California high school football predictions for Week 10 of 2019 season: Valley Christian or Serra (San Mateo)?

Several Top 25 showdowns are on the schedule this week, including No. 21 Serra (San Mateo) vs. No. 23 Valley Christian (San Jose).

Scorebook Live California reporters Connor Morrissette and Lance Smith will make their Top 25 California football picks every Thursday during the 2019 high school football season. The selected games are based on the Scorebook Live California Top 25 rankings.

Here are their Week 10 picks for Oct. 31-Nov. 2:

1. Mater Dei (9-0) vs. No. 12 JSerra, Nov. 1, 7 p.m.

Morrissette: Mater Dei

Smith: Mater Dei

• Make your pick

2. St. John Bosco (8-1) vs. Santa Margarita, Nov. 1, 7 p.m.

Morrissette: St. John Bosco

Smith: St. John Bosco

• Make your pick

3. De La Salle (8-1) vs. Clayton Valley Charter, Nov. 1, 7 p.m.

Morrissette: De La Salle

Smith: De La Salle

• Make your pick

4. Mission Viejo (9-0) vs. Tesoro, Nov. 1, 7 p.m.

Morrissette: Mission Viejo

Smith: Mission Viejo

• Make your pick

5. Helix (8-1) at Steele Canyon, Nov. 1, 7 p.m.

Morrissette: Steele Canyon

Smith: Helix

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6. Cathedral Catholic (8-1) at Lincoln, Nov. 1, 6:30 p.m.

Morrissette: Cathedral Catholic

Smith: Cathedral Catholic

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7. Corona Centennial (7-2) at Roosevelt, Nov. 1, 7 p.m.

Morrissette: Corona Centennial

Smith: Corona Centennial

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8. Narbonne (9-0) vs. Banning, Nov. 1, 7 p.m.

Morrissette: Narbonne

Smith: Narbonne

• Make your pick

9. Folsom (8-1) vs. Del Oro, Nov. 1, 7 p.m.

Morrissette: Folsom

Smith: Folsom

• Make your pick

10. Servite (6-3) at No. 24 Orange Lutheran, Nov. 1, 7 p.m.

Morrissette: Servite

Smith: Servite

• Make your pick

11. Corona del Mar (9-0) vs. Los Alamitos, Nov. 1, 7 p.m.

Morrissette: CdM

Smith: CdM

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13. Bishop Amat (8-1) vs. Loyola, Nov. 1, 7 p.m.

Morrissette: Amat

Smith: Amat

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14. Calabasas (7-2) at St. Bonaventure, Nov. 1, 7 p.m.

Morrissette: Calabasas

Smith: Calabasas

• Make your pick

15. Sierra Canyon (8-1) at Paraclete, Nov. 1, 7 p.m.

Morrissette: Sierra Canyon

Smith: Sierra Canyon

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16. Grace Brethren (8-1) at No. 25 Camarillo, Nov. 1, 7:30 p.m.

Morrissette: Grace Brethren

Smith: Grace Brethren

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17. Central (Fresno) (9-0) vs. Clovis East, Nov. 1, 7 p.m.

Morrissette: Central

Smith: Central

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18. St. Augustine (7-2) vs. Point Loma, Nov. 1, 7 p.m.

Morrissette: St. Augustine

Smith: St. Augustine

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19. La Habra (7-2) at Sonora, Nov. 1, 7 p.m.

Morrissette: La Habra

Smith: La Habra

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*20. Upland (5-4) vs. Rancho Cucamonga, Nov. 1, 7 p.m.

Morrissette: Rancho Cucamonga

Smith: Rancho Cucamonga

• Make your pick

*Upland forfeited games to Crenshaw and Damien due to an ineligible player.

21. Serra (San Mateo) (8-0) vs. No. 23 Valley Christian, Nov. 2, 2 p.m.

Morrissette: Valley Christian

Smith: Serra

• Make your pick

22. San Clemente (8-2) bye week

24. Culver City (9-0) vs. Beverly Hills, Nov. 1, 7 p.m.

Morrissette: Culver City

Smith: Culver City

• Make your pick