MaxPreps Northern California Top 25 high school football rankings

There were no changes in the top three spots as De La Salle of the Bay Area maintained its remarkable hold on all of Northern California as pretty much the top-ranked team for 30 years.

Sacramento-area programs Folsom and Grant are No. 2 and 3, though they likely won't meet in the Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs due to enrollment — Folsom is in Division I and Grant in D-II.

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1. De La Salle (Concord) (Last week 1) 8-0
Section: North Coast
League: Freelance
Result: Beat previous No. 4 Foothill 56-21 as Andrew Hernandez ran for 180 yards and three touchdowns and Antoine Custer went for 156 and a score. The Spartans did lose quarterback Anthony Sweeney to an arm injury, though Chris Vanderklugt kept the team humming. The Spartans' unbeaten streak against Northern California competition since 1992 is 256 games. Other wins this season include ranked foes Del Oro, Serra and Jesuit from the North, along with Byrnes (South Carolina) and Servite (Anaheim).
Next: at Amador Valley (Pleasanton), Friday.

2. Folsom (2) 8-0
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Sierra Foothill
Result: Beat No. 8 Rocklin 56-21 as Jake Browning passed for 377 yards and four touchdowns and Bailey Laolagi rushed for 51 yards and two scores. Cole Thompson and Josiah Deguara each had two touchdown receptions. Deguara had 213 yards receiving, including a 90-yard touchdown.
Next: vs. Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills), Friday.

3. Grant (Sacramento) (3) 8-0
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Delta
Result: Beat Sheldon (Sacramento) 42-27 as Deshawn Collins ran for 131 yards and two touchdowns and Donovan Brown accounted for two scores. Earlier wins include 26-19 over then No. 3 Elk Grove.
Next: vs. Davis, Friday.

4. Serra (San Mateo) (5) 5-2
Section: Central Coast
League: West Catholic Athletic
Result: Beat Riordan (San Francisco) 36-10 after trailing 3-0 at the half to win the John Baxter Trophy. The losses are to No. 1 De La Salle 41-13 and Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) 24-14.
Next: vs. Mitty (San Jose), Friday.

5. Milpitas (6) 7-0
Section: Central Coast
League: DeAnza
Result: Beat Wilcox (Santa Clara) 29-0 as Cros Chavez scored two touchdowns and Christian Rita returned a punt 80 yards for a score. In allowing 30 points this season, Milpitas has posted three shutouts and allowed three points in two other games.
Next: vs. No. 14 Los Gatos, Friday.

6. Clayton Valley Charter (Concord) (7) 8-0
Section: North Coast
League: Diablo Valley
Result: The top-ranked NorCal Division II team beat Concord 48-40 as Miles Harrison rushed for 336 yards and five touchdowns and he returned a kickoff for a score.
Next: vs. Ygnacio Valley (Concord), Friday.

7. Foothill (Pleasanton) (4) 7-1
Section: North Coast
League: East Bay Athletic
Result: Lost to No. 1 De La Salle 56-21. Kyle Kearns passed for 159 yards and a score and Isaiah Floyd returned a kickoff 76 yards for a touchdown.
Next: vs. Granada (Livermore), Friday.

8. Jesuit (Carmichael) (9) 7-1
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Delta
Result: Beat Franklin (Elk Grove) 35-19 as Beau Bisharat scored three touchdowns, including an early 78-yarder, and Cole Brownholtz and Isaiah Bailey hooked up on big scoring plays. Linebacker Issac Lessard laid some crushing hits. Earlier win was 42-38 over No. 10 Elk Grove. The loss was an opener to De La Salle.
Next: vs. Monterey Trail (Elk Grove), Saturday.

9. Rocklin (8) 7-1
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Sierra Foothill
Result: Lost to No. 2 Folsom 56-21 after it was tied 14-14 in the second quarter in giving the Bulldogs their toughest game of the season.
Next: at No. 17 Granite Bay, Friday.

10. Elk Grove (5) 4-2
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Delta
Result: Beat Monterey Trail (Elk Grove) 34-27 as Manny Scott-Anderson ran for two touchdowns and had the game-saving tackle on 4th-and-goal at the 1 as time ran out. Eltoro Allen and Spencer Sheff also played well. The losses were to No. 3 Grant 26-19 and No. 8 Jesuit 42-38.
Next: vs. Franklin (Elk Grove), Friday.

