Jefferson or Gunn? Livermore or Granada? Leland or Willow Glen? Mt. Diablo or Northgate?
The Bay Area News Group’s high school crew is back for another week of football predictions.
Christian Babcock, Nathan Canilao and Joseph Dycus join long-timers Mike Lefkow and Darren Sabedra to see who can pick the most games correctly each week.
All in good fun, of course.
Babcock has pulled to within five games of Sabedra’s lead after going 11-4 in Week 10. Canilao went 13-2 last week to cut his deficit to nine games.
In our weekly video show, the guys discuss the El Cerrito news Dycus broke late Monday night and North Coast Section commissioner Pat Cruickshank made official on Tuesday. El Cerrito is disqualified from the playoffs for bylaw violations related to transfers.
The guys also break down the week’s top matchups, including Jefferson-Gunn, Las Lomas-Acalanes, Leland-Willow Glen, Livermore-Granada and St. Francis-Riordan.
Be sure to check out the video for all of our guys’ prep football talk.
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On to the picks …
Thursday
Jefferson (7-2) at Gunn (9-0), 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Gunn
Dycus: Gunn
Canilao: Jefferson
Babcock: Gunn
Lefkow: Gunn
Leland (7-2) at Willow Glen (9-0), 7:15 p.m.
Sabedra: Willow Glen
Dycus: Leland
Canilao: Willow Glen
Babcock: Willow Glen
Lefkow: Willow Glen
Friday
Las Lomas (6-3) at Acalanes (7-2), 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Acalanes
Dycus: Acalanes
Canilao: Acalanes
Babcock: Acalanes
Lefkow: Acalanes
Encinal (4-5) at Alameda (7-2), 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Alameda
Dycus: Encinal
Canilao: Alameda
Babcock: Alameda
Lefkow: Alameda
Capuchino (8-1) at The King’s Academy (4-5), 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Capuchino
Dycus: Capuchino
Canilao: Capuchino
Babcock: Capuchino
Lefkow: Capuchino
Liberty (6-3) at Heritage (6-3), 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Liberty
Dycus: Liberty
Canilao: Liberty
Babcock: Liberty
Lefkow: Heritage
Los Gatos (7-2) at Palo Alto (5-4), 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Los Gatos
Dycus: Los Gatos
Canilao: Los Gatos
Babcock: Los Gatos
Lefkow: Los Gatos
Carlmont (5-4) at Sequoia (5-4), 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Sequoia
Dycus: Sequoia
Canilao: Sequoia
Babcock: Carlmont
Lefkow: Sequoia
Bishop O’Dowd (7-2) vs. San Leandro (5-4) at Burrell Field, 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Bishop O’Dowd
Dycus: Bishop O’Dowd
Canilao: Bishop O’Dowd
Babcock: Bishop O’Dowd
Lefkow: Bishop O’Dowd
Campolindo (4-5) at Miramonte (4-5), 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Campolindo
Dycus: Campolindo
Canilao: Campolindo
Babcock: Campolindo
Lefkow: Campolindo
Menlo School (6-3) at Sacred Heart Prep (4-5), 7:30 p.m.
Sabedra: Sacred Heart Prep
Dycus: Sacred Heart Prep
Canilao: Menlo School
Babcock: Menlo School
Lefkow: Menlo School
Valley Christian (5-4) at Serra (4-5), 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Serra
Dycus: Serra
Canilao: Valley Christian
Babcock: Serra
Lefkow: Serra
Mt. Diablo (7-2) at Northgate (6-3), 7:20 p.m.
Sabedra: Northgate
Dycus: Mt. Diablo
Canilao: Mt. Diablo
Babcock: Northgate
Lefkow: Northgate
Livermore (6-3) at Granada (5-4), 7:15 p.m.
Sabedra: Granada
Dycus: Livermore
Canilao: Granada
Babcock: Granada
Lefkow: Livermore
Saturday
San Mateo (7-2) at Burlingame (6-3), 11 a.m.
