Serra’s defense rose to the occasion against St. Ignatius as the Padres remained undefeated.
Amador Valley, playing at home in Pleasanton, gave De La Salle a scare before fading after halftime.
Live Oak remained undefeated in its league, and Wilcox bounced back from its loss last week to Los Gatos.
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Ranked teams
No. 1 Serra 21, St. Ignatius 7
Alex Atkins became the first Serra player in 40 years to intercept three passes in the same game, leading the Padres (9-0, 6-0 West Catholic Athletic League) to victory over St. Ignatius (3-6, 2-4). The last Padre with three picks in a game was former Major League Baseball star Gregg Jefferies in 1982, coach Patrick Walsh said. Atkins returned his interception in the third quarter 46 yards for a touchdown, putting Serra up 21-0. The visitors scored touchdowns in each of the first three quarters. A win next Saturday at home against Sacred Heart Cathedral would give Serra its first full undefeated regular season in the MaxPreps era that began in 2004. The Padres were 5-0 in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. Seamus Gilmartin and Jayden Weber caught passes for Serra’s other two scores. SI broke up the shutout with under four minutes left in the game. “The defense was spectacular tonight,” Walsh said. “The defense is the strength of our team. We knew that coming into the season, and they’ve delivered.” — Mike Lefkow
No. 3 De La Salle 27, Amador Valley 7
Given that De La Salle had won the previous seven games between the teams by an average of 46 points, and none was closer than 35, the score at the end of the first quarter was eye-opening. Same with the halftime score. Amador Valley led 7-0 after one quarter and was tied 7-7 after two. Dominic Kelley got De La Salle back on track in the second half, scoring on runs of 70 and 23 yards in the third quarter and 75 yards in the fourth. De La Salle improved to 6-3. Amador Valley fell to 4-5. De La Salle closes the regular season Friday at Clayton Valley in a game that will likely determine which team will be a top-two seed in the North Coast Section Open/Division I bracket and which one will fall to three. Amador Valley will play host to California on Friday. — Darren Sabedra
No. 4 McClymonds 67, Fremont-Oakland 8
McClymonds’ 13-year unbeaten streak against Oakland Athletic League teams was never in jeopardy against Fremont-Oakland (4-4, 1-2). Jaivian Thomas scored three rushing touchdowns in a quarter and a half of play, and Ferrari Miller Jr. also had several long runs. Junior quarterback Deontae Faison threw two touchdown passes, including a long ball to wideout Tajir Golden. Coach Michael Peters said the team scored 10 touchdowns in the first half and then shut it down. Defensive linemen Joshua Shanklin and Malik Richardson made plays in Fremont’s backfield. Friday, McClymonds (7-1, 3-0) plays host Castlemont next Friday before going on the road to play Oakland Tech on Nov. 11 in what should be a preview of the Silver Bowl. Fremont-Oakland plays at Oakland High on Friday. — Joseph Dycus
No. 5 Campolindo 42, No. 24 Las Lomas 21
Campolindo clinched the Diablo Athletic League Foothill Division championship as Robbie Mascheroni Jr. caught seven passes for 120 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Cougars past visiting Las Lomas. Campolindo improved to 9-0, 4-0. Las Lomas is 4-5, 2-2. Joseph Dycus has the details here.
