Bay Area high school football roundup: Best of Week 9 action
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.
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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 was a 25-yard fade to Jayden Weber, and his third of the half went to Weber again for 45-yards, this time on a touch pass off a jet sweep. By the time Smith threw his fourth touchdown of the half to Seamus Gilmartin, the rout was on. The Padres took their foot off the proverbial pedal in the second half. Serra plays at St. Ignatius next Friday and Valley Christian hosts Archbishop Mitty. – Joseph Dycus
No. 2 Pittsburg 62, Freedom 0
After a dominating win at home over Freedom in a Bay Valley Athletic League game, Pittsburg is one win from clinching its fourth consecutive league title. The Pirates had seven rushing touchdowns, with Elijah Bowe leading the way with four. Cameron Clanton, Jaden Rashada and Marley Alcantara (twice) also ran for scores. Rashada also threw a touchdown to Rashid Williams. Pittsburg (7-1, 3-0) will travel to play Heritage next Friday. Freedom (2-5, 0-3) will play host to Antioch on Friday. – Jesús Cano
No. 3 De La Salle 41, Monte Vista 3
De La Salle intercepted five passes, returning two for touchdowns, as the Spartans breezed to a victory at home to improve to 5-3. Johnathan Guerrero intercepted a pass to set up De La Salle’s second touchdown and then returned an interception 67 yards for a TD that made it 28-0 in the second quarter. After the third touchdown, De La Salle’s Kaleo Augustin was injured on the ensuing kickoff and taken by ambulance to a hospital after receiving medical attention on the field for several minutes. Augustin walked to the stretcher on his own before being put in the ambulance, De La Salle’s broadcasters told viewers on the internet stream. Augustin was cleared at Kaiser and returned to the sideline before the game ended. Cooper Flanagan’s interception early in the first quarter led to a short TD run by Dylan Greeson for a 7-0 lead. Charles Greer’s 25-yard run widened the advantage to 14-0 and Toa Faavae’s 9-yard quarterback keeper stretched the lead to 21-0 with two minutes left in the first quarter. Robert Santiago completed the scoring when he took back an interception 86 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter. The game ended with a running clock. Friday, De La Salle travels to Amador Valley and Monte Vista (2-6) will play host to Clayton Valley. — Darren Sabedra
No. 9 Los Gatos 28, No. 4 Wilcox 7
Jake Boyd completed 6 of 9 passes for 182 yards and one touchdown, a 74-yard bomb to Will Brennan that gave Los Gatos a two-touchdown lead with 5:20 left in the third quarter, and the defense finished off Wilcox as the Wildcats captured the PAL/SCVAL De Anza Division championship. Glenn Reeves has the complete recap here.
No. 6 Campolindo 50, Northgate 7
Campolindo, playing at home in Moraga, spotted Northgate a seven-point lead before turning the game into a rout as the Cougars improved to 8-0 overall and 3-0 in the Diablo Athletic League’s Foothill Division. Northgate is 5-3, 0-3. Brendan Comerford’s 12-yard run tied the score 7-7 and Ryan Sintchak’s 24-yard field goal gave Campo a 10-7 edge. Short touchdown runs by Lucas Concepcion and quarterback Dashiell Weaver made it 24-7 at halftime. Two more short TD runs — by James Erickson and Concepcion — stretched the advantage to 37-7 midway through the third quarter. Friday, Campo plays host to Las Lomas and Northgate travels to Benicia. — Darren Sabedra
No. 8 Sacred Heart Prep 26, Aragon 7
