AIW - Keep The Change, You Filthy Animal

Results from last night's @aiwrestling event at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School in Cleveland Ohio - all AIW wrestling blog posts.

1. Dudes On TV (M-Dogg Matt Cross & DJ Zema Ion) defeated the Beaver Boys (Alex Reynolds & John Silver), the Nation of Intoxication (Danny Havoc & Lucky tHURTeen), and Flip Kendrick & Facade (replacing an injured Eric Ryan)
   
   
2. Jerry pinned AIW Intense Champion Gregory Iron to win the title in a six-pack scramble match also involving Shinnya Ishida, Davey Vega, Cloudy and Rex Brody when Iron thought he had the match won after giving Jerry the Fingerpoke of Doom.  Jerry then pinned Iron with a crucifix.
   
   
3. AIW School Challenge: Team Johnny (Johnny Gargano, Joshua Singh, Dr. Daniel C. Rockingham, Brian Carson, & Tommaso Ciampa) def. Team Candice (Candice LeRae, Frankie Flynn, Kaplan, "Weird Body" Evan Adams, & "Worldwide" Alex Kellar) when Rockingham pinned Adams after hitting a pump handle slam.
   
   
4. Louis Lyndon def. Amazing Red
   
   
5. Josh Prohibition def. Eddie Kingston (with The Duke) in a Three Levels of Hell best of three falls.  Kingston won the first fall with a small package in a Singles Match.  Prohibition won the 2nd fall in a Street Fight.  Prohibition won the 3rd fall in a Last Man Standing Match.
   
   
6. Hot Sauce Entertainment (Tyson Dux & "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams) def. AIW Tag Team Champions To Infinity And Beyond (Cheech & Colin Delaney) to win the titles.
   
   
7. Ethan Carter III def. Chuck Taylor
   
   
8. Bunkhouse Buck & Jock Samson (with Col. Robert Parker) def. Marion Fontaine & Dick Justice
   
   
9. AIW Absolute Champion Ethan Page defeated Tim Donst
   

AIW Hell On Earth 11

Results from last night's @aiwrestling #HOE11 event at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School in Cleveland Ohio - all AIW wrestling blog posts.

1. Louis Lyndon pinned Alex Shelley with a crucifix pin. Afterwards Shelley let the AIW audience know he wants to come back to AIW and face Johnny Gargano.
   
   
2. AIW Intense Champion Gregory Iron (with Benjamin Boone) defeated Davey Vega when JERRY ran in from the lockerroom and threw powder into Vega's face allowing Iron to hit Handicap Parking and score the pinfall.
   
   
3. Candice LeRae pinned Alex Daniels after hitting a reverse rana in a four-person scramble match also involving Johnny Gargano and DJ Zema Ion.
   
   
4. Eddie Kingston (with The Duke) pinned Josh Prohibition when hitting him with the Backfist to the Future while holding a chain. Afterward, Prohibition challenged Kingston next month to a 2/3 falls match. 1st fall: wrestling match; 2nd fall: Street fight; 3rd fall: last man standing match. Kingston accepts.

AIW Absolution 10

Results from last night's @aiwrestling #ABSO10 event at the Ohio City Masonic Arts Center in Cleveland Ohio - all AIW wrestling blog posts.

1. The Iron Curtain (Gregory Iron, Jerry, Benjamin Boone and Joey Vincent Martini) defeated The Singh Warriors (Joshua Singh, Ryan Kaplan, Frankie Flynn and Brian Carson) when Iron pinned Singh with a cradle after Singh hit the 450 splash on Boone.
   
   
2. Athena pinned AIW Womens Champion Veda Scott to win the title after hitting the O-Face.
   
   
3. AIW Intense Champion Davey Vega beat BJ Whitmer after hitting a double stomp off the top rope Whitmer's chest while hanging in the tree of woe.
   
   
4. Ethan Page beat Eddie Kingston (with The Duke) in an "I Quit" match when Page stuffed a bale of barbed wire into Kingston's face.
   
   INTERMISSION

AIW JT Lightning Invitational Tournament 2015

Results from this weekend's @aiwrestling #JLIT2015 and #GNO15 events at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School in Cleveland Ohio - all AIW wrestling blog posts.