No. 6 El Cerrito 61, De Anza 0
The visiting Gauchos (9-0, 4-0) clinched their third straight Tri-County Athletic League Rock Division crown by overwhelming De Anza (4-5, 3-1). The teams were tied at 3-0 atop the Rock Division standings coming in, but El Cerrito built a 20-0 lead during the first 10 minutes and never looked back. Gauchos coach Jacob Rincon said it was his team’s best game of the season. Quarterback Michael Vanhook got the scoring started with a 2-yard run, then Tony McAdoo scampered 55 yards to make it 14-0. Vanhook threw a 35-yard pass to Aaron Woodard to complete the scoring in the first period. Vanhook threw two TD passes, Daniel Harper scored on a 25-yard run and caught a TD pass, and Woodard returned a fumble 50 yards to the house for six more. The Gauchos have won 14 consecutive league games dating back to 2019. If they beat Salesian next week, they will have a perfect record in a full regular season for the first time since 2012. They were 5-0 in the COVID-shortened spring 2021 campaign. – Mike Lefkow
No. 8 Los Gatos 56, Mountain View 0
Emiliano Mejia scored three touchdowns to highlight the runaway win. His first scoring run was an 80-yarder shortly after Los Gatos received the opening kickoff. Mejia also scored on runs of 25 and 60 yards, giving him 16 touchdowns on the season. Sophomore Henry Masters scored on a 4-yard run and Jaylen Thomas on a 30-yard interception return as Los Gatos (7-2, 5-0 SCVAL/PAL De Anza Division) led 35-0 after one quarter on its way to capturing the outright division title. Chase Hinson scored two touchdowns, on runs of 40 and 9 yards, and Boxer Kopscak-Yeung also broke into the scoring column with a 60-yard run in the fourth quarter. Los Gatos closes out its regular-season schedule at Menlo-Atherton on Friday. Mountain View (2-7, 1-4) hosts Los Altos on Friday. — Glenn Reeves
No. 9 Clayton Valley Charter 55, Monte Vista 6
Christian Aguilar threw for three touchdowns and ran for another — all before halftime — as Clayton Valley cruised on the road over Monte Vista to capture its third consecutive East Bay Athletic League Mountain Division title. Hank Phifer was on the receiving end of two of Aguilar’s TD throws, Daven Amos the other. Clayton Valley led 28-6 after one quarter and 42-6 at halftime. Micah Avery, Nicholas Khashabi, Jashon Jones and Cooper Kawalkowski also ran for TDs in the victory. Clayton Valley (6-3, 4-0) will play host to De La Salle next week, with the winner expected to receive a top-two seed in the North Coast Section Open/Division I bracket. Monte Vista (2-7, 1-2) closes out its season at home against San Ramon Valley. — Darren Sabedra
No. 10 Wilcox 48, Homestead 6
Wilcox, coming off a loss to Los Gatos last week that cost the Chargers a league title, beat visiting Homestead in a PAL/SCVAL De Anza Division game. Elijah Walker and Andrew Palacios each had two rushing touchdowns for Wilcox. Mitch Gonzalez had two interceptions and returned a punt for a touchdown. Maulidi Saleh also returned a kick for a touchdown. Friday, Wilcox (8-1, 4-1) will play at Santa Clara and Homestead (3-6, 2-3) will play host to Fremont-Sunnyvale. – Jesús Cano
No. 11 San Ramon Valley 38, No. 21 California 21
San Ramon Valley, playing at home in Danville, held a 24-21 lead in the fourth quarter when an interception by Jack Horton sparked the Wolves to score two more TDs in a victory over California in EBAL Mountain Division play. Horton’s interception set up a 40-yard touchdown pass from Luke Baker to Danny Drucker. Baker threw his second touchdown of the quarter, connecting with Marco Jones. Baker ended the night with four touchdown passes for SRV. He also connected with Caleb Padrid in the third quarter. Friday, San Ramon Valley (7-2, 2-1) will play host to rival Monte Vista and California (5-4, 1-3) will travel to Amador Valley. – Jesús Cano
No. 12 Acalanes 53, Miramonte 28
The Dons (8-1, 3-1 Diablo Athletic League Foothill) erupted for 26 points in the fourth quarter to win going away. Quarterback Jake Boselli threw three touchdown passes in the period, two to Trevor Rogers. Acalanes took the lead at 33-28 on a 20-yard pass from Boselli to Paul Kuhner with 10:24 left. The Dons scored again 48 seconds later when Boselli and Rogers hooked up on a 7-yard pass. It followed an interception by Justin Zegarowski. Acalanes QBs Boselli and Sully Bailey threw for a combined 321 yards and five scores. Both Acalanes quarterbacks are juniors, and they usually each play a half. “Bailey likes to start games and Boselli likes to close them,” Dons coach Floyd Burnsed said. Miramonte QB Luke Duncan, who’s headed to UCLA, completed four touchdown passes. Rogers and Ethan Torres combined for 15 catches, 293 yards and four TDs for the Dons. Torres also had two interceptions. Miramonte is 6-3, 2-2 and will likely be one of the top two seeds in the NCS Division V playoffs, win or lose next week against Campolindo. – Mike Lefkow
No. 13 St. Francis 31, Bellarmine 10
Sophomore quarterback Aaron Knapp, filling in for injured starter Matt Dougherty, completed his first 10 passes and finished 12 of 14 for 208 yards and a touchdown to help lead host St. Francis to a victory over rival Bellarmine in WCAL play. The Lancers (6-3, 5-1) stretched their winning streak over Bellarmine (3-6, 2-4) to seven. Darren Sabedra has the recap here.
