A week after Saint Francis of Mountain View jolted the Northern California rankings with its historic 31-28 victory over De La Salle, the Lancers had a bye, DLS bounced back big and Folsom held onto the top spot after an emphatic rivalry win. No. 2 Serra had a bye.
Folsom senior quarterback Tyler Tremain leads the state with 21 touchdown passes.
File photo by Patrick Pallari
Beat Oak Ridge 54-7
Next: Grant, Friday
Update: The Bulldogs backed up their move to No. 1 in these rankings with a wipeout of rival Oak Ridge in a Sierra Foothill League opener, the 16th consecutive win over the Trojans and the 53rd consecutive league win since 2011 and 46th in SFL play.
Tyler Tremain passed for 270 yards and five touchdowns. Folsom plays De La Salle on Oct. 8. The Bulldogs have won eight Sac-Joaquin Section and four CIF State titles since 2010.
2. (2) Serra (San Mateo), 2-0Last week: Bye
Next: Mitty (San Jose), Saturday
Update: The Padres had a bye. In two games, they have allowed one touchdown. The opener against Pittsburg was canceled due to poor air. The West Catholic Athletic League includes fellow NorCal-ranked Saint Francis, Valley Christian and Bellarmine.
3. (3) Saint Francis (Mountain View), 2-0Last week: Bye
Next: St. Ignatius (San Francisco), Saturday
Update: The Lancers are still soaking in their memorable 31-28 win over De La Salle, the first NorCal loss by the Spartans north of Fresno since 1991. Winning the West Catholic Athletic League will not be an easy chore. Saint Francis has won a record 17 Central Coast Section titles.
4. (4) De La Salle (Concord), 3-1Last week: Beat Cathedral Catholic 49-21
Next: St. Frances (Maryland), Oct. 1
Outlook: The Spartans bounced back from their Saint Francis loss with an inspired rally to down a San Diego powerhouse, trailing 14-0 before heating up behind
Charles Greer, who rushed for 212 yards and three touchdowns. DLS still has not lost to a North Coast Section team since 1991, a streak of 253 games. It has gone a gaudy 403-6-2 against NorCal teams North of Fresno since 1984. De La Salle has won 28 consecutive section championships and has reached a record 14 successive CIF State finals.
5. (5) Pittsburg, 2-1Last week: Beat Wilcox (Santa Clara) 31-26
Next: McClymonds, Oct. 1
Update: Charles Brown, Jr. rushed for 108 yards and had two scores against Wilcox in helping his team take a 31-14 lead. The loss was at Folsom. A season opener against Serra was canceled due to poor air. Pittsburg is the last North Coast Section program to beat De La Salle, doing so in the 1991 NCS finals.
6. (6) Rocklin, 4-0Last week: Beat Whitney (Rocklin), 39-7
Next: Del Oro (Loomis), Friday
Update: Kenny Lueth hit
Nathan Kent for two touchdown passes and the defense dominated again in a Sierra Foothill League opener. This is Rocklin's best team since the 2009 group that reached the CIF State Division II finals.
7. (8) Central (Fresno), 4-0Last week: Beat Ridgeview (Bakersfield) 54-0
Next: Clovis, Oct. 1
Update: The Grizzlies stand as the top-ranked team in the Central Section as
Dayton Tafoya had four touchdown passes to blitz Ridgeview.
8. (9) Buchanan (Clovis), 3-1Last week: Bye Lost to Los Alamitos 34-31
Next: Edison (Fresno), Friday
Update: The Bears did not play. The loss was to state-ranked Los Alamitos 34-31.
9. (13) Valley Christian (San Jose), 3-1Last week: Bye
Next: Sacred Heart Cathedral, Friday
Update: The West Catholic Athletic League includes these Warriors, Saint Francis, Serra and Bellarmine. The loss was to Pittsburg 48-20.
10. (10) Jesuit (Carmichael), 3-1Last week: Beat Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove) 49-7
Next: Inderkum (Sacramento), Saturday
Update: The Marauders rolled in a Delta League opener behind
Garrett McGriff's 166 yards and two scores and
Kai Santos, who also reached the end zone twice. The loss was to No. 1 Folsom and other wins include 28-14 over Granite Bay.
11. (11) Granite Bay, 4-1Last week: Beat Del Oro 28-14
Next: Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills), Friday
Update: The Grizzlies beat Sierra Foothill League rival Del Oro behind offensive balance and special teams. The loss was 28-14 to Jesuit.
