Clayton Valley win opens year

A crucial forced fumble, a late field goal and two touchdowns in overtime helped No. 6 Clayton Valley-Concord pull out a 38-31 win over No. 2 Pittsburg to open the high school football season Friday night in Pittsburg.

Trailing 24-21 with just under five minutes left in regulation, Clayton Valley got its break thanks to a defensive stand. A lateral by Pittsburg ended up on the ground and Cade Carter scooped it up, returning it 34 yards to put the Ugly Eagles on the Pittsburg 37.

Camden Grant tied the score with a 23-yard field goal with 17.8 seconds remaining, forcing an overtime session that put each team on the 10-yard line with four chances to score.

Pittsburg struck first in overtime on a 1-yard run by Jack Lacy III, but Clayton Valley countered with an 8-yard touchdown pass from Logan Sumter to Carter on 4th-andgoal.

Clayton Valley got the ball first in the second overtime and scored on a 4-yard run by Sumter. Pittsburg got its chance to respond but a last-ditch pass to the corner of the end zone fell incomplete to end the game.

Makhi Gervais led Clayton Valley with 102 yards rushing and a touchdown. Sumter rushed for 64 yards and a score.

Avant Muldrow rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown and Willie Harts III returned the opening kickoff 95 yards for a score to lead Pittsburg.

#9 San Ramon Valley-Danville 56, Heritage-Brentwood 7:

The visiting Wolves raced to a 28-0 lead in the first quarter en route to the easy win in the opener for both teams.

#19 Campolindo-Moraga 35, #14 Marin Catholic-Kentfield 21:

Grant Harper threw five touchdown passes, including four to Max Schoenberger, as the Cougars beat the visiting Wildcats in the opener for both teams.

Schoenberger had touchdown catches of 48, 79, 5 and 44 yards. He finished with eight receptions for 222 yards. Harper’s fifth TD pass was a 43yarder to Luke Campo.

Gaven Cooke had three 1yard touchdown runs to account for Marin Catholic’s scoring.

With Marin Catholic petitioning up to Division 2 in the North Coast Secton, it may have been a prelude to a playoff matchup.

San Leandro 51, FoothillPleasanton 29:

Thanks to a big receiving game from Jordan Cobbs, host San Leandro made it a rough coaching opener for Foothill’s Greg Haubner.