The big event of the weekend was a 24-man tournament. Night one included 12 opening round matches in the tournament and night two saw the quarter-final, semi-final, and final rounds of the tournament along with the AIW debut of Samoa Joe.

The winner of the tournament is not only 2015 JLIT Champion but also receive a future match against AIW Absolute Champion Josh Alexander.

Night One
1st round tournament matches:

1. Louis Lyndon beat Tyler Thomas via Dragon sleeper submission.
   
   
2. M-Dogg 20 Matt Cross pinned Joshua Singh after landing the Shooting Star Press.  The originally scheduled match was Alessandro Del Bruno vs. "Girl Dynamite" Jennifer Blake.
   
   
3. Josh Prohibition defeated Dick Justice via sleeper submission.
   
   
4. Davey Vega beat Heidi Lovelace after hitting a Falcon arrow on the knees.
   
   
5. DJ Zema Ion defeated Alex Daniels via Submission Impossible (Wrist-clutch reverse crucifix armbar).
   
   
6. Athena pinned Flip Kendrick after hitting the O-face.
   
   
7. B.J. Whitmer beat Doug Gilbert after hitting an exploder suplex.
   
   
8. Cedric Alexander pinned Colin Delaney with a sunset flip.
   
   
9. Nick Gage beat Eric Ryan after hitting a facewash.

AIW Make 'Em Say Uhh

Results from last night's @aiwrestling #Uhh event at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School in Cleveland Ohio - all AIW wrestling blog posts.

1. Hot Sauce Entertainment ("Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams and Tyson Dux) defeated the Beaver Boys (Alex Reynolds and Johnny Silver) when Williams pinned Silver after a double chokeslam and an alligator clutch.
   
   
2. Louis Lyndon made Eric Ryan tap out to the Dragon Sleeper to win a fatal four-way match also involving Brian Myers and "Crimson" Tommy Mercer.
   
   
3. Ethan Carter III defeated Johnny Gargano when Raymond Rowe interfered distracting the referee allowing DJ Zema Ion to hit Gargano with the ring bell to set up the pinfall.
   
   
4. AIW Tag Team Champions To Infinity And Beyond (Colin Delaney & Cheech) defeated The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) when Cheech pinned Nick Jackson.
   
   INTERMISSION

AIW Gauntlet for the Gold 10

Results from last night's @aiwrestling #GFTG10 event at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School in Cleveland Ohio - all AIW wrestling blog posts.

1. Flip Kendrick pinned Eric Ryan in a six-pack scramble match also including Nikki Storm, Tyler Thomas, "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams and Tyson Dux. The finish came when Williams had Ryan on his shoulders and Kendrick hit Ryan with a hurricanrana.
   
   
2. Alexia Nicole defeated Jasmin after hitting a Stone Cold Stunner from a wheelbarrow.
   
   Afterward, the two ladies hugged and returned to the locker room together.
   
   
3. To Infinity And Beyond (Colin Delaney & Cheech) defeated AIW Tag Team Champions The Forgotten (Jimmy Jacobs & BJ Whitmer) to win the titles when Cheech hit Jacobs with a powerbomb that set up Delaney to hit the Larry Sweeney "12 Large Elbow" from the top rope and score the pinfall victory.
   
   Afterward, Jacobs thanked the crowd and put over independent wrestling. Jacobs is rumored to be joining WWE as a Creative Writer.
   
   

WWE NXT Cleveland

Results from last night's @WWE #NXTCleveland event at the Agora in Cleveland Ohio - all WWE wrestling blog posts.

JoJo sang the national anthem. Corey Graves and William Regal hyped up the crowd.

1. Tyler Breeze defeated Baron Corbin after hitting the Beauty Shot spinning heel kick.
   
   

AIW I Choo-Choo Choose You

Results from last night's @aiwrestling #ChooChoo event at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School in Cleveland Ohio - all AIW wrestling blog posts.

