Bay Area News Group high school football predictions: Week 11, 2023
Our all-in-fun Bay Area News Group high school football picks competition rolls along.
In the 11th and final week of the regular season, we pick 16 more games or, as we chat about in our video roundtable, jinx/motivate 16 more teams.
Mike Lefkow, who raised eyebrows last week when he stated that Serra’s 2023 team might be the Bay Area’s best of all time, did not walk back his thoughts even though the Padres didn’t rout Valley Christian on Friday.
Serra won 24-13.
“I don’t regret what I said at all,” Lefkow said. “In fact, I still think that way. People were talking about the problems that Serra had last week in beating Valley Christian. I think that was a good victory for Serra. I’m sorry. Maybe I’m a little different. OK, so they didn’t go out and win by 40 points.
“But when it was 14-13 in the third quarter, they scored the last 10 points in the game. They had a two-score victory. They had a good victory against a good team, a good program. They played that game at Valley Christian. And as you’ve pointed out, the last four times that Serra has played there, they won by no more than 11 points in any of those games.”
Lefkow and Joseph Dycus went 10-6 last week. I went 9-7. My lead in the season standings is seven over Lefkow and 18 over Dycus.
The games we pick this week include Campolindo at Acalanes, Live Oak at Christopher, Antioch at Pittsburg, Leigh at Westmont and Monte Vista at San Ramon Valley.
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WEEK 11 PICKS
Thursday
Sequoia (3-6) at Carlmont (3-6), 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Carlmont
Dycus: Carlmont
Lefkow: Carlmont
Friday
Clayton Valley (5-4) at De La Salle (7-2), 7 p.m.
Sabedra: De La Salle
Dycus: De La Salle
Lefkow: De La Salle
Monte Vista (4-5) at San Ramon Valley (8-1), 7 p.m.
Sabedra: San Ramon Valley
Dycus: San Ramon Valley
Lefkow: San Ramon Valley
Piedmont (6-3) at Newark Memoria (6-3)l, 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Piedmont
Dycus: Piedmont
Lefkow: Newark Memorial
Granada (6-3) at Livermore (5-4), 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Livermore
Dycus: Livermore
Lefkow: Granada
James Logan (5-4) at Moreau Catholic (5-4), 7 p.m.
Sabedra: James Logan
Dycus: James Logan
Lefkow: James Logan
Leigh (6-3) at Westmont (6-3), 7:15 p.m.
Sabedra: Westmont
Dycus: Westmont
Lefkow: Westmont
Sobrato (6-3) at Overfelt (5-4), 7:15 p.m.
Sabedra: Overfelt
Dycus: Sobrato
Lefkow: Overfelt
Del Mar (6-3) at Prospect (8-1), 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Prospect
Dycus: Prospect
Lefkow: Prospect
Menlo-Atherton (4-5) at Los Gatos (7-2), 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Los Gatos
Dycus: Los Gatos
Lefkow: Los Gatos
Valley Christian (5-4) vs. Mitty (5-4) at Foothill College, 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Valley Christian
Dycus: Mitty
Lefkow: Mitty
Sacred Heart Prep (5-4) at Menlo School (9-0), 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Menlo School
Dycus: Sacred Heart Prep
Lefkow: Menlo School
Saturday
Burlingame (3-6) at San Mateo (5-4), 11 a.m.
Sabedra: San Mateo
Dycus: San Mateo
Lefkow: Burlingame
Antioch (7-2) at Pittsburg (9-0), 1:30 p.m.
Sabedra: Pittsburg
Dycus: Pittsburg
Lefkow: Pittsburg
Friday
Live Oak (8-0) at Christopher (9-0), 7:15 p.m.
Sabedra: Christopher
Dycus: Live Oak
Lefkow: Live Oak
Campolindo (6-2-1) at Acalanes (6-3), 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Acalanes
Dycus: Acalanes
Lefkow: Acalanes
WEEK 10 RESULTS
Del Mar 39, Gunderson 25
Sabedra: Del Mar (W)
Dycus: Del Mar (W)
Lefkow: Del Mar (W)
Capuchino 21, Aragon 14
Sabedra: Aragon (L)
Dycus: Capuchino (W)
Lefkow: Aragon (L)
Campolindo 41, Miramonte 21
Sabedra: Campolindo (W)
Dycus: Campolindo (W)
Lefkow: Campolindo (W)
Clayton Valley 33, California 24
Sabedra: California (L)
Dycus: California (L)
Lefkow: California (L)
James Logan 33, Bishop O’Dowd 29
Sabedra: James Logan (W)
Dycus: James Logan (W)
Lefkow: James Logan (W)
Santa Teresa 27, Lincoln 7
Sabedra: Santa Teresa (W)
Dycus: Santa Teresa (W)
Lefkow: Santa Teresa (W)
Branham 35, Silver Creek 28
Sabedra: Branham (W)
Dycus: Branham (W)
Lefkow: Branham (W)
King’s Academy 41, Hillsdale 35
Sabedra: Hillsdale (L)
Dycus: Hillsdale (L)
Lefkow: The King’s Academy (W)
San Mateo 21, Sequioa 7
Sabedra: San Mateo (W)
Dycus: Sequoia (L)
Lefkow: Sequoia (L)
Carlmont 43, Fremont-Sunnyvale 33
Sabedra: Fremont-Sunnyvale (L)
Dycus: Fremont-Sunnyvale (L)
Lefkow: Fremont-Sunnyvale (L)
Los Altos 35, Woodside 7
Sabedra: Woodside (L)
Dycus: Woodside (L)
Lefkow: Woodside (L)
St. Ignatius 28, Mitty 21
Sabedra: Mitty (L)
Dycus: St. Ignatius (W)
Lefkow: St. Ignatius (W)
Pittsburg 34, Liberty 13
Sabedra: Pittsburg (W)
Dycus: Liberty (L)
Lefkow: Pittsburg (W)
St. Francis 27, Riordan 20
Sabedra: St. Francis (W)
Dycus: St. Francis (W)
Lefkow: St. Francis (W)
Acalanes 34, Las Lomas 14
Sabedra: Acalanes (W)
Dycus: Acalanes (W)
Lefkow: Acalanes (W)
Los Gatos 24, Wilcox 21
Sabedra: Wilcox (L)
Dycus: Los Gatos (W)
Lefkow: Wilcox (L)
WEEK 10 STANDINGS
Lefkow: 10-6
Dycus: 10-6
Sabedra: 9-7
SEASON STANDINGS
Sabedra: 112-47
Lefkow: 105-54
Dycus: 94-65