Wednesday, 17 November 2021

Bay Area News Group high school football picks: Week 13, fall 2021

What just happened?

Evan Webeck, aka The Kid, finally had a really bad week. Maybe it was playoff pressure. Maybe it was youthful overconfidence, inexperience, or he simply was paying too much attention to his day/night job filling in on our Warriors beat, which he has held for two months.

Whatever the case, our seasonlong leader in the all-for-fun Bay Area News Group high school football picks competition is no longer in the lead.

Webeck went (gasp) 7-9 on the opening weekend of the playoffs. Yours truly went 13-3. The six-game difference meant Webeck went from a three-up advantage to a three-down disadvantage.

Meanwhile, Mike Lefkow, our two-time defending champion, continues to stare at a mountain in his quest for three in a row. He’s 10 games behind me.

We pick 16 more games in the second weekend of the playoffs, including Menlo-Atherton at St. Francis, Pittsburg at De La Salle, and Bellarmine at Serra.

As always, be sure to check out our video roundtable. This week, we further examine what we wrote in this week’s Monday Morning Lights — the playoff formats used by our two local sections, Central Coast and North Coast.

If you want just the picks, scroll down to see who we’re taking.

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WEEK 13 PICKS

Central Coast Section

Division I

No. 3 Bellarmine (8-3) at No. 2 Serra (9-1), Saturday, 1 p.m.

Sabedra: Serra

Webeck: Serra

Lefkow: Serra

No. 5 Menlo-Atherton (9-2) at No. 1 St. Francis (10-0), Friday, 7 p.m.

Sabedra: St. Francis

Webeck: St. Francis

Lefkow: St. Francis

Division II

No. 7 St. Ignatius (5-6) at No. 3 Wilcox (7-4), Friday, 7 p.m.

Sabedra: Wilcox

Webeck: St. Ignatius

Lefkow: Wilcox

No. 4 Menlo School (11-0) at No. 1 San Benito (9-1), Friday, 7 p.m.

Sabedra: Menlo School

Webeck: Menlo School

Lefkow: San Benito

Division III

No. 7 Mountain View (6-5) vs. No. 3 Sacred Heart Cathedral (4-7), Saturday at Kezar Stadium, 6 p.m.

Sabedra: Sacred Heart Cathedral

Webeck: Sacred Heart Cathedral

Lefkow: Mountain View

No. 4 Christopher (6-5) at No. 1 Leland (9-2), Friday, 7 p.m.

Sabedra: Leland

Webeck: Leland

Lefkow: Leland

Division IV

No. 3 Sacred Heart Prep (4-7) at No. 2 Hillsdale (9-2), Friday, 7 p.m.

Sabedra: Hillsdale

Webeck: Hillsdale

Lefkow: Hillsdale

No. 4 Santa Teresa (7-4) at No. 1 Homestead (6-5), Friday, 7 p.m.

Sabedra: Santa Teresa

Webeck: Homestead

Lefkow: Homestead

Division V

No. 7 St. Francis-Watsonville (8-3) at No. 6 Los Altos (8-3), Friday, 7 p.m.

Sabedra: St. Francis-Watsonville

Webeck: Los Altos

Lefkow: Los Altos

No. 5 North Salinas (7-3) at No. 1 Aragon (7-4), Friday, 7 p.m.

Sabedra: Aragon

Webeck: Aragon

Lefkow: Aragon

North Coast Section

Open/Division I

Open Division final: No. 2 Pittsburg (8-1) at No. 1 De La Salle (9-2), Friday, 7 p.m.

Sabedra: De La Salle

Webeck: De La Salle

Lefkow: De La Salle

Division I semifinal: No. 5 California (8-3) at No. 3 Clayton Valley (8-3), Friday, 7 p.m.

Sabedra: Clayton Valley

Webeck: California

Lefkow: Clayton Valley

Division II

No. 4 Campolindo (8-3) vs. No. 1 San Ramon Valley (8-3), Friday, 7 p.m.

