MaxPreps Northern California Top 25 football rankings

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MaxPreps host breaks down the 10 must-see contests, including De La Salle and St. John's.

Zero Week offered some showdowns and movement but no stunning upsets. Some could be in the works, however, as more ranked powerhouses face off.

One intrigue match up is No 3 Folsom hosting No. 9 Jesuit in a game originally scheduled at Jesuit's Loyola Field in Carmichael for a 4:45 p.m. start but moved to Folsom and a 7:30 start to ease away from the 111-degree forecast. Jesuit does not have stadium lights.


1. (Last week 1) De La Salle (Concord), 1-0
Section: North Coast
League: Independent
Coach: Justin Alumbaugh
Next: vs. St. John (Washington, D.C.), Friday
Update: Top ranked by the Bay Area News Group and the San Francisco Chronicle, the Spartans beat Amador Valley (Pleasanton) 42-7 as Kairee Robinson rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns and Henry To'oto'o returned an interception 80 yards for a score. Andrew Jones tossed two touchdown passes for the Spartans, who extended their unbeaten streak against Northern California teams (north of Fresno) to 282 games. The Spartans seek their 26th consecutive section championship and 12th consecutive CIF State final. De La Salle has gone 443-26-3 since 1980.

2. (3) St. Mary's (Stockton), 1-0
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Tri-County
Coach: Tony Franks
Next: at Cardinal Newman (Stockton), Friday
Update: Top ranked by the Stockton Record, the Rams opened with a 41-13 rout of previous No. 4 Serra. Sophomore Noah May passed for 228 yards and three touchdowns, and Joe Fontes and Jamar Marshall proved to be too fast on both sides of the ball for the longtime power from San Mateo. 3. (5) Folsom, 1-0
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Sierra Foothill
Coach: Kris Richardson
Next: vs. No. 9 Jesuit, Friday
Update: Top ranked by The Sacramento Bee, the Bulldogs rolled the No. 2-ranked team in Idaho, Couer d'Alene, 56-33 after leading 56-8 at the half. Kaiden Bennett passed for 206 yards and three touchdowns in his varsity starting debut, and Brandon Rupchock caught a touchdown and ran for two. Daniyel Ngata had a 93-yard kickoff return for a score for Folsom.



4. (7) Granite Bay, 1-0
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Sierra Foothill
Coach: Jeff Evans
Next: vs. Whitney (Rocklin), Friday
Update: The Grizzlies beat previous No. 6 Jesuit 31-12 as Evan Tattersall rushed for two touchdowns and played strong defense. Jesuit broke a long touchdown run and struggled to pass the ball.

5. (8) Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills), 1-0
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Sierra Foothill
Coach: Eric Cavaliere
Next: vs. Vacaville, Friday
Update: The Trojans rolled Vista del Lago (Folsom) 49-0 behind quarterback Marco Baldacchino (two passing touchdowns, one rushing) and his cousin, Davin Simmons, who rushed for two scores. Vacaville is a special game and place for coach Cavaliere, who played there under famed coach Tom Zunino in the 1980s.

6. (10) Saint Francis (Mountain View), 1-0
Section: Central Coast
League: West Catholic Athletic
Coach: Greg Calcagno
Next: vs. Palma (Salinas), Friday
Update: The Lancers are top-ranked in the Central Coast Section and No. 2 in the Bay Area News Group rankings behind De La Salle. They beat Oak Grove (San Jose) 35-0 as Darrell Page rushed for two scores. The program seeks its 17th section title.

7. (14) Del Oro (Loomis), 1-0
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Sierra Foothill
Coach: Jeff Walters
Next: vs. Timpview (Utah), Saturday
Update: The Golden Eagles kicked off the Jeff Walters coaching era with a 22-12 win over a Cathedral Catholic (San Diego) team that went 15-0 last season. Josh Gazzaniga tossed two touchdown passes, one to Andrew Birch, who also had 14 tackles to lead a spirited defensive effort.

8. (9) San Ramon Valley (Danville), 1-0
Section: North Coast
League: East Bay
Coach: Aaron Becker
Next: vs. Foothill (Pleasanton), Friday
Update: The Wolves beat Tracy 27-7 as Clark Baker passed for 174 yards and two touchdowns and Tristan Sinclair rushed for 100 yards and a score.

9. (19) Oakdale, 1-0
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Valley Oak
Coach: Trent Merzon
Next: vs. El Capitan (Merced), Froday
Update: Top ranked by The Modesto Bee ahead of Manteca, the Mustangs beat Sonora 47-13 in rushing for more than 400 yards, resting the starters in the fourth quarter. The defending CIF State Division III-A champions host No. 3 Folsom on Sept. 8.



10. (6) Jesuit (Carmichael), 0-1
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Delta
Coach: Marlon Blanton
Next: at No. 3 Folsom, Friday
Update: The Marauders lost to No. 4 Granite bay 31-21 despite touchdowns from running backs Lorenzo Burkes and Isaiah Rutherford, including a dazzling 85-yarder for Rutherford. Friday's game with Folsom was originally schedule to be played at Jesuit at 4:45 p.m., but the 111-degree forecast prompted both sides to agree to a switch to Folsom.

11. (12) Manteca, 1-0
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Valley Oak
Coach: Eric Reis
Next: vs. Christian Brothers (Sacramento), Friday
Update: Winners of four section titles since 2005, the Buffaloes beat previous No. 11 Valley Christian 22-20 as star quarterback Gino Campiotti led the charge. Coach Reis calls the Christian Brothers contest "a trap game."

12. (11) Valley Christian (San Jose), 0-1
Section: Central Coast
League: West Catholic Athletic
Coach: Mike Machado
Next: vs. Wilcox (Santa Clara), Friday
Update: The defending NorCal Regional Division 2-AA champions fell at No. 10 Manteca 22-20, though Charlie Bostic rushed for two scores and averaged 9.5 yards a carry.

