MaxPreps Northern California Top 25 high school football rankings

De La Salle and Folsom remained firm at No. 1 and 2, though the teams won't face each other in the NorCal Open this season due to a tweak to the CIF State Bowl process.

This seemingly boosts the chances of both reaching state bowls, De La Salle in the Open and Folsom in Division I.

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1. De La Salle (Concord) (Last week 1) 6-0
Section: North Coast
League: Freelance
Result: Beat previously ranked San Ramon Valley (Danville) 70-14 as Antoine Custer rushed for 334 yards and six touchdowns. Other wins include ranked foes Del Oro, Serra and Jesuit from the North and Byrnes (South Carolina) and Servite (Anaheim).
Next: vs. Logan (Union City), Saturday, at Levi's Stadium.

2. Folsom (2) 6-0
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Sierra Foothill
Result: Beat previous No. 19 Del Oro 42-7 as Jake Browning tossed three touchdown passes and the running game produced 281 yards, behind Bryan Weldy (102 yards), Tre Green (92) and others. Bailey Laolagi returned an interception for a score off a Sam Whitney's tipped pass in another dominating defensive effort.
Next: at Nevada Union (Grass Valley), Friday.

3. Grant (Sacramento) (5) 5-0
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Delta
Result: Beat previous No. 3 Elk Grove 26-19 as Deshawn Collins rushed for two touchdowns and Donovan Brown passed for one and the defense came up with four turnovers, including a sealing interception in the end zone as time ran out.
Next: vs. Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove), Friday.

4. Foothill (Pleasanton) (4) 5-0
Section: North Coast
League: East Bay Athletic
Result: Beat Livermore 52-0 as Kyle Kearns tossed four touchdowns and Cash Connolly and Isaiah Floyd ran for scores. Is this the second-best team in the Bay Area?
Next: vs. Monte Vista (Danville), Friday.

5. Elk Grove (3) 4-1
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Delta
Result: Lost to No. 3 Grant 26-19 after trailing 16-0. The Thundering Herd rallied in the spirit of teammate Julian Brown, who suffered a grisly broken leg at midfield on a punt return. He had successful surgery on Saturday.
Next: vs. No. 11 Jesuit, Friday, at Levi's Stadium.

6. Bellarmine (San Jose) (8) 4-0
Section: Central Coast
League: West Catholic Athletic
Result: Beat No. 16 St. Ignatius (San Francisco) 31-28 on Antonio Garcia's 31-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter; Kyle Macauley accounted for three scores.
Next: at No. 15 Valley Christian, San Jose, Saturday.

7. Clayton Valley Charter (Concord) (5) 5-0
Section: North Coast
League: Diablo Valley
Result: Idle.
Next: vs. Mt. Diablo (Concord), Friday.

8. Milpitas (7) 5-0
Section: Central Coast
League: DeAnza
Result: Beat Monta Vista (Cupertino) 62-3 as Darreck McNary and John Keller combined for five touchdown passes and Sean Barnes, Cros Chavez and John Keller each ran for a score.
Next: vs. Saratoga, Friday.

9. Serra (San Mateo) (11) 2-2
Section: Central Coast
League: West Catholic Athletic
Result: Beat previous No. 13 Valley Christian (San Jose) 24-10 as the Padres rushed 55 times for 239 yards, including 84 yards and a score by Sitaleki Nunn and 84 and one from Kelepi Lataimua. Serra has losses to state-ranked Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) 24-14 and 41-13 to No. 1 De La Salle.
Next: vs. St. Ignatius, Friday.

10. Rocklin (10) 4-0
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Sierra Foothill
Result: Beat previous No. 5 Oak Ridge 59-21 as Max O'Rourke accounted for six touchdowns and also kicked a field goal in the program's best start since the 14-1 CIF State Bowl team of 2009.
Next: vs. No. 19 Del Oro, Friday.

11. Jesuit (Carmichael) (17) 4-1
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Delta
Result: Beat Davis 47-15 as Beau Bisharat scored on two runs and on a 59-yard pass from Cole Brownholtz, who also hit Isaiah Bailey for a touchdown. Jesuit lost to No. 1 De La Salle.
Next: vs. No. 5 Elk Grove, Friday, at Levi's Stadium.

12. James Logan (Union City) (14) 4-1
Section: North Coast
League: West Alameda County
Result: Beat Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland) 27-21, though the Colts could now be without QB Christian Leota, who strained his ACL.
Next: vs. No. 1 De La Salle, at Levi's Stadium, Saturday.

13. Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills) (11) 3-2
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Sierra Foothill
Result: Lost to No. 3 Rocklin 59-21 in a game expected to be much closer, making for a sudden wake-up call. Earlier wins include 24-23 over No. 10 Vacaville.
Next: vs. No. 24 Granite Bay, Friday.

14. Vacaville (12) 4-1
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Monticello Empire
Result: Beat Berkeley 42-0 as scores of players saw time in the nonleague finale. The loss was 24-23 to No. 9 Oak Ridge. The Bulldogs own a 13-7 win over No. 24 Granite Bay.
Next: vs. Rodriguez (Fairfield), Friday.

15. Valley Christian (San Jose) (12) 2-2
Section: Central Coast
League: West Catholic Athletic
Result: Lost to No. 9 Serra 24-10 in being held to less than 250 yards. The other loss was to No. 8 Milpitas.
Next: vs. No. 6 Bellarmine, Friday.

16. St. Ignatius (San Francisco) (15) 3-1
Section: Central Coast
League: West Catholic Athletic
Result: Lost to No. 6 Bellarmine 31-28 despite two touchdown passes from Ryan Hagfeldt. SI averaged just 2.5 yards rushing on 22 carries. An earlier win was 27-24 in double overtime over No. 17 St. Mary's.
Next: at No. 9 Serra, Friday.

17. St. Mary's (Stockton) (21) 4-1
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Tri-City
Result: Beat Buhach Colony (Atwater) 45-30 after leading 32-2 and 39-9 as the Rams dominated the lines of scrimmage behind stars such as Khalil Hodge. An earlier win was over No. 25 Los Gatos 35-32. The loss was in double overtime to No. 16 St. Ignatius (San Francisco), 27-24, on a field goal after missing one from 35 yards out on the final play of regulation.
Next: at West (Tracy), Friday.

18. Monterey Trail (Elk Grove) (NR) 5-0
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Delta
Result: Beat Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove) 49-21 as Jermaine Bell, Trey Nahhas and the defense played well as the Mustangs extended their school-record best start.
Next: vs. Franklin (Elk Grove), Friday.

19. Del Oro (Loomis) (19) 2-4
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Sierra Foothill
Result: Lost to No. 2 Folsom 42-7. The other losses were to out-of-section powers in De La Salle, Kamehameha (Hawaii) and San Diego No. 1 Helix (La Mesa).
Next: at No. 10 Rocklin, Friday.

20. Enterprise (Redding) (18) 4-1
Section: Northern
League: Eastern
Result: Beat unbeaten Pleasant Valley (Chico) 19-16. The loss was 44-22 at No. 14 Vacaville.
Next: vs. Foothill (Palo Cedro), Friday.

21. Campolindo (Moraga) (20) 4-0
Section: North Coast
League: Diablo Foothill
Result: The top-ranked Division III team in NorCal beat Doughterty Valley 42-26 as Jack Stephens passed for 250 yards and two touchdowns and Nick Fadelli rushed for 173 yards; Mark Santaguida ran for two scores.
Next: at Alhambra (Martinez), Friday.

22. Sierra (Manteca) (NR) 5-0
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Valley Oak
Result: The Modesto Bee No. 1 team beat previously ranked Central Catholic 17-14 in what coach Jeff Harbison called "one of the greatest victories in the history" of the program. Strong defense and the 23rd TD of the season for RB Mark Paule Jr. led the way.
Next: at Lathrop, Friday.

23. Oakdale (20) 4-0
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Valley Oak
Result: Beat Weston Ranch (Stockton) 48-0 as the Wing-T offense led 28-0 after the first quarter and 35-0 at the half.
Next: vs. Manteca, Saturday, at Levi's Stadium.

24. Granite Bay (22) 3-2
League: Sierra Foothill
Result: Beat Aptos 28-12 to halt the Mariners' 13-game winning streak as Justin Yeaton tossed two TD passes. The losses were to No. 2 Folsom and No. 14 Vacaville.
Next: at No. 13 Oak Ridge, Friday.

(TIE) 25. Los Gatos (23) 4-1
Section: Central Coast
League: DeAnza
Result: Idle. Loss was to No. 17 St. Mary's 35-32 in a thriller as a game-winning drive stalled on the 1 late. An earlier win was 21-13 over No. 25 Archbishop Mitty.
Next: vs. Monta Vista (Cupertino), Friday.

(TIE) 25. Archbishop Mitty (San Jose) (23) 2-1
Section: Central Coast
League: West Catholic Athletic
Result: Beat Sacred Heart Cathedral (San Francisco) 33-27. The loss was 21-13 to No. 23 Los Gatos.
Next: at Saint Francis (Mountain View), Friday.

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