7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 2.31: EARLY Thursday Pick’Em (Section Finals)

It’s Section Championship Pick ‘Em Time As The 7 Friday Night Crew Wants You To Have A Side Of NorCal Football Picks For Thanksgiving •

PICTURED ABOVE: San Ramon Valley-Danville senior WR/DB Noah Labeau. (Chace Bryson photo)

With Thanksgiving this Thursday, the 7 Friday Night Pick ‘Em show arrives a day early. That way you can either get your NorCal football picks fix on Thanksgiving Eve, or it should make a great companion to your meal prep on Thursday morning.

Ben has taken a three game lead in the standings after a 5-0 week, so naturally Chace suggested a change to the format. This week, in order to get more games picked — and more shoutouts to deserving teams — the hosts partake in a picks draft. The each four games from the Division I-III championships in the three big sections. They also work jointly to pick the final game that went undrafted, and even add a couple Challenge Round picks to finish off. Coach Eidson also makes his three picks after another 2-1 week, and offers a brief “Dumb Football” segment.

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GAMES PICKED INCLUDE:

(Ranks are from SportStars NorCal Top 20)
• No. 4 Pittsburg vs. No. 6 Clayton Valley-Concord
• No. 16 San Ramon Valley-Danville vs. No. 15 Campolindo-Moraga
• El Cerrito vs. Windsor
• No. 1 Serra-San Mateo vs. No. 8 Mitty-San Jose
• St. Ignatius-S.F. vs. Bellarmine-San Jose
• Menlo School-Atherton vs. Hollister
• No. 2 Folsom vs. No. 5 Oak Ridge-El Dorado Hill
• No. 12 Manteca vs. No. 17 Granite Bay
• Grant-Sacramento vs. Christian Brothers-Sacramento
• Pinole Valley vs. Justin-Siena-Napa
• Vanden-Fairfield vs. Capital Christian-Sacramento

7 Friday Night will be publishing new episodes every Tuesday and Thursday during the regular season.

RELATED: 7 Friday Night Ep. 2.30 (From Tuesday, 11/22)

Tuesday episodes will include discussion on the week ahead as well as interviews with Coach Eidson and whoever else we have lined up as guests. Thursday episodes will include Chace, Ben and Coach Eidson’s picks and predictions for a selection of games that week. Make sure you’re following or subscribed wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.

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PREDICTION SCOREBOARD

Through Nov. 19
CHACE
PRIMARY PICKS: 27-15
LOCKS: 10-4
CHALLENGE ROUND: 17-9
OVERALL: 44-24

BEN
PRIMARY PICKS: 28-14
LOCKS: 11-3
CHALLENGE ROUND: 19-7
OVERALL: 47-21

COACH EIDSON
OVERALL: 21-21