Top-ranked Serra was far from perfect but still managed to comfortably beat 11th-ranked Archbishop Mitty.
Third-ranked Pittsburg pulled away late to turn back No. 5 McClymonds.
Half Moon Bay held off seventh-ranked Menlo-Atherton in a league opener and Lincoln-San Jose cruised past Branham in a matchup between teams that had not lost.
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Ranked teams
No. 1 Serra 35, No. 11 Archbishop Mitty 7
Serra built a two-touchdown cushion by halftime and led by three touchdowns after the third quarter on its way to a victory in its only night home game of the season. Maealiuaki Smith threw two touchdown passes and Teddy Chung intercepted two passes to help lead the way. Darren Sabedra has the recap here.
No. 3 Pittsburg 39, No. 5 McClymonds 21
Pittsburg, playing on its home field, broke open the game late as the Pirates bounced back from their loss two weeks ago to Folsom. Elijah Bow propelled the Pirates with 183 and a touchdown in 33 carries. Check out Joseph Dycus’ game story here.
No. 4 Wilcox 44, Mountain View 14
Elijah Walker ran 80 yards for a touchdown on the Chargers’ first play of the game and Frankie Tagaio caught TD passes of 34 and 44 yards. The game was close for a half with Wilcox (5-0) leading 24-14 at the break. But three interceptions in the second half allowed the Chargers to break open the SCVAL De Anza Division opener for both schools. Wilcox quarterback Armand Johnson threw three touchdown passes, including a 93-yarder to Joshua Hernandez. Mountain View got touchdowns from Dillon Daniels and Lex Silver. The Spartans have lost four in a row after a season-opening win against The King’s Academy. Since then they’ve lost to Mitty, Sacred Heart Prep, Half Moon Bay and Wilcox. “It’ll be nice to look across the field and see somebody our own size,” said Mountain View coach Tim Lugo, whose Spartans visit Homestead next Friday. – Mike Lefkow
No. 6 San Ramon Valley 31, Foothill 7
Luke Baker threw three touchdown passes to Trevor Scott, Austin Shelton kicked a field goal and Nick Rivera scored on a 1-yard run to lead undefeated San Ramon Valley to a victory at home in Danville over Foothill in a non-league game. The Wolves are 5-0 heading into their game next Friday at McClymonds. Baker threw touchdown passes of 14 yards and 25 yards to Scott in the first quarter, and SRV never looked back. The Wolves led 17-0 at halftime and 24-0 in the third quarter when Foothill scored its only touchdown, on a 20-yard pass from Erik Olsen to Chris Lawson. The Falcons (2-4) have lost four in a row. They open league play next week at undefeated Dougherty Valley. – Darren Sabedra
No. 19 Half Moon Bay 22, No. 7 Menlo-Atherton 21
For the second week in a row, Menlo-Atherton lost on the road by a point. Last week, Wilcox beat the Bears 21-20. Friday, in a league opener, Half Moon Bay held off M-A after the Bears moved inside the 10-yard line with less than two minutes to go. David Kiefer has all the details here.