After Aragon took the lead on a 3-yard run by Lloyd Walter early in the second quarter, Sacred Heart Prep responded with four unanswered scores to pull away for the win. The Gators pulled even on a 4-yard pass from Mitchell Taylor to Tyler Wong later in the quarter. Conrad Wilbur’s 17-yard touchdown run gave SHP the lead in the third quarter. A 28-yard Luke Maxwell run in the third quarter and a 29-yard run by Maxwell in the fourth quarter closed out the scoring. Sacred Heart Prep (7-1, 3-0) will host Menlo-Atherton on Saturday, Oct. 29, in a game that will likely determine the PAL/SCVAL Bay Division title. Aragon (3-5, 0-4) hosts Half Moon Bay on Friday. — Glenn Reeves
St. Ignatius 24, No. 10 Archbishop Mitty 21
One week after a dramatic fourth-quarter surge propelled Mitty to a victory over Bellarmine, the Monarchs were unable to do the same against St. Ignatius. After Mitty pulled even 21-21 at Foothill College when Ty Yoshida, filling in for injured Wills Towers, connected with Danny Scudero in the corner of the end zone from 3 yards out with 4:38 left, St. Ignatius answered. The Wildcats got into scoring range and won when Cooper Lucey kicked an 18-yard field goal with a second left. St. Ignatius was coming off a 10-0 loss last week to rival Sacred Heart Cathedral in the Bruce-Mahoney game. The victory improved SI’s record to 3-5 overall and 2-3 in the WCAL. Mitty fell to 6-2, 3-2. Next Friday, SI will play host to top-ranked Serra and Mitty will visit Valley Christian. — Darren Sabedra
No. 11 Clayton Valley 49, No. 16 California 14
Clayton Valley’s Christian Aguilar threw for 331 yards passing on 18-of-21 passing and two touchdowns and the Ugly Eagles ran for five TDs as they cruised at home past California in East Bay Athletic League Mountain Division play. Clayton Valley is 5-3, 3-0. California fell to 5-3, 1-1. Check out Joseph Dycus’ game story here.
No. 12 San Ramon Valley 24, Amador Valley 14
The Wolves (6-2, 1-1 EBAL Mountain) charged to a 21-0 lead midway through the second quarter but were unable to put away their stubborn visitors from Amador Valley (4-4, 0-3). John Pau Mendoza sandwiched touchdown runs of 7 and 2 yards around a 13-yard scoring pass from QB Luke Baker to Trevor Scott as San Ramon Valley threatened to turn the game into a rout six minutes before halftime. But Amador Valley made it 21-7 with less than a minute left until intermission, then it scored again with four minutes to go in the third quarter, cutting SRV’s lead to seven points. It remained 21-14 until the final minute of play, when Austin Shelton kicked a 40-yard field goal to give the Wolves some breathing room. Baker’s TD toss was his 25th of the season. Eight have gone to Scott. Amador Valley has fallen on hard times after starting the season 4-1. The Dons have lost all three of their EBAL Mountain games, and next Friday they host De La Salle. Amador Valley might need to win one of two remaining games to be assured of a bid to the North Coast Section playoffs. The Dons host California in their regular-season final on Nov. 5. — Mike Lefkow
Burlingame 29, No. 13 Half Moon Bay 27
Daniel Hilt’s 17-yard touchdown run with just under six minutes left broke a 21-21 tie and Dylan Kall’s interception completed the upset as Burlingame, playing on the road, defeated Half Moon Bay in a PAL/SCVAL Bay Division game. The score was even 14-14 at halftime and Half Moon Bay led 21-14 heading to the fourth quarter. Burlingame improved to 4-4, 2-2. Half Moon Bay fell to 6-2, 2-2. Next Friday, Burlingame will play host to Menlo School and Half Moon Bay travels to Aragon. — Darren Sabedra
No. 15 St. Francis 38, Archbishop Riordan 0
St. Francis (5-3, 4-1) won its fourth straight game against WCAL competition after going to Riordan (3-5, 1-4) and winning convincingly. Christopher Han started the scoring with a 40-yard field goal, and then the Lancers went up by 10 in the first quarter when Matthew Dougherty connected with Andrew Adkison on the fade. In the second quarter, the Lancers got the ball to halfback Keala Keanaaina, who ran for an 11-yard touchdown. In the second half, Isaiah Tuiono ran for a short touchdown, and Declan Quinn returned a fumble for another score. St. Francis added a couple more touchdowns later on as it got the shutout. St. Francis hosts Bellarmine next Friday, and Riordan hosts Sacred Heart Cathedral next Saturday afternoon. – Joseph Dycus
