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Saint Ignatius’ Jahsai Shannon (7) takes a handoff from Zach Taylor-Smith (5) and runs for a touchdown against Archbishop Mitty in the first quarter at Foothill College on Friday, Nov. 1, 2019, in Los Altos Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jim Gensheimer)
Saint Ignatius’ Jahsai Shannon (7) takes a handoff from Zach Taylor-Smith (5) and runs for a touchdown against Archbishop Mitty in the first quarter at Foothill College on Friday, Nov. 1, 2019, in Los Altos Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jim Gensheimer)
Darren Sabedra, high school sports editor/reporter, for his Wordpress profile. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)
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St. Ignatius and San Ramon Valley were the big movers this week as each climbed five spots after noteworthy wins over the weekend.

S.I. is now knocking on the Top 10 door after toppling Mitty 21-7 in what turned out to be a battle of backup quarterbacks Friday.

The Wildcats are ranked 11th.

Bay Area Preps HQ: High school football Week 12 Predictions

San Ramon Valley cracked the Top 20 after outlasting rival Monte Vista 17-16 in a double-overtime thriller Friday.


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The Wolves came in at No. 20.

Other news:

Serra and Valley Christian traded spots after the Padres’ 10-0 win over Valley on Saturday. Serra is now No. 2, one position ahead of Valley.

Half Moon Bay continues to roll through overmatched Peninsula Athletic League Ocean Division opponents and is now ranked 10th.

Votes are cast by Bay Area Preps HQ’s Darren Sabedra, Vytas Mazeika, Phil Jensen, Mike Lefkow and Matt Schwab, with first-place votes worth 25 points, second-place 24, third-place 23 and so on.

On to the rankings …

No. 1 De La Salle (9-1)

Voting points: 125

Last week No. 1: Beat Clayton Valley Charter 56-14

Up next: TBD

No. 2 Serra (9-0)

Voting points: 120

Last week No. 3: Beat Valley Christian 10-0

Up next: Saturday vs. St. Ignatius, 1 p.m.

No. 3 Valley Christian (8-1)

Voting points: 112

Last week No. 2: Lost to Serra 10-0

Up next: Friday vs. Mitty, 7 p.m.

No. 4 McClymonds (8-0)

Voting points: 109

Last week No. 4: Beat Oakland 68-0

Up next: Friday at Oakland Tech, 7:15 p.m.

No. 5 Pittsburg (9-1)

Voting points: 107

Last week No. 5: Beat Antioch 42-41

Up next: TBD

No. 6 Liberty (9-1)

Voting points: 102

Last week No. 6: Beat Heritage 59-6

Up next: TBD

No. 7 Cardinal Newman (7-1)

Voting points: 94

Last week No. 7: Did not play.

Up next: Monday at Maria Carrillo, 7 p.m.; Friday at Analy, 7 p.m.

No. 8 Wilcox (7-2)

Voting points: 89

Last week No. 8: Beat Santa Clara 63-7

Up next: Friday vs. Fremont-Sunnyvale, 7 p.m.

No. 9 Marin Catholic (9-1)

Voting points: 85

Last week No. 10: Beat Tamalpais 56-7

Up next: TBD

No. 10 Half Moon Bay (9-0)

Voting points: 79

Last week No. 11: Beat Carlmont 56-7

Up next: Friday at Terra Nova, 7 p.m.

No. 11 St. Ignatius (7-2)

Voting points: 72

Last week No. 16: Beat Mitty 21-7

Up next: Saturday vs. Serra, 1 p.m.

No. 12 Salinas (8-1)

Voting points: 61

Last week No. 13: Beat San Benito 24-17

Up next: Friday at Aptos, 7:30 p.m.

No. 13 Menlo-Atherton (6-3)

Voting points: 58*

Last week No. 15: Beat Aragon, forfeit

Up next: Friday at The King’s Academy, 7 p.m.

No. 14 Monte Vista (7-3)

Voting points: 58*

Last week No. 9: Lost to San Ramon Valley 17-16, 2 OT

Up next: TBD

No. 15 Campolindo (8-2)

Voting points: 56

Last week No. 14: Beat Miramonte 35-7

Up next: TBD

No. 16 Archbishop Mitty (6-3)

Voting points: 49

Last week No. 12: Lost to St. Ignatius 21-7

Up next: Friday at Valley Christian, 7 p.m.

No. 17 Las Lomas (9-1)

Voting points: 44

Last week No. 17: Beat Northgate 56-10

Up next: TBD

No. 18 Los Gatos (8-1)

Voting points: 42

Last week No. 18: Bye

Up next: Friday at Mountain View, 7 p.m.

No. 19 James Logan (9-1)

Voting points: 35*

Last week No. 20: Beat Kennedy-Fremont 49-0

Up next: TBD

No. 20 San Ramon Valley (7-3)

Voting points: 35*

Last week No. 25: Beat Monte Vista 17-16, 2 OT

Up next: TBD

No. 21 Acalanes (8-2)

Voting points: 28

Last week 21: Beat Alhambra 56-7

Up next: TBD

No. 22 Rancho Cotate (6-3)

Voting points: 19

Last week No. 22: Did not play

Up next: Friday at Ukiah, 7 p.m.

No. 23 Encinal (9-1)

Voting points: 15

Last week No. 24: Beat Bishop O’Dowd 10-7

Up next: TBD

No. 24 Piner (9-0)

Voting points: 14

Last week No. 23: Did not play

Up next: Friday at Santa Rosa, 7 p.m.

No. 25 California (7-3)

Voting points: 13

Last week not ranked: Beat Foothill 25-12

Up next: TBD

Also received voting points: Palo Alto 2, Sacred Heart Prep 2

*Tiebreaker determined by each team’s highest and lowest vote totals.