CIF Regional Football Championship Bowl Games
FRIDAY
All games 7:30 p.m. Division 2-AA: Serra (11-2) vs. Tulare Union (13-0) at Bob Mathias Stadium-Tulare: Two high-powered offenses highlighted by the greatest single-season touchdown scorer in California history, Tulare Union RB Kazmeir Allen (3,842 total yards, 70 TDs). Division 5-AA: McClymonds-Oakland (12-0) at East Nicolaus (13-0): It’s a rematch of last year’s 5-A game, a McClymonds 45-26 victory at Chabot College-Hayward. McClymonds QB Emoreea Fountain is questionable with a knee injury. Division 6-AA: St. Patrick-St. Vincent-Vallejo (11-1) at Strathmore (14-0): Another rematch from last season, a SPSV 29-28 win in the state 6-A finals. Great matchup of running backs, Strathmore’s Joseph Garcia (2,356 yards, 40 TDs) and SPSV’s Marshel Martin (6foot-2, 201 pounds).
SATURDAY
All Division games 1-A: 6 p.m. Pittsburg (8-2) at Granite Bay (12-2): Great matchup of highly regarded linemen, Pittsburg junior DL Jacob Bandes (6-3, 285) and Cal-bound OT Will Craig (6-5, 280). Division 2-A: St. Francis (9-4) at Manteca (12-2): The size and physicality of St. Francis, led by Tyler Manoa (6-5, 295) and Junior Fehoko (6-4, 240), must combat the dual-threat of Manteca QB Gino Campiotti (3,174 total yards, 44 TDs). Division 3-AA: Marin Catholic-Kentfield (12-0) at Shasta-Redding (11-1): The massive passing attack of Marin Catholic, led by QB Spencer Petras (3,817 passing yards, 47 TDs) and WR Peter Brown (52 catches, 1,419 yards, 22 TDs), will try to outdo the lethal rushing game of Shasta’s Vincent Smith and Seth Park, who have combined for 3,834 yards and 52 TDs. Division 3-A: Sutter (12-1) at Half Moon Bay (13-0): Half Moon Bay has so much balance, led by RB Chase Hofmann (1,128 yards rushing, 34 TDs) and QB Gavin Tomberlin (2,195 total yards, 26 TDs), while Sutter relies largely on dual-threat QB Tyler Reynolds (3,431 yards, 35 TDs). Division 4-A: Milpitas (12-1) at Campolindo-Moraga (10-4): A rematch of the 2015 regional game, a 27-24 Campolindo win, features sheer athleticism at quarterback between Milpitas’ TyRee Bracy and Campolindo’s John Torchio. Division 6-A: Galileo (9-2) at Rio Vista (9-3): The first-time regional entrees rely largely on running backs, Galileo sophomore Yarvell Smith (1,380 yards rushing, 20 TDs) and Rio Vista junior Ryan Hurley (1,320, 19).