No. 14 Acalanes 48, Benicia 7
Acalanes scored on the third play of the game, then added four more first-quarter touchdowns en route to an easy win over outmanned Benicia. The Dons are 7-1 overall and 2-1 in DAL Foothill play, with the only blemish being a three-point loss to sixth-ranked Campolindo last week. Trevor Rogers and Ethan Torres caught touchdown passes, Ellis Burger and Jack Miller had rushing scores, and George Churchill ran a partially blocked punt back 30 yards to highlight the evening for the Dons. Benicia (2-6, 0-3) lost its sixth game in a row after starting the season 2-0. Acalanes should get a little stiffer test next week when it hosts Miramonte. – Mike Lefkow
No. 17 Menlo-Atherton 24, Menlo School 14
With star receiver Jurrion Dickey watching on crutches, M-A turned to its ground game as Sherrod Smith ran for 151 yards on 20 carries and scored three touchdowns and 5-foot-9, 270-pound Jordan Masuisui gained a career-high 108 yards on 10 carries to lead the Bears to a PAL/SCVAL Bay Division victory. David Kiefer provides the recap here.
Tennyson 26, No. 18 James Logan 6
After the teams played to a 0-0 tie in the first half, Tennyson erupted with 26 consecutive points after halftime to win on the road over James Logan in MVAL/WACC Foothill Division play. Jordan Hernandez threw two touchdown passes to Jeremiah Powell to help lead the way for the Lancers (6-2, 3-0). Logan is 5-3, 2-1. Phil Jensen has the game story here.
No. 24 Live Oak 42, No. 19 Lincoln-San Jose 14
Jordan Fuentes ran for 258 yards and accounted for four touchdowns as Live Oak, playing on the road, rolled past previously undefeated Lincoln-San Jose on Thursday to take sole possession of first place in the Blossom Valley Athletic League’s Mt. Hamilton Division. Live Oak is 7-1, 3-0. Lincoln fell to 7-1, 2-1. Joseph Dycus has the details here.
No. 20 Sacred Heart Cathedral 30, No. 23 Bellarmine 17
RL Miller caught a touchdown pass, returned an interception 47 yards for another score and had a 22-yard fumble return for six more points to lead the Irish (5-3, 3-2 West Catholic Athletic League). Miller, a 6-foot-2, 185-pound linebacker/wide receiver, is a 247sports three-star recruit who remains committed to Arizona State despite what will be a coaching change next season. Bellarmine (3-5, 2-3), which lost for the third time in a row, was playing without leading rusher Ben Pfaff. Still, the Bells led 10-2 midway through the second quarter, but SHC closed to 10-8 on a 64-yard touchdown run by Kendric Sanders. Miller’s pick-6 then put the home team ahead 15-10 at the half. Bellarmine struck first early in the third period to go back in front 17-15, but the Irish scored the game’s final 15 points, including the fumble return by Miller. Jake Hanson and Ben Broch scored touchdowns for the Bells. SHC’s victory over Bellarmine was its third between the teams in the last four years after the Bells had won 10 in a row between 2008-2017. — Mike Lefkow
Las Lomas 38, No. 21 Miramonte 21
The Knights (4-4, 2-1) rallied from a halftime deficit to beat a Miramonte (6-2, 2-1) team that had scored more than 30 points in every game but one this season. Senior Adam Towell ran for a touchdown, and sophomore Kaden Lagaya ran in for two more scores. Alex Lisi hauled in a touchdown reception on fourth-and-three on the goal line, and Nick Barrett kicked a 40-yard field goal. While Miramonte’s UCLA commit Luke Duncan threw for three short touchdown passes, he was also flustered by defensive back Emmanuel Karnley, who had two interceptions and would have had a pick-six had it not been called back because of a penalty. Karnley also ran for a touchdown on a fly sweep. Las Lomas has a chance to force a three-way tie for the league lead next Friday if it can win at Campolindo. Miramonte travels to Acalanes next week. — Joseph Dycus
