Bay Area News Group high school football predictions: Week 14, 2023
It’s section championship week across the Bay Area, with winners moving on to next week’s regionals and the runners-up calling it a season.
Joseph Dycus, Mike Lefkow and I made 10 more picks, including the Division I final in the North Coast Section between Pittsburg and San Ramon Valley and the Central Coast Section between Los Gatos and Wilcox.
Both of those and many others were tough calls, as they should be at this time of the season.
Lefkow on Los Gatos-Wilcox: “It will go right down to the wire again. These are two good teams. They both have excellent coaches. They know each other real well. I wouldn’t be surprised if you get another three-point game that’s decided in the final seconds.”
Dycus on Pittsburg-SRV, “I’ve got Pittsburg winning this game. I don’t think it will be super high-scoring. I think it will be 28-27.”
In the video, we break down this week’s matchups and look back at last week’s Open Division championship victories by the Bay Area’s top two teams, Serra and De La Salle.
Both of those powerhouses have secured a spot beyond the section playoffs.
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WEEK 14 PICKS
Central Coast Section
Division I championship game
No. 7 Wilcox (8-4) vs. No. 4 Los Gatos (10-2) at San Jose City College, Friday, 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Los Gatos
Dycus: Los Gatos
Lefkow: Wilcox
Division II championship game
No. 8 Christopher (11-1) vs.No. 2 Soquel (10-2) at San Jose City College, Saturday, 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Christopher
Dycus: Christopher
Lefkow: Soquel
Division IV championship game
No. 2 Mountain View (6-6) vs. No. 1 Palo Alto (7-5) at San Jose City College, Saturday, 1 p.m.
Sabedra: Palo Alto
Dycus: Mountain View
Lefkow: Palo Alto
Division V championship game
No. 4 Santa Teresa (6-6) vs. No. 3 South San Francisco (11-1) at MacDonald HS in Santa Clara, Saturday, 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Santa Teresa
Dycus: Santa Teresa
Lefkow: Santa Teresa
North Coast Section
Division I championship game
No. 2 San Ramon Valley (10-2) vs. No. 3 Pittsburg (12-0) at Dublin HS, Friday, 7 p.m.
Sabedra: San Ramon Valley
Dycus: Pittsburg
Lefkow: Pittsburg
Division II championship game
No. 2 Windsor (9-1-1) vs. No. 1 El Cerrito (10-1) at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill, Friday, 7 p.m.
Sabedra: El Cerrito
Dycus: El Cerrito
Lefkow: El Cerrito
Division IV championship game
No. 2 Acalanes (8-4) vs. No. 1 San Marin (12-0) at Santa Rosa HS, Friday, 7 p.m.
Sabedra: San Marin
Dycus: Acalanes
Lefkow: San Marin
Division V championship game
No. 2 St. Bernard’s (9-3) vs. No. 1 Miramonte (8-3) at Acalanes HS, Saturday, 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Miramonte
Dycus: Miramonte
Lefkow: Miramonte
Division VI championship game
No. 3 Salesian (10-2) vs. No. 1 St. Vincent de Paul (10-2) at Rancho Cotate HS, Saturday, 7 p.m.
Sabedra: St. Vincent de Paul
Dycus: Salesian
Lefkow: St. Vincent de Paul
Oakland Section
Silver Bowl
Oakland Tech (5-6) at McClymonds (7-2), Saturday, 7 p.m.
Sabedra: McClymonds
Dycus: McClymonds
Lefkow: McClymonds
WEEK 13 RESULTS
Central Coast Section
Open/Division I
Open championship game
No. 1 Serra 63, No. 7 Wilcox 27
Sabedra: Serra (W)
Dycus: Serra (W)
Lefkow: Serra (W)
Division I semifinal
No. 4 Los Gatos 21, No. 3 St. Ignatius 17
Sabedra: Los Gatos (W)
Dycus: Los Gatos (W)
Lefkow: Los Gatos (W)
Division II
Semifinals
No. 8 Christopher 21, No. 5 Menlo School 17
Sabedra: Christopher (W)
Dycus: Menlo School (L)
Lefkow: Menlo School (L)
Division III
Semifinals
No. 4 Palma 28, No. 1 Menlo-Atherton 21
Sabedra: Palma (W)
Dycus: Palma (W)
Lefkow: Palma (W)
Division IV
Semifinals
No. 2 Mountain View 38, No. 3 Branham 34
Sabedra: Branham (L)
Dycus: Mountain View (W)
Lefkow: Mountain View (W)
No. 1 Palo Alto 45, No. 5 Leigh 14
Sabedra: Palo Alto (W)
Dycus: Palo Alto (W)
Lefkow: Palo Alto (W)
Division V
Semifinals
No. 3 South San Francisco 11, No. 7 Leland 9
Sabedra: SSF (W)
Dycus: SSF (W)
Lefkow: SSF (W)
No. 4 Santa Teresa 27, No. 1 Woodside 20, OT
Sabedra: Woodside (L)
Dycus: Santa Teresa (W)
Lefkow: Woodside (L)
North Coast Section
Open/Division I
Open championship game
No. 1 De La Salle 17, No. 2 San Ramon Valley 7
Sabedra: De La Salle (W)
Dycus: San Ramon Valley (L)
Lefkow: De La Salle (W)
Division I semifinal
No. 3 Pittsburg 35, No. 5 California 14
Sabedra: Pittsburg (W)
Dycus: California (L)
Lefkow: Pittsburg (W)
Division II
Semifinals
No. 1 El Cerrito 55, No. 5 Heritage 17
Sabedra: El Cerrito (W)
Dycus: El Cerrito (W)
Lefkow: El Cerrito (W)
Division III
Semifinals
No. 3 Cardinal Newman 54, No. 2 Las Lomas 28
Sabedra: Las Lomas (L)
Dycus: Las Lomas (L)
Lefkow: Cardinal Newman (W)
Division IV
Semifinals
No. 2 Acalanes 56, No. 3 Vallejo 20
Sabedra: Acalanes (W)
Dycus: Acalanes (W)
Lefkow: Acalanes (W)
Division V
Semifinals
No. 1 Miramonte 34, No. 4 Alhambra 17
Sabedra: Miramonte (W)
Dycus: Miramonte (W)
Lefkow: Miramonte (W)
Division VI
Semifinals
No. 3 Salesian 26, No. 2 Moreau Catholic 15
Sabedra: Moreau Catholic (L)
Dycus: Salesian (W)
Lefkow: Salesian (W)
WEEK 13 STANDINGS
Lefkow: 13-2
Sabedra: 11-4
Dycus: 11-4
SEASON STANDINGS
Sabedra: 140-66
Lefkow: 132-74
Dycus: 121-85