With the regular season having ended, the first round of playoffs begins Friday and Saturday in all four sections in the Bay Area.
Top 10 team report
No. 1 De La Salle-Concord (10-0, No. 1 last week): Looked much like the past four weeks with a 56-7 dismantling at Sac-Joaquin Section foe Granite Bay as 13 players rushed the ball, none more than four times. Backups Zian Crockett (67 yards), Jackson Mims (55 yards) and Sione Manoa (25 yards) all rushed for touchdowns. Jaxon Loftin (81-for-107, 1,226, 14 touchdowns, no interceptions) completed a remarkable regular season completing 4 of 5 passes for 90 yards and two touchdowns, both to Damari Dean (11 TDs). Next: Friday vs. Liberty (6-4) in a North Coast Section Open/Division 1 opener. Liberty is coming off a 27-7 defeat to Antioch.
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2. Serra (9-1, No. 2 last week): Charlie Walsh rushed three times for 117 yards and caught four passes for 91 yards and two more scores as the Padres defeated St. Francis 42-0 to clinch the West Catholic Athletic League outright at 7-0. Completed one of most dominating WCAL seasons in history, with 301-74 point differential. Next: Saturday vs. Palma-Salinas (8-2) in Central Coast Section Open/Division 1 game.
3. Cardinal Newman (8-2, No. 7 last week): There’s no denying the Cardinals’ dominance since a week 2 loss at De La Salle, including a 45-0 win at Windsor on Friday. Other than a 22-21 win against Hawaii power Punahou, Cardinal Newman has outscored foes 294-21 with four shutouts, including Friday when it recorded six sacks and five interceptions. James Curoso rushed for 102 yards and four touchdowns and added a 67-yard TD reception from J.T. Retamoza (9-for-14, 200 yards). The NCS seeded the Cardinals second in its top division. Next: Friday vs. Marin Catholic-Kentfield (6-4), which lost at Cardinal Newman 28-7 on Oct. 16. Marin Catholic is coming off a 37-14 win at American Canyon.
4. San Ramon Valley-Danville (9-1, No. 3 last week): The depleted Wolves powered through a 21-16 win at crosstown rival and previous No. 10 Monte Vista to win the East Bay Athletic League Mountain Division title. Playing without leading rusher Owen Power and receiver Colton Fitzgibbon, Cole Dawes completed 11 of 19 passes for 227 yards and two scores and added a rushing touchdown, James Macke rushed for 65 yards and added an 80-yard TD catch and run and Thomas Buck hauled in a 50-yard TD throw. Next: An NCS Open/Division 1 rematch at home with Monte Vista (8-2), who got three field goals from Ben Kerrigan and a 10-yard touchdown run by Zane Worth.
High school football playoff pairings
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San Francisco Section
(Saturday, 1:30 p.m.)
No. 4 Mission (3-6) at No. 1 Balboa (7-3)
No. 3 Lincoln (5-5) at No. 2 Lowell (8-2)
Oakland Section
(Friday, 5 p.m.)
Castlemont (3-6) at Oakland (9-1)
Oakland Tech (4-6) at McClymonds (6-4)
North Coast Section
(all first-round games 7 p.m. Friday unless indicated)
Open/Division 1
No. 8 Liberty (6-4) at No. 1 De La Salle (10-0)
No. 7 Marin Catholic (6-4) at No. 2 Cardinal Newman (8-2)
No. 6 Acalanes (9-1) at No. 3 Pittsburg (7-3)
No. 5 Monte Vista (8-2) at No. 4 San Ramon Valley (9-1)
First-round winners in top half of bracket play for the Open Division championship Nov. 19-20. Loser of Open Division championship plays bottom half winner for Division 1 title Nov. 27-28.
Division 2
No. 6 Amador Valley (3-7) at No. 6 Northgate (10-0)
No. 7 Campolindo (6-4) at No. 2 Windsor (8-2)
No. 5 Antioch (8-2) vs. No. 4 Vintage (9-1) at Napa Memorial Stadium
No. 8 Ukiah (8-2) at No. 1 California (6-4)
Division 3
No. 6 Heritage (6-4) at No. 3 Bishop O’Dowd (6-4)
No. 7 James Logan (4-6) at No. 2 Hayward (6-4)
No. 5 Benicia (6-4) at No. 4 Rancho Cotate (5-5)
No. 8 Freedom (6-4) vs. No. 1 San Leandro (9-1) at Burrell Field
Division 4
No. 3 Analy (9-1) vs. No. 6 Napa (8-2) at Napa Memorial Stadium, Saturday, 7 p.m.