1. Marti Belle (substituting for Allysin Kay), Taeler Hendrix and Mary Elizabeth Monroe (substituting for Angelus Layne) defeated Veda Scott and Team Barely Legal (Alexia Nicole & Jasmin) when Hendrix pinned Nicole after a kick to the head.
   
   Afterward, Jasmin and Alexia had a pull apart brawl.
   
   
2. Brian Myers (fka Curt Hawkins) beat Cliff Compton after hitting the "I'm sorry, I love you" Sweet Chin Music superkick.
   
   68-year Dennis Stamp came to the ring after being introduced by ring announcer Pedro DeLuca. Stamp thanked the fans and read a poem. The Iron Curtain (Gregory Iron, Benjamin Boone and Jerry) interrupted and ran down Stamp. This led to Dick Justice coming to the ring and then Grado made his AIW debut. After much discussion, Grado convinced Stamp to step back in the ring for first time since 1993 even taking off his own wrestling singlet to give to Stamp to wear for the match which led to ....
   
   

14th annual WWE Royal Rumble Party

Congratulations to James Stockard and Stella Mismas as they were the big winners at Sunday night's 14th annual Girod Royal Rumble party. Both had wrestler Roman Reigns who was the 19th entrant and the last man standing in a 30-man over the top rope battle royal. Stockard had #19 in the M&M Division and Mismas had picked #19 in the Hello Kitty Division.

Having been a big winner in 2011, Mismas joins Marc Iacianci (2002, 2011) and George McBride (2005, 2007) as two-time winners.

All WWE blog posts
Wikipedia Royal Rumble page

UNDERCARD

Tyson Kidd and Cesaro (with Natalya and Adam Rose) defeated The New Day (Big E and Kofi Kingston) (with Xavier Woods) when Kidd pinned Kingston after hitting a neckbreaker.

The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor) defeated The New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg and Billy Gunn) when Konnor pinned Gunn after hitting the "Fall of Man".

WWE Royal Rumble - M&M Division

Payouts

$20 James Stockard - Last Man Standing (a)
$5 Marc Iacianci - First to lose a wrestler (b)
$5 Cathy Wolford - First to lose all three wrestlers (c)
$5 Cathy Wolford - Wrestler #13 (d)
$5 James Stockard - Wrestler who eliminated Wrestler #13 (e)

The Match

After Lilian Garcia announced the Rumble rules, entry #1 was revealed as ... The Miz, who was met by indifference. Entry #2 was revealed as ... R-Truth. The crowd was less-than-impressed by WWE's selection to start the Rumble. After Truth rapped and shouted "What's Up?" over and over, Miz dramatically removed his shades and the bell sounded. Basic opening exchange, then 1:30 expired to bring out Bubba Ray Dudley as #3. Huge pop for the recent Bully Ray, who emerged in his Bubba Dudley gear, complete with glasses, camo, and boots.

WWE Royal Rumble - Hello Kitty Division

Payouts

$20 Stella Mismas - Last Man Standing (a)
$5 Carol LeGates - First to lose a wrestler (b)
$5 Carol LeGates - First to lose all three wrestlers (c)
$5 Kevin Kowel - Wrestler #13 (d)
$5 Stella Mismas - Wrestler who eliminated Wrestler #13 (e)

The Match

After Lilian Garcia announced the Rumble rules, entry #1 was revealed as ... The Miz, who was met by indifference. Entry #2 was revealed as ... R-Truth. The crowd was less-than-impressed by WWE's selection to start the Rumble. After Truth rapped and shouted "What's Up?" over and over, Miz dramatically removed his shades and the bell sounded. Basic opening exchange, then 1:30 expired to bring out Bubba Ray Dudley as #3. Huge pop for the recent Bully Ray, who emerged in his Bubba Dudley gear, complete with glasses, camo, and boots.

AIW Charge it to the Underhills

Results from last night's @aiwrestling #UNDERHILLS event at AIW's new home at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School in Cleveland Ohio - all AIW wrestling blog posts.

1. Tyson Dux pinned Brian Myers (fka Curt Hawkins) after Dux hit a powerslam when Myers charged him attempting a spear.
   
   
2. Veda Scott & Team Barely Legal (Alexia Nicole & Jasmin) defeated Tessa Blanchard & The Social Network (Annie Social & Heidi Lovelace) when Scott pinned Lovelace after hitting the saito suplex.
   
