Welcome to the Bay Area News Group (Mercury News & East Bay Times) roundup of the best action in high school football from the 11th weekend of the fall season. Check back every Saturday for scores, highlights and top performers from the weekend’s games, updated throughout the day.
Ranked teams
No. 3 De La Salle 42, No. 6 Clayton Valley Charter 21
Luke Dermon threw for two touchdowns and ran for another to lead De La Salle to a victory on its home field in Concord against Clayton Valley. Darren Sabedra has the recap here.
No. 4 Pittsburg 34, Antioch 13
Jaden Rashada passed for two touchdowns as Pittsburg rolled over Antioch in the 103rd Big Little Game, an outcome that clinched the Bay Valley Athletic League title for the Pirates. For more details, check out Mike Lefkow’s story here.
No. 5 Los Gatos 34, Milpitas 7
Los Gatos broke open a close game in the second half to finish the regular season undefeated (10-0, 6-0 Santa Clara Valley Athletic League De Anza Division). The visiting Wildcats held a slim 13-7 lead at halftime but scored the rest of the game’s touchdowns on a 21-yard run by Jaylen Thomas, a 32-yard pass from Jake Boyd to Yuma Raux-Moriwaki, and a 45-yard run by Caspian Bailey. Los Gatos scored first on a 6-yard run by Emiliano Mejia, who finished with 91 yards rushing on just nine carries. Milpitas answered with a five-yard touchdown run by Dominic Alvarado as the Trojans (3-7, 2-4) tied the game at 7. But Boyd gave Los Gatos the lead to stay with a 1-yard touchdown run in the second quarter. Defensively, Los Gatos’ Wil Brennan had an interception, and Jake Ripp, Ethan Currie and Lucas White also played well in the final dress rehearsal before Los Gatos moves on to the Central Coast Section Division I playoffs. The brackets will be announced Sunday. — Phil Jensen
No. 7 Menlo-Atherton 35, The King’s Academy 21
Menlo-Atherton, playing on the road in Sunnyvale, held a 35-0 lead in the third quarter on its way to wrapping up their regular season with an 8-2 overall record and 5-0 mark in the Peninsula Athletic League Bay Division. Menlo-Atherton has a chance for a top-four seed in the CCS Division I playoffs, which will include heavyweights such as Serra, St. Francis and Los Gatos. Dane Fafita had a big game for M-A on Friday night, scoring three touchdowns, all in the first half. Menlo-Atherton led 28-0 at halftime. The Bears’ touchdown in the second half occurred on a 99-yard touchdown reception on a fade route by Johnnie Barbie on a pass from Billy Johnson. The King’s Academy finishes the regular season with a 3-7 overall record and a 1-4 PAL Bay mark. Sophomore Jeaden Underwood of The King’s Academy rushed for a team-high 193 yards on 37 carries. — Phil Jensen
MORE PREP FOOTBALL WEEK 11 COVERAGE
No. 8 San Ramon Valley 30, No. 11 Monte Vista 23
Za’Darion Nardi was the offensive star for host San Ramon Valley, rushing for a game-high 162 yards and three touchdowns, as the Wolves beat their Danville rival Monte Vista in a regular-season finale. Phil Jensen was in Danville and has the recap here.