No. 7 College Park (7-3) at No. 2 Miramonte (6-4)
No. 5 American Canyon (5-5) at No. 4 Granada (5-5)
No. 8 Washington (8-2) at No. 1 Redwood (8-2), Saturday, 1 p.m.
Division 5
No. 6 Concord (8-2) at No. 3 St. Bernard’s (8-2), Saturday, 1 p.m.
No. 7 Salesian (7-3) vs. No. 2 Fortuna (7-3) at Salesian, Saturday, 1 p.m.
No. 5 Middletown (8-2) at No. 4 St. Vincent de Paul (4-6), Saturday, 1 p.m.
No. 8 Montgomery (8-2) vs. No. 1 Ferndale (9-1) at Montgomery
Division 6
No. 6 San Rafael (8-2) at No. 3 Del Norte (5-5)
No. 7 Newark Memorial (7-3) at No. 2 Archie Williams (7-3), Saturday, 1 p.m.
No. 5 Tennyson (8-2) vs. No. 4 Redwood Christian (8-2) at Foothill HS
No. 1 Moreau Catholic (5-5) at No. 8 Pinole Valley (4-6)
Division 7
No. 6 Terra Linda (6-4) vs. No. 3 Stuart Hall (9-1) at Kezar Stadium
No. 7 Justin-Siena (6-4) at No. 2 Alhambra (7-3)
No. 5 St. Helena (5-5) at No. 4 Cloverdale (7-3)
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Central Coast Section
Open/Division 1
(all first-round games 7 p.m. Friday unless indicated)
No. 8 Palma (8-2) at No. 1 Serra (9-1), Saturday, 1 p.m.
No. 7 Bellarmine (6-4) at No. 2 St. Ignatius (8-2), Friday, 6 p.m.
No. 6 St. Francis (3-7) at No. 3 Riordan (7-3), Saturday, 1 p.m.
No. 5 Los Gatos (9-1) vs. No. 4 Sacred Heart Cathedral (5-5) at City College of San Francisco, Saturday, 1 p.m.
First-round winners in top half of bracket play for the Open Division championship Nov. 19-20. Loser of Open Division championship plays bottom half winner for Division 1 title Nov. 27-28.
Division 2
No. 6 Live Oak (8-2) at No. 3 Burlingame (8-2)
No. 7 Woodside (6-4) at No. 2 Soquel (7-2)
No. 5 Salinas (5-5) at No. 4 Santa Teresa (9-1)
No. 8 San Mateo (6-4) at No. 1 Half Moon Bay (10-0)
Division 3
No. 6 North Salinas (5-4) at No. 3 The King’s Academy (5-5)
No. 7 Milpitas (8-2) at No. 2 Palo Alto (5-5)
No. 5 Menlo-Atherton (3-7) at No. 4 King City (10-0)
No. 8 Sobrato (6-4) at No. 1 Wilcox (4-6)
Division 4
No. 6 Willow Glen (8-2) at No. 3 Carlmont (6-4)
No. 7 Sacred Heart Prep (3-7) at No. 2 Mountain View (5-5)
No. 5 Christopher (6-4) at No. 4 Monterey (6-4)
No. 8 Carmel (4-5) at No. 1 Aptos (7-3)
Division 5
No. 6 Santa Clara (7-3) at No. 3 Branham (4-6)
No. 7 Gilroy (9-1) at No. 2 Hillsdale (6-4)
No. 5 San Lorenzo Valley (4-6) at No. 4 Aragon (5-5)
No. 8 Soledad (4-6) at No. 1 Sequoia (5-5)
5. Los Gatos (9-1, No. 4 last week): Jack Siri completed 14 of 21 passes for 251 yards and four touchdowns, three to Jimmy Childers (five catches, 87 yards) and one to Shane Harmer (four, 105) in a 41-14 win at Wilcox-Santa Clara. Devonte Troutt (22 carries, 107 yards, two touchdowns) went over the 100-yard mark for a sixth time and finished the regular season with 1,167 yards and 18 touchdowns. Next: Saturday at CCSF against fourth-seeded Sacred Heart Cathedral (5-5) in the CCS Open/Division 1 playoffs. How the Wildcats got seeded fifth is quite curious.
