Around the Bay
East Bay
Jay Butterfield threw four touchdown passes — three to Sione Vaki — as second-ranked Liberty remained undefeated with a 31-14 victory over Cardinal Newman in Santa Rosa. … No. 5 Pittsburg finished off its rugged nonleague schedule with an impressive 40-7 win at Vacaville. … Jahmal Cornwell took back the opening kickoff for a touchdown and California (3-1) was never behind as the 18th-ranked Grizzlies crushed Heritage (1-4) 54-8. It was 12-6 midway through the first quarter when California went on a 28-2 run that made it 40-8 at halftime. Adrian Atta scored two touchdowns for California and tight end Cameron Fitzpatrick scored one. … No. 19 Campolindo (3-1) scored 41 unanswered points after falling behind 7-0 in the first quarter against Hayward (2-2) en route to a 55-28 nonleague win. Hayward quarterback Ramon Barraza threw three TD passes, two to Alzillion Hamilton. … Alhambra’s Payton Barber intercepted a Livermore pass late in the fourth quarter, helping the Bulldogs (3-2) to a 23-13 nonleague win over Livermore (2-2). The game was tied 13-13 in the final period when Livermore’s Jeremy Theobald connected on his second field goal of the night. But Alhambra quarterback Aaron Hern scored on a 4-yard run with about three minutes left to break the deadlock. … No. 18 Las Lomas (5-0) obliterated Mt. Diablo 81-0 in a Diablo Foothill Athletic League Valley Division contest. Mt. Diablo fell to 0-5. … Pinole Valley improved its overall record to 5-0 by rolling past Vallejo 52-20 in the Tri-County Athletic League Stone Division opener for both schools. Vallejo is 1-3. Pinole Valley hasn’t beaten a ranked opponent, but after close calls against Hayward and Benicia to open the season, the Spartans have won their past three games by a combined total of 78 points. … No. 24 El Cerrito (2-2) beat Acalanes (2-3) 32-30 when the Dons missed a 37-yard final goal with 15 seconds to go. The ball hit the left upright and bounced off. El Cerrito led 26-13 at the half.
South Bay/Peninsula
No. 11 Wilcox improved to 4-0 overall for the first time since 2005 with a dominating 63-7 victory over Santa Clara (1-3). Paul M. Rosa rushed for 98 yards and three touchdowns, and also caught a 31-yard scoring pass. Teammate Gabe Herrera had a team-high 126 yards rushing on seven carries, including two touchdowns. Chargers quarterback Alex Adame completed six of his nine passes for 194 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions. … No. 15 Palo Alto ran its record to 4-0 with a 34-7 victory over Aragon. The Dons couldn’t slow down Paly’s Aiden Chang, who finished with 188 yards on 20 carries with three TDs. … Michael Graham III scored three touchdowns as Del Mar improved to 3-0 for the first time since 2007 with a 25-13 victory over Santa Teresa (0-3). … In a rematch of last season’s CCS Open Division I final — won by Salinas 25-18 — the Cowboys again returned home with a victory, beating No. 21 Milpitas 25-0. Winless heading into the game, Salinas (1-2) scored six points in the first quarter and widened the lead over the Trojans (2-2) to 15-0 by halftime. … Jared Julian ran for four touchdowns and threw for three as Terra Nova improved to 4-0 with a 59-25 victory over Piedmont Hills . ... Sophomore Adam Garwood, called up from the junior varsity to fill in for his injured older brother, Ryan, had a productive night (67 total yards, two touchdowns) to help No. 25 Los Gatos defeat Saratoga 487. … Ronan Donnelly had a pair of interceptions, and Jake Davison blocked a punt for a safety to cap the scoring with 5:39 left in the game as Sacred Heart Prep remained undefeated with a 39-6 victory over Hillsdale. … Overfelt senior Ulysses Alvarado paved the way with 23 carries for 172 yards and a touchdown as the Royals improved to 3-0 with a 48-31 win over Menlo. … Julian Morin accumulated 185 yards on 18 carries and a touchdown to lead Carlmont to a 28-7 win over San Mateo. … The defense of Los Altos (2-2) came up big in a 14-13 victory over Hill (0-3). Ari Guzman made a stop on a two-point conversion try by Hill with 1:20 remaining.