No. 22 Liberty 35, No. 25 Antioch 6
Senior quarterback Nate Bell threw for three touchdowns and rushed for two more in a surprisingly easy road win at Antioch. The Lions (5-3, 2-1 Bay Valley Athletic League), in their past three games, lost to No. 2 Pittsburg by two points and walloped Freedom and Antioch by a combined 61 points. They are quickly becoming one of the teams to keep an eye on as the season heads toward the section and state playoffs. Bell, who according to 247sports has offers from Army and Eastern Washington, connected for touchdowns twice to Deuce Carr and once to Jamar Searcy. The 5-foot-9, 170-pounder has accounted for 1,939 yards and 20 touchdowns between his running and passing this season. Liberty should assure itself a winning season next week when it hosts Deer Valley. Antioch (3-5, 2-1) continued its inconsistent play with its one-sided loss to the Lions. Last week the Panthers surprised Heritage 23-14. – Mike Lefkow
East Bay
American 28, Kennedy-Fremont 14
A hard-hitting performance by American’s (2-6, 1-2) defense snapped a four-game losing streak with a decisive victory over Kennedy-Fremont (3-5, 1-2). Safety Cruz Madrigal, linebacker Michael Palu and defensive end Mamoun Hamza all stayed disciplined against what coach Bryan Blackmon called a shifty run-heavy offense. Running back Jonathan Tuagalu ran for two touchdowns, and quarterback Danino Corsis ran for two more as American’s rushing attack did enough to complement its stout defense. American hosts San Lorenzo next Friday, while Kennedy travels to Alameda next Saturday. — Joseph Dycus
Berkeley 44, Hayward 41
In one of the most thrilling games of the season, Berkeley erased a five-point deficit on the road in the fourth quarter when Drew Henderson threw a 55-yard touchdown pass to Dashiell Guerreiro Ramos and Jackson Harris completed a pass to Benjamin Thurman for the two-point conversion that made it 44-41. The defense held from there, recovering a fumble with about a minute to play as the Yellow Jackets (5-3, 3-0) stayed alone in first place in the MVAL/WACC Mission Division. Hayward is 3-5, 1-2. The home team led 20-8 after the first quarter and 34-30 at halftime. Zachariah Norton’s 10-yard TD run stretched Hayward’s lead to 41-30 in the third quarter. Henderson’s 23-yard TD pass to Jalen Harris cut the deficit to 41-36. But Berkeley didn’t convert the two-point play, leaving the margin at five points as the fourth quarter began. Friday, Berkeley will be at home to face Mt. Eden and Hayward will play host to Irvington. — Darren Sabedra
College Park 84, Ygnacio Valley 0
No, that score isn’t a typo. College Park really scored 12 touchdowns against visiting Ygnacio Valley in a DAL Valley game. Jimmy Voorhies threw five touchdown passes and Gavin O’Leary caught two touchdowns. Tony Keck, Dalton Bonnington, and Josh Greer ended up with at least one touchdown reception. Colby Taul, who normally plays defensive tackle, threw a touchdown pass. Keith Brown, Andy Dumlao and Hunter Pelayo each had a rushing touchdown. Enzo Giannini and Mario Pacheco each caused and returned a fumble for a touchdown. Julian Abeyta returned YV’s only kick of the game for a touchdown. Friday, College Park (5-3, 3-0) will play host to Mt. Diablo and Ygnacio Valley (0-8, 0-3) will be at home to face Alhambra. – Jesús Cano
Concord 14, Alhambra 7