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6. Pittsburg (7-3, No. 5 last week): Wrapped up another Bay Valley Athletic League title as backup quarterback Philip Ramirez completed 11 passes, five for touchdowns, including two to Deveon Wilson, in a 50-6 win at Heritage-Brentwood (6-4). Next: Friday vs. Acalanes-Lafayette (9-1) in a NCS Open/Division1 game. The Pirates are seeded third and Acalanes sixth.
7. Acalanes (9-1, No. 6 last week): Tyler Winkles (184 of 278, 2,988 yards, 36 touchdowns) wrapped up a superlative regular season throwing for 290 yards and four touchdowns as the host Dons secured the DAL Foothill title with a 44-10 win over Benicia (6-4). Justin Davis rushed for 94 yards and scored two touchdowns, one on the ground and the other with a 24-yard catch. Next: The Dons, who piled up 534 yards and average 476 yards per game, will be severely tested at Pittsburg on Friday.
8. St. Ignatius (8-2, No. 8 last week): Isaac Liu, back from injury, completed 8 of 10 passes for 100 yards and a touchdown and Luke Tribolet and Kingston Pagani combined for 110 rushing yards and another score as the host Wildcats recorded their first shutout of the season, 21-0 over Mitty. Next: Friday (6 p.m. start) tentatively at home against Bellarmine (6-4), which was ruled ineligible by CCS last week for the use of an ineligible player. A Santa Clara County judge issued a temporary restraining order halting the CCS decision and a second hearing on Thursday will determine if this game occurs. If not, St. Ignatius will advance to the Open Division final against the Palma-Serra winner.
9. Riordan (7-3, No. 9 last week): UNLV-bound running back Adonyae Brown returned from an ankle injury in a big way, carrying 15 times for 175 yards and three touchdowns in 56-14 home win over Bellarmine. The Crusaders registered six sacks and got interceptions from Tevita Tuifua and Isaac Rogers. Next: The third-seeded Crusaders host St. Francis (3-7) Saturday in CCS Open/D1 action.
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10. Half Moon Bay (10-0, NR): Joedoln Flores rushed eight times for 102 yards and three touchdowns and Brandon Mello added two TD runs as the Cougars completed their second perfect regular season (the other was 2019) with a 56-19 win over Terra Nova-Pacifica in the traditional “Skull” game. Half Moon Bay has outscored its opponents 446-177. Friday’s game featured more than 900 yards, 482 by the Cougars. Next: Seeded first in the CCS Division 2 playoffs, the Cougars host No. 8 San Mateo (6-4).
Notes: Third-seeded Burlingame (8-2), which defeated San Mateo 21-7 in the 99th Big Little Game on Saturday, hosts No. 6 Live Oak-Morgan Hill (8-2) in a CCS Division 2 game Friday. Burlingame’s Will Armstrong had a touchdown catch and key interception in Saturday’s win that ended San Mateo’s three-game win streak in the series. … More top seeds in NCS play are California-San Ramon (Division 2), San Leandro (Division 3), Redwood-Larkspur (Division 4), Ferndale (Division 5), Moreau Catholic-Hayward (Division 6), McKinleyville (Division 7). …. Other top CCS seeds: Wilcox (Division 3), Aptos (Division 4) and Sequoia-Redwood City (Division 5). … San Francisco Section semifinal play opens at 1:30 p.m. Saturday as No. 1seed Balboa (7-3) hosts No. 4 Mission (3-6) and third-seeded Lincoln (5-5) travels to face No. 2 Lowell (8-2). … Lowell won at Lincoln 36-0 last week to close the regular season. …. The championship AAA game is Thanksgiving morning (Nov. 26) at Kezar Stadium. … In Oakland Section semifinal play at 7 p.m. Friday, fourth-seeded Castlemont (3-6) travels to No. 1 Oakland (9-1) and No. 3 Oakland Tech (4-6) plays at McClymonds (6-4).
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This article originally published at High school football top 10: Ahead of section playoffs, De La Salle retains top spot.
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