Santa Teresa or Hillsdale? Pittsburg or St. John Bosco? Gunn or Monta Vista?
The Bay Area News Group’s high school crew is back for another week of football predictions.
Christian Babcock, Nathan Canilao and Joseph Dycus join long-timers Mike Lefkow and Darren Sabedra to see who can pick the most games correctly each week.
All in good fun, of course.
The guys had differing expectations for Pittsburg – which is headed to the Los Angeles area to play at powerhouse St. John Bosco-Bellflower.
Dycus predicted one touchdown and Sabedra predicted an even 10 points for the visitors.
Canilao – who watched Pittsburg hang 56 on Archbishop Riordan last week – predicted an offensive explosion for the Pirates.
“I’m going to triple you Joseph and say they’ll score three touchdowns,” Canilao said. “If Serra can get some points on the board, I think Pittsburg has enough playmakers to give us two or more touchdowns.”
When discussing the other side of the ball, Babcock came away thoroughly impressed by Archbishop Mitty, the team that has defied preseason expectations by leaning on defense and the run game to start 3-0.
“Their identity, as always, is to be gritty,” Babcock said. “Which is funny, because they’re called the Monarchs, but they make it work. They hang in there and play tough defense.”
The guys didn’t just talk about the heavy-hitters this week, though. Among the games picked was Gunn at Monta Vista – a matchup that pits surprising 3-0 teams against each other.
“I think that 2024 has been a good year for Gunn,” Dycus said. “They beat Palo Alto in (boys) basketball, they won a league title in softball, and I think they’ll start 4-0 in football.”
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On to the picks …
WEEK 4 PICKS
Thursday
Milpitas (2-1) at Homestead (2-1), 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Milpitas
Dycus: Milpitas
Canilao: Milpitas
Babcock: Milpitas
Lefkow: Milpitas
Friday
Woodside (2-1) at Half Moon Bay (3-0), 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Half Moon Bay
Dycus: Half Moon Bay
Canilao: Half Moon Bay
Babcock: Half Moon Bay
Lefkow: Half Moon Bay
San Leandro (2-1) at Foothill (2-1), 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Foothill
Dycus: San Leandro
Canilao: San Leandro
Babcock: Foothill
Lefkow: Foothill
Campolindo (1-2) at El Cerrito (3-0), 7 p.m.
Sabedra: El Cerrito
Dycus: El Cerrito
Canilao: El Cerrito
Babcock: El Cerrito
Lefkow: El Cerrito
Arcata (3-0) at Oakland (3-0), 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Arcata
Dycus: Oakland
Canilao: Oakland
Babcock: Oakland
Lefkow: Arcata
Bishop O’Dowd (2-1) at Cardinal Newman (3-0), 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Cardinal Newman
Dycus: Bishop O’Dowd
Canilao: Cardinal Newman
Babcock: Cardinal Newman
Lefkow: Cardinal Newman
Liberty (2-1) at Amador Valley (1-2), 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Liberty
Dycus: Amador Valley
Canilao: Liberty
Babcock: Liberty
Lefkow: Liberty
Terra Linda (2-0) at Heritage (2-1), 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Heritage
Dycus: Heritage
Canilao: Heritage
Babcock: Terra Linda
Lefkow: Heritage
South San Francisco (2-1) at Carlmont (2-1), 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Carlmont
Dycus: South San Francisco
Canilao: Carlmont
Babcock: South San Francisco
Lefkow: Carlmont
Burlingame (2-1) at Wilcox (2-1), 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Wilcox
Dycus: Wilcox
Canilao: Wilcox
Babcock: Wilcox
Lefkow: Wilcox
Gunn (3-0) at Monta Vista (3-0), 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Monta Vista
Dycus: Gunn
Canilao: Gunn
Babcock: Monta Vista
Lefkow: Monta Vista
Hillsdale (2-1) at Santa Teresa (3-0), 7:15 p.m.
Sabedra: Santa Teresa
Dycus: Santa Teresa
Canilao: Santa Teresa
Babcock: Santa Teresa
Lefkow: Santa Teresa
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Source:: The Mercury News – Entertainment