Holding on to a one-touchdown lead, Fabian Lopez and Jose Ortiz combined for a sack to cause a turnover on downs and help Concord escape with a Diablo Athletic League Valley road win over Alhambra. Sean Murphy scored a 14-yard touchdown run and Monte Beam, who eclipsed 1,000 yards last week, rushed for a 50-yard touchdown to put Concord up 14-0 at halftime. Daniel Delgado connected with Jacob Alderman for a touchdown pass in the third quarter for Alhambra. Concord (7-1, 2-1) will play host to Berean Christian next Friday. Alhambra (3-5,1-2) will head to Concord to play Ygnacio Valley. – Jesús Cano
De Anza 26, Pinole Valley 20
Julien Oupaxay had a big night on both sides of the ball in visiting De Anza’s win over Pinole Valley in a TCAL Rock game. Oupaxay ran for 96 yards and a touchdown while also recording eight tackles. Gino Casias had 167 passing yards and connected with Julius Harrison, who also had five tackles and an interception. Jabril Akbar led with 12 tackles, Terrell Powell had eight tackles and Isaac Williams had six tackles and three sacks. Next Friday, De Anza (5-3, 3-0) will play host to El Cerrito. Saturday, Pinole Valley (3-4, 1-2) will play Bethel in Vallejo. – Jesús Cano
Foothill 28, Dublin 22, OT
Foothill star receiver Chris Lawson caught three touchdown passes, including the final two of the game, to lead the Falcons to a come-from-behind win in overtime. Foothill (4-4, 3-0 EBAL Valley) can win its division outright by beating visiting Granada next Friday. The Falcons drove down the field late in the fourth quarter and tied the game at 22-22 with a minute and a half left on the reception by Lawson from QB Erik Olsen. Two big catches by Luke Haviley put Foothill in position to score. But Dublin blocked the extra point to force overtime. The Gaels (4-4, 0-2) got the ball first in the bonus period and went four-and-out, then Foothill scored on its second play, with Olsen and Lawson hooking up from 17 yards. A four-star recruit with multiple Power 5 offers, Lawson now has 11 touchdown catches on the season. Jensen McMillan also scored a touchdown for Foothill. – Mike Lefkow
Heritage 49, Deer Valley 18
Heritage scored 42 unanswered points by the midway point of the second quarter in Thursday night’s Bay Valley Athletic League win over visiting Deer Valley. Fresno State-bound Devon Rivers scored five touchdowns. This was the fifth team this season Rivers, who had 154 yards on 13 carries, has scored at least four touchdowns in a game. Austin Peters completed 6 of 9 passes for 119 yards and one touchdown to Jeremiah Ruffin. Deer Valley’s Coby Fosselman ran in for a score and threw touchdown passes to Carlos Perez and Ivan Padilla. Heritage (6-2, 2-1) will play host to Pittsburg next Friday. Deer Valley (0-8, 0-3) will head to Brentwood to play Liberty. – Jesús Cano
Livermore 48, Dougherty Valley 16
Tyler Trudeau, in only one half of action, completed 11 of 14 passes for 197 yards and five touchdowns to lead host Livermore to a rout in EBAL Valley Division play. Justin York caught three TD passes, all in the first quarter, and DJ Johnson had a 70-yard touchdown reception. Elijah Hodgers ran for 120 yards and a TD and Mikai Shepard also topped 100 rushing yards with a TD. Livermore improved to 7-1, 1-1. Dougherty Valley fell to 6-3, 0-3. Livermore visits Dublin on Friday. Dougherty Valley closes its regular season at home against Dublin on Nov. 4. — Darren Sabedra
Mt. Eden 27, Washington-Fremont 24
Jacob Gastrock provided huge plays in two different phases of the game as Mt. Eden (5-3, 2-1) edged visiting Washington (4-4, 0-3). Gastrock made things difficult for Washington’s spread offense from his free-safety spot, and also scored the game-winning touchdown on an 85-yard kickoff return. Mt. Eden halfback Marcus Jones had two rushing touchdowns, and quarterback Kyree Fudge found the end zone on a scramble. Mt. Eden coach Paul Perenon said linebacker Andres Viernes racked up at least 10 tackles. Mt. Eden travels to Berkeley next Friday, and Washington will visit Moreau Catholic. – Joseph Dycus