No. 14 Archbishop Mitty 35, Valley Christian 21
Tied 21-21 at halftime, Mitty scored two second-half touchdowns to beat Valley Christian for the first in nine years as the Monarchs improved to 7-2 overall and 4-2 in the WCAL. Valley is 1-8, 0-6. Wills Towers, who missed last week’s loss to St. Ignatius because of injury, threw three touchdown passes and ran for one in his return to the field. Towers’ 45-yard pass to Caden Allard evened the score 7-7, and his 20-yard run in the second quarter gave the Monarchs a 14-7 lead. A 14-yard TD pass from Towers to Danny Scudero gave Mitty a 21-13 late in the first half. Valley answered with a TD just before halftime to pull even. After Steven Anaya blocked a field-goal try in the third quarter that would have given Valley the lead, Justice Toavalu scored on a 5-yard run to put Mitty in front for good. Toavalu’s 65-yard run set up that score. Towers’ TD pass to Charlie Butler late in the third quarter completed the scoring. Friday, Mitty will play St. Francis at Foothill College for second place in the WCAL and Valley will close out its season against Bellarmine at San Jose City College. — Darren Sabedra
No. 17 Liberty 72, Deer Valley 0
Liberty had a big night on both sides of the ball in its home win over Deer Valley in a Bay Valley Athletic League game. Nate Bell completed 5 of 6 passes for three touchdowns. Ryder Steen, Kai Melendez and Deuce Carr were on the receiving end of the TD throws. Giancarlo Olveda rushed for two touchdowns, Emilio Velez ran for one and Jamar Searcy didn’t score but finished with 107 rushing yards for the winning side. Carr, Sean Cervantes, Kyle Cook and Chris Joe each had an interception for the Lions. Liberty’s Dylan Clark was 7 for 7 on extra points and kicked a 27-yard field goal. Deer Valley coach Matt Mills, in his first season, said Liberty played with class and didn’t try to run up the score. Friday, Liberty (6-3, 3-1) will play host to Heritage in the Brentwood Bowl and Deer Valley (0-9, 0-4) will try to avoid a winless season when it plays visiting Freedom. – Jesús Cano
No. 18 Half Moon Bay 36, Aragon 10
PJ Modena ran for 128 yards and two touchdowns in 11 carries and Harrison Tobias rushed for 54 yards and two TDs in 13 carries as Half Moon Bay closed out PAL/SCVAL Bay Division play with a victory at Aragon. Liam Harrington passed for 76 yards and ran for 40 as HMB improved to 7-2, 3-2. Aragon is 3-6, 0-5. For Aragon, Lloyd Walter ran for 107 yards and Ivan Nisa added 55 rushing yards. In regular-season finales Friday, HMB will play host to rival Terra Nova in the Skull Game and Aragon will be at home to face rival Hillsdale. — Darren Sabedra
No. 19 Live Oak 14, Leland 13
Xavier Catano caught a touchdown pass, Luke Richey returned a fumble for a touchdown and Diego Castellanos kicked two extra points, providing all the scoring Live Oak would need Thursday to beat visiting Leland and stay alone in first place in the Blossom Valley Athletic League’s Mt. Hamilton Division with one game to go. Live Oak leads Christopher and Lincoln-San Jose by one game. Live Oak closes the regular season at home Friday against Christopher. If Live Oak wins, it captures the outright title. If Christopher wins, the division will end with two teams tied for first, maybe three. Wins by Christopher and Lincoln next week will force a three-way tie for the championship. — Darren Sabedra
No. 20 Tennyson 36, Encinal 6
