Predictions: The Big 5

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I hate making predictions, but you know, a pattern has developed.

Here are my picks for some of Orange County’s bigger games of Week 9:

Mater Dei 28, Orange Lutheran 14
La Palma Kennedy 28, Garden Grove Pacifica 20 (Thursday)
Westminster 28, Ocean View 7
Esperanza 28, Los Alamitos 27
Western 35, Savanna 24

And here are five bonus picks from around the Southland:
Long Beach Poly 35, Compton 21
Saugus 28, Canyon Country Canyon 24
Crespi 28, Loyola 21 (Saturday)
Redlands East Valley 28, Miller 14
Garfield 28, L.A. Roosevelt 7

So-called expert: Last week, 7-2-1; Season, 43-24-3

-- Martin Henderson