No. 8 Bellarmine 3, No. 23 Archbishop Riordan 0
Connor Tripp’s 37-yard field goal with 7:23 left in the fourth quarter accounted for all the points as Bellarmine won on the road in WCAL play. Defense ruled the afternoon during Saturday’s showdown in San Francisco. Jae’Von Reels and the visiting Bellarmine’s front line neutralized Riordan’s ground game, while Riordan’s defense did the same to elusive quarterback Parker Threatt. Bellarmine seemed primed to score right before halftime, but Zion Wells picked the pass off in the end zone as time expired. The game was scoreless after three quarters. After the field goal, linebacker Jacob Tatum had a big tackle for loss on fourth down to give the Bells the ball back with six minutes to go. After Bellarmine’s drive stalled out, its defense got one more stop and secured the victory. Bellarmine (3-2, 2-0) will probably need more than three points to win next Friday when it hosts No. 1 Serra at San Jose City College. Archbishop Riordan (3-2, 1-1) will travel to play Archbishop Mitty at Foothill College on Friday. — Joseph Dycus
No. 13 Los Gatos 45, Milpitas 0
Will Brennan returned the opening kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown to set the tone. Los Gatos led 42-0 at halftime as Emiliano Mejia scored two touchdowns on runs of 2 and 59 yards and finished with 124 yards on seven carries. Jake Boyd (4 of 6, 74 yards) connected with Jaylen Thomas (3 catches, 62 yards) on a 28-yard scoring pass and Ryan Bernat returned an interception 25 yards for a touchdown. Sam Pearman‘s 26-yard field goal was the only scoring in the second half. Pearman was 6 of 6 on PATs and had five touchbacks on kickoffs. Los Gatos (3-2, 1-0 SCVAL De Anza) plays again on Thursday at Palo Alto. Milpitas (1-4, 0-1) is at Wilcox on Friday. — Glenn Reeves
No. 15 Acalanes 54, Oakland 0
The Dons led 40-0 at the half in a game that was played mostly with a running clock. Acalanes coach Floyd Burnsed said his team, which improved to 5-0, ran only 15 offensive plays for the entire game. It scored in just about every way possible. Andrew Habas returned a punt for a touchdown, Ben Foox had a pick-six and Ethan Pancoast recovered an Oakland fumble in the end zone for six more points. Zack Murdin kicked field goals of 44 and 33 yards. Trevor Rogers caught two touchdown passes and Ellis Burger had a 16-yard TD run. Things will get tougher for the Dons next Friday when they play host to Las Lomas in a Diablo Athletic League Foothill Division opener for both schools. – Mike Lefkow
No. 16 California 38, Granada 7
California scored on six of its first seven possessions as Jayden Macedo threw for 195 yards and three touchdowns and the defense held host Granada to 159 yards in the victory. “I thought our guys came out focused,” California coach Danny Calcagno said. Phil Jensen has the full recap here.
No. 17 St. Francis 42, St. Ignatius 20
The Lancers, for the first time since Week 1, returned to the win column with a victory on the road against St. Ignatius in West Catholic Athletic League play. Keala Keanaaina started the scoring with a three-yard plunge late in the first quarter. Then quarterback Matthew Dougherty sneaked in from the 1 in the second quarter to give the Lancers a 14-0 lead at halftime. Dougherty also caught a 40-yard touchdown from Riley Long. Soren Hummel threw a couple of scoring passes to give St. Ignatius life, but St. Francis (2-3, 1-1) pulled away when Dougherty connected with Ned Righellis and Andrew Adkison for touchdowns. St. Francis plays host to Sacred Heart Cathedral next Friday, while St. Ignatius (1-4, 0-2) will be back at home to face Valley Christian. — Joseph Dycus
No. 18 Clayton Valley 35, Jesuit-Carmichael 21
Micah Avery ran for three touchdowns, all in the first half, as Clayton Valley bounced back from a close loss at home to Turlock two weeks ago to win on the road Saturday over previously undefeated Jesuit-Carmichael. Christian Aguilar threw a 91-yard touchdown pass to Emilio Strange to even the score 14-14 in the second quarter and completed the scoring for Clayton Valley with a touchdown pass to Hank Phifer in the third quarter. Clayton Valley (2-3) will open EBAL Mountain play Friday at Amador Valley. Jesuit fell to 5-1. – Darren Sabedra