No. 9 McClymonds 61, Skyline 10
McClymonds quarterback Dreyan Paul had more than 300 yards of total offense and was a part of five touchdowns in his team’s victory. Paul completed 5 of 7 passes for 179 yards and two touchdowns. He also rushed for 136 yards and three scores. Jaivian Thomas added 191 yards on 10 carries and three touchdowns for McClymonds (7-1, 4-0 Oakland Athletic League). Dwayne McDougle had four receptions for 109 yards and a touchdown and also rushed for a 16-yard score. Michael Dansby had a 70-yard touchdown catch and Jay’Vion Cole returned a punt 57 yards for a touchdown for the host Warriors. Skyline fell to 4-4, 2-1. — Phil Jensen
No. 10 Bellarmine 23, St. Ignatius 10
A late first-half turnover allowed Bellarmine to take a 20-3 lead at intermission, and the Bells finished off a 7-3 season with a fairly decisive win. St. Ignatius (4-6, 2-5 WCAL) cut the lead to 20-10 in the third quarter but could get no closer. Nate Escalada threw touchdown passes to Ben Pfaff and Chris Jaeb, and Pfaff added a rushing touchdown. Next up for Bellarmine will be the Central Coast Section playoffs. Asked where he expects to be seeded, Bells coach Jalal Beauchman said, “I don’t know. I’m seeing a lot of different things.” One possible scenario would have the WCAL school seeded No. 3 in Division I and hosting Los Gatos. Menlo-Atherton and Salinas are other possibilities. It’s unlikely the Bells would be seeded in the lower half of the eight-team bracket after beating Menlo-Atherton, San Leandro, Central Catholic-Modesto and Valley Christian. The CCS seeds teams based on a points system, and those four wins will gain the Bells a healthy amount of points. — Mike Lefkow
No. 14 California 49, Amador Valley 34
California quarterback Teddy Booras threw five touchdown passes as the Grizzlies broke open a close game in the second half. It was 28-28 at intermission when the Cal offense took over. Booras and Jake Calcagno connected on tosses of 12 and 46 yards to make it 42-28, then Trevor Rund scored the second of his two TDs in the fourth quarter pushed Califiornia’s lead to 49-28. Calcagno caught three touchdown passes and Dominick Tuyor grabbed two. The Grizzlies used two kickers in going 7-for-7 on PATs, including senior Vicky Coninck, whose three extra points made her 7-for-8 this season. One of her point-afters came after a 3-yard pass from Booras to Tuyor broke a 14-14 tie. The Grizzlies (7-3, 2-2 EBAL-Mountain) should make the NCS D-I playoffs, likely in the lower half of the bracket, somewhere between the No. 5-7 seed. Amador Valley finished 4-6 after playing a brutal schedule. — Mike Lefkow
No. 20 Las Lomas 35, No. 15 Benicia 21
Las Lomas bounced back in a big way Friday night, beating Benicia after being humbled by Campolindo the week before. The victory by the Knights created a three-way logjam at the top of the Diablo Athletic League Foothill Division, with Las Lomas, Benicia and Campolindo all at 4-1. Las Lomas gets the distinction of being the automatic qualifier for the NCS playoffs, which was determined before the season. The impact on the seeding in Division III, where Las Lomas and Benicia reside, should be minimal. The guess is that Windsor hangs on to the No. 1 spot despite a 28-27 loss to Rancho Cotate-Rohnert Park. El Cerrito, Las Lomas and Benicia should grab the two, three, and four seeds. Campolindo is in D-II for the playoffs. Las Lomas held a 21-14 advantage over Benicia going into the fourth quarter, then extended the advantage to 35-21 midway through the period. Frank Payne scored on a 1-yard run, then Jabre Bevineau hauled in a 71-yard pass from Mike Wood to make it 35-21. Janari Boone had a huge night for Benicia, rushing for 173 yards and a touchdown. For Las Lomas, Wood threw for 305 yards and two scores. Emmanuel Karnley caught three passes for 117 yards and a score. Dimond Loosli had a 41-yard pick-six for Las Lomas. Benicia star receiver Simeon Harris missed the game with an injury. — Mike Lefkow