11. Valley Christian (San Jose) (11) 5-2
Section: Central Coast
League: West Catholic
Result: Beat St. Francis (Mountain View) 21-14 in overtime as Michael Machado threw three touchdowns, two in overtime. The losses are to No. 5 Milpitas and No. 14 Los Gatos.
Next: vs. St. Ignatius (San Francisco), Friday.

12. Bellarmine (San Jose) (12) 6-1
Section: Central Coast
League: West Catholic
Result: Beat previous No. 16 Mitty (San Jose) 20-17 as Antonio Garcia, Anthony Guttadauro and Kyle MacAuley each ran for touchdowns. The loss was to No. 11 Valley Christian.
Next: vs. St. Francis (Mountain View), Friday.

13. St. Mary's (Stockton) (13) 7-1
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Tri-City
Result: Beat Tracy 49-29 as Marcell Spady ran for 127 yards and three touchdowns in a battle for first place. Noah Righetti hit Keaton Hampton for three touchdown passes. The loss was in double overtime to previously ranked St. Ignatius (San Francisco), 27-24, on a field goal, after missing one from 35 yards out on the final play of regulation.
Next: vs. Lodi, Friday.

14. Los Gatos (15) 6-1
Section: Central Coast
League: DeAnza
Result: Beat Palo Alto 49-7 as Dru Brown tossed two touchdowns and Joey Wood ran for 256 yards and two scores. The loss was to No. 13 St. Mary's, 35-32, in a thriller as a game-winning drive stalled on the 1 late.
Next: vs. No. 5 Milpitas, Friday.

15. Campolindo (Moraga) (18) 8-0
Section: North Coast
League: Diablo Foothill
Result: The top-ranked Division III team in NorCal was idle.
Next: at Miramonte (Orinda), Friday.

16. James Logan (Union City) (19) 6-2
Section: North Coast
League: West Alameda County
Result: Beat Newark Memorial (Newark) 60-0. A loss was 47-7 to No. 1 De La Salle.
Next: vs. Washington (Fremont), Friday.

17. Granite Bay (20) 6-2
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Sierra Foothill
Result: Beat Woodcreek (Roseville) 47-0 as Justin Yeaton passed for 121 yards and two touchdowns and Ben Smith rand for 63 yards and three touchdowns. One loss was to No. 2 Folsom.
Next: vs. No. 9 Rocklin, Friday.

18. Del Oro (Loomis) (21) 3-5
Result: Idle. Losses were to No. 1 De La Salle, No. 2 Folsom and No. 9 Rocklin.
Next: vs. Woodcreek (Roseville), Friday.

19. Sierra (Manteca) (24) 8-0
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Valley Oak
Result: The Modesto Bee's top-ranked team beat East Union (Manteca) 35-21 as Mark Paule Jr. scored four rushing touchdowns and caught a touchdown. An earlier win was over then-No. 9 Oakdale 31-20.
Next: at Manteca, Friday.

20. Merced (23) 6-2
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Central California
Result: Beat Buhach Colony (Atwater) 36-14 as Jabar Byrd scored two touchdowns in a 23-second span and rushed for 165 yards. He had a touchdown reception and ended the game with an end zone interception on defense. The losses were to Fresno powers Edison and Clovis West.
Next: at Turlock, Friday.

21. Napa (NR) 6-2
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Monticello Empire
Result: Beat previous No. 14 Vacaville 26-14 to seize first place in league play behind two touchdown runs from Kiel Brown, who also had an interception, and touchdowns by Mac Neilson and Cal Bard.
Next: at Rodriguez (Fairfield), Friday.

22. Vacaville (14) 6-2
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Monticello Empire
Result: Lost to No. 21 Napa 26-14. The other loss was to then NorCal-ranked Oak Ridge 24-23.
Next: at Vintage (Napa), Friday.

23. Enterprise (Redding) (22) 7-1
Section: Northern
League: Eastern
Result: Beat Paradise 28-10 in remaining the top team in the Northern Section a year after reaching a CIF State Bowl. The loss was 44-22 at No. 22 Vacaville.
Next: at Red Bluff, Friday.

24. Oakdale (25) 7-1
League: Valley Oak
Result: Beat Kimball (Tracy) 49-2 in bouncing back big from a 31-20 loss to No. 19 Sierra, a game in which Oakdale was stopped twice inside the 10.
Next: at Lathrop, Friday.

25. Palma (Salinas) (NR) 7-0
Section: Central Coast
League: Monterey Bay
Result: Beat Salinas 42-35 as Emilio Martinez rushed for 260 yards and five touchdowns and the defense came up with five interceptions.
Next: at Monterey, Friday.

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