No. 21 Heritage 41, Freedom 18
Devon Rivers scored five rushing touchdowns as the Patriots (5-1) bounced back from their first loss of the season last week. Rivers had 192 yards on 37 carries and scored all five TDs on runs of 7 yards or less. The Fresno State commit now has 1,264 yards and 18 touchdowns this season. Last week in a 17-7 setback against James Logan, he was held under 100 yards and without a score for the only time this season. Friday night’s Bay Valley Athletic League opener for both Heritage and Freedom was close for a half. The visitors led 14-12 at halftime against the much-improved Falcons (2-3, 0-1), but they took charge in the third and fourth quarters. It began on the very first play after intermission when quarterback Austin Peters threw a 73-yard touchdown to Brooks Davis. That made it 21-12, and Heritage built the lead to 34-12 on two more Rivers runs before Freedom finally managed a touchdown in the fourth quarter. Heritage is off next Friday before visiting Antioch on Oct. 14. Freedom also has a bye before playing at Liberty on Oct. 14. — Mike Lefkow
East Bay
Antioch 61, Deer Valley 16
Antioch snapped a four-game losing streak on Thursday behind solid offensive performances from Charles Brown and Larenzo Mayfield. Brown rushed for 137 yards and two touchdowns and Mayfield threw one touchdown and ran for two more to lead the Panthers to a victory in the inaugural Antioch Sports Legends trophy game. Elijah Stingley, Issac Gaines, Robert Edward and Curtis Tucker all scored for Antioch. Marc Mixon and Jaion Gray found the end zone for Deer Valley. Both will resume play on Oct. 14. Antioch (2-4, 1-4) will play host to Heritage and Deer Valley (0-6, 0-1) will be at home against Pittsburg. – Jesús Cano
Bethel 22, Benicia 12
Bethel scored 20 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to erase a 10-point deficit and stun host Benicia for its first victory of the season. Travis Jackson’s two touchdown runs and a 65-yard interception return by Jordan Ratchford sparked the comeback as Bethel improved to 1-4 while sending Benicia to its third consecutive defeat. Benicia’s Dean Quiambao scored on a one-yard keeper and then connected with Donavan Lee for a nine-yard touchdown in the third quarter to give the Panthers a 12-2 lead. Benicia (2-3) will start Diablo Athletic League Foothill Division play on Friday at home against Campolindo. Bethel opens TCAL Rock Division play on Friday at El Cerrito. — Jesús Cano
Dougherty Valley 50, Vallejo 12
Dougherty Valley is 6-0 for the first time in program history after winning at home against Vallejo. Devin Garcia had two touchdowns for the second consecutive game. Aryan Guar also had a pair of touchdowns, which included a 90-yard run. Aditya Ved, Michael Bae, and Gavin Bergstedt also scored. Dougherty Valley will start East Bay Athletic League Valley Division play next Friday at home against Foothill. – Jesús Cano
Dublin 39, Hayward 34
The two East Bay schools traded touchdowns all evening, starting with Adam Moore’s four-yard score in the first quarter. Brandon D’Acquisto answered Hayward’s kickoff return touchdown with a long TD return of his own. Moore and Brady Steadman both got into the end zone in the second quarter. Moore ran for a third touchdown in the third quarter, and quarterback Sean Collins threw a 14-yard pass to D’Acquisto for Dublin’s last touchdown. Both teams remain at home next Friday, with Dublin hosting Granada and Hayward welcoming Mt. Eden. — Joseph Dycus
Fremont-Oakland 35, Kennedy-Fremont 14
Aaron Lipscomb had 19 carries for 205 yards and four touchdowns and Sefo Aquila completed 12 of 16 passes for 220 yards as Fremont picked up some momentum before the start of Oakland Athletic League play. Fremont has a bye next weekend, then will play host to Oakland on Oct. 14. Kennedy-Fremont begins MVAL/WACC Shoreline play Friday at Newark Memorial. – Jesús Cano
Mt. Diablo 35, Richmond 14
