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On to the roundup …
Ranked teams
No. 2 Pittsburg 37, No. 8 Los Gatos 20
The Pirates’ defense kept Los Gatos’ high-octane offense in check, with junior cornerback Truly Bell picking off two passes. Pittsburg quarterback Marley Alcantara threw for an efficient 165 yards and four touchdowns, and the running back tandem with a catchy nickname was unstoppable. Joseph Dycus was in Pittsburg and has the full story here.
No. 6 St. Ignatius 31, No. 3 Archbishop Riordan 28
After coming back from a two-touchdown, fourth-quarter deficit last week against Serra, St. Ignatius pulled off more comeback magic by erasing a 21-point deficit to stun Archbishop Riordan. St. Ignatius entered halftime trailing 21-3, but scored touchdowns on their four first drives of the second half to take the lead. Soren Hummel threw for two touchdowns, his recipients of those passes being Tyran Hicks and Quinn Folk. Jarious Hogan and Steve Malone each had touchdowns on the ground. For Riordan, Michael Mitchell Jr. threw for three touchdowns, two to Cynai Thomas and one to Judge Nash. Justice delos Santos has the full story here.
No. 4 St. Francis 30, No. 18 Archbishop Mitty 27
Kingston Keanaaina ran for 319 yards on 29 carries and scored two touchdowns as St. Francis spoiled Mitty’s only night game this season on its home campus with a narrow victory in WCAL play. Keanaaina also scored on a two-point play. St. Francis improved to 4-1, 2-0. Mitty is 3-2, 0-2. Dave Kiefer was at Mitty and has all the details here.
No. 5 San Ramon Valley 35, Granada 6
QB Rhett Thompson dominated the Granada defense in a showdown of East Bay Athletic League teams from different divisions. The 6-foot-5 senior threw five touchdown passes to a number of targets. Evan Economos caught the first one, Owen Scott hauled in the next three and then Kaleb Pleiss pulled in the final touchdown. Granada avoided the shutout by running in a touchdown from short distance with under a minute left. San Ramon Valley (6-0) will play host to California on Friday. Granada (2-4) will have a bye week before it plays at Dublin. – Joseph Dycus
No. 11 California 42, Livermore 14
California added another impressive win to its résumé as the Grizzlies defeated Livermore on the road. Junior running back Jhadis Luckey totaled three touchdown runs. Senior Nic Fox had two rushing scores and Jordan Lee added a rushing and receiving touchdown. Livermore’s Kamarri Robinson had one rushing touchdown. California won its sixth straight to remain undefeated. The …read more
Source:: The Mercury News – Entertainment