Tennyson (7-2, 4-0) clinched the MVAL/WACC Foothill Division championship with its fourth straight victory. Encinal fell to 1-8, 0-4. Four-star receiver Taeshaun Lyons caught two touchdowns from Jordan Hernandez, and returned a punt for a touchdown to lead Tennyson. Rico Salalzar ran for two touchdowns as a halfback, and had three sacks on the defensive side to help lead the way. Defensive tackle Pauliasi Taulava added two sacks and five tackles for loss. Tennyson plays host to Castro Valley on Friday as a tune-up for the NCS playoffs. Encinal will finish its season at James Logan on Friday. — Joseph Dycus
No. 22 James Logan 28, Bishop O’Dowd 6
The Colts went on the road and beat Bishop O’Dowd after being upset at home by Tennyson last week. James Logan (6-3, 3-1 MVAL/WACC Foothill) led just 7-0 at the half but broke it open with a 14-point third quarter. The Colts made it 28-0 in the fourth quarter before O’Dowd (3-6, 2-2) finally scored. Quarterback Thomas Miller had a 30-yard run to open the scoring, then Jaleel Jones and Alwishus Jacko added running touchdowns in the third period. Bishop O’Dowd had won three of four before losing to the Colts. The Dragons, however, might need to win on the road against San Leandro next Friday to qualify for the NCS Division III playoffs. – Mike Lefkow
No. 23 Lincoln-San Jose 27, Santa Teresa 24
Lincoln bounced back from a loss to Live Oak last week, winning at home over Santa Teresa on Thursday night to stay in contention for a share of the BVAL Mt. Hamilton Division title. Tayden Phillips ran for 141 yards and a touchdown in 20 carries and passed for 59 yards on 6-of-11 attempts with a TD to lead the way for the Lions. Salvador Espinoza carried 25 times for 92 yards and a TD as Lincoln improved to 8-1, 3-1. Santa Teresa, which has lost two overtime games in league play, fell to 4-5, 1-3. The Saints led 14-9 at halftime, but Phillips’ 12-yard pass to his brother, Kyan Phillips, gave Lincoln a 17-14 advantage in the third quarter. After Santa Teresa evened the score 17-17 on Casey Carr’s 27-yard field goal, Lincoln scored the next 10 points to gain control. Lincoln plays its regular season finale at Leland on Friday. Santa Teresa closes its regular season schedule Friday at home against Oak Grove. — Darren Sabedra
Menlo School 21, No. 25 Burlingame 7
Menlo School (5-4, 2-2) quarterback Jake Bianchi got the Knights back to .500 in the PAL/SCVAL Bay Division with a three-touchdown performance on Thursday. Two of his touchdowns went to Cort Halsey and another was a 46-yard connection with Robby Enright. Burlingame’s (4-5, 2-3) touchdown came on a tough goal-line plunge by running back Lukas Habelt. Menlo School finishes its regular season at Sacred Heart Prep (7-1, 3-0) on Friday. Meanwhile, Burlingame will close out its regular season Saturday against San Mateo in the Little Big Game. — Joseph Dycus
East Bay
Antioch 50, Freedom 18
Charles Brown led the way with multiple touchdowns in Antoch’s win on the road against Freedom in a BVAL game. Yusef Jenkins, Isaiah Pino and Larenzo Mayfield each scored a touchdown for the Panthers. For Freedom, Herschel Turner had a rushing touchdown and caught a touchdown pass from Myles Hunt and Seth Stevens connected with Samaje Featherstone for a touchdown. Antioch (4-5, 3-1) will play host to Pittsburg on Friday in the Big Little Game. Freedom (2-6, 0-4) will travel to Antioch to play Deer Valley. – Jesús Cano
Berkeley 53, Mt. Eden 14
