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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