Around the Bay

CCS

Sacred Heart Cathedral’s Areon Mitchell caught a 90-yard touchdown pass from Will Irons for the game’s first score in an Open Division III game at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco. But when it ended, Live Oak had a 28-21 victory that moved the fifth-seeded Acorns into the semifinals next week against top seed and undefeated Half Moon Bay. Cole Davis’ 10-yard run gave Live Oak (7-4) its only lead of the night with 1:03 left. Sacred Heart finishes 6-5 on a 2-2 night for the WCAL. … Half Moon Bay (11-0) built a twotouchdown halftime lead on its way to a 38-20 victory over Burlingame (6-5). Gavin Tomberlin completed 8 of 11 passes for 178 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Cougars into the Open III semifinals … Terra Nova (6-5), likely under-seeded at No. 7 because it had to forfeit its opener this season after a skirmish with Moreau Catholic in a scrimmage, knocked off second-seeded Aptos (7-4) 24-14. Brandon Auelua showed he was finally healthy, rushing for 179 yards. … After trading touchdowns in the first overtime, fourth-seed Santa Clara emerged with a wild 33-27 victory in Division IV over fifthseed Independence, the decisive points coming on a 2-yard run by Erik Ketton in the second overtime. Antonio Soto also had a big game for Santa Clara, including a fumble recovery to set up a field goal. Ketton moved to QB after Christopher Brown went down with an injury and was a “beast,” according to his coach, Hank Roberts. Independence (7-4) had battled back from a 21-7 deficit to force overtime. … Cannon Yates caught a scoring pass from his younger brother, Carson Yates, to help top-seed Leland (10-1) avenge its only loss of the season, defeating eighth-seed Willow Glen 10-7 in a Division IV game. Justin Kuhns’ 33-yard field goal late in the third quarter broke a 7-7 tie. Willow Glen finished 7-4. … After a relatively slow start, fourth-seed Valley Christian got things rolling at home against fifth-seed Oak Grove and went on to a 36-0 victory in an Open Division II game. Isaiah McElvane rushed for 140 yards and Charlie Bostic ran for 119 yards and a touchdown to lead Valley Christian (9-2). Oak Grove finished 6-5. … Serra (9-2) routed Mitty (5-6) 52-7 as Isiah Kendrick rushed for 179 yards and three touchdowns. He also caught a 23-yard touchdown pass. The Padres led 31-0 at the half. … Joey Sabel caught a 19-yard touchdown pass from Jeremy Teteak and then ran for a touchdown — all in the first quarter — as fourth-seed Hillsdale (8-3) defeated fifth-seed Sobrato (8-3) 28-7 in Division V. … Trailing by a touchdown after three quarters, defending Open I champion and fifth seed Menlo-Atherton erupted for 23 unanswered points to defeat fourth-seed San Benito 37-21.

NCS

Vincent Mossotti’s 97-yard kickoff return set the tone for Campolindo (8-4), which cruised to a 44-20 victory over Maria Carrillo (4-6). Campolindo, the top seed in Division II, scored four touchdowns in the first quarter and led 41-14 at halftime. … Granada earned a ticket to the Division II semifinals by routing Casa Grande 56-28. The Matadors (8-4) led 28-0 after the first quarter, and the game was played with a running clock in the fourth period. … Ninth-seeded Miramonte and No. 1 seed Marin Catholic hooked up in a dandy that had six lead changes before MC (100) edged the Matadors (8-4) 49-39 in the Division III playoffs. Miramonte quarterback Will Cassriel threw three touchdown passes. Peter Stehr had TD runs of 35 and 50 yards for Miramonte. … Encinal’s perfect season came to an end against No. 2 Cardinal Newman in the Division III playoffs as the Jets (11-1) left Santa Rosa with a 4932 loss. … Harker (11-0), the No. 3 seed in Division IV, sped out to a 24-0 halftime lead and ended Piedmont’s season 38-12. … Freedom stars Giles Jackson and Baylei Coston combined for well over 200 yards and four touchdowns as the Falcons (92) clipped Amador Valley (7-5) 38-20 in the Division I quarterfinals. Jackson scored three touchdowns while Coston had seven catches and a punt return for a touchdown.