MaxPreps Northern California Top 25 high school football rankings

The Bay Area finished up league play with Central Coast and North Coast Section teams, and like the Sac-Joaquin Section, are all in the playoffs now.

The top two teams in these rankings seemingly are headed for a NorCal Open rematch. Serra could face any number of Sac-Joaquin Section teams in the D-I game.

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1. (Last week 1) De La Salle (Concord) (10-0)
The Spartans had a bye as the North Coast Section No. 1 seed. The winning streak is 37 overall and 64 in a row against the state and seemingly endless against NorCal competition since 1991. DLS has won 21 successive section titles.
Next: Granada (Livermore)

2. (2) Folsom (11-0)
The Bulldogs rolled Lincoln (Stockton) 50-13 in a Sac-Joaquin Section Division I opener. Jake Browning tossed six touchdown passes, giving him 62 on the season, four shy of the state single-season mark. Will McClure caught three touchdown passes and Bailey Laolagi rushed for 63 yards and a score. The last loss was to De La Salle in the NorCal Open last season, capping a 14-0 season start.
Next: No. Franklin (Elk Grove), Friday

3. (7) Serra (San Mateo) (8-2)
The Padres crushed previous No. 3 Mitty (San Jose) 31-7 in the West Catholic Athletic League finale to gain a share of the title and now bound into the Central Coast Section Open playoffs as the favorite, even though Terra Nova (Pacifica) earned the No. 1 seed at 10-0. Hamilton Anoa'i had three touchdown catches a year after going down with a knee injury against Mitty. An earlier loss was a shootout to No. 19 St. Francis (Mountain View) and a 21-14 setback to No. 1 De La Salle.
Next: Pioneer (San Jose), Saturday

4. (5) Del Oro (Loomis) (9-2)
The Golden Eagles beat River Valley (Yuba City) 63-9 in a Sac-Joaquin Section D-II opener. Michael Moore completed 10 of 12 passes fro 165 yards and two touchdowns, Shane Peterson rushed for 85 yards and two scores and Dylan Kainrath went for 116 and one. The losses were to state power Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) and No. 1 De La Salle (Concord).
Next: Whitney (Rocklin), Friday

5. (6) Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills) (10-1)
The Trojans didn't have the ball in the first quarter against Napa in a Sac-Joaquin Section D-I opener, then rolled from there for a 31-7 victory. Ian Book passed for 142 yards and three touchdowns, two to Trent Buenzli. Josh Wellman rushed for 127 yards and a score and Thomas Mahlman had 17 tackles. Wins include No. 14 Grant and No. 16 Vacaville. The loss was to No. 2 Folsom.
Next: No. 11 Granite Bay, Friday

6. (4) Marin Catholic (Kentfield) (10-0)
The Wildcats had a bye. The defending North Coast Section D-III champions are favored to repeat.
Next: Eureka, Saturday

7. (3) Archbishop Mitty (San Jose) (9-1)
The Monarchs lost to No. 3 Serra (San Mateo) 31-7 but still tied for a share of the West Catholic Athletic League title, drawing a No. 5 seed in the Central Coast Section Open playoffs as the scariest 5-seed in the land.
Next: Palma (Salinas), Friday

8. (8) Elk Grove (10-1)
The Thundering Herd beat Atwater 42-7 in a Sac-Joaquin Section D-II opener, rushing 53 times for 307 yards. Wadus Parker carried 35 times for 178 yards and four scores and the defense had three interceptions. The loss was to Franklin (Elk Grove) and the big win was over No. 14 Grant, 7-3.
Next: No. 21 Burbank (Sacramento), Friday

9. (9) Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove) (9-2)
The Eagles beat Modesto 48-12 in a Sac-Joaquin Section D-I opener, traveling as a No. 10 seed to the 7 seed because Modesto was a league champion. Deaundre Terrell had four touchdowns, two to Wyatt Demps, who also had a punt return for a score. Esley Simmons returned a kickoff 91 yards and caught a TD. Wins include Sac-Joaquin Section powers Rocklin, Burbank and Jesuit. The losses are to No. 2 Folsom and No. 5 Oak Ridge.
Next: No. 22 Stagg (Stockton), Friday

10. (11) Granite Bay (8-3)
The Grizzlies rolled Tokay (Lodi) 58-12 in Sac-Joaquin Section D-I action, storming to a 35-0 first-quarter lead, ignited by Luke Bussey's opening kickoff return for a score. Josh Neal completed 9 of 10 passes for 113 yards and two TDs and Lucas Baiocchi, Cameron Smith and Michael Geraghty each ran for scores. The losses were to No. 2 Folsom, No. 4 Del Oro and previous No. 10 Rocklin with a win over No. 11 Pittsburg and No. 16 Vacaville.
Next: No. 5 Oak Ridge, Friday

11. (12) Pittsburg (8-2)
Jaylyn Morgan continued to impress in place of record-setting Harris Ross, rushing for four scores, giving him 10 in the three games since he's stepped up, to beat Irvington (Fremont) in North Coast Section D-I play. An early loss was to No. 10 Granite Bay.
Next: Freedom (Oakley), Friday

