It’s football playoff time in the Bay Area.
After 11 weekends of regular season action, the page has turned to the postseason.
The Bay Area News Group crew has picked 15 games for the opening weekend of the playoffs, a list that includes Open/Division I matchups between St. Francis and Los Gatos and Liberty and Pittsburg, Division II clashes between Wilcox and Sacred Heart Cathedral and Amador Valley and Monte Vista and more.
Christian Babcock leads our all-in-fun picks competition by two games over Darren Sabedra. Babcock and Glenn Reeves – filling in for Mike Lefkow – each went 13-2 last week.
The Reeves/Lefkow team is six games behind Babcock and four behind Sabedra in the season standings. Nathan Canilao is eight games back.
In this week’s video podcast, Lefkow returned to the show for the first time in several weeks and offered his insight about the upcoming playoffs.
Babcock and Sabedra also broke down this week’s postseason matchups.
Be sure to check out the video below.
On to the picks …
CCS football playoffs
Open/Division I
No. 7 Archbishop Mitty (6-4) at No. 2 Serra (6-4), Saturday, 1 p.m.
Babcock: Serra
Canilao: Serra
Reeves: Serra
Sabedra: Serra
No. 6 St. Francis (5-5) at No. 3 Los Gatos (7-3), Friday, 7 p.m.
Babcock: Los Gatos
Canilao: Los Gatos
Reeves: Los Gatos
Sabedra: Los Gatos
Division II
No. 7 Wilcox (6-4) vs. No. 2 Sacred Heart Cathedral (4-6) at City College of San Francisco, Saturday, 1 p.m.
Babcock: Sacred Heart Cathedral
Canilao: Sacred Heart Cathedral
Reeves: Wilcox
Sabedra: Sacred Heart Cathedral
No. 5 The King’s Academy (9-1) at No. 4 Menlo School (8-2), Saturday, 1 p.m.
Babcock: Menlo School
Canilao: Menlo School
Reeves: Menlo School
Sabedra: Menlo School
Division III
No. 8 San Mateo (7-3) at No. 1 Woodside (10-0), Friday, 7 p.m.
Babcock: Woodside
Canilao: Woodside
Reeves: Woodside
Sabedra: Woodside
Division IV
No. 5 Half Moon Bay (7-3) at No. 4 Burlingame (6-4), Friday, 7 p.m.
Babcock: Half Moon Bay
Canilao: Half Moon Bay
Reeves: Half Moon Bay
Sabedra: Half Moon Bay
No. 8 Christopher (5-5) at No. 1 Branham (5-5), Friday, 7 p.m.
Babcock: Branham
Canilao: Branham
Reeves: Branham
Sabedra: Branham
Division V
No. 5 Pioneer (6-4) at No. 4 Jefferson (8-2), Friday, 7 p.m.
Babcock: Jefferson
Canilao: Jefferson
Reeves: Pioneer
Sabedra: Jefferson
NCS football playoffs
Open/Division I
No. 7 Liberty (8-2) at No. 2 Pittsburg (9-1), Friday, 7 p.m.
Babcock: Pittsburg
Canilao: Pittsburg
Reeves: Pittsburg
Sabedra: Pittsburg
No. 5 Marin Catholic (5-5) at No. 4 Acalanes (10-0), Friday, 7 p.m.
Babcock: Acalanes
Canilao: Acalanes
Reeves: Acalanes
Sabedra: Acalanes
Division II
No. 3 California (7-3) at No. 6 American Canyon (9-1), Friday, 7 p.m.
Babcock: California
Canilao: California
Reeves: American Canyon
Sabedra: California
No. 7 Amador Valley (4-6) at No. 2 Monte Vista (5-5), Friday, 7 p.m.
Babcock: Amador Valley
Canilao: Monte Vista
Reeves: Amador Valley
Sabedra: Amador Valley
No. 5 Windsor (6-4) at No. 4 Clayton Valley Charter (5-5), Friday, 7 p.m.