Sabedra: Burlingame
Dycus: Burlingame
Canilao: San Mateo
Babcock: Burlingame
Lefkow: Burlingame
St. Francis (8-1) at Riordan (5-4), 1:30 p.m.
Sabedra: St. Francis
Dycus: St. Francis
Canilao: Riordan
Babcock: St. Francis
Lefkow: St. Francis
Friday
Gunn 17, Saratoga 3
Sabedra: Gunn (W)
Dycus: Gunn (W)
Canilao: Gunn (W)
Babcock: Gunn (W)
Lefkow: Gunn (W)
Clayton Valley 35, Miramonte 0
Sabedra: Clayton Valley (W)
Dycus: Miramonte (L)
Canilao: Clayton Valley (W)
Babcock: Clayton Valley (W)
Lefkow: Clayton Valley (W)
Livermore 31, Foothill 14
Sabedra: Livermore (W)
Dycus: Livermore (W)
Canilao: Livermore (W)
Babcock: Livermore (W)
Lefkow: Livermore (W)
De La Salle 48, California 10
Sabedra: De La Salle (W)
Dycus: De La Salle (W)
Canilao: De La Salle (W)
Babcock: De La Salle (W)
Lefkow: De La Salle (W)
Sequoia 13, San Mateo 7, OT
Sabedra: San Mateo (L)
Dycus: San Mateo (L)
Canilao: Sequoia (W)
Babcock: San Mateo (L)
Lefkow: San Mateo (L)
Bishop O’Dowd 35, James Logan 27
Sabedra: Bishop O’Dowd (W)
Dycus: Bishop O’Dowd (W)
Canilao: Bishop O’Dowd (W)
Babcock: Bishop O’Dowd (W)
Lefkow: Bishop O’Dowd (W)
Amador Valley 32, Monte Vista 28
Sabedra: Amador Valley (W)
Dycus: Amador Valley (W)
Canilao: Monte Vista (L)
Babcock: Monte Vista (L)
Lefkow: Monte Vista (L)
Oakland Tech 30, Castlemont 26
Sabedra: Oakland Tech (W)
Dycus: Oakland Tech (W)
Canilao: Oakland Tech (W)
Babcock: Oakland Tech (W)
Lefkow: Oakland Tech (W)
St. Ignatius 45, Sacred Heart Cathedral 28
Sabedra: St. Ignatius (W)
Dycus: St. Ignatius (W)
Canilao: St. Ignatius (W)
Babcock: St. Ignatius (W)
Lefkow: St. Ignatius (W)
Acalanes 21, Campolindo 12
Sabedra: Campolindo (L)
Dycus: Acalanes (W)
Canilao: Acalanes (W)
Babcock: Acalanes (W)
Lefkow: Acalanes (W)
St. Francis 35, Valley Christian 17
Sabedra: Valley Christian (L)
Dycus: St. Francis (W)
Canilao: St. Francis (W)
Babcock: St. Francis (W)
Lefkow: St. Francis (W)
Wilcox 19, Los Gatos 14
Sabedra: Los Gatos (L)
Dycus: Los Gatos (L)
Canilao: Los Gatos (L)
Babcock: Los Gatos (L)
Lefkow: Los Gatos (L)
Saturday
Salesian 42, St. Mary’s-Berkeley 7
Sabedra: Salesian (W)
Dycus: Salesian (W)
Canilao: Salesian (W)
Babcock: Salesian (W)
Lefkow: Salesian (W)
Capuchino 21, Burlingame 7
Sabedra: Burlingame (L)
Dycus: Burlingame (L)
Canilao: Capuchino (W)
Babcock: Capuchino (W)
Lefkow: Capuchino (W)
Archbishop Riordan 27, Serra 21
Sabedra: Serra (L)
Dycus: Serra (L)
Canilao: Archbishop Riordan (W)
Babcock: Serra (L)
Lefkow: Serra (L)
Canilao: 13-2
Babcock: 11-4
Lefkow: 11-4
Dycus: 10-5
Sabedra: 9-6
Sabedra: 109-41
Babcock: 104-46
Lefkow: 101-49
Canilao: 100-50
Dycus: 89-61