12. (13) Campolindo (Moraga) (10-0)
The Cougars had a bye in the North Coast Section D-III playoffs and loom as major contenders.
Next: Acalanes (Lafayette), Friday

13. (14) Clayton Valley Charter (Concord) (10-1)
The Ugly Eagles beat San Lorenzo 62-7 in a North Coast Section D-II opener as Miles Harrison went for 118 yards rushing and four touchdowns. The loss was to No. 1 De La Salle.
Next: Las Lomas (Walnut Creek), Friday

14. (17) Grant (Sacramento) (8-3)
The Pacers beat Downey (Modesto) 52-14 in a Sac-Joaquin Section D-II opener by rushing 40 times for 441 yards and with Donovan Brown hitting Ariyon Huff for two TD passes. Mike Green and Deandre Whittington-Grays led the ground attack with 200 yards rushing and two scores, and Whittington-Grays had 20 tackles. Losses were to No. 4 Del Oro, No. 5 Oak Ridge and No. 8 Elk Grove, each by four or fewer points.
Next: No. 15 Yuba City, Friday

15. (15) Deer Valley (Antioch) (10-1)
The Wolverines beat Castro Valley 49-21 in North Coast Section D-I play as Nsimba Webster accounted for six touchdowns. Deer Valley has a win over No. 16 Vacaville.
Next: Logan (Union City), Friday

16. (NR) Vacaville (8-3)
The Bulldogs slugged out a 26-20 victory over previous No. 10 Rocklin in Sac-Joaquin Section D-II play. Vacaville pounded away for 51 carries and 199 yards. A big win was early over No. 18 Valley Christian (San Jose). The losses include No. 5 Oak Ridge, No. 10 Granite Bay and No. 15 Deer Valley.
Next: No. 25 Rio Linda, Friday

17. (16) Valley Christian (San Jose) (7-3)
The Warriors beat St. Ignatius 10-9 in West Catholic Athletic League play as Tre McCloud ran for 137 yards and a score and head into the Central Coast Section Open playoffs thinking title. The losses were to new No. 3 Serra (San Mateo), then-No. 3 Mitty (San Jose) and No. 16 Vacaville.
Next: Terra Nova (Pacifica), Friday

18. (18) St. Francis (Mountain View) (8-2)
The Lancers beat Sacred Heart Cathedral (San Francisco) 42-13 and now seek to repeat as Central Coast Section D-II champions. The big win was a 41-34 West Catholic Athletic League win over No. 3 Serra.
Next: Hill (San Jose), Friday

19. (19) El Cerrito (9-2)
The Gauchos rolled Tamalpais 64-8, scoring all their points in the first half, in a North Coast Section D-III opener as Adarius Pickett scored three times.
Next: Novato, Friday

20. (20) Burbank (Sacramento)) (9-2)
The Titans beat Wood (Vacaville) 61-28 in a Sac-Joaquin Section D-II opener behind speed and big plays. Benjamin Jones rushed for four touchdowns, Calvin Green scored twice, Ernest Jenkins made plays at QB and Ngalu Tapa was a force on the defensive line. The losses were to No. 9 Pleasant Grove and No. 14 Grant.
Next: No. 9 Elk Grove, Friday

21. (21) Stagg (Stockton) (10-1)
The Delta Kings beat Beyer (Modesto) 32-14 in a Sac-Joaquin Section D-I opener as Wayne Brooks passed for 312 yards and four touchdowns, hitting Lester Williams for two scores. Davon Gillum rushed for 143 yards and a score. The loss was to Modesto in a season opener. Another big win was over then-No. 10 St. Mary's (Stockton).
Next: No. 9 Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove), Friday

22. (22) Enterprise (Redding) (10-0)
The Hornets of the Northern Section had a bye in the D-I playoffs. The season-opening win was a statement, beating longtime Sac-Joaquin Section power Oakdale 23-22, followed by wins over other Northern Section heavies in Paradise (42-7) and Sutter (47-21). Enterprise is the No. 1 seed in the North Section D-I playoffs, led by QB Bobby Luken and RB Isaiah Matthews.
Next: Foothill (Palo Cedro), Friday

23. (24) Central Catholic (Modesto) (10-1)
The Raiders crushed Marysville 75-0 in a D-IV opener, playing like the defending section, NorCal and state champions that they are. The loss was to then-No. 10 St. Mary's.
Next: Colfax, Friday

24. (25) Casa Grande (Petaluma) (11-0)
The Gauchos rolled Alameda 45-14 in North Coast Section D-II play as John Porchivina had two touchdowns and two sacks.
Next: Windsor, Friday

25. (NR) Rio Linda (10-1)
The Knights beat Antelope 34-0 in a Sac-Joaquin Section D-II opener, leading 20-0 after one and 34-0 at the half. Marcel Brown ran for 116 yards and three scores and Leonard Skattebo carried three times for 68 yards and two scores. The loss was to Roseville in an opener on a blocked field goal returned for a score.
Next: No. 16 Vacaville, Friday

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