13. (2) Pittsburg, 0-1
Section: North Coast
League: Bay Valley
Coach: Vic Galli
Next: vs. Logan (Union City), Friday
Update: There is no shame losing to national power Centennial (Corona), but the score stung — 63-21. Pittsburg suffered a bigger loss the week before the game when star quarterback Trey Turner was lost for the season with a blown knee.

14. (4) Serra (San Mateo), 0-1
Section: Central Coast
League: West Catholic Athletic
Coach: Patrick Walsh
Next: at Elk Grove, Saturday
Update: The Padres lost at No. 2 St. Mary's 41-13 and take on another section heavyweight in Elk Grove. Slow starts are not new to this program. Serra started 0-4 last fall and reached the CIF State Division 2-A finals.

15. (16) Freedom (Oakley), 1-0
Section: North Coast
League: Bay Valley
Coach: Kevin Hartwig
Next: vs. Windsor, Friday
Update: The Falcons beat Turlock 34-16 as Giles Jackson rushed for 155 yards and two touchdown and Baylei Coston caught two touchdowns. Freedom finished No. 3 in these rankings last season, falling in the playoffs to top-ranked De La Salle and No. 2 St. Mary's after an 11-0 start.



16. (NR) Bellarmine College Prep (San Jose), 1-0
Section: Central Coast
League: West Catholic
Coach: Mike Janda
Next: vs. Clovis West (Fresno), Friday
Update: The Bells defeated No. 23 Menlo-Atherton and look the part of another section title contender under one of the state's longstanding championship coaches in Janda.

17. (13) Clayton Valley Charter (Concord), 0-1
Section: North Coast
League: Diablo Valley
Coach: Tim Murphy
Next: vs Millani (Hawaii), Friday
Update: The Ugly Eagles lost to Reed (Nevada) 38-22, a Nevada power that plays at No. 5 Oak Ridge on Sept. 15. Clayton Valley is a young team that needs to come of age quick.

18. (15) Milpitas, 1-0
Section: Central Coast
League: De Anza
Coach: Kelly King
Next: at Dublin, Friday
Update: The Trojans belted American (Fremont) 62-0 as TyRee Bracy tossed three touchdowns, and the starters gave way to the reserves. Milpitas has won 11, 12, 10 and 10 games in each of the past four seasons and have made the playoffs 11 consecutive seasons.

19. (19) Inderkum (Sacramento), 11-3
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Tri-County
Coach: Terry Stark
Next: vs. Kennedy (Sacramento)
Update: The Tigers beat previous No. 17 Elk Grove 52-36 as Isaah Crocker caught two touchdowns from Joseph Sapp and Aaron Espero ran for three scores. Inderkum has a new quarterback after Trajon Cotton signed with Oregon State, and it has another crew of backs for the wing-T run scheme.

20. (17) Elk Grove, 0-1
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Delta
Coach: John Heffernan
Next: vs. No. 14 Serra, Saturday
Update: Jake Jordan rushed for three touchdowns at quarterback but it wasn't enough to keep up in a 52-36 loss to No. 18 Inderkum. It doesn't get easier with Serra coming to town.

21. (20) Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland), 0-0
Section: North Coast
League: West Alameda County
Coach: Napolean Kaufman
Next: vs. Kennedy (Fremont), Friday
Update: The Dragons were idle. They won the CIF State Division 5-AA title and return 13 starters from a team that lost only to Freedom, including Austin Jones, who rushed for 1,967 yards and 27 touchdowns, and lineman Miles Owens (6-7 and 320 pounds).



22. (NR) Marin Catholic (Kentfield), 1-0
Section: North Coast
League: Marin County
Coach: Mazi Moayed
Next: vs. Central Catholic (Modesto), Saturday
Update: A power for years and the home of 2016 NFL No. 1 pick Jared Goff, the Wildcats belted previous No. 21 Campolindo 42-21 behind Oregon State-bound quarterback Spencer Petras and running back Cole Truex. They combined for four scores.

23. Menlo-Atherton (Atherton), 0-1
Section: Central Coast
League: Peninsula Bay
Coach: Adhir Ravipatsi
Next: vs. Mitty (San Jose), Friday
Update: The Bears lost to No. 16 Bellarmine 21-16, losing a 16-7 fourth-quarter lead in the process. Menlo-Atherton is the defending CIF State 4-AA champion.

24. (24) Monte Vista (Danville), 1-0
Section: North Coast
League: East Bay
Coach: Matt Russi
Next: vs. Dublin, Sept. 8
Update: The Mustangs beat Deer Valley (Antioch) 13-7 as Jack Stewardson hit Ryan Colonna and Zane Cribb for touchdown passes, and Cribb rushed for 128 yards. The lone loss in a 12-1 run in 2016 was to De La Salle in Week 10.

25. (21) Campolindo (Moraga), 0-1
Section: North Coast
League: Diablo Valley
Coach: Kevin Macy
Next: vs. St. Ignatius (San Francisco), Saturday
Update: The Cougars fell to new No. 22 Marin Catholic 42-21 despite 218 yards passing from John Torchio and 147 from Grant Harper, who had two touchdown passes. The defending CIF Division 4-AA champions have been to three successive state bowls, including a 16-0 season in 2014.

The next 10
Rocklin — 1-0
Vacaville — 0-0
McClymonds (Oakland) — 1-0
Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa) — 1-0
California (San Ramon) —1-0
Central Catholic (Modesto) —1-0
Palma (Salinas) — 0-0
Sutter — 0-1
Antioch — 1-0
San Leandro —1-0

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