No. 16 El Cerrito 71, Pinole Valley 0
El Cerrito coach Jacob Rincon returned to the sidelines Friday night after he was placed on administrative leave by the West Contra Costa Unified School District on Oct. 15. In a text Saturday, Rincon said he will be with the team for the playoffs, which begin next week. The Gauchos are a shoo-in to receive a North Coast Section playoff berth Sunday. Rincon was placed on administrative leave after a video of something called a “machine gun drill” went viral. It shows a player being hit repeatedly by two other players. The video was taken in 2019, and NBC Bay Area reported it was told by a source that Rincon wasn’t at practice that day, and the assistant coach who ran the drill was fired shortly after. Rincon missed one game, a 56-0 rout of Salesian on Oct. 15. El Cerrito was supposed to play Richmond on Oct. 22, but Richmond forfeited. El Cerrito had a bye last week. Jace Taylor passed for four touchdowns, Robert Freeman had a 70-yard punt return and caught two TDs, and Aaron Miles had an 80-yard kickoff return against Pinole Valley. Jermaine Hargraves and Andrew Nicholds had pick-sixes. El Cerrito, which won the TCAL-Rock Division, is 7-2 overall and could be seeded as high as second in Division III of the NCS playoffs. Pinole Valley is 4-6 but has a relatively good shot at making the playoffs in Division VI. — Mike Lefkow
No. 19 Wilcox 34, Palo Alto 16
Armand Johnson threw three touchdown passes and Luther Glenn ran for 187 yards and two scores to lead Wilcox. Both the Chargers and Palo Alto had already qualified for the Central Coast Sections playoffs and will be seeded Sunday, along with 38 other CCS teams in five eight-team divisions. Wilcox coach Paul Rosa said he was anticipating a No. 2 or 3 seed in Division II, but added there is still some doubt after Palma lost to Salinas Friday night. The Chargers will come in on a roll, having won four of their last five after a 1-4 start., They finished second in the SCVAL-De Anza at 5-1. Palo Alto concluded the regular season at 5-5 overall and 3-3 in league. The Vikings tied for third with Homestead in the De Anza. Homestead will also receive an automatic bid. — Mike Lefkow
No. 21 San Leandro 33, Bishop O’Dowd 10
San Leandro improved to 6-3 overall and 3-1 in the MVAL/WACC Foothill Division with the decisive victory over the host Dragons. The Pirates led 19-3 at halftime. Devan Daniels led the way with four rushing touchdowns of 54, 53, 23 and 14 yards. Demetrius Freeney also scored for the Pirates, who will play in the North Coast Section Division II playoffs. Joshua Nisa was a force defensively for the Pirates. Bishop O’Dowd (4-6, 2-2) scored in the first quarter on a field goal by Gabe Tarantino and in the third quarter on a long pass from Ty Jones to Kyon Loud. — Phil Jensen
No. 22 Leland 24, Lincoln-San Jose 8
Mark Eby ran for 197 yards on 35 carries and scored two touchdowns as Leland, playing on the road, clinched the outright Blossom Valley Athletic League Mt. Hamilton Division title with a victory over Leland. Vytas Mazeika has the story here.
No. 24 Live Oak 33, Piedmont Hills 7
Live Oak built a 20-point lead in the first quarter and led by 27 at halftime on its way to a dominant victory on the road to close BVAL Mt. Hamilton Division play. The Acorns finished in second place, a half-game behind champion Leland, which beat Live Oak 14-13 on Oct. 1. Live Oak played one less game than Leland, a result of the Acorns’ game against Lincoln being canceled because of COVID-19 issues. Friday, Nathan Williams’ 27-yard run put Live Oak in front 13-0. Williams’ 86-yard reception from Xavier Catano made it 20-0. Williams finished the first-half scoring with a 44-yard TD run. His 22-yard run accounted for the game’s final touchdown. Live Oak improved to 7-2, 5-1. Piedmont Hills fell to 5-5, 3-4. — Darren Sabedra