   
3. Louis Lyndon beat Colt Cabana due to referee stoppage when Lyndon had Cabana in the dragon sleeper.
   
   
4. The Beaver Boys (Johnny Silver & Alex Reynolds) defeated Infinity and Beyond (Colin Delaney & Cheech with Bobby Beverly) when Silver pinned Cheech after hitting a double electric chair driver
   
   
5. Intense Champion Davey Vega pinned Chris Sabin when Vega wiggled out of a fireman's carry into a sunset flip.
   
   INTERMISSION
   
   
6. Rickey Shane Page pinned Joshua Singh after hitting the roaring elbow to win a six-pack scramble match that included Candice LeRae, Eric Ryan, Dick Justice (with Bobby Beverly) and Flip Kendrick.
   

AIW Hell On Earth 10

Results from last night's @aiwrestling #HOE10 event at Turner Hall in Cleveland Ohio - all AIW wrestling blog posts.

1. Alex Shelley defeated Josh Prohibition when Ray Rowe's music started playing during the match distracting Prohibition allowing Shelley to win via a rollup.
   
   
2. Nasty Russ Myers defeated Jimmy Jacobs by disqualification when Jacobs hit Myers with a chair. The two men brawled throughout the building.
   
   Up next was an eight-man tag team match. Greg Iron got on the microphone and said one of his teammates was injured and had an adequate replacement. He introduced the newest member of the Iron Curtain, Rhino, which led to ....
   
   
3. The League of Justice (Dick Justice, Colin Delaney, Bobby Beverly & Cheech) defeated The Iron Curtain (Greg Iron, Benjamin Boone, Sargeant-n-Arms Jerry and Rhino - substituting for the injured Joey Vincent Martini) when Rhino did a babyface turn hitting Iron with the Gore setting the pin for Justice.
   

Elyria Catholic at Rocky River tonight

I will be covering high school football tonight in Rocky River, Ohio as the Pirates host the Elyria Catholic Panthers. You can tune in to 1380 AM or listen online (replay will be available online as well).

It's the final weekend of football in West Shore Conference history. Although both Elyria Catholic and Rocky River won't be competing for the conference title, there is still a lot to play for tonight as both teams have the opportunity to punch their ticket to the play-offs.

Lorain County High School Football Week 10 Picks

It's the last week of the regular season. Still six teams from Lorain County with a chance to go to the post-season. Columbia could be a 7th team with a win tonight against Clearview.

Patriot Athletic Conference Stars Division Buckeye (7-2, 6-0, 10 points) Keystone (7-2, 5-1, 8 points) Firelands (6-3, 3-3, 5 points) Black River (4-5, 3-3, 4 points) Brookside (4-5, 2-4, 3 points) Wellington (2-7, 1-5, 2 points) Patriot Athletic Conference Stripes Division Columbia (8-1, 6-0, 10 points) Clearview (5-4, 3-3, 6 points) Lutheran West (4-5, 2-3, 6 points) Fairview (3-6, 3-3, 5 points) Brooklyn (1-8, 0-6, 0 points) Oberlin (1-8, 0-6, 0 points) Southwestern Conference Berea-Midpark (8-1, 6-0) Brecksville (7-2, 4-1) North Olmsted (6-3, 3-2) Olmsted Falls (4-5, 3-2) Westlake (3-6, 1-4) Amherst (2-7, 1-4) Avon Lake (1-8, 0-5) West Shore Conference Midview (9-0, 6-0) Avon (8-1, 4-1) Bay (6-3, 3-2) Elyria Catholic (6-3, 3-2) Rocky River (5-4, 1-4) North Ridgeville (4-5, 1-4) Lakewood​ (2-7, 0-5) Independent Open Door Christian (3-6) Vermilion (2-7)

Currently the Week 11 match-ups are ....

