By Tom Nader

Publisher and Editor

Week 2 of the high school football sason kicks off on Friday night to set the stage for the second week of the 2025 Portage Sports Pigskin Picks Challenge.

The Week 2 sponsor is Sarchione Chevrolet Garrettsville.

Before we move forward, though, let’s look back at the Week 1 standings. It was one of the toughest weeks in the competition’s history.

Jim Manion jumped out to an early lead in the standings, with nine others one game back.

WEEK 1 RECORDS

Jim Manion 7-3

DJ Hickle 6-4

Tom Rauber 6-4

Brian Kinter 6-4

Bob Rick 6-4

Chris Myers 6-4

Derek Horning 6-4

Tim Grajek 6-4

Alex Blake 6-4

Justin Greene 6-4

Tom Nader 5-5

Chip Bittecuffer 5-5

Mason Jakacki 5-5

Chuck Ulrich 5-5

Deian Longgood 5-5

Mike Keegan 5-5

Brett Dubinsky 5-5

William Adelman 5-5

Matt Shull 5-5

Jay Wilson 4-6

Ron Evans 4-6

Jon Hannan 4-6

Drew Flarida 4-6

Casey Timmons 4-6

John Zelenak 4-6

Trevor Flarida 4-6

John Lehner 3-7

Ryan Smith 3-7

Kayne Smith 3-7

Gary Humberson 3-7

Tom Byich 3-7

Randy Porter 3-7

Jeremy Allen 2-8

Matt Monsman 1-9

WEEK 2 SCHEDULE

Aurora at Lutheran West

Crestwood at Minerva

Ellet at Field

Garfield at Warren JFK

Ravenna at Normandy

Streetsboro at Kent Roosevelt

Canton Central Catholic at Mogadore

Rootstown at Akron Springfield

Grand Valley at Southeast

Waterloo at Jefferson Area

Windham at East Palestine

TOM NADER

Aurora

Crestwood

Field

Garfield

Ravenna

Streetsboro

Mogadore

Rootstown

Southeast

Jefferson Area

East Palestine

DJ HICKLE

Aurora

Crestwood

Field

Garfield

Ravenna

Kent Roosevelt

Mogadore

Rootstown

Southeast

Jefferson Area

Windham

BRIAN KINTER

Aurora

Crestwood

Ellet

Garfield

Normandy

Streetsboro

Canton Central Catholic

Rootstown

Southeast

Jefferson Area

East Palastine

JON HANNAN

Aurora

Crestwood

Field

Garfield

Ravenna

Streetsboro

Canton Central Catholic

Rootstown

Southeast

Jefferson Area

East Palestine

CHUCK ULRICH

Aurora

Crestwood

Field

Garfield

Ravenna

Streetsboro

Mogadore

Rootstown

Southeast

Jefferson Area

East Palestine

CHIP BITTECUFFER

Aurora 

Crestwood 

Field

Garfield 

Ravenna

Streetsboro 

Mogadore

Rootstown

Southeast 

Waterloo

Windham 

GARY HUMBERSON

Aurora

Crestwood

Field

Garfield

Normandy

Streetsboro

Mogadore

Rootstown

Southeast

Jefferson Area

East Palestine

MATT MONSMAN

Aurora

Crestwood

Field

Warren JFK

Ravenna

Streetsboro

Mogadore

Rootstown

Southeast

Jefferson Area

Windham

BOB RICK

Mogadore

Aurora

Crestwood

Field

Warren JFK

Streetsboro

Ravenna

Springfield

Southeast

Jefferson Area

East Palestine

TOM RAUBER

Aurora

Crestwood

Field

Garfield

Ravenna

Streetsboro

Mogadore

Rootstown

Southeast

Jefferson Area

East Palestine

JEREMY ALLEN

Aurora

Crestwood

Field

Warren JFK

Normandy

Streetsboro

Mogadore

Rootstown

Grand Valley

Jefferson Area

East Palestine

JUSTIN GREENE

Aurora

Minerva

Garfield

Ravenna

Streetsboro

Canton Central Catholic

Rootstown

Grand Valley

Jefferson Area

East Palestine

RON EVANS

Aurora

Crestwood

Field

Garfield

Ravenna

Streetsboro

Mogadore

Rootstown

Grand Valley

Jefferson Area

East Palestine

RYAN SMITH

