Around the Bay
East Bay
American (4-5) kept its postseason playoff hopes alive by beating Washington 28-20. Geordan Raines had 100 yards and two touchdowns. Niko Brown went for 116 yards in four carries and scored once. He also recovered a fumble . ... Antioch (5-3) outscored Deer Valley 36-3 over the final 17 minutes of the second half en route to a 44-19 triumph. Star running back Najee Harris scored three of his four touchdowns during that stretch. Harris finished with 215 rushing yards and threw one pass good for 40 yards . ... Campolindo (6-2) rolled past Concord 38-0 as quarterback Jacob Westphal connected on 21 of 28 passes for 355 yards and two TDs . ... The Clayton Valley Charter Ugly Eagles (7-1) scored seven rushing touchdowns in a 56-7 win over Acalanes, with six different runners getting into the end zone. Only Thomas Alatini scored twice for Clayton Valley . ... It took El
Cerrito (5-3) a while to get going in a 42-12 win over Pinole Valley, but the Gauchos turned a close game into a one-sided affair by scoring 28 points in the second and third quarters . ... Miramonte (6-2) amassed 30 first downs and 569 yards of offense en route to a 41-20 win over Las Lomas. Tim Tague completed 26 of 38 passes for 345 yards and three scores, Nick Foster caught 10 passes for 148 yards and two touchdowns and Ryan Walker had 15 tackles. ... Monte Vista moved to 8-0 as Jake Haener threw for three touchdowns and ran for a fourth in a 35-7 trouncing of Amador
Valley. Shane Perry rushed for 117 yards and one TD . ... Unbeaten
Pittsburg improved to 8-0 by beating Liberty 56-7. A’jae Boyd scored touchdowns on a 22-yard pass reception, a 60-yard punt return and a 30-yard interception return. Running back Montaz Thompson set a school record with his 31st career regular-season TD . ... Salesian (6-2) scored 14 points in the fourth quarter to wipe out a 20-6 deficit in a 21-20 thriller over John Swett . ... San
Ramon Valley (6-2) quarterback Clark Baker threw six TD passes in the Wolves’ 49-0 victory over Dougherty Valley.
South Bay/Peninsula
Bellarmine ran up 472 yards of offense in a 55-14 thumping of
Riordan. Austin Ajiake rushed for 172 yards and three touchdowns and also had an interception. Brendan Manigo ran for 167 yards and four scores . ... Serra stayed alive for a piece of the WCAL title, rolling past Mitty 41-14 . ... Despite running 24 fewer plays,
Burlingame (5-3) beat Terra Nova 17-10. Gray Goodman had four pass receptions for 124 yards and a touchdown. Sean Saunders added 101 yards on the ground . ...
Hillsdale (4-4) ended a threegame losing streak in dramatic fashion when Ben Nestor kicked a 25-yard field goal with less than 10 seconds left to beat Sacred
Heart Prep 16-13 . ... Homestead won its sixth straight, beating
Gunn 42-14. Rajah Ward had 153 yards and two touchdowns for Homestead, which finished with 290 yards on the ground . ... Los
Gatos won its fourth in a row and improved to 5-3 by beating Palo
Alto 35-6. Jake Tonges caught five passes for 125 yards and one TD. Will Fordyce contributed 116 yards on the ground . ... Quarterback Hayden Pegley threw for 183 yards and two TDs as Menlo (7-1) handled Sequoia 29-14. Junior defensive end JH Tevis had three sacks among his 11 tackles . ...
Mountain View (5-3) sneaked past Santa Clara 40-34 in two overtimes. Sam Gil rushed for 133 yards . ... Oak Grove outscored
Live Oak 28-7 in the second half to pull away for a 35-13 triumph. Oak Grove has won six in a row. ... Santa Teresa (6-2) scored the final 10 points in a 13-10 victory over Pioneer. The game was decided on a field goal in the final minute of the fourth quarter. ... The King’s Academy (6-2) handed Half Moon Bay (7-1) its first defeat, beating the Cougars 49-35. Demonte Aleem had 188 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries for TKA. Sophomore quarterback Michael Johnson Jr. threw for three more six-pointers and 169 yards . ...
Westmont (7-1) blanked Leland 10-0 when Nolan Berry capped a 70-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown run midway through the fourth quarter. Berry finished with 137 yards rushing.