Mack attacks in shutout
The Warriors of 12th-ranked McClymonds-Oakland, two-time defending state champions, warm up before their 26-0 victory over No. 21 Marin Catholic on Friday night in Oakland. Senior K’aun Green threw two touchdown passes for McClymonds, which has only 12 players back from last year’s team.
Quarterback Jackson Pavitt threw for 250 yards and two touchdowns as 11th-ranked Cardinal Newman-Santa Rosa defeated perennial Northern Section power Sutter 24-0 on Friday.
It was the first home game for Cardinal Newman (2-0) since half of its school was destroyed in the Tubbs Fire last fall. Then the most destructive fire in California history, the blaze flattened Santa Rosa neighborhoods and destroyed the homes of several players.
“Getting it done back at home was really nice,” said Pavitt, who completed 19 of 26 passes. “Our offensive line did great, our receivers did great and our team just played well.”
Jake Woods (six catches, 51 yards) caught two touchdown passes and intercepted a pass thrown by Sutter quarterback Cory McIntyre with seven minutes to play.
Cardinal Newman hogged possession throughout, especially in the second half, when the Cardinals ran 37 plays to 15 for Sutter (0-1).
Chauncey Leberthon also caught a touchdown pass and Matt Nelson split the uprights on a 39-yard field goal with 5:55 to play in the third quarter.
Cardinal Newman outgained Sutter 388 yards to 133.
Giancarlo Woods led the Cardinals’ rushing attack with 77 yards on 13 carries.
#1 De La Salle-Concord 35, Central Catholic-Modesto 7: Sharmar Garrett rushed for touchdowns of 10, 50 and 9 yards as the host Spartans (2-0) extended their unbeaten streak against Northern California opponents to 292 games with a win over state small-school power. Dorian Hale added two touchdown passes, one a 60yarder to Grant Daley to finish off the scoring for the Spartans.
#3 St. Francis 23, Notre Dame-Sherman Oaks 12: Opeti Fangupo rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns and Evan Williams added three catches for 113 yards and a touchdown as the Lancers won their season opener in Mountain View.
#6 Pittsburg 48, St. Mary’sStockton 7: Trey Turner threw three touchdown passes and Jack Lacy rushed for two scores as the host Pirates (1-1) responded to a season-opening loss to Clayton Valley-Concord by racing to a 48-0 halftime lead against St. Mary’s (0-1).
Wilcox-Santa Clara 10, #8 Valley Christian 6: The Chargers (1-0) made a goal-line stand in the final minute to secure the home win over the Warriors (0-1), who got a 12-yard touchdown pass from Cory Taylor to Skylar Loving-Black. The extrapoint attempt was blocked.
#12 McClymonds-Oakland 26, #21 Marin Catholic-Kentfield 0: A small and inexperienced roster didn’t deter the host Warriors (1-0), who recorded a shutout of the Wildcats (0-2). Senior quarterback K’aun Green threw two touchdown passes, one to Monte Smith, Jarmar Julien scored on an 11-yard run and senior linebacker Javanz Dornners put the finishing touches on a defensive gem with a scoop-and-score. #18 Menlo-Atherton 28, Bellarmine 0: At San Jose City College, Justin Anderson scored on runs of 30 and 5 yards and threw for a touchdown as the Bears dominated from start to finish in the opener for both teams. Petelo Vatuvei added a 5-yard touchdown run and Joey Olshausen a 25-yard TD catch. #20 Antioch 37, #19 California-San Ramon 27: The return of third-year quarterback Willem Karnthong from a shoulder injury was huge for the visiting Panthers (2-0). Karnthong threw for 250 yards and Jaysn Wade and Gaudie Campbell scored two touchdown each for Antioch, which led 37-7 at halftime then held off a big rally from the Grizzlies (1-1).
Palo Alto 21, St. Ignatius 14: A 17-yard touchdown pass from Jackson Chryst to Jamir Shepard with 1:42 left gave the host Vikings the season-opening victory. It was Palo Alto’s first lead of the game.
MaxPreps writer Mitch Stephens, who covers high school sports for The San Francisco Chronicle, contributed to this report.