No. 25 Acalanes 68, Alhambra 6
Acalanes had 519 yards of total offense en route to an easy win. The Dons (6-4, 2-3 DAL-Foothill) should get one of the last two seeds in the NCS Division III playoffs. Windsor, El Cerrito or a rematch with Las Lomas are possible first-round match-ups. In the victory over Alhambra, Luke Souza threw for seven touchdowns and 307 yards. Ellis Burger scored four TDs (three rushing, one TD catch). On defense, Acalanes had five sacks. Alhambra finished the season 2-8..– Mike Lefkow
East Bay
Granada 28, Livermore 10
Granada held a 14-7 halftime lead and never trailed in this battle of Livermore schools. Isaiah Ramsey scored two touchdowns for the Matadors (4-6, 2-2 East Bay Athletic League Valley Division), and teammates Brandon Shah and Nathan Lloyd added one score apiece. Livermore finished the regular season 6-4 overall and 2-2 in the EBAL Valley Division. The Cowboys are on the bubble for an NCS Division II playoff berth. — Phil Jensen
Dublin 55, Dougherty Valley 7
Dublin clinched a winning overall regular-season record with an offensive explosion against the visiting Wildcats. The Gaels (6-4, 2-2 East Bay Athletic League Valley Division) amassed 614 yards of offense, including 489 yards rushing, and seven different players scored. TJ Costello had seven carries for 182 yards and two touchdowns (31 and 38 yards). Teammate Jayden Petrus added 170 yards and a touchdown on nine carries. Dublin quarterback Anthony Armendariz completed all nine of his passes for 125 yards, including a 23-yard touchdown to Brandon Burns. Other Gaels who scored TD’s included Gary Cabida (who also had an interception defensively), KJ Sweeney, Jake Cooney and Eli McDaniel. Dougherty Valley fell to 6-4, 0-4. Dublin could be seeded as high as fourth in Division II. Dougherty Valley’s 0-4 mark in league likely eliminates it from the postseason. – Phil Jensen
Salesian 36, St. Patrick-St. Vincent 8
Salesian (7-2, 3-2 Tri-County Athletic League Rock Division) never trailed, leading 14-0 in the first half. Five Salesian players scored touchdowns. Nick Fontanilla threw for two touchdowns and ran for a third one. His first TD pass was to Luke Pam, and the second went to Andre Prince, who also played well at linebacker. The Pride also had touchdown runs from Noah Del Sol and Devin Quinn, who also had a good game defensively at linebacker. Other standouts for Salesian included defensive ends Mian Shah and Aaron Bradford. St. Patrick-St. Vincent fell to 4-6, 1-3. — Phil Jensen
De Anza 40, Kennedy-Richmond 6
De Anza’s Malakhi DeMoss produced 120 yards rushing and two touchdowns as the Dons improved to 5-4 overall and 4-1 in the Tri-County Athletic League Rock Division. Zaire Eastman added 64 yards rushing and a touchdown for visiting De Anza. Teammate Emorie Wilson returned a kick 55 yards for another score. Kofi Chunn provided the Eagles’ touchdown on a 90-yard kick return in the fourth quarter, and also forced two fumbles and had an interception defensively. It was Chunn’s sixth interception of the season. Kennedy fell to 0-9, 0-4 with the loss. De Anza could be seeded as high as fourth in the NCS Division V playoffs, but it might have to open on the road because league champions play first-round games at home. — Phil Jensen
Northgate 48, College Park 21
Northgate scored the game’s final 20 points en route to completing an 8-2 regular season. Quarterback John Pelletier was 16 of 24 for 359 yards and three touchdowns. He also ran for two more scores. Brandon MacCarter caught two of the TD passes and Emilio Pucci had one TD catcher and 158 yards in receptions. Chris Contreras added two touchdown runs. The Broncos assured themselves of a Division III playoff berth by going 5-0 in the DAL-Valley. While Northgate is unlikely to be seeded in the upper half of the bracket, it could get a home game in the first round. College Park (5-5, 4-1) will have a tough time making the eight-team cut for the playoffs in Division III, which is one of the deeper divisions in NCS. But the Falcons do have some talent returning in 6-foot-3 junior quarterback Colby Taul and Gavin O’Leary, another junior who had over 100 yards in receptions against Northgate. — Mike Lefkow
