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There were blowouts — lots of blowouts — in Week 9. There were also surprises as a last-second field goal lifted St. Ignatius past Archbishop Mitty and Burlingame edged Half Moon Bay. De La Salle rolled, as did Clayton Valley Charter. In one of the big games of the weekend, Los Gatos pulled away from Wilcox in the second half to win by three touchdowns.  Our roundup has details and/or links to all those games. Check back every Saturday for scores, highlights and top performers, updated throughout the day. If you have not already,  please subscribe here  for complete digital access all season long. On to the roundup … Ranked teams No. 1 Serra 36, Valley Christian 7 The top team in the Bay Area breezed by Valley Christian (1-7, 0-5) on Saturday afternoon, with the Padres (8-0, 5-0) leading 36-0 by halftime. Junior quarterback Maealiuaki Smith  started the scoring with an 18-yard pass to wide receiver  Grant McGovern . His second touchdown pass w...

Live Oak 42, Lincoln-San Jose 14 See a photo you like? Click Here to see these and more and to purchase high-quality prints or a keepsake photos on mugs, buttons, greeting cards, and more. Live Oak’s Jordan Fuentes (6) leaps to avoid being tackled by Lincoln-San Jose’s Kyan Phillips (33) in the first quarter of their game at Lincoln-San Jose High School in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)  Live Oak’s Xavier Catano (2) leaps to catch a pass against Lincoln-San Jose in the second quarter of their game at Lincoln-San Jose High School in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)  Live Oak’s Xavier Catano (2) leaps to catch a touchdown pass in the end zone against Lincoln-San Jose in the first quarter of their game at Lincoln-San Jose High School in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)  Live Oak quarterback Lan...

San Jose City Councilman Raul Peralez paid tribute to one of the city’s most iconic eateries by recreating Mark’s Hot Dogs’ “giant orange” in the form of a giant pumpkin. He made the display — which included a couple of lowriders in the parking lot — for the Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits’ annual Be Our Guest fundraiser, which was held Thursday at Excite Ballpark. The creative pumpkins created by the table hosts — elected officials and other community leaders — are always a highlight of the celebration. Sunnyvale Mayor Larry Klein’s colorful pumpkin had a big crow perched on top of it.  San Jose Assistant City Manager Lee Wilcox used a few pumpkins to create a Baby Yoda/Mandalorian team up. San Jose Councilwoman Magdalena Carrasco’s “East San Jose” pumpkin was bejeweled and crowned, looking ready for a quinceañera. And, Santa Clara County Supervisor Otto Lee’s pumpkin was painted with an image of the Alviso Marina County Park. Some of the pumpkins were a little creepy a...

While many film festivals have gone back to an in-person format, this year’s Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival is virtual for the third straight year. Executive director Tzvia Shelef says the online format has drawn the biggest audiences in the festival’s 31-year history. “It’s convenient on the one side, but I really miss the community and seeing people,” adds the Sunnyvale resident. The virtual festival still features events designed to build community. The Oct. 23 opening night screening of “Fiddler’s Journey to the Big Screen,” a documentary about the making of the 1971 movie musical,  was set to be followed by an online interview with the three actresses who played Tevye’s daughters—Rosalind Harris, Neva Small and Michele Marsh—along with the documentary’s director, Daniel Raim. Shelef says the number of documentaries screened at the festival greatly increased in the last few years. “It’s harder to make a feature film during COVID,” she adds. The pandemic also chan...

Losing a parent is never easy, especially when that parent had a profound impact on her community. Joan Madsen was integral to hers, having hosted thousands of children every year at her namesake pumpkin patch outside of Livermore. Many were devastated when the 82-year-old died earlier this year, especially her daughter Annie and son Dave, who have been tasked with carrying on their mother’s work at Joan’s Farm and Pumpkin Patch. It’s been no easy feat for Annie Warner, who works full time at a research facility and owns her own ranch (which has suffered massively from this year’s drought). Many feared the pumpkin patch wouldn’t open this fall, but on Oct. 1, Annie and Dave opened the doors for the 32nd time. It is their mother’s legacy, after all. Alexa Perez, of Pleasanton, left, and her friend, Ashley Jensen, of Livermore, look for pumpkins at Joan’s Farm & Pumpkin Patch in Livermore, Calif., on Oct. 14, 2022. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)  Joan was born in Oakl...