Bay Area News Group high school football picks: Week 10, fall 2021
With two weeks left in the regular season — and five more weekends of postseason games after that — the race for the all-for-fun Bay Area News Group high school football picks competition is wide open.
Evan Webeck still holds a two-game lead over yours truly and a five-game edge over Mike Lefkow after each of us went 7-7 in Week 9.
Yeah, it wasn’t a good week.
We’ve added a bonus game to our Week 10 list after one of our games last week, Lincoln-San Jose against Live Oak, was canceled because of COVID-19 issues.
There are plenty of good games in the penultimate weekend of the regular season — Monte Vista at Clayton Valley, Burlingame at Menlo-Atherton, Bellarmine at Valley Christian, San Ramon Valley at California.
We pick all those games and 12 others.
In this week’s video, Lefkow and I break down some of the tightest league races and look ahead to the playoffs in our weekly roundtable.
If you want just the picks, scroll down to see who we’re taking.
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WEEK 10 PICKS
Overfelt (4-3-1) at Leland (6-2), Thursday, 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Leland
Webeck: Leland
Lefkow: Leland
Piedmont Hills (4-4) at Silver Creek (3-5), Thursday, 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Piedmont Hills
Webeck: Silver Creek
Lefkow: Silver Creek
Antioch (5-3) at Liberty (4-4), Friday, 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Liberty
Webeck: Antioch
Lefkow: Liberty
Acalanes (4-4) at Miramonte (5-2), Friday, 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Acalanes
Webeck: Acalanes
Lefkow: Acalanes
Campolindo (5-3) at Las Lomas (6-2), Friday, 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Las Lomas
Webeck: Las Lomas
Lefkow: Las Lomas
Monte Vista (7-0) at Clayton Valley (6-2), Friday, 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Clayton Valley
Webeck: Clayton Valley
Lefkow: Clayton Valley
San Ramon Valley (5-3) at California (6-2), Friday, 7 p.m.
Sabedra: San Ramon Valley
Webeck: San Ramon Valley
Lefkow: San Ramon Valley
Dublin (5-3) at Livermore (5-3), Friday, 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Dublin
Webeck: Dublin
Lefkow: Dublin
Bishop O’Dowd (4-4) at James Logan (4-4), Friday, 7 p.m.
Sabedra: James Logan
Webeck: Bishop O’Dowd
Lefkow: James Logan
Mt. Eden (4-4) at Castro Valley (4-4), Friday, 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Castro Valley
Webeck: Castro Valley
Lefkow: Castro Valley
Fremont-Sunnyvale (4-4) at Gunn (6-2), 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Gunn
Webeck: Gunn
Lefkow: Gunn
Milpitas (3-5) at Palo Alto (4-4), Friday, 7:30 p.m.
Sabedra: Palo Alto
Webeck: Palo Alto
Lefkow: Palo Alto
Half Moon Bay (3-4) at Sacred Heart Prep (3-5), Friday, 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Half Moon Bay
Webeck: Half Moon Bay
Lefkow: Half Moon Bay
Burlingame (7-1) at Menlo-Atherton (6-2), Friday, 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Menlo-Atherton
Webeck: Menlo-Atherton
Lefkow: Menlo-Atherton
St. Ignatius (3-5) at Riordan (5-3), Saturday, 2 p.m.
Sabedra: Riordan
Webeck: St. Ignatius
Lefkow: Riordan
BONUS GAME
Bellarmine (5-3) at Valley Christian (5-3), Friday, 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Valley Christian
Webeck: Valley Christian
Lefkow: Valley Christian
WEEK 9 RESULTS
Pioneer 31, Branham 14
Sabedra: Pioneer (W)
Webeck: Pioneer (W)
Lefkow: Pioneer (W)
Gunn 41, Cupertino 27
Sabedra: Gunn (W)
Webeck: Cupertino (L)
Lefkow: Cupertino (L)
Antioch 23, Heritage 18
Sabedra: Heritage (L)
Webeck: Heritage (L)
Lefkow: Heritage (L)
Benicia 45, Acalanes 33
Sabedra: Benicia (W)
Webeck: Benicia (W)
Lefkow: Benicia (W)
Clayton Valley 21, Amador Valley 17
Sabedra: Clayton Valley (W)
Webeck: Clayton Valley (W)
Lefkow: Clayton Valley (W)
Monte Vista 27, California 22
Sabedra: California (L)
Webeck: California (L)
Lefkow: California (L)
Foothill 24, Dublin 10
Sabedra: Dublin (L)
Webeck: Dublin (L)
Lefkow: Dublin (L)
Encinal 28, Castro Valley 27
Sabedra: Castro Valley (L)
Webeck: Encinal (W)
Lefkow: Encinal (W)
Bishop O’Dowd 31, Piedmont 8
Sabedra: Bishop O’Dowd (W)
Webeck: Bishop O’Dowd (W)
Lefkow: Bishop O’Dowd (W)
Lincoln-San Jose at Live Oak, canceled
Sabedra: Live Oak (scratch)
Webeck: Live Oak (scratch)
Lefkow: Live Oak (scratch)
Hill 24, Gunderson 8
Sabedra: Hill (W)
Webeck: Hill (W)
Lefkow: Hill (W)
Milpitas 35, Homestead 7
Sabedra: Homestead (L)
Webeck: Homestead (L)
Lefkow: Homestead (L)
Palo Alto 35, Mountain View 34
Sabedra: Mountain View (L)
Webeck: Mountain View (L)
Lefkow: Mountain View (L)
Riordan 48, Sacred Heart Cathedral 21
Sabedra: Sacred Heart Cathedral (L)
Webeck: Sacred Heart Cathedral (L)
Lefkow: Sacred Heart Cathedral (L)
St. Francis 44, Bellarmine 24
Sabedra: St. Francis (W)
Webeck: St. Francis (W)
Lefkow: St. Francis (W)
WEEK 9 STANDINGS
Lefkow: 7-7
Sabedra: 7-7
Webeck: 7-7
SEASON STANDINGS
Webeck: 83-48
Sabedra: 81-50
Lefkow: 78-53