Castro Valley 35, Berkeley 7
Castro Valley kept its slim North Coast Section playoff hopes alive by pulling away from the host Yellowjackets. The Trojans (6-4, 5-1 MVAL/WACC Mission Division) appear to be one of four teams battling for two spots in Division II, with the others being Livermore, Granada and Redwood. Castro Valley lost to Granada early in the season and went 0-3 against the EBAL-Valley, which is where Livermore plays. Livermore was 1-2 against common opponents with Castro Valley. Assuming Livermore gets in, Redwood has the strongest resume of the three remaining candidates. Castro Valley and Berkeley were tied at 7 in the first quarter, but the Trojans produced touchdowns in every quarter. Jalen Melancon rushed for 139 yards and two scores, and added two catches for 36 yards and a touchdown. Lucas Chauvin completed nine of his 13 passes for 155 yards and two touchdowns. Jacob Rothwell had five of those receptions for 92 yards and a touchdown. Defensively, Cory Fischer had four tackles for loss, including two sacks, for Castro Valley. Teammate Tyler Morgan had 11 total tackles (nine solo) and a forced fumble. Berkeley scored on a 74-yard pass from Drew Henderson to Jackson Harris. The Yellowjackets end the regular season with a 3-6 overall record (2-4 in the MVAL/WACC Mission Division).- Phil Jensen
Encinal 35, Hayward 14
Encinal scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns en route to a 9-1 regular season. The Mission Division champions of the MVAL-WACC got touchdowns from leading rusher Frederick Tyler and Aaron Leung to break open what was a 21-14 game entering the final period. Encinal quarterback Garrett Deatherage had one touchdown pass and threw for about 200 yards. The Jets could be seeded anywhere from three to five in the NCS Division V playoffs. Hayward ended its season at 2-8. — Mike Lefkow
Liberty 28, Heritage 14
Deovion Hill rushed for 164 yards and scored all four Liberty touchdowns in a Bay Valley Athletic League win over Heritage. Both teams finished the season 5-5, and will likely miss the NCS playoffs in Division I. Liberty might have had a shot if quarterback Nate Bell hadn’t been slowed the week before by an ankle injury. The Lions lost to Antioch 6-0. Bell was back on Friday night. He went 10 of 15 for 153 yards passing, and handed the ball to Hill 24 times. All the scoring for both teams came in the first three quarters. Heritage running back Devon Rivers was held without a rushing touchdown, but he did throw a 5-yard TD pass to quarterback Jacob Wasso in the first quarter. Wasso pitched the ball to Rivers before the pass. — Mike Lefkow
South Bay/Peninsula
Santa Teresa 21, Oak Grove 14
Santa Teresa, playing on the road, clinched third place in the BVAL Mt. Hamilton Division while sending rival Oak Grove to an 0-7 league finish that will likely drop the storied San Jose program into the BVAL’s Santa Teresa Division next season. In a back-and-forth game, Santa Teresa’s Ezekiel Herena opened the scoring with a 1-yard run late in the first quarter. Caleb Vierra answered for Oak Grove moments later with a 27-yard TD run to even the score 7-7. Jayden Arevalo’s 25-yard pass to Jeffrey Kerr midway through the second quarter reclaimed the advantage for Santa Teresa, 14-7. Oak Grove tied the score 14-14 late in the third quarter when Vierra returned a fumble for a touchdown. Arevalo’s 50-yard touchdown pass to Kerr late in the third quarter put Santa Teresa back on top, 21-14, and Alex Threeths’ interception in the final minute sealed the victory, Santa Teresa’s second over Oak Grove in 12 games during the MaxPreps era (2004-present). Santa Teresa, which qualified for the CCS playoffs as a top-four finisher in the Mt. Hamilton Division, improved to 6-4, 5-2. Oak Grove ended its season 1-8, 0-7. — Darren Sabedra