Friday November 7:

• Walsh Jesuit at Midview (Region 4: #8 vs. #1)  
• Avon at Nordonia (Region 4: #6 vs. #3)
• Keystone at Wooster Triway (Region 12: #8 vs. #1)  
• Firelands at #13 in Region 12  

Saturday November 8:

• Elyria at St. Ignatius (Region 1: #10 vs. #7)
• Lorain at Westerville Central (Region 1: #14 vs. #3)
• Elyria Catholic at Coldwater (Region 16: #7 vs. #2)
• Columbia at #9 in Region 16

Next the county races:

• The PAC Stars Division has Buckeye with a share of the title. They would clinch the title outright with a win at Firelands. Keystone needs to win at Black River and hope the Falcons defeat the Bucks.
  
• In the PAC Stripes, Columbia has clinched the championship for the third time in as many years. With a win against Clearview tonight, the Raiders can make the post-season for also the third year in a row. 
• Note: In the Patriot Athletic Conference, teams earn two points for a division win.
  
• Midview is your West Shore Conference champion for the first time ever. It's the Middies first football conference championship since 1999.

Lorain County High School Football Week 9 Picks

Just two weeks remaining in the regular season of high school football and still a lot to be decided.

Patriot Athletic Conference Stars Division Keystone (7-1, 5-0, 8 points) Buckeye (6-2, 5-0, 8 points) Black River (4-4, 3-2, 4 points) Firelands (5-3, 2-3, 3 points) Wellington (2-6, 1-4, 2 points) Brookside (3-5, 1-4, 1 point) Patriot Athletic Conference Stripes Division Columbia (7-1, 5-0, 8 points) Clearview (5-3, 3-2, 6 points) Lutheran West (3-5, 2-3, 4 points) Fairview (2-6, 2-3, 3 points) Brooklyn (1-7, 0-5, 0 points) Oberlin (1-7, 0-5, 0 points) Southwestern Conference Berea-Midpark (7-1, 5-0) Brecksville (7-1, 4-0) North Olmsted (5-3, 2-2) Olmsted Falls (4-4, 3-2) Westlake (3-5, 1-3) Amherst (1-7, 0-4) Avon Lake (1-7, 0-4) West Shore Conference Midview (8-0, 5-0) Avon (7-1, 4-1) Bay (5-3, 2-2) Elyria Catholic (5-3, 2-2) Rocky River (5-3, 1-3) North Ridgeville (4-4, 1-3) Lakewood​ (2-6, 0-4) Independent Open Door Christian (2-6) Vermilion (2-6)

There are still five teams in contention for the post-season and two conference races in Lorain County up in the air.

First the post-season, currently the Week 11 match-ups are ....
Friday November 7:

• Springfield at Midview (Region 4: #8 vs. #1)  
• Avon at Nordonia (Region 4: #7 vs. #2)
• North Ridgeville at #13 in Region 4  
• Keystone at Wooster Triway (Region 12: #7 vs. #2)  
• Firelands at #12 in Region 12  

Saturday November 8:

• Elyria at Austintown-Fitch (Region 1: #12 vs. #5)
• Lorain at #17 in Region 1
• Columbia at Marion Pleasant (Region 16: #8 vs. #1)
• Elyria Catholic at #9 in Region 16

Next the county races:

• The PAC Stars Division has Keystone and Buckeye at the top with eight points. The Bucks have won 6 straight while Keystone has won 5 in a row. The two teams play tonight for all of the marbles.
  
• In the PAC Stripes, Columbia is in the driver's seat with 8 points while Clearview has 6 points. The Clippers need to beat Lutheran West tonight and then defeat Columbia next to have any hope of winning their first Stripes division title since 2009. 
• Note: In the Patriot Athletic Conference, teams earn two points for a division win.
  
• Midview leads the West Shore Conference at 5-0 and can wrap the conference championship by defeating last-place Lakewood tonight. This would the first WSC crown for the Middies.