The Yellow Jackets (6-3, 4-0) locked up the MVAL/WACC Mission Division title with a victory over Mt. Eden. Drew Henderson threw touchdowns to Benjamin Thurman, Dashiell Guerreiro Ramos and Jackson Harris in the first quarter. Harris also returned a punt for a touchdown and had an interception before the quarter was over. Berkeley’s Jalen Harris ran for touchdowns of 50, 3 and 58 yards in the second quarter. Danny Batres ran for a touchdown and threw one to Jacob Gastrock to get Mt. Eden on the board. Harris caught his 20th touchdown of the season early in the second half before Berkeley shut it down for the night. Berkeley finishes its regular season at Irvington on Friday. Mt. Eden hosts Moreau Catholic that same night. – Joseph Dycus
College Park 54, Mt. Diablo 6
Playing without coach Travis Raciti, the Falcons struggled early in the game before scoring three touchdowns in the second quarter to go up 33-6 at halftime. Raciti and athletic director Jim Keck were suspended for the last two regular-season games by Mt. Diablo Unified School District superintendent Dr. Adam Clark for beating Ygnacio Valley 84-0 a week ago. Clark felt the Falcons were guilty of piling on because of several excessive celebration penalties, a 2-point conversion attempt while leading 47-0 and keeping their starters in too long. Against Mt. Diablo, College Park held a slim 7-6 lead until quarterback Colby Taul threw a touchdown pass to Tony Keck with a minute left in the opening period. The Falcons missed the extra point, and the quarter ended with CP in front 13-6. But College Park (6-3, 4-0 Diablo Athletic League Valley Division) got it going in the second quarter. Taul threw a 6-yard TD to Josh Greer, Jimmy Voorhies scored on a 6-yard run and Gavin O’Leary had a 65-yard punt return for six. In all, Taul threw three TD passes (two to Keck), and Voorhies ran for a touchdown and passed for another. A victory at Alhambra next week would give College Park its first outright league title since 2011. Mt. Diablo fell to 3-6, 1-3. — Mike Lefkow
Concord 34, Berean Christian 12
Another week, another great game for Concord running back Monte Beam, who started his big night against Berean Christian (5-4, 2-2) with a two-point conversion. The running back later ran for two touchdowns, caught a TD pass from Matthew Dashner and had a pair of two-point conversions. Nehi Pitters ran well for Berean Christian, and receiver Jake Silva caught a touchdown late in the game. Concord (8-1, 3-1) needs a win over Mt. Diablo and a College Park loss to Alhambra next Friday to share the DAL Valley title with College Park. Berean Christian can finish above .500 with a home win against Ygnacio Valley on Saturday. — Joseph Dycus
Dublin 28, Livermore 21
Brady Steadman rushed for 262 yards and three touchdowns in host Dublin’s win over Livermore in an EBAL Valley game. Angel Barraza threw for 177 yards and one touchdown, to Adam Moore. Garrett Esomonu had two interceptions and Brandon D’Aquisto had one. Friday, Dublin (5-4, 1-2) will travel to Dougherty Valley and Livermore (7-1, 1-2) will play at Granada. – Jesús Cano
Foothill 36, Granada 14
Erik Olsen threw for 237 yards and five touchdowns as Foothill, playing at home in Pleasanton, clinched the East Bay Athletic League Valley Division title with a victory over Granada. The Falcons finished the regular season 6-4, 4-0. Granada, which closes its regular-season schedule next week against Livermore, fell to 4-5, 2-1. Check out Phil Jensen’s game story here.
