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On to the roundup …
Ranked teams
No. 1 De La Salle 49, No. 13 Clayton Valley 3
De La Salle took control when quarterback Toa Faavae scored on a 55-yard keeper just 25 seconds into the game and the Spartans didn’t stop dominating until Robert Williams‘ pick-six on the final play as the Spartans finished the regular season 10-0. Clayton Valley dropped to 6-4. For more on this game, go here.
No. 6 Wilcox 30, No. 21 Menlo-Atherton 21
The game was deadlocked at 21-21 late in the fourth quarter when the Chargers scored a touchdown and a field goal to clinch the PAL Bay with a 5-0 record. Wilcox, 8-2 overall, will learn Sunday whom it will play in the first round of the Central Coast Section playoffs. Chargers coach Paul Rosa figures his team could be the No. 8 seed in Division I or the top seed in Division II. His son, senior Brayden Rosa, scored all four Wilcox touchdowns, the final on a 7-yard run with 3:40 left to play to break the 21-all tie. The Chargers failed to get the extra point after their final TD, but an interception and Armando Rodriguez’s 29-yard field goal made it a two-score game as the final seconds ticked off the clock. Wilcox played the entire second half without sophomore quarterback Kai Imahara, who suffered a separated AC joint in his non-throwing shoulder. Rosa didn’t know on Friday night what Imahara’s status would be for the postseason. Menlo-Atherton (6-4, 2-3) trailed 21-7 at the half but scored two third-quarter touchdowns to get even. Joshua Olsen caught a 6-yard pass from Teddy Dacey to make it 21-14, then Angelo Marin pulled in a 30-yard pass from Dacey for the tying score. Bears coach Chris Saunders figures his team will be seeded somewhere in the middle of Division II for the postseason. All five CCS playoff divisions consist of eight teams. – Mike Lefkow
No. 10 Serra 29, No. 8 Valley Christian 3
Senior Nano Latu scored two first-half touchdowns, rushed for 82 yards on 12 carries, and caught two passes for 62 yards as Serra, playing at home, defeated Valley Christian to close out the regular season. Both teams will take 5-5 records into the CCS playoffs that start next week. Dave Kiefer was in San Mateo and has the game story here.
Las Lomas 21, No. 12 Acalanes 14
Las Lomas running back Kaden Lagaya ran for 128 yards and a touchdown and quarterback Dylan Thomas threw for 160 yards and …read more
Source:: The Mercury News – Entertainment