Asthen Adkins, one of only four seniors on the Red Devils’ roster, scored four touchdowns in the one-sided win. Mt. Diablo, which has won two straight after opening the season with three defeats, led 21-0 at the half. Richmond (1-4) was playing for the first time since Sept. 10. The Oilers forfeited their game to Concord on Sept. 17, then won by forfeit last week when Galileo-San Francisco didn’t have enough players because several parents didn’t want their kids traveling to Richmond. Mt. Diablo coach Donald James said there were no problems Friday night at the game played in Richmond. Adkins had three touchdown runs for the Devils and returned a fumble 35 yards for another score. Tayshawn Glover’s TD reception from sophomore quarterback Manuel Zuniga capped the scoring for Mt. Diablo. – Mike Lefkow
Moreau Catholic 48, Castro Valley 31
Moreau, playing at home in Hayward, extended its winning streak to three games as Dean-Taylor Chapman ran for 159 yards in 13 carries and scored three touchdowns to again lead the way. Khalon Mosi added 52 yards in 10 carries and scored a touchdown. Quarterbacks Luca Oca and Jalen Arnold combined for 129 yards passing and Jameson Ransburg returned an interception for a touchdown as Moreau improved to 3-2. Elijah Hughes, who had four receptions for 63 yards, sealed the outcome with an interception. Robert Morgan chipped in with two catches for 61 yards. Moreau will be back at home Friday to play its MVAL/WACC Mission Division opener against Berkeley. Castro Valley (1-4) opens MVAL/WACC Foothill Division play at home Friday against Encinal. – Darren Sabedra
Livermore 35, College Park 8
The Cowboys improved to 6-0 as five different players scored touchdowns. Six wins equal the most victories for Livermore in the MaxPreps era, which began in 2004. The Cowboys have a bye next week, then the schedule gets measurably tougher when they play host to Foothill in their EBAL Valley opener on Oct. 14. Tyler Trudeau and Jack Prusso each scored on quarterback sneaks, and Elijah Hodgers and Mikai Shepard had touchdown runs. Justin York caught a touchdown pass from Trudeau. It was 14-0 at the half and 28-0 after three quarters. College Park’s (2-3) only TD came in the fourth period on a 12-yard pass from James Voorhies to Tony Keck. Ashton Havens ran over the 2-point conversion. – Mike Lefkow
Oakland Tech 30, St. Bernard’s-Eureka 14
Anthony Alonzo scored three touchdowns for the second game in a row, helping the Bulldogs improve to 4-1. The 5-foot-11, 185-pound running back, who has an offer from Grambling State, also reached paydirt three times last week in a 34-6 rout of Tennyson. Oakland Tech led 14-7 at the half against St. Bernard’s (2-3). Davion Dixon had a pick-six and heavily recruited edge rusher Omar Staples added a sack. Staples has offers from five Pac-12 schools and is hearing from Stanford, according to Tech coach Virdell Larkins. He also has offers from San Jose State and Pennsylvania of the Ivy League, according to 247sports. The Bulldogs are off next week, then will visit Fremont-Oakland on Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. The game was originally scheduled for Oct. 14. – Mike Lefkow
South Bay/Peninsula/SF
Burlingame 14, Aragon 10
Burlingame utilized a double-pass trick play to score the winning touchdown with 33 seconds left. QB Liam Friedman threw a backward pass to running back Joey Nawrocki, who set his feet and connected with Lukas Habelt on a 33-yard touchdown pass to give Burlingame (3-2, 1-0) the win in a Peninsula Athletic League Bay Division opener Thursday. “Defense played great,” Burlingame coach John Philipopoulos said. “At one point we had 22 plays in a row right before halftime inside our 30 and they only came away with 3.” LB Giovanni Joachim, DL Ethan Lancaster and CB Evan Daly stood out defensively. Zach Shapiro caught a 53-yard TD pass and made an interception on the game’s final play. Burlingame hosts Menlo-Atherton on Friday. Aragon (3-2, 0-1) plays at Menlo School on Saturday. — Glenn Reeves
Del Mar 42, San Jose 36
Del Mar rushed for 454 yards to hold off the Bulldogs and improve to 3-2 overall, 2-0 in the BVAL West Valley Division. Andre Latimore gained 223 yards on 24 carries and scored two TDs. Jaxon Villasenor had 206 yards on 24 carries and scored four touchdowns. Jaydon Marfil and Josh Villareal were the leading tacklers. Aydon Ayala had a key sack and Latimore sealed the win with an interception. Del Mar plays at James Lick and San Jose (0-5) hosts Evergreen Valley on Friday. — Glenn Reeves
