NORCAL FOOTBALL REGIONALS

East Bay highlights

Austin Jones rushed for 247 yards in 37 carries, including 10 straight plays on the game’s final drive, to clinch Bishop O’Dowd’s 24-21 win over Capital Christian-Sacramento . ... Campolindo overcame four turnovers to beat Palma 30-21 in Division 4-AA. Cougars QB Jacob Westphal threw for 418 yards and two TDs . ... Ronnie Rivers rushed for 113 yards and returned a kick 89 yards for a TD in Freedom’s 49-40 loss to St. Mary’s in Stockton.

South Bay/Peninsula highlights

Valley Christian QB Miles Kendrick rushed for 138 yards in 10 carries, scoring twice late in the first half to erase an early deficit, as the Warriors cruised past Cardinal NewmanSanta Rosa 31-6 to win the Division 2-AA title.

Friday’s scoreboard

Division 1-AA: St. Mary’s-Stockton 49, Freedom 40 Division 2-AA: Valley Christian 31, Cardinal Newman 6 Division 3-AA: Menlo-Atherton 49, Manteca 21 Division 4-AA: Campolindo 30, Palma 21 Division 5-AA: Bishop O’Dowd 24, Capital Christian 21

Saturday’s games

Division 2-A: Serra (9-4) at Sanger (13-0), 7:30 p.m. Division 4-A: Milpitas (10-3) vs. Pleasant Valley-Chico (9-3) at Harrison Stadium, Oroville, 7:30 p.m. Division 5-A: East Nicolaus (13-0) vs. McClymonds (11-1) at Chabot College, Hayward, 7:30 p.m.

Coming Sunday

Expanded recap from Northern California regional football games Friday night and weekend scoreboard.

Coming Monday

Expanded recap from Northern California regional football games Saturday night and state finals schedule.

Online

For more high school coverage, including slideshows, expanded stories and football scores from throughout the state, visit mercurynews.com/high-school-sports and eastbaytimes.com/high-school-sports.

RAY CHAVEZ/STAFF Bishop O’Dowd’s Jevon Holland, bottom, celebrates his touchdown with teammate Austin Jones in the first half of Friday’s Northern California playoff game against Capital Christian. The Dragons won the Division 5-AA game 24-21.

JIM GENSHEIMER/STAFF Valley Christian’s D’Angelo McKenzie gives Cardinal Newman’s Kyle Carinalli a stiff arm on a punt return during Friday’s 31-6 NorCal Division 2-AA playoff win for the Warriors.