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John Maffei’s Week 4 prep football picks

Madison (1-1) at No. 3 Lincoln (2-0)

When: Today, 7 p.m.
Preview: Madison bounced back from a season-opening loss to No. 6 St. Augustine with a double-overtime 39-38 win over Patrick Henry. Lincoln has outscored its first two opponents — Point Loma and Serra —100-0.
Prediction: Lincoln 34, Madison 17

Valhalla (0-3) at Serra (0-1)

When: Today, 7 p.m.
Preview: Valhalla was outscored 91-7 in opening losses to Granite Hills and Montgomery, but bounced back and played well in a 29-24 loss to Mount Miguel. With limited practice, Serra lost its opener 36-0 to Lincoln last week. Despite the score, the Conquistadors played very well.
Prediction: Serra 28, Valhalla 14

Mission Bay (0-1) at No. 8 La Jolla (2-0)

When: Today, 7 p.m.
Preview: Mission Bay opened with a 31-14 loss to Mt. Carmel. La Jolla, behind QB Jackson Stratton, WR Diego Solis and do-everything RB/OLB Max Smith, has outscored Morse and Mira Mesa 100-26.
Prediction: La Jolla 24, Mira Mesa 20

Grossmont (1-1) at No. 9 Helix (1-2)

When: 7 p.m. today
Preview: Grossmont QB Justin Brown has thrown for 451 yards in two games while WR Nathan Acevedo has 12 catches for 261 yards. Helix opened with losses to No. 6 St. Augustine and No. 4 Mater Dei Catholic before blanking Steele Canyon 14-0 last week. RB Christian Washington leads the Highlanders with 78 carries for 355 yards. Helix has won 23 in a row in this series with the last Grossmont victory in 1991. Helix has outscored Grossmont 1,011-257 over that span.
Prediction: Helix 21, Grossmont 17

Santana (2-0) at Mount Miguel (2-0)

When: 7 p.m. today
Preview: Santana has outscored its first two opponents 91-23. Mount Miguel, behind QB JD Laverdiere who has 182 yards passing and 378 rushing, has outscored its first two opponents 50-37.
Prediction: Mount Miguel 28, Santana 21

San Pasqual (1-1) at Valley Center (2-0)

When: 7 p.m. today
Preview: San Pasqual bounced back from an opening-week loss to Ramona to beat Rancho Buena Vista 21-6 last week. Valley Center blanked Fallbrook in Week 1, then edged Escondido 17-14.
Prediction: Valley Center 28, San Pasqual 24

No. 2 Carlsbad (2-0) at Oceanside (0-2)

When: 7 p.m. today
Preview: Carlsbad has outscored Torrey Pines and San Marcos 91-9 in the first two weeks. Oceanside has struggled to start the season, losing to Mission Hills 28-7, then 17-16 to La Costa Canyon on a last-second field goal.
Prediction: Carlsbad 28, Oceanside 14

Eastlake (1-0) at Olympian (1-0)

When: Today, 6:30 p.m.
Preview: Eastlake came out strong with a 55-3 win over Bonita Vista. Olympian scored 57 in beating Chula Vista.
Prediction: Eastlake 27, Olympian 24

Castle Park (1-1) at Sweetwater (2-0)

When: Today, 6:30 p.m.
Preview: After not scoring in its opener against Montgomery, Castle Park scored 51 last week against San Ysidro. Sweetwater has outscored Chula Vista and El Cajon 58-13. The Red Devils, who have thrown just 6 passes, average 8.3 yards on 86 rushes.
Prediction: Sweetwater 28, Castle Park 21

Kearny (0-1) at Scripps Ranch (1-1)

When: Today, 7 p.m.
Preview: Kearny dropped its opener 46-16 to Santana. Scripps Ranch shut out Mira Mesa in its opener, then scored 14 in a loss to Patrick Henry.
Prediction: Scripps Ranch 28, Kearny 14

Last week: 8-2
Total: 18-8

Thursday’s results

Santa Fe Christian 51, Rancho Christian 14

St. Joseph Academy 48, Horizon Prep 19

Victory Christian 58, S.D. Jewish Academy 46

Thursday’s late games

Orange Glen at La Costa Canyon

Otay Ranch at Mater Dei Cath.

Maranatha Christian at Army-Navy

El Cajon Valley at Monte Vista

Granite Hills at Steele Canyon

Holtville at Vincent Memorial

Central at Imperial

Brawley at Calexico

Palo Verde at Southwest-El Centro

The rest of today’s games

All games at 7 p.m. unless noted

Patrick Henry at University City

San Diego at Mira Mesa

Christian at Morse

Mountain Empire at Crawford

Hoover at Coronado

San Ysidro at Southwest-San Diego, 6:30 p.m.

Montgomery vs. Bonita Vista at Hilltop, 6:30 p.m.

Hilltop at Chula Vista, 6:30 p.m.

San Marcos at El Camino

Mission Hills at Torrey Pines

Poway at Del Norte

Rancho Bernardo at Mt. Carmel

Vista at Westview

Escondido at Fallbrook

Ramona at Rancho Buena Vista

Francis Parker vs. Classical Academy at Orange Glen, 2:30 p.m.

La Jolla Country Day vs. Escondido Charter at Orange Glen

West Hills at El Capitan