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The high school football regular season is quickly winding down.
Only two weeks left after this one before the section playoffs get going.
Our guys pick 15 more games as the season turns to Week 9, a lineup that includes the Holy War between Bellarmine and St. Francis, top 10 matchups between San Ramon Valley and De La Salle and St. Ignatius and Serra and an intriguing game in the Peninsula Athletic League Ocean Division between Milpitas and Carlmont.
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The picks are all in fun, as always.
Darren Sabedra went 13-2 in Week 8 to pull even with Christian Babcock atop the season standings. David Kiefer has fallen three games back, followed by Mike Lefkow at eight games behind.
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In the video podcast, Kiefer breaks down SRV’s chances against De La Salle, Babcock addresses how much the gap has tightened between St. Francis and Bellarmine and Lefkow talks about Campolindo bouncing back from an 0-3 start to look like a contender in the Diablo Athletic League Foothill Division.
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If you want just the picks, keep scrolling.
On to the games …
WEEK 9 PICKS
Thursday
San Mateo (6-1) at Half Moon Bay (7-0), 7 p.m.
Babcock: Half Moon Bay
Lefkow: Half Moon Bay
Sabedra: Half Moon Bay
Kiefer: Half Moon Bay
Andrew Hill (6-1) at Prospect (5-2), 7:15 p.m.
Babcock: Andrew Hill
Lefkow: Prospect
Sabedra: Andrew Hill
Kiefer: Andrew Hill
Oak Grove (5-2) at Gilroy (6-1), 7:15 p.m.
Babcock: Gilroy
Lefkow: Gilroy
Sabedra: Gilroy
Kiefer: Gilroy
Friday
Hayward (4-3) at James Logan (2-5), 7 p.m.
Babcock: Hayward
Lefkow: James Logan
Sabedra: James Logan
Kiefer: Hayward
San Leandro (6-1) at Moreau Catholic (4-3), 7 p.m.
Babcock: San Leandro
Lefkow: San Leandro
Sabedra: San Leandro
Kiefer: San Leandro
Concord (5-2) at Alhambra (5-2), 7 p.m.
Babcock: Concord
Lefkow: Concord
Sabedra: Alhambra
Kiefer: Concord
Gunn (5-2) at Homestead (6-1), 7 p.m.
Babcock: Homestead
Lefkow: Homestead
Sabedra: Homestead
Kiefer: Homestead
Benicia (5-2) at Campolindo (4-3), 7 p.m.
Babcock: Campolindo
Lefkow: Campolindo
Sabedra: Campolindo
Kiefer: Campolindo
Wilcox (3-4) at Menlo-Atherton (2-5), 7 p.m.
Babcock: Wilcox
Lefkow: Wilcox
Sabedra: Wilcox
Kiefer: Wilcox
Live Oak (5-2) at Willow Glen (6-1), 7:15 p.m.
Babcock: Live Oak
Lefkow: Live Oak
Sabedra: Live Oak
Kiefer: Live Oak
Milpitas (6-1) at Carlmont (5-2), 7 p.m.
Babcock: Carlmont
Lefkow: Carlmont
Sabedra: Carlmont
Kiefer: Milpitas
Oakland (6-1) at Oakland Tech (4-4), 7 p.m.
Babcock: Oakland
Lefkow: Oakland
Sabedra: Oakland
Kiefer: Oakland
Bellarmine (5-2) at St. Francis (2-5), 7 p.m.
Babcock: St. Francis
Lefkow: St. Francis
Sabedra: St. Francis
Kiefer: St. Francis
San Ramon Valley (7-0) at De La Salle (7-0), 7:15 p.m.
Babcock: De La Salle
Lefkow: De La Salle
Sabedra: De La Salle
Kiefer: De La Salle
Saturday
St. Ignatius (6-1) at Serra (6-1), 1 p.m
Babcock: Serra
Lefkow: Serra
Sabedra: Serra
Kiefer: Serra
WEEK 8 RESULTS
Thursday
Christopher 20, Willow Glen 13
Babcock: Christopher (W)
Lefkow: Christopher (W)
Sabedra: Christopher (W)
Kiefer: Willow Glen (L)
Friday
James Logan 39, Moreau Catholic 29
Babcock: James Logan (W)
Lefkow: Moreau Catholic (L)
Sabedra: James Logan (W)
Kiefer: Moreau Catholic (L)
College Park 42, Alhambra 35
Babcock: College Park (W)
Lefkow: College Park (W)
Sabedra: College Park (W)
Kiefer: College Park (W)
Live Oak 27, Sobrato 0
Babcock: Live Oak (W)
Lefkow: Live Oak (W)
Sabedra: Live Oak (W)
Kiefer: Live Oak (W)
Oakland 24, McClymonds 19
Babcock: Oakland (W)
Lefkow: McClymonds (L)
Sabedra: Oakland (W)
Kiefer: McClymonds (L)
San Leandro 43, Bishop O’Dowd 26
Babcock: Bishop O’Dowd (L)
Lefkow: Bishop O’Dowd (L)
Sabedra: Bishop O’Dowd (L)
Kiefer: Bishop O’Dowd (L)
St. Ignatius 26, Bellarmine 7
Babcock: St. Ignatius (W)
Lefkow: St. Ignatius (W)
Sabedra: St. Ignatius (W)
Kiefer: St. Ignatius (W)
St. Francis 40, Valley Christian 14
Babcock: Valley Christian (L)
Lefkow: Valley Christian (L)
Sabedra: St. Francis (W)
Kiefer: St. Francis (W)
San Mateo 17, Palo Alto 14
Babcock: Palo Alto (L)
Lefkow: Palo Alto (L)
Sabedra: Palo Alto (L)
Kiefer: Palo Alto (L)
Northgate 42, Benicia 33
Babcock: Northgate (W)
Lefkow: Northgate (W)
Sabedra: Northgate (W)
Kiefer: Northgate (W)
Half Moon Bay 35, Burlingame 28
Babcock: Half Moon Bay (W)
Lefkow: Half Moon Bay (W)
Sabedra: Half Moon Bay (W)
Kiefer: Half Moon Bay (W)
De La Salle 51, Monte Vista 0
Babcock: De La Salle (W)
Lefkow: De La Salle (W)
Sabedra: De La Salle (W)
Kiefer: De La Salle (W)
Saturday
Hayward 47, Berkeley 14
Babcock: Hayward (W)
Lefkow: Hayward (W)
Sabedra: Hayward (W)
Kiefer: Hayward (W)
Menlo-Atherton 14, Sacred Heart Prep 7
Babcock: Menlo-Atherton (W)
Lefkow: Menlo-Atherton (W)
Sabedra: Menlo-Atherton (W)
Kiefer: Menlo-Atherton (W)
Serra 28, Sacred Heart Cathedral 0
Babcock: Serra (W)
Lefkow: Serra (W)
Sabedra: Serra (W)
Kiefer: Serra (W)
WEEK 8 STANDINGS
Sabedra: 13-2
Babcock: 12-3
Kiefer: 10-5
Lefkow: 10-5
OVERALL STANDINGS
Babcock: 92-28
Sabedra: 92-28
Kiefer: 89-31
Lefkow: 84-36
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This story was originally published October 21, 2026 at 7:21 AM.