The upset of the week was upstart Campolindo (Moraga) beating previous No. 8 El Cerrito 42-27, and Campolindo jumps into these rankings ready for more.
Mitty (San Jose) crushed previous No. 4 Palo Alto 34-14 and thus made a big climb.
De La Salle remains firm at No. 1 as it has since 1991 in any NorCal rankings, when it last lost to a NorCal foe.
MaxPreps Northern California Top 25 Football Rankings
1. (Last week 1) De La Salle (Concord) 4-0John Velasco, De La Salle
Photo by Dennis Lee
John Velasco and
Antoine Custer fueled an offense that piled up 505 yards, 445 rushing, in beating a strong Del Oro (Loomis) team 41-3 for the Spartans' 30th consecutive victory and 60th in 61 outings. All told, this marks De La Salle's 241st victory against Northern California teams with no losses and two ties since 1991.
Next: San Ramon Valley (Danville), Friday
2. (2) Folsom 4-0The Bulldogs beat talented host San Ramon Valley (Danville) 67-36 behind more strong line play (no sacks allowed) and
Jake Browning,
who passed for 596 yards and eight touchdowns. The yardage is the third
most in a single game, behind Browning's 689 yards that he dropped on
Woodcreek (Roseville) in his varsity debut a year ago as a sophomore and
the 601 that Folsom's Tanner Trosin delivered to Deer Valley (Antioch)
in 2011.
Will McClure,
Bailey Laolagi and
Josiah Deguara each caught two touchdown passes against SRV.
Next: Monterey Trail (Elk Grove), Friday
3. (3) Bellarmine (San Jose) 3-0The Bells beat Piedmont Hills (San Jose) 41-21. Earlier wins are 28-25 over El Cerrito and San Leandro 31-21. Next is the West Catholic Athletic League.
Next: No. 5 Serra (San Mateo), Oct. 4
4. (5) Elk Grove 4-0The Thundering Herd set a single-season school record with 625 rushing
yards to beat 2-1 Sheldon (Sacramento) 55-0. Sheldon went in averaging
52 points per game. Leading rusher
Wadus Parker had seven carries for 82 yards, and reserves
Eltoro Allen,
Julius Fullah and
Manny Scott-Anderson combined for 365 rushing yards and four scores. Sheldon was held to 12 yards rushing on 30 carries as
Noah Letuligasenoa Ta'amu had three of his team's eight sacks.
Next: Nevada Union (Grass Valley), Friday
5. (6) Serra (San Mateo) 2-1After a bye week, the Padres belted Encinal (Alameda) 49-13. The bye came after a crushing 21-14 loss to De La Salle. Serra had a school-record 626 yards of offense behind the versatile efforts of
Kelepi Lataimua and
Kava Cassidy.
Next: Buhach Colony (Atwater), Thursday
6. (7) Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove) 4-0Deaundre Terrell hit
Wyatt Demps and
Esley Simmons for touchdown passes, rushed for 71 yards and a score, and
Damaree Morris rushed for 128 yards and a score to beat previous No. 10 Inderkum (Sacramento).
Brandon Lewis rushed for 96 yards and a score.
Next: Pitman (Turlock), Friday
7. (9) Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills) 4-0Ian Book
passed for 282 yards and two touchdowns and the Trojans pounded out the
needed yards on the ground to run out the clock to beat previous No. 5
Grant (Sacramento) 20-17.
Thomas Mahlman had 14 tackles and
James Portilla 12 for Oak Ridge.
Next: Vacaville, Friday
8. (10) Granite Bay 2-1Tony Ellison
rushed for four touchdowns for the second consecutive game as a Flyback
blur in beating previous No. 8 Vacaville 46-28. He had 168 yards
rushing, and
Josh Neal had 193 yards passing and a touchdown.
Next: No. 17 Pittsburg, Friday
9. (12) Marin Catholic (Kentfield) 3-0The Wildcats blitzed Tamalpais (Mill Valley) 56-7.
Next: Terra Linda (San Rafael), Saturday
10. (15) St. Mary's (Stockton) 2-1The Rams were idle. The last outing was a 40-13 setback to national power De La Salle (Concord).
Next: Lincoln (Stockton), Friday
11. (18) Archbishop Mitty (San Jose) 3-0Dakari Monroe, Archbishop Mitty
Photo by Scott Dinn
The Monarchs rolled previous No. 4 Palo Alto 34-14 behind backup QB
Brett Foley, who rushed for 142 yards and scored on a 60-yard run on his first play. Foley is a 6-3, 218-pound junior. Next is the West Catholic Athletic League that includes Bellarmine, Serra and Valley Christian, all ranked.
