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South Bay/Peninsula

A fumble and a blocked punt in the game’s opening minutes led to two St. Ignatius touchdowns, and the Wildcats went on to defeat Bellarmine 28-21 at San Jose City College. Coupled with Sacred Heart Cathedral’s 35-25 victory over Mitty, St. Ignatius (3-7, 2-5) finished fifth in the WCAL because it beat Mitty and Bellarmine, Mitty (5-5, 2-5) sixth and Bellarmine (4-6, 2-5) seventh. SHC (6-4, 3-4) finished fourth. … Elijah Dominguez rushed for 160 yards and two touchdowns in 17 carries as Oak Grove wrapped up the outright Blossom Valley Athletic League Mt. Hamilton Division title with a 29-14 victory over Leigh. Isaiah Fernandez added 111 yards and a touchdown in eight carries for the Eagles (6-4, 6-1), who look as if they will be seeded fifth in the CCS Open Division II bracket. … Gilroy (10-0, 6-0) finished a perfect regular season with a 41-14 victory over Watsonville (6-4, 3-3). … Trailing 27-24 late in the third quarter, Westmont (7-3, 4-3) rallied to defeat Santa Teresa 38-27 to clinch the BVAL Mt. Hamilton Division’s fourth and final automatic spot into the CCS playoffs. Santa Teresa needed the win to qualify. Cameron Rottler’s short pass to Patrick Dill turned into a 30-yard touchdown play that gave Westmont the lead for good. Santa Teresa finished 3-7, 2-5. … Independence (7-3, 6-1) defeated Del Mar )3-7, 3-4) 27-7 to claim a share of the BVAL’s Santa Teresa Division title with Leland. … Leland gave a championship-caliber performance against visiting Branham, and earned a title in the process. With the 35-14 victory, the Chargers clinched a share of the BVAL Santa Teresa Division title one year after finishing 2-8. Cannon Yates scored the first touchdown of the game on a 55-yard interception return, and he also caught a 55-yard touchdown pass from his brother Carson. … Chris Boccignone threw for 217 yards and two touchdowns as The King’s Academy (4-6, 3-2) outlasted Hillsdale (7-3, 3-2) 44-43 in overtime. … Willow Glen ran its record to 7-3 overall, 5-2 in the BVAL Santa Teresa Division with a 41-14 rout of San Jose (2-8, 1-6). … Saratoga scored 21 first-half points on its way to a 41-12 victory over Los Altos, the Falcons’ only win on the season. … Mountain View rushed for five touchdowns — two by Michael Capote — and cruised to a 62-22 victory over Gunn (2-7, 1-5). The Spartans (5-5, 4-2) scored 27 points in the first quarter and had 41 by halftime. … Aragon (9-1, 4-1) built a seven-point halftime edge and held off Menlo-Atherton 21-18 in PAL Bay Division play. M-A is 6-4, 3-2.

East Bay

The shocker of the night in the first round of the North Coast Section playoffs may have come in Division 1, where Dublin (5-6) edged California (7-4) 27-19. The 11th-seeded Gaels built a 24-12 lead before having to sweat out the victory. Amari Tidwell led Dublin with 125 yards rushing and two receptions for 79 yards and a touchdowns. His 204 total yards accounted for almost half of Dublin’s 418 yards of total offense. Jayden Clark was huge on defense for Dublin with 20 tackles. … No. 8 Heritage (7-4) ran past No. 9 Monte Vista (4-7) 38-17, with Aidan Quinn scoring on touchdown runs of 20, 2 and 38 yards. Luke Lang threw a 47-yard touchdown pass to Hasaan Williams for Heritage’s first score. Heritage now gets a rematch with No. 1 seed and arch-rival Liberty next weekend. Liberty won the regular-season game between the two teams 1714. … Fourth-seeded San Leandro (7-4) won its first playoff game since 2005, trampling No. 13 Berkeley (4-7) 68-14, with 35 of those points coming in the second quarter. Alvonte Thornton scored five touchdowns for the Pirates. The victory eneded a nine-game losing streak for San Leandro in the playoffs. … Division 2 saw three of the top four seeds get off to winning starts, with No. 2 Granada playing Saturday night. Top-seeded Campolindo (7-4) rolled past Washington-Fremont (4-7) 50-14. The Cougars kicked three field goals, two by Seppi Ortman and one by Riley Brues. … Third-seed Northgate (8-2) scored the game’s final 42 points in a 56-20 trampling of Hayward (4-7). Northgate quarterback Jack Fulp threw three touchdown passes and scored two rushing. … Fourth-seeded Livermore (4-7) doubled up on Alameda (4-7) 40-20. Staff writers Mike Lefkow, Darren Sabedra and Phil Jensen and Prep2prep.com’s Nate Smith contributed to this report.