Oakland Tech 38, Castlemont 20
The Bulldogs (6-1, 2-0) are one step closer to what seems to be an inevitable showdown against McClymonds for the Oakland Athletic League crown. Castlemont (3-4, 1-1) put up a fight, but the Knights simply had no answer for Omar Staples, who had five sacks as a pass-rusher and a receiving touchdown as a tight end. Offensive linemen Zachary Mohamed, Kai Ikeda and Aaron Walker cleared the way for Anthony Alonzo, who ran for two touchdowns and caught another from strong-armed quarterback Makai Waqia. Samuel Towns also had a rushing touchdown. Next Friday, Oakland Tech hosts Oakland and Castlemont travels to Skyline. – Joseph Dycus
South Bay/Peninsula/SF
Branham 42, Independence 22
William Augenstein had another huge game as Branham improved to 7-1 overall and 3-0 in BVAL Santa Teresa-Foothill Division play with a victory on Thursday at Independence (1-7, 0-3). The quarterback threw for 180 yards and four touchdowns and ran for 172 yards and a TD. Jack Lewis also scored a touchdown and Elias Antillion ran for 99 yards in 11 carries for Branham, which travels to Piedmont Hills on Friday before closing out the regular season at home on Nov. 3 against Pioneer. Independence will also be on the road Friday to face Silver Creek. — Darren Sabedra
Carlmont 38, Jefferson 8
The Scots (4-4, 1-3) kept things simple in their first league win of the season, having quarterback Jack Wiessinger throw all of three passes against Jefferson (1-7, 0-4). His one completion went for a one-yard touchdown to Juan Olivera. Senior running back John Hanna ran for 173 of the team’s 248 rushing yards and had three touchdowns. Halfback Rich Smith ran for another touchdown. Linebacker Matt Abiezzi had a couple of sacks and two tackles for loss as well. Next Friday, Carlmont plays host to Hillsdale and Jefferson will be at home to meet Terra Nova. — Joseph Dycus
Christopher 27, Santa Teresa 25, OT
The Kings of Overtime were at it again Friday night and, for the second consecutive week, Santa Teresa watched a visiting opponent celebrate a dramatic victory. One week after Live Oak survived 14-7 in OT, Christopher stopped a two-point conversion that would have kept the game going. The outcome keeps Christopher (7-1, 2-1) in the hunt for a BVAL Mt. Hamilton Division title while dropping Santa Teresa (4-4, 1-2) to fourth place. Christopher had taken a 19-16 lead late in the fourth quarter on a 35-yard touchdown pass from William Rizqallah to Evan Vernon. The Cougars missed the PAT, opening the door for Santa Teresa to tie the score with a field goal. Casey Carr’s 28-yard kick made it 19-19 and forced OT. Rizqallah scored on a 10-yard run and Amari Bluford ran in the two-point conversion to give Christopher a 27-19 lead. Joshua Reyes’ 10-yard run cut the margin to 27-25, but Santa Teresa didn’t convert the two-point play. The Saints are 1-2 in OT games this season, having beaten Leland in double OT on Sept. 16. Thursday, Christopher will play host to Oak Grove and Santa Teresa will travel to Lincoln-San Jose. — Darren Sabedra
Evergreen Valley 30, James Lick 21
Evergreen Valley, playing on the road, used a balanced offense to turn back James Lick in a BVAL West Valley Division game. Nathan Moore threw two touchdown passes and ran for one to lead the way as Evergreen Valley improved to 4-4, 3-2. Tight end Noah Holseberg caught one of the TD passes. Sophomore Ayden McChristian caught the other, from 72 yards out. Kenneth Brown, another sophomore, completed the scoring for Evergreen Valley with an 11-yard run in the fourth quarter that made it 30-7. Adrian Diaz led Evergreen Valley’s defense with 10 tackles and an interception. Lick fell to 0-8, 0-5. Thursday, Evergreen Valley travels to Del Mar and Lick visits Andrew Hill. — Darren Sabedra