Next: Riordon (San Francisco), Oct. 4.
12. (NR) Campolindo (Moraga) 4-0
The Cougars of the Diablo Foothill League beat previous No. 8 El Cerrito 42-27 by out-gaining EC 453-194.
Andrew Zolintakis passed for 306 yards and three touchdowns despite competing with a stress fracture in his arm. Earlier wins include Heritage (Brentwood) 40-26, Menlo-Atherton (Atherton) 38-21 and Washington (Fremont) 28-14.
Next: Acalanes (Lafayette), Friday
13. (12) Del Oro (Loomis) 1-2The Golden Eagles lost to national power De La Salle 41-3 in finding out in person how dominant the Spartans can be.
Next: No. 14 Grant (Sacramento), Friday
14. (13) Grant (Sacramento) 3-1The Pacers lost to No. 7 Oak Ridge after leading 10-0 behind a punishing running game, including 86 yards from
TieNeal Martin. The Pacers allowed just 43 yards rushing.
Next: No. 13 Del Oro (Loomis), Friday
15. (4) Palo Alto 1-1The Vikings were crushed by Mitty (San Jose) despite two touchdown passes by
Keller Chryst, but the running game was not much of a factor.
Next: Palma (Salinas), Friday
16. (16) Clayton Valley Charter (Concord) 2-1The Eagles beat Independence (San Jose) 42-7 behind leaders
Ben Davis,
Miles Harrison and
Zack Dominguez.
Next: Skyline (Oakland), Friday
17. (17) Pittsburg 3-1The Pirates beat Berkeley 24-0 as
Harris Ross continued his hot rushing season with 191 yards and a score. He had an East Bay record 464 yards last week against Monte Vista (Danville) and has since committed to Hawaii.
Next: No. 8 Granite Bay, Friday
18. (22) Deer Valley (Antioch) 4-0Nsimba Webster passed for two touchdowns and he rushed for 143 and three scores in a 50-16 rout of 2-0 Santa Rosa.
Next: San Leandro, Friday
19. (8) El Cerrito 2-2The small-school Gauchos fell to upstart Campolindo (Moraga) 42-27. The other loss was to Bellarmine (San Jose) 28-25.
Next: Valley Christian (Dublin), Saturday
20. (19) Foothill (Pleasanton) 4-0The Falcons rolled Vintage (Napa) 52-6.
Next: Livermore, Friday
21. (20) California (San Ramon) 2-1The Grizzlies were idle after beating Castro Valley 48-31 as
Blake Bierwith rushed for 208 yards and five touchdowns and QB
Cameron Owen accounted for two scores.
Next: Granada (Livermore), Friday
22. (14) Vacaville 2-1Damonte Moore, Vacaville
Photo by Ed Oswalt
The Bulldogs lost to No 5 Granite Bay 46-28, though they rushed for 249 yards on 62 carries.
Damonte Moore, one of six backs to carry the ball, had 96 yards and a score.
Next: No. 7 Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills), Friday
23. (21) Valley Christian (San Jose) 1-1The Warriors were idle after rolling Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland) 38-10 as
Kirk Johnson and
Mark Quinby rushed for a total of 334 yards and three touchdowns. The loss was a late one to Vacaville.
Next: Milpitas, Friday
24. (23) Burbank (Sacramento) 1-2The Titans were idle after losing to Grant (Sacramento) 28-14. Burbank is expected to roll to another Metropolitan Conference title.
Next: Johnson (Sacramento), Friday
(TIE) 25. (24) Logan (Union City) 3-1Logan beat Heritage (Brentwood) 21-7, holding a 174-10 advantage in yardage at the half and six first-half sacks. The loss was a season opener at Del Oro (Loomis).
Next: Berkeley, Friday
(TIE) 25. (25) Pitman (Turlock) 4-0The Pride rolled Oakland Tech 62-20 on homecoming night in rolling up 350 yards by the half behind runners
Logan Wolfley,
Drew Lewis and
Mario Lewis.
Next: No. 6 Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove), Friday
(TIE) 25. (25) Central Catholic (Modesto) 3-1The Raiders rolled Modesto 38-0 behind another big effort from
Matt Ringer, who rushed for 156 yards and 2 touchdowns. Central Catholic had six sacks and three interceptions.
Next: Livingston, Friday
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