rootstown

Streetsboro

Waterloo

Strasburg

Aurora

Southeast