Aurora

Crestwood

Field

Warren JFK

Ravenna

Streetsboro

Canton Central Catholic

Rootstown

Southeast

Waterloo

East Palestine

KAYNE SMITH

Aurora

Crestwood

Field

Garfield

Ravenna

Streetsboro

Canton Central Catholic

Rootstown

Southeast

Jefferson Area

East Palestine

TREVOR FLARIDA

Aurora

Crestwood

Warren JFK

Normandy

Streetsboro

Mogodore

Rootstown 

Southeast 

Waterloo

East Palestine 

DEIAN LONGGOOD

Aurora

Crestwood

Field

Garfield

Normandy

Streetsboro

Canton Central Catholic

Rootstown

Grand Valley

Jefferson Area

East Palestine

TOM BYICH

Aurora

Crestwood

Ellet

Garfield

Streetsboro

Canton Central Catholic

Rootstown

Grand Valley

Jefferson Area

East Palestine

BRETT DUBINSKY

Aurora 

Crestwood 

Ellet

Garfield

Ravenna 

Streetsboro 

Canton Central Catholic

Rootstown 

Southeast

Jefferson Area

East Palestine

WILLIAM ADELMAN

Aurora

Crestwood

Field

Warren JFK

Normandy

Kent Roosevelt

Mogadore

Springfield

Grand Valley

Jefferson Area

East Palestine

TED GAJEK

Aurora

Crestwood

Field

Garfield

Normandy

Streetsboro

Canton Central Catholic

Rootstown

Grand Valley

Jefferson Area

East Palestine

JIM MANION

Aurora

Crestwood

Field

Garfield

Ravenna

Streetsboro

Mogadore

Rootstown

Southeast

Jefferson Area

East Palestine

MIKE KEEGAN

Aurora

Crestwood

Garfield

Ellet

Ravenna

Streetsboro

Mogadore

Rootstown

Grand Valley

East Palestine

Jefferson Area

CASEY TIMMONS

Aurora

Crestwood

Field

Garfield

Ravenna

Streetsboro

Mogadore

Rootstown

Southeast

Jefferson Area

Windham

JOHN LEHNER

Aurora

Crestwood

Field

Garfield

Ravenna

Streetsboro

Mogadore

Rootstown

Grand Valley

Jefferson Area

East Palestine

FRANK HAIRSTON

Streetsboro

Ravenna

Field

Garfield

Aurora

Crestwood

Grand Valley

Jefferson Area

Mogadore

Rootstown

East Palestine

DEREK HORNING

Aurora

Crestwood

Field

Warren JFK

Normandy

Streetsboro

Mogadore

Rootstown

Southeast

Jefferson Area

East Palestine

RANDY PORTER

Aurora

Crestwood

Field

Garfield

Normandy

Streetsboro

Mogadore

Southeast

Waterloo

East Palestine

MATT SHULL

Aurora

Crestwood

Field

Warren JFK

Ravenna

Streetsboro

Mogadore

Rootstown

Grand Valley

Jefferson Area

East Palestine

JOHN ZELENAK

Aurora

Crestwood

Field

Garfield

Ravenna

Streetsboro

Mogadore

Rootstown

Southeast

Jefferson Area

East Palestine

JAY WILSON

Aurora

Crestwood

Field

Garfield

Normandy

Kent Roosevelt

Mogadore

Rootstown

Southeast

Jefferson

East Palestine

CHRIS MYERS

Garfield

Aurora

Crestwood

Field

Streetsboro

Rootstown

Canton Central Catholic

Normandy

Southeast

Jefferson Area

East Palestine

DREW FLARIDA

Aurora 

Crestwood 

Field

Garfield

Ravenna

Streetsboro

Mogadore

Grand Valley

Waterloo

East Palestine

MASON JAKACKI

Aurora

Crestwood

Field

Warren JFK 

Streetsboro

Ravenna

Canton Central Catholic

Rootstown

Grand Valley

Jefferson Area

East Palestine

AARON EADS

Aurora

Crestwood

Warren JFK

Ravenna

Streetsboro

Mogadore

Rootstown

Southeast

Waterloo

East Palestine

ALEX BLAKE

Aurora

Minerva

Field

Garfield

Normandy

Streetsboro

Mogadore

Rootstown

Grand Valley

Jefferson Area

East Palestine