Babcock: Clayton Valley
Canilao: Windsor
Reeves: Clayton Valley
Sabedra: Clayton Valley
No. 1 Campolindo (8-2) at No. 8 Livermore (9-1), Friday, 7 p.m.
Babcock: Campolindo
Canilao: Campolindo
Reeves: Campolindo
Sabedra: Campolindo
Division V
No. 6 Northgate (5-5) at No. 3 Salesian (9-1), Saturday, 1 p.m.
Babcock: Northgate
Canilao: Northgate
Reeves: Northgate
Sabedra: Northgate
WEEK 11 RESULTS
Thursday, Nov. 6
Half Moon Bay 59, Terra Nova 28
Babcock: Half Moon Bay (W)
Canilao: Half Moon Bay (W)
Reeves: Half Moon Bay (W)
Sabedra: Half Moon Bay (W)
Live Oak 35, Christopher 17
Babcock: Live Oak (W)
Canilao: Live Oak (W)
Reeves: Live Oak (W)
Sabedra: Christopher (L)
Friday
San Jose 38, Mt. Pleasant 0
Babcock: San Jose (W)
Canilao: San Jose (W)
Reeves: San Jose (W)
Sabedra: San Jose (W)
Benicia 48, Mt. Diablo 14
Babcock: Benicia (W)
Canilao: Benicia (W)
Reeves: Benicia (W)
Sabedra: Benicia (W)
Bishop O’Dowd 44, San Leandro 23
Babcock: Bishop O’Dowd (W)
Canilao: Bishop O’Dowd (W)
Reeves: Bishop O’Dowd (W)
Sabedra: Bishop O’Dowd (W)
Menlo School 21, Sacred Heart Prep 6
Babcock: Menlo School (W)
Canilao: Menlo School (W)
Reeves: Menlo School (W)
Sabedra: Menlo School (W)
Livermore 15, Granada 13
Babcock: Livermore (W)
Canilao: Granada (L)
Reeves: Livermore (W)
Sabedra: Livermore (W)
McClymonds 39, Oakland 6
Babcock: McClymonds (W)
Canilao: McClymonds (W)
Reeves: McClymonds (W)
Sabedra: McClymonds (W)
St. Ignatius 23, Sacred Heart Cathedral 14
Babcock: SHC (L)
Canilao: SHC (L)
Reeves: SHC (L)
Sabedra: SHC (L)
Willow Glen 23, Sobrato 18
Babcock: Willow Glen (W)
Canilao: Willow Glen (W)
Reeves: Willow Glen (W)
Sabedra: Willow Glen (W)
Amador Valley 42, California 35
Babcock: California (L)
Canilao: California (L)
Reeves: California (L)
Sabedra: California (L)
San Ramon Valley 28, Monte Vista 10
Babcock: San Ramon Valley (W)
Canilao: Monte Vista (L)
Reeves: San Ramon Valley (W)
Sabedra: San Ramon Valley (W)
Archbishop Riordan 42, Serra 35
Babcock: Archbishop Riordan (W)
Canilao: Archbishop Riordan (W)
Reeves: Archbishop Riordan (W)
Sabedra: Archbishop Riordan (W)
Saturday
San Mateo 24, Burlingame 14
Babcock: San Mateo (W)
Canilao: San Mateo (W)
Reeves: San Mateo (W)
Sabedra: San Mateo (W)
Pittsburg 56, Antioch 3
Babcock: Pittsburg (W)
Canilao: Pittsburg (W)
Reeves: Pittsburg (W)
Sabedra: Pittsburg (W)
WEEK 11 STANDINGS
Babcock: 13-2
Reeves: 13-2
Sabedra: 12-3
Canilao: 11-4
SEASON STANDINGS
Babcock: 125-39
Sabedra: 123-41
Lefkow/Reeves: 119-45
Canilao: 117-47