Lorain County High School Football Week 8 Picks

Patriot Athletic Conference Stars Division Keystone (6-1, 3-0, 6 points) Buckeye (5-2, 4-0, 6 points) Firelands (5-2, 2-2, 3 point) Black River (3-4, 2-2, 2 points) Wellington (2-5, 1-3, 2 points) Brookside (3-4, 1-3, 1 point) Patriot Athletic Conference Stripes Division Columbia (6-1, 4-0, 6 points) Clearview (4-3, 2-2, 4 points) Lutheran West (3-4, 2-2, 4 points) Fairview (1-6, 1-3, 1 point) Brooklyn (1-6, 0-4, 0 points) Oberlin (1-6, 0-4, 0 points) Southwestern Conference Berea-Midpark (6-1, 4-0) Brecksville (6-1, 4-0) North Olmsted (4-3, 1-2) Westlake (3-4, 1-2) Olmsted Falls (3-4, 2-2) Amherst (1-6, 0-3) Avon Lake (1-6, 0-3) West Shore Conference Midview (7-0, 4-0) Avon (6-1, 3-1) Elyria Catholic (5-2, 2-1) Rocky River (5-2, 1-2) Bay (4-3, 1-2) North Ridgeville (4-3, 1-2) Lakewood​ (2-5, 0-4) Independent Open Door Christian (1-6) Vermilion (2-5)

Just three weeks left in the regular season. There are still five teams in contention for the post-season and two conference races in Lorain County up in the air.

First the post-season, currently the Week 11 match-ups are ....
Friday November 7:

• Springfield at Midview (Region 4: #8 vs. #1)  
• Avon at Medina Highland (Region 4: #5 vs. #4)
• North Ridgeville at #12 in Region 4  
• Keystone at Port Clinton (Region 12: #7 vs. #2)  
• Firelands at #10 in Region 12  

Saturday November 8: EC, Columbia and Black River

• Elyria at Olentangy Liberty (Region 1: #14 vs. #3)
• Lorain at #20 in Region 1
• Elyria Catholic at Chippewa (Region 16: #6 vs. #3)
• Columbia at #9 in Region 16

Next the county races:

• The PAC Stars Division has Keystone and Buckeye at the top with six points. Buckeye scored a big win defeating Black River last week. The championship could down to week 9 when Keystone travels to Buckeye.
  
• In the PAC Stripes, Columbia is in the driver's seat with 6 points while Clearview and Lutheran West hanging in there with 4 points. The three teams still need to play each other:
• Week 8: Lutheran West at Columbia
• Week 9: Clearview at Lutheran West
• Week 10: Columbia at Clearview
  
  Note: In the Patriot Athletic Conference, teams earn two points for a division win.
  
• Midview leads the West Shore Conference at 4-0. With victories already against 2nd place Avon, 4th place Rocky River and they play 3rd place Elyria Catholic this week. 

Lorain County High School Football Week 7 Picks

Week 7 of the high school football season is tonight. Is it too early to talk play-offs? 

Patriot Athletic Conference Stars Division Keystone (5-1, 3-0, 4 points) Buckeye (4-2, 3-0, 4 points) Black River (3-3, 2-1, 2 points) Wellington (2-4, 1-2, 2 points) Firelands (4-2, 1-2, 1 point) Brookside (3-3, 1-2, 1 point) Patriot Athletic Conference Stripes Division Columbia (5-1, 3-0, 4 points) Clearview (3-3, 1-2, 2 points) Lutheran West (2-4, 1-2, 2 points) Fairview (1-5, 1-2, 1 point) Brooklyn (1-5, 0-3, 0 points) Oberlin (1-5, 0-3, 0 points) Southwestern Conference Berea-Midpark (5-1, 3-0) Brecksville (5-1, 3-0) North Olmsted (4-2, 1-1) Westlake (3-3, 1-2) Olmsted Falls (2-4, 1-2) Amherst (1-5, 0-2) Avon Lake (1-5, 0-2) West Shore Conference Midview (6-0, 3-0) Avon (5-1, 2-1) Bay (4-2, 1-1) Elyria Catholic (4-2, 1-1) North Ridgeville (4-2, 1-1) Rocky River (4-2, 1-2) Lakewood​ (2-4, 0-3) Independent Open Door Christian (1-5) Vermilion (1-5)

If the season ended today, there are several Lorain County schools in the play-offs.