Pioneer 35, Willow Glen 0
Pioneer clinched an outright BVAL Santa Teresa Division title and undefeated division record with the dominant victory. The Mustangs (8-2, 7-0) rushed for 319 yards on 22 carries, led by Axel Garcia (117 yards and a touchdown on five carries). Pioneer took a 14-0 lead in the first quarter and didn’t look back. Quarterback Gage Houser completed all three of his passes for 164 yards and two touchdowns. Bryce Johnson had two receptions for 105 yards and a TD, and Kanye Henry added a 59-yard catch for a score. Jeremiah Lolohea had a rushing touchdown and nine tackles. Argel Arcangel scored Pioneer’s other touchdown with a run. Willow Glen was paced by Cooper Nixon, who rushed for 108 yards on 16 carries. Pioneer will find out its CCS playoff destination Sunday. Willow Glen finished 1-9, 0-7. — Phil Jensen
Leigh 28, Branham 0
Leigh completed a 9-1 regular season, rolling over rival Branham behind more heroics from running back Sam Betz and quarterback Aidan Williams. The Longhorns, playing at home, scored 14 points in the opening minutes and led 21-0 at halftime as they finished 6-1 in the BVAL’s Santa Teresa Division and in second place behind champion Pioneer. Leigh lost to Pioneer 17-14 on Oct. 8. Friday, Leigh went on top right away as Williams connected with Shayan Shariat for a 75-yard touchdown that gave the Longhorns a 7-0 lead. Betz’s 47-yard run a few minutes later made it 14-0. Williams scored on a 3-yard run late in the first half to widen the advantage to 21-0 and ran across the goal line from 4 yards out in the third quarter to complete the scoring. Branham fell to 6-4, 4-3. — Darren Sabedra
Cupertino 17, Los Altos 14
Ricky Hernandez scored on a 5-yard run with six minutes to play, bringing Cupertino back from a 14-10 deficit. The touchdown by Hernandez, who is the team’s leading rusher, created a three-way tie for first place in the SCVAL El Camino Division with Los Altos and Gunn. All three teams finished 5-1 in league play, and they were 1-1 against each other. Los Altos coach David DeGeronimo said it appears Cupertino and the Eagles will get the El Camino’s two automatic berths for the CCS playoffs. Gunn will apply for an at-large berth. Cupertino scored the game’s first 10 points on a 31-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Jayden Hall to wideout Harry Singh and a 23-yard field goal by Anri Sato. Los Altos answered with two touchdowns in the third quarter. Zach Fagin scored on a 1-yard run, then Cole Rafferty caught a 60-yard touchdown pass from Jimmy Flynn to make it 14-10. The two scores came four minutes apart. Los Altos got close enough for a game-tying field goal in the fourth quarter after Cupertino went ahead, but the attempt sailed wide right. — Mike Lefkow
Hillsdale 49, Aragon 42
In a wild game with a number of lead changes, Hillsdale broke a 35-35 tie in the fourth quarter with two touchdowns to pull out the victory. The win assured Hillsdale of a berth in the Central Coast Section playoffs. A three-yard run by Joshua Violette was the eventual winning touchdown. Aragon drew to within one touchdown with less than two minutes remaining on a two-yard run by Ivan Nisa. Hillsdale led 14-6 at the end of one quarter, Aragon led 27-21 at halftime and Hillsdale led 35-27 at the end of three quarters. Violette produced four touchdown runs in the game (59 yards, 8, 12 and 3). Teammate Zach Leighton added an 85-yard kick return for a score and also grabbed a 13-yard touchdown pass from Liam Smith. A 34-yard pass from Smith to Tyler Douglass broke the 35-35 tie in the final period. Aragon received touchdown runs of 1 and 11 yards by Solomone Hokafonu. The Dons scored the final two touchdowns of the first half on a 36-yard run by Jared Walsh and a 55-yard pass from Dylan Daniel to Alan Tanielu. Hillsdale improved to 8-2 overall and 4-1 in the PAL Ocean Division; Aragon fell to 6-4, 3-2. – Phil Jensen
