Mike Lefkow, who has received our all-in-fun Bay Space Information Group highschool soccer picks competitors a number of instances, should have been feeling fairly assured after taking sole possession of first place over the weekend.
He went daring in a single decide this week.
Very daring.
Lefkow isn’t simply taking De La Salle to bounce again from its loss final week towards Serra to beat St. Francis on Friday in Harmony. He surprised younger Joseph Dycus and yours actually by saying it may very well be a mercy-rule end result.
That’s appropriate. Lefkow says De La Salle in a blowout over St. Francis, the group that ended De La Salle’s 30-year, 318-game unbeaten streak towards regional opponents final season.
“I’m taking De La Salle,” Lefkow mentioned within the video. “I might see a working clock within the fourth quarter. I simply suppose De La Salle goes to return out snorting hearth, respiration hearth. They’re going to be indignant. They’re going to be upset. I believe they only have a greater group. I believe St. Francis is somewhat down this yr.”
Lefkow isn’t fallacious about St. Francis’ dip from its tremendous group final yr, one which beat De La Salle and Serra through the common season and was undefeated till dropping to Serra within the Central Coast Part Division I remaining.
St. Francis is coming off a 28-7 loss at house Friday to Monterey Path-Elk Grove, which misplaced at house to De La Salle 36-20 per week earlier.
And the final time St. Francis visited De La Salle, in 2019, the house group received by … yup, a working clock rating of 48-0.
Possibly Lefkow is on to one thing.
As at all times, we decide 15 video games on the video. This week’s lineup contains Reside Oak at Los Gatos, Pittsburg at California, Tennyson at Mt. Eden and Central Catholic-Modesto at Serra.
We additionally focus on Serra’s epic win over De La Salle, and get Dycus’ impressions of De La Salle after studying Neil Hayes’ e-book about this system, “When The Recreation Stands Tall,” in simply two days.
Dycus additionally tells us what he thinks about Bellarmine and McClymonds after he lined their time beyond regulation thriller final week.
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WEEK 3 PICKS
Friday
Reside Oak (2-0) at Los Gatos (1-1), 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Los Gatos
Dycus: Los Gatos
Lefkow: Los Gatos
Elk Grove (1-2) at San Ramon Valley (1-0), 7 p.m.
Sabedra: SRV
Dycus: SRV
Lefkow: SRV
Skyline (1-0) at Miramonte (2-0), 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Miramonte
Dycus: Miramonte
Lefkow: Miramonte
McClymonds (1-0) at De Anza (1-0), 7 p.m.
Sabedra: McClymonds
Dycus: McClymonds
Lefkow: McClymonds
Tennyson (2-0) at Mt. Eden (2-0), 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Tennyson
Dycus: Tennyson
Lefkow: Tennyson
Aragon (2-0) at Lincoln-San Jose (2-0), 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Lincoln
Dycus: Lincoln
Lefkow: Lincoln
Santa Teresa (1-1) at Archbishop Mitty (2-0), 7:30 p.m.
Sabedra: Mitty
Dycus: Mitty
Lefkow: Mitty
Acalanes (2-0) at Sheldon-Sacramento (3-0), 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Sheldon
Dycus: Sheldon
Lefkow: Sheldon
Rocklin (2-1) at Antioch (1-1), 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Rocklin
Dycus: Antioch
Lefkow: Rocklin
Clayton Valley Constitution (0-2) at Canyon Springs-North Las Vegas (1-1), 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Clayton Valley
Dycus: Clayton Valley
Lefkow: Clayton Valley
Bellarmine (0-2) vs. San Leandro (1-1) at Burrell Area in San Leandro, 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Bellarmine
Dycus: Bellarmine
Lefkow: Bellarmine
Pittsburg (2-0) at California (2-0), 7 p.m.
Sabedra: Pittsburg
Dycus: California
Lefkow: Pittsburg
St. Francis (1-1) at De La Salle (1-1), 7:30 p.m.
Sabedra: De La Salle
Dycus: De La Salle
Lefkow: De La Salle
Saturday
Central Catholic-Modesto (1-2) at Serra (2-0), 1:30 p.m.
Sabedra: Serra
Dycus: Serra
Lefkow: Serra
Amador Valley (1-1) at Menlo College (2-0), 2 p.m.
Sabedra: Menlo College
Dycus: Menlo College
Lefkow: Menlo College
WEEK 2 RESULTS
Wilcox 38, Hollister 14
Sabedra: Wilcox (W)
Dycus: Wilcox (W)
Lefkow: Wilcox (W)
Christopher 51, Piedmont Hills 9
Sabedra: Christopher (W)
Dycus: Christopher (W)
Lefkow: Christopher (W)
Washington-Fremont 41, Kennedy-Fremont 24
Sabedra: Washington (W)
Dycus: Kennedy (L)
Lefkow: Washington (W)
James Logan 35, Las Lomas 26
Sabedra: Las Lomas (L)
Dycus: Las Lomas (L)
Lefkow: James Logan (W)
Los Gatos 31, Liberty-Brentwood 0
Sabedra: Los Gatos (W)
Dycus: Los Gatos (W)
Lefkow: Los Gatos (W)
Pioneer 28, Leigh 21
Sabedra: Pioneer (W)
Dycus: Pioneer (W)
Lefkow: Pioneer (W)
Heritage 54, Granada 14
Sabedra: Heritage (W)
Dycus: Heritage (W)
Lefkow: Heritage (W)
Del Oro-Loomis 31, Clayton Valley Constitution 27
Sabedra: Del Oro (W)
Dycus: Clayton Valley (L)
Lefkow: Clayton Valley (L)
Archbishop Mitty 48, Mountain View 7
Sabedra: Mitty (W)
Dycus: Mountain View (L)
Lefkow: Mitty (W)
Livermore 51, Alhambra 7
Sabedra: Livermore (W)
Dycus: Livermore (W)
Lefkow: Livermore (W)
Monterey Path-Elk Grove 28, St. Francis 7
Sabedra: St. Francis (L)
Dycus: St. Francis (L)
Lefkow: St. Francis (L)
McClymonds 24, Bellarmine 21 (OT)
Sabedra: Bellarmine (L)
Dycus: McClymonds (W)
Lefkow: Bellarmine (L)
Campolindo 30, Aptos 22
Sabedra: Aptos (L)
Dycus: Campolindo (W)
Lefkow: Aptos (L)
Serra 24, De La Salle 21
Sabedra: De La Salle (L)
Dycus: Serra (W)
Lefkow: De La Salle (L)
Pittsburg 30, Liberty-Henderson, Nev., 2
Sabedra: Liberty (L)
Dycus: Liberty (L)
Lefkow: Pittsburg (W)
WEEK 2 STANDINGS
Lefkow: 10-5
Sabedra: 9-6
Dycus: 9-6
SEASON STANDINGS
Lefkow: 19-11
Sabedra: 18-12
Dycus: 15-15