• Lorain travels to Westerville Central in Region 1.
• North Olmsted travels to Brecksville in Region 3. The same match-up from two weeks ago when Eagles hosted the Bees won by Brecksville 33-29.
• In Region 4, Midview hosts North Ridgeville while Avon travels to Perrysburg.
• Keystone would be on the road at Port-Clinton in Region 12.
• Elyria Catholic travels to Marion Pleasant in Region 16.

A lot can happen over the final four weeks but it doesn't hurt to peek.

Both myself (16-4) and Jeremy (14-6) cooled off our hot streak somewhat.  For the season, I'm 101-27 while Jeremy is 93-40.

This weekend's winners are listed below in bold.

Avon Lake at Brecksville - I will covering this game for WDLW radio - tune in to 1380 AM or listen online

Lorain County High School Football Week 6 Picks

We are halfway through the high school football season. At this point, you can look at teams and have a good idea of which ones are going to have a terrific record at the end of the year.

Patriot Athletic Conference Stars Division Black River (3-2, 2-0, 2 points) Buckeye (3-2, 2-0, 2 points) Keystone (4-1, 2-0, 2 points) Firelands (4-1, 1-1, 1 point) Brookside (3-2, 1-1, 1 point) Wellington (1-4, 0-2, 0 points) Patriot Athletic Conference Stripes Division Columbia (4-1, 2-0, 2 points) Fairview (1-4, 1-1, 1 point) Brooklyn (1-4, 0-2, 0 points) Clearview (2-3, 0-2, 0 points) Oberlin (1-4, 0-2, 0 points) Lutheran West (1-4, 0-2, 0 points) Southwestern Conference Berea-Midpark (4-1, 2-0) Brecksville (4-1, 2-0) North Olmsted (3-2, 1-1) Olmsted Falls (2-3, 1-1) Amherst (1-4, 0-1) Avon Lake (1-4, 0-1) Westlake (2-3, 0-2) West Shore Conference Midview (5-0, 2-0) Elyria Catholic (4-1, 1-0) North Ridgeville (4-1, 1-0) Avon (4-1, 1-1) Bay (4-1, 1-1) Rocky River (3-2, 0-2) Lakewood​ (2-3, 0-2) Independent Open Door Christian (1-4) Vermilion (1-4)

The only unbeaten team in Lorain County is the Midview Middies out of Grafton. Many thought, including me, this was going to be a transition year. Gone is longtime coach Bill Albright and 3-year starting QB Cody Callaway. Instead, new coach DJ Shaw and sophomore quarterback Dustin Crum have Midview at the top of the West Shore Conference.

Midview defeated Avon last week 49-42 which marks the Eagles first conference loss since 2009.

Whether Midview will be the last team standing is up for debate. Five of the seven teams in the WSC have four or more wins.

In the Patriot Athletic Conference, five of the six teams there have a winning record while only one team, Columbia, has a winning record in the Stripes division.

The PAC schedule is interesting. Weeks 4 and 5 are all crossover games which means a team from the Stars Division plays a team from the Stripes division. The winner of these games receive one point. Starting with week 6 of the season, it's all division games. The point is any team can win their division.

I have had a lot of luck with my picks going 56-9 over the last three weeks. My overall record of 85-23 puts me on pace for my best year ever making predictions.

At 79-24, Jeremy is also on pace for his best season ever.

This weekend's winners are listed below in bold.

Columbia at Fairview - I will covering this game for WDLW radio - tune in to 1380 AM or listen online

Lorain County High School Football Week 5 Picks

I can't believe it is already Week 5 of the High School Football season.

That's right, already halfway through the year. College football has 12 games and bye weeks. The NFL has 16 games, a bye week and the Super Bowl is in February.

High School football starts before Labor Day, has zero bye weeks and most teams will play their final game on Halloween night. Enjoy the season while it's here.

I've been a roll as of late: 39-6 in the last two weeks to up my record to 68-20. Jeremy was 13-3 last week to give him a 63-20 mark after four weeks.

Tonight's winners are listed below in bold.

Avon Lake at Berea-Midpark - I will covering this game for WDLW radio - tune in to 1380 AM or listen online

Amherst at Elyria Catholic