12. (16) Bellarmine College Prep (San Jose), 4-0Last week: Beat Central Catholic (Modesto) 28-21
Next: Riordan (San Francisco), Friday
Update: The Bells beat a Sac-Joaquin powerhouse on a late
Wade Smith touchdown toss to
Thomas Divittorio.
13. (14) Los Gatos, 4-0Last week: Beat Half Moon Bay 49-21
Next: Wilcox (Santa Clara), Friday
Update: Jake Boyd had two touchdown passes and
Luchi Casale added 15 tackles as the Wildcats led 35-7 at the half.
14. (15) Central Catholic (Modesto), 3-1Last week: Lost to Bellarmine (San Jose) 28-21
Next: Weston Ranch (Stockton), Friday
Update: The Raiders lost to a power from the Central Coast Section after beating highly touted San Ramon Valley (Danville) 21-14. Another big win was over St. Mary's (Stockton).
15. (18) McClymonds (Oakland), 3-0Last week: Beat Marin Catholic (Kentfield) 32-22
Next: Menlo-Atherton (Atherton), Friday
Update: Mack beat previously ranked Marin Catholic by recording eight sacks to set the tone.
16. (12) Del Oro (Loomis), 4-1Last week: Lost to Granite Bay 28-14
Next: Rocklin, Friday
Update: The Golden Eagles lost to a Sierra Foothill League rival and play another this week in Rocklin, where a loss pretty would put them out of the league title race.
17. (17) San Ramon Valley (Danville), 2-1Last week: Beat Antioch 21-17
Next: Las Lomas, Friday
Update: Za'darion Nardi rushed for 206 yards and a score last week in a bounce-back win from the 21-14 setback to Sac-Joaquin Section power Central Catholic (Modesto).
18. (23) Edison (Stockton), 4-1Last week: Beat Pitman (Turlock) 55-6
Next: Chavez (Stockton), Friday
Update: The Vikings rolled behind
Jaylen Blacksher, who had two rushing scores. The loss was to Central Section No. 1 Central (Fresno) 17-10. The Vikings loom as a threat in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division I race.
19. (7) Clovis, 4-1Last week: Lost to Bullard (Fresno) 35-12
Next: Central (Fresno), Oct. 1
Update: Bullard brought Clovis down to earth with a resounding victory. Clovis' showdown with Central Section No. 1 Central will be telling.
20. (20) Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa), 3-1Last week: Beat De Anza 37-21
Next: St. Mary's (Stockton), Friday
Update:
Santino Acevedo had three touchdowns and the defense came up with four sacks against De Anza. Another big win was over Vacaville.
21. (21) Vacaville, 3-2
Last week: Beat Tracy 49-9
Next: Fairfield, Oct. 1
Update: The Bulldogs rolled behind
Ryan Vaughan, who had two touchdown passes, and
Darian Leon-Guerrero, who ran for 160 yards and a score. An early win was 17-10 over Oak Ridge. The losses were 20-13 in overtime to Cardinal Newman and 14-9 to Granite Bay.
22. (NR) Salinas, 3-0Last week: Beat Aptos 42-14
Next: Alisal, Friday
Update: The Cowboys have arrived and drilled previously unbeaten Aptos behind three touchdown passes by
Adam Shaffer.
23. (24) Marin Catholic (Kentfield), 3-1Last week: Lost to McClymonds (Oakland) 33-22
Next: Antioch, Saturday
Update: The Wildcats faced their first serious test against a veteran Mack team and were sacked eight times.
24. (25) St. Mary's (Stockton), 2-2Last week: Beat Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland) 42-6
Next: Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa), Friday
Update: The Rams have playmakers in
Asante Carter and
Jadyn Marshall, who each had two rushing touchdowns against O'Dowd. The losses were to De La Salle and Central Catholic.
25. (22) Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills), 2-2Last week: Lost to Folsom 54-7
Next: Granite Bay, Friday
Update: The Trojans were overwhelmed against Folsom in losing to their league rivals for the 16th consecutive time. The other loss was 17-10 to Vacaville.
The next 1026.
Inderkum (Sacramento), 3-0
27.
Menlo-Atherton (Atherton), 1-2
28.
Clayton Valley Charter (Concord), 3-1
29.
Lincoln (Stockton), 2-1
30.
California (San Ramon), 4-0
31.
Manteca, 5-0
32.
Aptos, (3-1)
33.
Monte Vista (Danville), 3-0
34.
San Benito (Hollister), 4-0
35.
Oakdale, (4-0)
Joe Davidson has covered high school sports for The Sacramento Bee since 1988. He was named a CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Distinguished Award winner in April. Follow him on Twitter: SacBee_JoeD and through sacbee.com.