Sabedra: San Ramon Valley 

Webeck: San Ramon Valley

Lefkow: San Ramon Valley

No. 3 Foothill (9-2) at No. 2 Rancho Cotate (10-1), Friday, 7 p.m.

Sabedra: Rancho Cotate

Webeck: Rancho Cotate

Lefkow: Rancho Cotate

Division III

No. 4 El Cerrito (8-2) at No. 1 Windsor (9-1), Friday, 7 p.m.

Sabedra: Windsor

Webeck: Windsor

Lefkow: Windsor

No. 3 Benicia (8-3) at No. 2 Las Lomas (8-3), Friday, 7 p.m.

Sabedra: Las Lomas

Webeck: Benicia

Lefkow: Las Lomas

WEEK 12 RESULTS

Central Coast Section

Division I: No. 3 Bellarmine 34, No. 6 Los Gatos 27

Sabedra: Bellarmine (W)

Webeck: Los Gatos (L)

Lefkow: Los Gatos (L)

Division I: No. 2 Serra 41, No. 7 Valley Christian 30

Sabedra: Serra (W)

Webeck: Serra (W)

Lefkow: Serra (W)

Division I: No. 5 Menlo-Atherton 35, No. 4 Salinas 31

Sabedra: Menlo-Atherton (W)

Webeck: Salinas (L)

Lefkow: Menlo-Atherton (W)

Division I: No. 1 St. Francis 56, No. 8 Aptos 28

Sabedra: St. Francis (W)

Webeck: St. Francis (W)

Lefkow: St. Francis (W)

Division II: No. 7 St. Ignatius 28, No. 2 Palma 0

Sabedra: St. Ignatius (W)

Webeck: Palma (L)

Lefkow: Palma (L)

Division II: No. 4 Menlo School 47, No. 5 Half Moon Bay 28

Sabedra: Half Moon Bay (L)

Webeck: Menlo School (W)

Lefkow: Half Moon Bay (L)

Division III: No. 4 Christopher 28, No. 5 Palo Alto 27

Sabedra: Palo Alto (L)

Webeck: Palo Alto (L)

Lefkow: Palo Alto (L)

Division IV: No. 4 Santa Teresa 45, No. 5 Pioneer 42, 3 OT

Sabedra: Santa Teresa (W)

Webeck: Pioneer (L)

Lefkow: Santa Teresa (W)

North Coast Section

Open/Division I: No. 3 Clayton Valley 42, No. 6  Antioch 21

Sabedra: Clayton Valley (W)

Webeck: Clayton Valley (W)

Lefkow: Clayton Valley (W)

Open/Division I: No. 5 California 48, No. 4 Monte Vista 21

Sabedra: Monte Vista (L)

Webeck: Monte Vista (L)

Lefkow: Monte Vista (L)

Division II: No. 4 Campolindo 38, No. 5 Dublin 28

Sabedra: Campolindo (W)

Webeck: Dublin (L)

Lefkow: Campolindo (W)

Division II: No. 3 Foothill 39, No. 6 San Leandro 13

Sabedra: Foothill (W)

Webeck: Foothill (W)

Lefkow: Foothill (W)

Division III: No. 4 El Cerrito 40, No. 5 Acalanes 32

Sabedra: El Cerrito (W)

Webeck: Acalanes (L)

Lefkow: Acalanes (L)

Division III: No. 3 Benicia 43, No. 6 Casa Grande 20

Sabedra: Benicia (W)

Webeck: Benicia (W)

Lefkow: Benicia (W)

Division V: No. 4 St. Bernard’s 14, No. 5 De Anza 7

Sabedra: St. Bernard’s (W)

Webeck: De Anza (L)

Lefkow: St. Bernard’s (W)

Division IV: No. 3 Tennyson 65, No. 6 Vallejo 7

Sabedra: Tennyson (W)

Webeck: Tennyson (W)

Lefkow: Tennyson (W)

WEEK 12 STANDINGS

Sabedra: 13-3

Lefkow: 10-6

Webeck: 7-9

SEASON STANDINGS

Sabedra: 118-62

Webeck: 115-65

Lefkow: 108-72


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