Hayward 31, Irvington 10
Zach Norton scored three touchdowns and rushed for 145 yards in Hayward’s home win over Irvington in an MVAL/WACC Mission game. Jesse Dunning-Ruiz had a 45-yard pick-six. Aarayan Shah threw a touchdown pass for Irvington. “It was an exciting game from start to finish,” Hayward coach Nate Moore said. “Irvington is a formidable opponent. They showed resilience even though they were overmatched at times and much respect to their team and our players.” Friday, Hayward (4-5, 2-2) will travel to play Washington-Fremont and Irvington (5-4, 1-3) will play host to Berkeley. – Jesús Cano
Oakland Tech 48, Oakland 0
Oakland Tech (7-1, 3-0) took care of business against a shorthanded Wildcats team that had to call off the game with a few minutes to go after injuries decimated the roster. Before the stoppage, Anthony Alonzo scored twice and Davion Dixon ran for two touchdowns and returned a pick for a touchdown. Omar Staples caught a touchdown off a bubble screen and also dominated on the defensive line with five tackles for loss. Tech plays at Skyline next Friday night, its last game before the big showdown with McClymonds to decide the league title. Meanwhile, Oakland (0-8, 0-3) is scheduled to play host to Fremont-Oakland on Friday. — Joseph Dycus
Northgate 9, Benicia 7
Northgate (6-3, 1-3) relied on the strong and reliable leg of kicker Lucas Lesieur to snap a three-game skid with a win against Benicia (2-7, 0-4). Lesieur kicked a 47-yarder in the first half, a 28-yarder early in the fourth, and then one more 28-yard field goal with six seconds left in the game to win. Benicia, which could only muster one touchdown, will play at Las Lomas next week, while Northgate will play host to Acalanes to finish its DAL Foothill schedule. — Joseph Dycus
South Bay/Peninsula/SF
Branham 36, Piedmont Hills 33
Will Augenstein ran for three touchdowns and passed for two as Branham held off a strong effort by Piedmont Hills to remain undefeated in BVAL Santa Teresa-Foothill Division play and set up Thursday’s game with Pioneer to decide the divisional champion. Elias Antillion and Mateo Poso had receiving touchdowns for Branham (8-1, 4-0) and Poso scored three two-point conversions. Raymond Heredia scored two touchdowns for Piedmont Hills (2-7, 1-3) and connected with Dylan Blank on two TD passes. Angel Maciel had a 66-yard scoring run for the Pirates, who close out their season at Independence on Friday. — Glenn Reeves
Christopher 38, Oak Grove 0
Damiann Gomez threw for 217 yards and two touchdowns Thursday as Christopher won going away. Gomez’s 12 completions were spread around to eight different receivers. Saed Mustafa and Will Rizqillah were on the receiving end of touchdown passes. Eric Argumedo ran for two touchdowns. Julious Aragon ran for another. The victory makes Christopher’s game at Live Oak on Friday all the more significant. Christopher (8-1, 3-1) is one game behind Live Oak (8-1, 4-0) in the Blossom Valley Athletic League Mt. Hamilton Division standings. Oak Grove (4-5, 1-3) is at Santa Teresa on Friday. — Glenn Reeves
Del Mar 50, Evergreen Valley 8
Del Mar (6-3, 5-1) bounced back from last week’s 21-7 loss to Mt. Pleasant with a dominant performance on the ground to get its sixth win of the season on Thursday night and keep its league title hopes alive. Quarterback Andre Latimore ran for 239 yards and four touchdowns, and Somto Obasi ran for 127 yards and two touchdowns. Gideon Vuiyale and Bradley Tavish each got into the end zone once. Senior running back Jason Kobara also scored a joyous 20-yard TD right after halftime. Friday, Del Mar will play host to host Willow Glen (7-2, 6-0). Del Mar and Mt. Pleasant trail Willow Glen by a game in the standings with one week left. Mt. Pleasant visits Evergreen Valley (4-5, 3-3) on Friday. — Joseph Dycus
Hillsdale 13, Carlmont 3
