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ATHERTON, CA - SEPTEMBER 24: Menlo-Atherton's Vita Lihau (66) tackles McClymonds' Jay’Vion Cole (8) in the third quarter of a high school football game in Atherton, Calif., on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)
ATHERTON, CA – SEPTEMBER 24: Menlo-Atherton’s Vita Lihau (66) tackles McClymonds’ Jay’Vion Cole (8) in the third quarter of a high school football game in Atherton, Calif., on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)
Darren Sabedra, high school sports editor/reporter, for his Wordpress profile. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)
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With two weeks left in the regular season — and five more weekends of postseason games after that — the race for the all-for-fun Bay Area News Group high school football picks competition bragging rights is wide open.

Evan Webeck still holds a two-game lead over yours truly and a five-game edge over Mike Lefkow after each of us went 7-7 in Week 9.

Yeah, it wasn’t a good week.

We’ve added a bonus game to our Week 10 list after one of our games last week, Lincoln-San Jose against Live Oak, was canceled because of COVID-19 issues.

There are plenty of good games in the penultimate weekend of the regular season — Monte Vista at Clayton Valley, Burlingame at Menlo-Atherton, Bellarmine at Valley Christian, San Ramon Valley at California.

We pick all those games and 12 others.

In this week’s video, Lefkow and I break down some of the tightest league races and look ahead to the playoffs in our weekly roundtable.

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

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Enjoy.

WEEK 10 PICKS

Overfelt (4-3-1) at Leland (6-2), Thursday, 7 p.m.

Sabedra: Leland

Webeck: Leland

Lefkow: Leland

Piedmont Hills (4-4) at Silver Creek (3-5), Thursday, 7 p.m.

Sabedra: Piedmont Hills

Webeck: Silver Creek

Lefkow: Silver Creek

Antioch (5-3) at Liberty (4-4), Friday, 7 p.m.

Sabedra: Liberty

Webeck: Antioch

Lefkow: Liberty

Acalanes (4-4) at Miramonte (5-2), Friday, 7 p.m.

Sabedra: Acalanes

Webeck: Acalanes

Lefkow: Acalanes

Campolindo (5-3) at Las Lomas (6-2), Friday, 7 p.m.

Sabedra: Las Lomas

Webeck: Las Lomas

Lefkow: Las Lomas

Monte Vista (7-0) at Clayton Valley (6-2), Friday, 7 p.m.

Sabedra: Clayton Valley

Webeck: Clayton Valley

Lefkow: Clayton Valley

San Ramon Valley (5-3) at California (6-2), Friday, 7 p.m.

Sabedra: San Ramon Valley

Webeck: San Ramon Valley

Lefkow: San Ramon Valley

Dublin (5-3) at Livermore (5-3), Friday, 7 p.m.

Sabedra: Dublin

Webeck: Dublin

Lefkow: Dublin

Bishop O’Dowd (4-4) at James Logan (4-4), Friday, 7 p.m.

Sabedra: James Logan

Webeck: Bishop O’Dowd

Lefkow: James Logan

Mt. Eden (4-4) at Castro Valley (4-4), Friday, 7 p.m.

Sabedra: Castro Valley

Webeck: Castro Valley

Lefkow: Castro Valley

Fremont-Sunnyvale (4-4) at Gunn (6-2), 7 p.m.

Sabedra: Gunn

Webeck: Gunn

Lefkow: Gunn

Milpitas (3-5) at Palo Alto (4-4), Friday, 7:30 p.m.

Sabedra: Palo Alto

Webeck: Palo Alto

Lefkow: Palo Alto

Half Moon Bay (3-4) at Sacred Heart Prep (3-5), Friday, 7 p.m.

Sabedra: Half Moon Bay

Webeck: Half Moon Bay 

Lefkow: Half Moon Bay

Burlingame (7-1) at Menlo-Atherton (6-2), Friday, 7 p.m.

Sabedra: Menlo-Atherton

Webeck: Menlo-Atherton

Lefkow: Menlo-Atherton

St. Ignatius (3-5) at Riordan (5-3), Saturday, 2 p.m.

Sabedra: Riordan

Webeck: St. Ignatius

Lefkow: Riordan

BONUS GAME

Bellarmine (5-3) at Valley Christian (5-3), Friday, 7 p.m.

Sabedra: Valley Christian

Webeck: Valley Christian

Lefkow: Valley Christian

WEEK 9 RESULTS

Pioneer 31, Branham 14

Sabedra: Pioneer (W)

Webeck: Pioneer (W)

Lefkow: Pioneer (W)

Gunn 41, Cupertino 27

Sabedra: Gunn (W)

Webeck: Cupertino (L)

Lefkow: Cupertino (L)

Antioch 23, Heritage 18 

Sabedra: Heritage (L)

Webeck: Heritage (L)

Lefkow: Heritage (L)

Benicia 45, Acalanes 33 

Sabedra: Benicia (W)

Webeck: Benicia (W)

Lefkow: Benicia (W)

Clayton Valley 21, Amador Valley 17

Sabedra: Clayton Valley (W)

Webeck: Clayton Valley (W)

Lefkow: Clayton Valley (W)

Monte Vista 27, California 22

Sabedra: California (L)

Webeck: California (L)

Lefkow: California (L)

Foothill 24, Dublin 10 

Sabedra: Dublin (L)

Webeck: Dublin (L)

Lefkow: Dublin (L)

Encinal 28, Castro Valley 27

Sabedra: Castro Valley (L)

Webeck: Encinal (W)

Lefkow: Encinal (W)

Bishop O’Dowd 31, Piedmont 8

Sabedra: Bishop O’Dowd (W)

Webeck: Bishop O’Dowd (W)

Lefkow: Bishop O’Dowd (W)

Lincoln-San Jose at Live Oak, canceled

Sabedra: Live Oak (scratch)

Webeck: Live Oak (scratch)

Lefkow: Live Oak (scratch)

Hill 24, Gunderson 8 

Sabedra: Hill (W)

Webeck: Hill (W)

Lefkow: Hill (W)

Milpitas 35, Homestead 7 

Sabedra: Homestead (L)

Webeck: Homestead (L)

Lefkow: Homestead (L)

Palo Alto 35, Mountain View 34 

Sabedra: Mountain View (L)

Webeck: Mountain View (L)

Lefkow: Mountain View (L)

Riordan 48, Sacred Heart Cathedral 21

Sabedra: Sacred Heart Cathedral (L)

Webeck: Sacred Heart Cathedral  (L)

Lefkow: Sacred Heart Cathedral (L)

St. Francis 44, Bellarmine 24 

Sabedra: St. Francis (W)

Webeck: St. Francis (W)

Lefkow: St. Francis (W)

WEEK 9 STANDINGS

Lefkow: 7-7

Sabedra: 7-7

Webeck: 7-7

SEASON STANDINGS

Webeck: 83-48

Sabedra: 81-50

Lefkow: 78-53