Half Moon Bay 52, Terra Nova 21
Quarterback William Moffitt accounted for four touchdowns — two runs, two TD passes — and Quinn McCauley scored three times for the victorious Cougars. Terra Nova managed to stay close for three quarters, but Half Moon Bay pulled away in the fourth with 16 unanswered points. The Cougars (5-4, 4-1 PAL-Bay) could be dangerous in the CCS playoffs. They started 0-3, losing to Salinas, Serra and Los Gatos, before winning five of six. Their only loss was by one point to Menlo-Atherton. Moffitt scored on runs of 1 and 11 yards, and threw TD passes to McCauley and PJ Modena. McCauley caught a 9-yard TD toss from Moffitt in addition to his 1- and 14-yard runs. The Cougars scored their final nine points on defense — a safety and fumble return for a touchdown. Terra Nova QB Dominic Gordon threw a 16-yard TD to make it 36-21 going into the fourth quarter. Terra Nova went 0-5 in league play and finished 4-6 overall. — Mike Lefkow
Hill 73, Lick 6
Hill tuned up for the Central Coast Section playoffs with the easy victory over Lick. The Falcons, who were 7-0 in the BVAL-West Valley, secured the league’s automatic bid by beating Yerba Buena last week. Quarterback Anthony Martinez accounted for five touchdowns, three on passes and two runs. Daniel Tham caught two touchdown passes and Jerome Chay ran for two. On the defensive side, Amari Sims had 2.5 sacks and a strip fumble. He also recovered a fumble. Hill, 7-3 overall, is headed to the playoffs for the first time since 2013, when it was humbled by St. Francis, 41-6, in the first round. Lick finished the season 0-10. — Mike Lefkow
Gunderson 23, San Jose 0
Gunderson wrapped up a second-place finish in the BVAL’s West Valley Division, winning on its home field for its second shutout of the season. RB Zach Snow, who played in seven of the team’s 10 games, had more than 100 yards rushing in the season finale Thursday to eclipse 1,000 yards. Anthony Gomez caught two passes for 64 yards, and senior lineman Isaiah Martin scored from the 1 for his first career touchdown. Senior captains Salvador Anaya and Dylan Rodriguez each intercepted passes, and the defense recorded a safety. Gunderson improved to 6-4, 6-1. San Jose ended its season 2-8, 2-5. — Darren Sabedra
Del Mar 58, Yerba Buena 7
Del Mar finished its season in dominant fashion, winning on its home field as Jakerion Thurman ran for 201 yards and three touchdowns in 13 carries. He also intercepted a pass, recovered a fumble and would have had a 70-yard punt return if not for a penalty. Andre Latimore had a big night on the ground as well, running for 138 yards and two TDs in 11 attempts. Del Mar finished with 432 yards rushing. The Dons also got a 65-yard fumble return for a TD from Jaydon Marfil, 12 tackles and a sack by Jacob Tuna and two sacks by John Padilla, who also scored his third defensive TD this season when he returned a fumble 33 yards for a score. Del Mar finished 4-5 overall and 4-3 in the BVAL’s West Vally Division. Yerba Buena fell to 5-5, 4-3. — Darren Sabedra
Evergreen Valley 20, Mt. Pleasant 7
Evergreen Valley brought home the Victory Bell for the first time since 2017 by beating Mt. Pleasant. The Cougars (4-6, 3-4 BVAL West Valley) broke a 7-7 tie at the half with touchdowns in the third and fourth quarters. Samuel Littlejohn threw a 25-yard TD pass to Mason Andin to break the deadlock, then Littlejohn scrambled over for another TD in the fourth to provide EV with a little insurance. Outside linebacker Christopher Fernandez led the Evergreen Valley defense with 11 tackles, including one sack. Mt. Pleasant, which didn’t play last season due to the pandemic, finished 2-8 overall and 2-5 in the league. — Mike Lefkow
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