Fremont-Sunnyvale 42, Saratoga 36
Fremont overcame a sensational performance by Saratoga quarterback Shane Timmons, who completed 30 of 45 passes for 530 yards and five touchdowns. The Firebirds (5-3, 3-3 PAL Lake) trailed 36-27 going into the fourth quarter, but they scored twice to take the lead. DB Henry Buenrostro sealed the game by intercepting a Timmons pass with 38 seconds to go. It was Fremont’s first win over Saratoga since 1990. The Firebirds produced most of their fireworks on the ground, with 341 yards rushing. Don Martinez had 10 carries for 130 yards and three TDs. Saratoga fell to 2-6, 0-5. Friday, Fremont plays host to Mills and Saratoga travels to Woodside. — Mike Lefkow
Leigh 29, Gunderson 14
Shayan Shariat carried 16 times for 136 yards and two touchdowns as Leigh broke into the win column with the BVAL Santa Teresa-Valley Division victory. Dutch Shrader only needed four carries to accumulate 100 rushing yards, Grant Ryder came up with four catches for 128 yards and Scott Wise had an interception. Leigh (1-7, 1-2) hosts Sobrato and Gunderson (3-5, 1-2) plays at Overfelt on Friday. — Glenn Reeves
Mt. Pleasant 21, Del Mar 7
Brayan Ramirez rushed for two touchdowns, on runs of 5 and 6 yards, and Dareuis Williams scored on an 8-yard run as well as coming up with an interception on defense as Mt. Pleasant pulled out the BVAL West Valley Division victory in a matchup between teams that went into the game in a three-way tie for first place. Mt. Pleasant (6-2, 5-0) plays at West Valley co-leader Willow Glen on Thursday. Del Mar (5-3, 4-1) hosts Evergreen Valley, also on Thursday. — Glenn Reeves
Oak Grove 21, Leland 12
Caleb Vierra carried 30 times for 190 yards Thursday as Oak Grove improved to 4-4 overall, 1-2 in the BVAL Mt. Hamilton Division. Ryan Wright threw two touchdown passes and ran for one. Akino McGee was on the receiving end of both of Wright’s TD passes. On defense, the Eagles had five sacks and a safety. Oak Grove plays at Christopher and Leland (2-6, 0-3) is at Live Oak on Thursday. — Glenn Reeves
Overfelt 27, Westmont 21
In a battle for first place in the BVAL Santa Teresa-Valley Division, the Royals came out on top as Walter Smith scored on a 5-yard pass from Gabe Martinez in the final minute to break a 21-21 tie. Overfelt (7-1, 3-0) built a 14-0 lead on touchdowns by Mathias Legrande and Josh Stowers only to see Westmont (7-1, 2-1) come back on a pass from Zackary Zepeda to Haris Kadich and a 33-yard run by Jacob Lang. Martinez completed 9 of 14 passes for 263 yards while Stowers rushed for 133 yards and had 16 tackles. Legrande had 64 yards rushing on six carries and 64 receiving on three catches. Quinton Toga’i had 10 tackles and 53 yards rushing but was hurt in the first half. Overfelt plays host to Gunderson and Westmont will visit Prospect on Friday. — Glenn Reeves
Palo Alto 48, Mountain View 35
Palo Alto kept its Central Coast Section playoff hopes alive with three touchdowns in a wild fourth quarter. The Vikings (2-6, 1-3 SCVAL De Anza) now own the tiebreaker over Mountain View (2-6, 1-3). Palo Alto hosts Milpitas next Friday while Mountain View plays Los Gatos. The winner between Palo Alto and Milpitas likely gets the fourth playoff spot in the SCVAL De Anza, which is an A league and receives four postseason berths. Friday night’s game turned in the fourth quarter when Palo Alto took interceptions to the house on back-to-back series. DB Franklin Tutor scored first on a 60-yard pick-6, then LB Jack Newman raced 15 yards to paydirt on Mountain View’s next possession. Junior RB Jeremiah Madrigal was the offensive star for the Vikings with three touchdowns. – Mike Lefkow