Homestead 14, Palo Alto 10
Trailing 10-6 against host Palo Alto in a SCVAL De Anza Division game, Homestead’s Max Ward caused a strip fumble in the fourth quarter. The loose ball was picked up by Wyatt Hook and returned 25 yards for the game-winning touchdown. Quarterback Charlie Casteneda threw for 134 yards and ran in for a touchdown in the second quarter for Homestead. Zachary Acton (12 tackles) and Gregory Brown (11 tackles) anchored a defense that shut out Palo Alto in the second half. Homestead (2-3, 1-0) has won two in a row since opening the season with three consecutive losses. The Mustangs return home Friday to play Mountain View. Palo Alto (1-4, 0-1) will play host to Los Gatos on Thursday. – Jesús Cano
El Camino 34, Fremont-Sunnyvale 24
Antonio Arenas rushed for 230 yards and scored four touchdowns to lead El Camino (3-2, 2-0 PAL Lake). The Colts had 380 yards rushing in total. Don Martinez kept Fremont close on special teams with a 90-yard kickoff return and a 28-yard field goal that brought the Firebirds within 26-24 in the fourth quarter. Jonathan Delos Santos had 73 yards rushing for Fremont (3-2, 1-2). Henry Buenrostro added 67 yards rushing and a touchdown. El Camino plays at Woodside and Fremont travels to Lynbrook on Friday. — Glenn Reeves
Leland 20, Pioneer 14
Leland hasn’t had a lot to smile about to start this season. But that changed Friday as the Chargers, playing on their home field at Pat Tillman Stadium, won the “The Battle of the Den” over Almaden Valley rival and previously undefeated Pioneer. After the visitors took a 7-6 lead in the second quarter on Anthony Stoopenkoff’s 99-yard fumble return for a touchdown, Miles Roberts returned the ensuing kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown to reclaim the lead for Leland. Roberts added a 44-yard touchdown run in the third quarter to stretch Leland’s lead to 20-7. Gage Houser’s 10-yard touchdown pass to Kyle Louie early in the fourth quarter cut the margin to 20-14, but Leland (2-4) held on to snap a three-game losing streak that included a double-overtime loss to Santa Teresa and a three-point loss last week at Westmont. Leland has next week off, then plays at Christopher in a league game on Oct. 14. Pioneer (4-1) opens its league play Thursday at home against Independence. – Darren Sabedra
Lincoln-San Jose 40, Branham 12
Freshman wide receiver Kyan Phillips caught five passes for 149 yards from his brother, senior Tayden Phillips, and 5-7, 140-pound Salvador Espinoza carried 23 times for 144 yards and scored three touchdowns to lead host Lincoln to a rout of Branham in a non-league matchup between teams that brought undefeated records to the field. Glenn Reeves has the game story here.
Live Oak 42, Piedmont Hills 21
Jordan Fuentes scored touchdowns rushing, receiving and on a kickoff return to lead the Acorns to the non-league victory. He carried 12 times for 133 yards and scored on a 9-yard run. He caught two passes for 37 yards, including a 30-yard TD. And he returned a kickoff 85 yards for a third touchdown. Raymond Heredia threw two touchdown passes and ran for one for Piedmont Hills. Live Oak (4-1) will open Blossom Valley Athletic League Mt. Hamilton Division play Saturday at home against Oak Grove. Piedmont Hills (1-4) plays its BVAL Santa Teresa-Foothill Division opener Thursday at home against Silver Creek. — Glenn Reeves
Monta Vista 42, Saratoga 35
Monta Vista looked finished when it went into halftime down 28-6, with its only points coming on an Isaiah Dimaya’s touchdown run. But instead of conceding, Monta Vista pulled off a 36-7 run in the second half that included a 22-0 fourth quarter as the Matadors won the PAL/SCVAL Lake Division game. Senior Greyson Mobley ran for 127 yards and four touchdowns and had eight tackles. Dimaya ran for 111 yards and the touchdown, and Hamza Moharram rushed for 102 yards. Rohit Pamidi threw for 72 yards and a touchdown on 5-of-6 passing, and Alex Lee caught every single one of those completions. Mobley ended the game with a pick while playing safety. Monta Vista (2-3, 1-2) plays at Mills next Friday, and Saratoga (2-3, 0-2) hosts South San Francisco on Thursday. — Joseph Dycus