Hillsdale improved to 5-4 on the season, 3-2 in the PAL/SCVAL Ocean Division with the win in a defensive battle. Carlmont (4-5, 1-4) took a 3-0 lead on a 21-yard field goal by Conner Cook in the second quarter. Luke Nessel, a transfer from Carlmont, scored on a 20-yard run to put Hillsdale up 6-3 at halftime. The score stayed that way until late in the fourth quarter when Hillsdale QB Erick Waugh broke a 60-yard touchdown run. “Our defense was phenomenal,” Hillsdale coach Mike Parodi said. Tripp McCann had a key third-down sack in the fourth quarter, forcing a Carlmont punt. John Hanna rushed for 85 yards for Carlmont on 18 carries. Trevor Johnson had three receptions for 53 yards. Hillsdale is at Aragon and Carlmont plays at Sequoia on Friday in a pair of season-ending rivalry games. — Glenn Reeves
Pioneer 27, Gilroy 13
Gage Houser completed 14 of 23 passes for 183 yards and three touchdowns as Pioneer improved to 8-1 overall and 4-0 in the BVAL Santa Teresa-Foothill Division. Andy Stoopenkoff was the leading receiver with four catches for 75 yards and two touchdowns. Houser’s other TD pass went to sophomore Brady Montgomery. Jovanni Barajas was 3-of-3 on PATs, 2-of-2 on field goals and had five touchbacks on kickoffs. The Mustangs led 20-0 after three quarters. Pioneer’s defense was credited with six sacks: two each from Ryan Given and Jeremiah Minor, one apiece for Todd Sheffler and Arya Tavakol. The victory sets up a winner-take-all matchup Thursday at Branham between teams that are both 4-0 in divisional play. Gilroy (4-5, 1-3) hosts Silver Creek on Saturday. — Glenn Reeves
San Mateo 42, Capuchino 30
San Mateo’s running game powered the Bearcats to a PAL/SCVAL Ocean win over Capuchino. Daniel Feletoa ran for 117 yards and two touchdowns, Matthew Radulovich rushed for 139 yards in 10 carries and had a TD and Gabe Buenrostro rushed for 132 yards in seven carries and also had one touchdown. San Mateo (7-2, 5-0) will travel Friday to play Burlingame. Capuchino (4-5, 2-3) will also be away, as it plays Mills on Friday. – Jesús Cano
South San Francisco 34, Lynbrook 0
South San Francisco (6-3, 5-1) held on to second place in the PAL/SCAL Lake Division after shutting out Lynbrook. Woodside went 7-0 in league play to capture the title. Elijah Fields ran for multiple touchdowns and Damian Eik scored South City’s last TD as the Warriors extended their winning streak to four. Josue Duran-Martinez kicked four extra points. With a win against El Camino next Saturday, SSF will finish as a league runner-up — quite an achievement after the school pushed pause on the varsity program last fall. Lynbrook (1-8, 0-6) has one more shot at a league win on Friday at Saratoga. – Joseph Dycus
The King’s Academy 29, Sequoia 14
In a winner-take-all matchup for the PAL/SCVAL El Camino Division championship, The King’s Academy prevailed on the road as quarterback Reid Black rushed for two touchdowns, passed for two, scored a two-point conversion and passed for another. TKA improved to 7-2, 5-0. Sequoia is 8-1, 4-1. David Kiefer has the recap here.
Westmont 57, Prospect 13
After suffering its first loss last week, Westmont scored 43 unanswered points in the first half to power through a victory over host Prospect in a BVAL Santa Teresa-Valley Division game. Running back Jacob Lang rushed for three touchdowns and Zack Zepeda connected with Harris Kadich for a 15-yard touchdown pass. Kadich also returned a kick for a 94-yard touchdown. It was the second kick that Westmont returned for a touchdown, as Gavin Garcia ran one back 76 yards. Tommy Lewit threw a touchdown pass for Prospect. Westmont (8-1, 3-1) will play at Gunderson on Thursday. Prospect (0-9, 0-4) will try to avoid a winless season when it plays host to Leigh next Friday. – Jesús Cano
Willow Glen 30, Mt. Pleasant 6
Cooper Nixon and Cedeno Chavez ran for two touchdowns apiece to lead Willow Glen to the decisive victory Thursday in a matchup between teams that entered the game unbeaten and tied for first place in the BVAL West Valley Division. Nixon carried 20 times for 184 yards. Chavez completed 11 of 12 passes for 91 yards. Defensively, Ryder Frost and Sam O’Kane had sacks. Chase Ostrowski had an interception late in the fourth quarter, Spencer Bartlinski a forced fumble and Taggart Severson a fumble recovery. Willow Glen (7-2, 6-0) clinched no worse than a share of first place with the win and will try to capture an outright title with a win Friday at Del Mar. Mt. Pleasant (6-3, 5-1) is at Evergreen Valley on Friday. — Glenn Reeves
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