Piedmont Hills 20, Gilroy 7
Piedmont Hills snapped a six-game losing streak, winning the BVAL Santa Teresa Foothill Division game in a mild upset. The Pirates improved to 2-6, 1-2. Gilroy is 4-4, 1-2. Piedmont Hills led 13-0 at the half, scoring in the first quarter on a 4-yard run by quarterback Raymond Heredia, then adding to the lead when Heredia threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Angel Maciel. The visitors cut the lead to 13-7 in the third quarter, but the Pirates made it a two-score game with 10 minutes left in the contest when Heredia found Maciel again, this time from 8 yards out. Madison Viray-Jones booted her second extra point of the evening to conclude the scoring. The 5-foot-3 junior has eight extra points this season. “We haven’t scored a lot of points,” said Pirates coach Matt Kiesle, whose team is averaging 16.5 points per game. It has been a frustrating season for Piedmont Hills, with three of its defeats by eight points or less. — Mike Lefkow
Pioneer 31, Silver Creek 21
Gage Houser threw for 330 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Mustangs to the victory. Anthony Stoopenkoff caught two of the touchdown passes and totaled 168 yards on four catches. Dominik Hernandez had the other TD reception. Houser also had 67 yards rushing on six carries and ran for a TD. Pioneer (7-1, 3-0 BVAL Santa Teresa-Foothill) hosts Gilroy next week before playing at co-leader Branham on Nov. 3. Silver Creek (1-7, 1-2) hosts Independence on Friday. — Glenn Reeves
San Mateo 26, Terra Nova 14
San Mateo (6-2, 4-0) took over the lead in the PAL/SCVAL Ocean Division with the win, handing Terra Nova (6-2, 3-1) its first divisional defeat. Daniel Feletoa, the nephew of former Bearcat great Toke Kefu, carried 22 times for 165 yards and one touchdown. Quarterback Giancarlo Selvitella rushed for 96 yards and two TDs. Cameron Palma came up with his sixth interception of the season. San Mateo closes out Ocean Division play Friday at home against Capuchino. Terra Nova is at Jefferson, also on Friday. — Glenn Reeves
Sequoia 54, Santa Clara 22
Sequoia continued its undefeated season with a PAL/SCVAL El Camino home win over Santa Clara. Quarterback John Larios rushed for two touchdowns and connected with Robert Oda, Luke Hitch and Jack Elgaaen for TD passes. Santa Clara’s Jordan Crockett had a rushing touchdown and Luke Rowell had a pick-six. Jacob Jensen caught a touchdown pass from Matthew Conklin, who also ran in for a score. Orlando Lewis also scored for the Bruins. Friday, Sequoia (8-0, 4-0) will play host to The King’s Academy and Santa Clara (2-6, 1-3) will be at home to face Gunn. – Jesús Cano
Willow Glen 48, Yerba Buena 16
Cedeno Chavez threw for 197 yards and three touchdowns for Willow Glen (6-2, 5-0 BVAL West Valley). Jake Dallas was on the receiving end of two TD passes and Dylan Dallas for one. Cooper Nixon scored two touchdowns on the ground, Josh Sanchez and Benecio Chavez one rushing touchdown apiece. Defensively, Wyatt Walker, Sam O’Kane and Hinsley Critchlow had sacks, Taggart Severson an interception and Spencer Bartlinski a fumble recovery. The Rams host Mt. Pleasant on Thursday with first place at stake. Yerba Buena (1-5, 1-4) is at San Jose on Thursday. — Glenn Reeves
Woodside 28, Lynbrook 14
Woodside, playing on the road, scored four rushing touchdowns and extended its winning streak to six games after beating Lynbrook in PAL/SCVAL Lake game. Evan Usher had a pair of rushing touchdowns, while Oliver Lyssand and Elijah Flor each scored once. Woodside (6-2, 6-0) will play host to Saratoga next Friday. Lynbrook (1-7, 0-5) will look to snap its seven-game losing streak when it plays at South San Francisco on Thursday. — Jesús Cano
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