Bay Area News Group high school football predictions: Week 4, 2023
Welcome back to the Bay Area News Group’s weekly high school football picks.
Last week, the three of us in this all-for-fun competition — myself, Joseph Dycus and Mike Lefkow — were all tied in the season standings with 18-14 records.
Well, we’re not even any longer.
I had one of my best weeks as I aim for three consecutive season championships, going 13-2 to lead Lefkow by four games and Dycus by five.
Lefkow went 10-5 in Week 3. Dycus was 8-7.
One game — Campolindo-Windsor — was removed from the board because the teams tied 14-14.
Dycus has a shot to quickly close the gap because he and I had different winners in nine of the 16 games we predict this week.
Lefkow and I saw eye-to-eye in 15 of the 16.
In this week’s video, we break down the MyClymonds-San Ramon Valley showdown and whether either will have a shot to become the first East Bay team in 32 years to beat De La Salle later this season.
We also look at the keys to the St. Mary’s of Stockton-De La Salle game on Friday night and Dycus shares his thoughts on Archbishop Riordan after having covered the San Francisco school’s loss to St. Bonaventure-Ventura last week.
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WEEK 4 PICKS
Thursday
Overfelt (2-1) at Christopher (3-0), 7:15 p.m.
Sabedra: Christopher
Dycus: Overfelt
Lefkow: Christopher
Friday
California (2-1) at Pittsburg (3-0), 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Pittsburg
Dycus: Pittsburg
Lefkow: Pittsburg
Castro Valley (1-2) at Deer Valley (2-1), 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Deer Valley
Dycus: Deer Valley
Lefkow: Deer Valley
Monte Vista (3-0) at Amador Valley (2-1), 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Monte Vista
Dycus: Amador Valley
Lefkow: Monte Vista
Dublin (3-0) at Windsor (1-1-1), 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Windsor
Dycus: Dublin
Lefkow: Windsor
Terra Nova (3-0) at Fremont-Sunnyvale (2-1), 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Terra Nova
Dycus: Terra Nova
Lefkow: Terra Nova
Piedmont Hills (1-1) at Silver Creek (3-0), 7:15 p.m.
Sabedra: Piedmont Hills
Dycus: Silver Creek
Lefkow: Piedmont Hills
Leigh (2-1) at Santa Teresa (0-3), 7:15 p.m.
Sabedra: Santa Teresa
Dycus: Leigh
Lefkow: Santa Teresa
Palo Alto (2-1) at Los Gatos (2-1), 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Los Gatos
Dycus: Los Gatos
Lefkow: Los Gatos
Santa Clara (1-2) at Milpitas (2-0), 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Milpitas
Dycus: Santa Clara
Lefkow: Santa Clara
Sacred Heart Prep (2-1) at Hillsdale (3-0), 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Sacred Heart Prep
Dycus: Sacred Heart Prep
Lefkow: Sacred Heart Prep
Clayton Valley (1-2) at Turlock (0-4), 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Clayton Valley
Dycus: Clayton Valley
Lefkow: Clayton Valley
Oakland Tech (1-1) at Tennyson (0-3), 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Tennyson
Dycus: Oakland Tech
Lefkow: Tennyson
St. Mary’s-Stockton (3-0) at De La Salle (1-2), 7:30 p.m.
Sabedra: De La Salle
Dycus: De La Salle
Lefkow: De La Salle
McClymonds (2-0) at San Ramon Valley (3-0), 7 p.m.
Sabedra: San Ramon Valley
Dycus: McClymonds
Lefkow: San Ramon Valley
Saturday
Menlo-Atherton (1-2) at Menlo School (3-0), 2 p.m.
Sabedra: Menlo-Atherton
Dycus: Menlo School
Lefkow: Menlo-Atherton
WEEK 3 RESULTS
Friday
Amador Valley 14, Acalanes 12
Sabedra: Amador Valley (W)
Dycus: Acalanes (L)
Lefkow: Acalanes (L)
Monte Vista 40, Bellarmine 30
Sabedra: Monte Vista (W)
Dycus: Monte Vista (W)
Lefkow: Monte Vista (W)
Hillsdale 28, Woodside 12
Sabedra: Woodside (L)
Dycus: Woodside (L)
Lefkow: Woodside (L)
Mountain View 40, Leigh 21
Sabedra: Mountain View (W)
Dycus: Mountain View (W)
Lefkow: Mountain View (W)
Valley Christian 34, Hollister 3
Sabedra: Valley Christian (W)
Dycus: Valley Christian (W)
Lefkow: Valley Christian (W)
Liberty 53, Wood-Vacaville 14
Sabedra: Liberty (W)
Dycus: Liberty (W)
Lefkow: Liberty (W)
Campolindo 14, Windsor 14
Sabedra: Campolindo (push)
Dycus: Campolindo (push)
Lefkow: Campolindo (push)
Grant-Sacramento 22, Los Gatos 21
Sabedra: Grant (W)
Dycus: Los Gatos (L)
Lefkow: Los Gatos (L)
McClymonds 45, Bishop O’Dowd 0
Sabedra: McClymonds (W)
Dycus: McClymonds (W)
Lefkow: McClymonds (W)
San Ramon Valley 45, Elk Grove 7
Sabedra: San Ramon Valley (W)
Dycus: San Ramon Valley (W)
Lefkow: San Ramon Valley (W)
Serra 38, Central Catholic-Modesto 7
Sabedra: Serra (W)
Dycus: Serra (W)
Lefkow: Serra (W)
De La Salle 35, St. Francis 17
Sabedra: De La Salle (W)
Dycus: St. Francis (L)
Lefkow: De La Salle (W)
Saturday
Salesian 18, St. Mary’s-Berkeley 14
Sabedra: Salesian (W)
Dycus: St. Mary’s-Berkeley (L)
Lefkow: St. Mary’s-Berkeley (L)
St. Bonaventure-Ventura 24, Riordan 14
Sabedra: Riordan (L)
Dycus: Riordan (L)
Lefkow: Riordan (L)
Sacred Heart Prep 28, Palo Alto 14
Sabedra: Sacred Heart Prep (W)
Dycus: Palo Alto (L)
Lefkow: Sacred Heart Prep (W)
Oak Ridge-El Dorado Hills 28, Clayton Valley 0
Sabedra: Oak Ridge (W)
Dycus: Clayton Valley (L)
Lefkow: Oak Ridge (W)
WEEK 3 STANDINGS
Sabedra: 13-2
Lefkow: 10-5
Dycus: 8-7
SEASON STANDINGS
Sabedra: 31-16
Lefkow: 28-19
Dycus: 26-21