Oak Grove 29, Silver Creek 0
The Eagles scored a touchdown in every quarter to climb over .500 for the first time this season. Caleb Vierra led the way with three scores. Oak Grove has won three in a row after starting the season 0-2. One of the victories was a forfeit over Prospect. Silver Creek is 0-6 and off to its worst start since losing all 10 games in 2005. Oak Grove made some mistakes early in the game, coach Joel Cordero said, but it only punted one time. Next up for Oak Grove is an away game at Live Oak next Saturday night. Silver Creek will try to win its first game Thursday night at Piedmont Hills. – Mike Lefkow
San Mateo 41, Jefferson 18
San Mateo (3-2) rushed for 488 yards in its PAL Ocean Division opener. Daniel Feletoa led the ground attack with 247 yards on 22 carries and scored two touchdowns. Giancarlo Selvitella picked up another 83 yards and two TDs. San Mateo is back in action Friday at home against Hillsdale. Jefferson (1-4, 0-1) plays at Capuchino on Friday. — Glenn Reeves
Santa Clara 43, Cupertino 0
Mateo Garcia, a transfer from Pinewood playing his first game of the season, returned a blocked punt five yards for a touchdown to ignite an avalanche of second-quarter points as Santa Clara (2-3, 1-0) rolled to a PAL/SCVAL El Camino Division victory at home. USC commit Amos Talalele followed Garcia’s score with an eight-yard fumble return for a touchdown to make it 16-0 and then Jacob Jensen returned an interception 45 yards for a touchdown to widen the advantage to 22-0. Orlando Lewis’ 10-yard run made it 28-0 at halftime. Santa Clara added two more touchdowns in the third quarter. Matthew Conklin’s 21-yard run extended the lead to 35-0 and Matthew J. Nguyen’s 97-yard run pushed the score to 41-0. Nguyen, who is also the Bruins’ long snapper, was so winded that Santa Clara went for two after his TD and got it to complete the scoring. Santa Clara plays host to The King’s Academy on Thursday. Cupertino (2-3, 0-1) will be at home Friday to face Sequoia. – Darren Sabedra
Santa Teresa 47, Independence 0
Santa Teresa stretched its winning streak to three games, building a 34-point halftime cushion en route to a non-league victory Thursday at home over Independence. Joseph Tapia threw two touchdown passes and Evan Smith ran for 109 yards and a touchdown in 22 carries to help lead the way. Joshua Reyes added a two touchdowns on the ground and one receiving and Ian Quintero and Joshua Rahimi also scored touchdowns for Santa Teresa (4-2). Reyes, who plays strong safety, led the defense with eight tackles. Weak safety Alex Villaneda finished with seven tackles, middle linebacker Davis Aguirre had six tackles and an interception and defensive lineman Joe Brush contributed four tackles and a sack. Santa Teresa has next week off, then plays host to Live Oak in a league game on Oct. 14. Independence (1-4) visits Pioneer in a league game Thursday. — Darren Sabedra
Sequoia 20, Los Altos 14
Luke Holmes intercepted a pass and returned it for a touchdown as time expired to give Sequoia (5-0, 1-0) the win in a PAL/SCVAL El Camino Division opener. Sequoia lineman Tony Veimau took an inside handoff for a touchdown to open the scoring. Los Altos (1-4, 0-1) gained a 14-7 lead as Zach Fagan scored on a 5-yard run and threw an 83-yard halfback option pass to Thomas Schumann. Sequoia tied it before halftime on a run by Logan Kern. Sequoia plays at Cupertino and Los Altos hosts Gunn on Friday. — Glenn Reeves
Willow Glen 35, Evergreen Valley 0
Cooper Nixon had 12 carries for 130 yards and two touchdowns as Willow Glen prevailed on the road over Evergreen Valley in a Blossom Valley Athletic League West Valley Division game. Cedeno Chavez, Dylan Dallas and Joshua Sanchez also scored. Chase Otrowoski had an interception and Taggart Severson recovered a fumble to contribute to the shutout. Willow Glen (3-2, 2-0) has won two in a row. The Rams will return home next Friday to play Hill. Evergreen Valley (2-3, 1-1) plays host San Jose next Friday. – Jesús Cano
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