Serra jumps out early, cruises to victory
Serra High, the top-ranked team in the Bay Area News Group’s Top 25, built a 21-0 lead in the first quarter and never looked back on its way to a 38-19 victory over St. Ignatius on Saturday.
Petelo Gi scored three touchdowns and quarterback Dominique Lampkin added two rushing touchdowns. All five Serra touchdowns came via the run. Place-kicker Leonardo Galindo provided one of the game’s highlights with a 47-yard field goal in the second quarter. The Padres (7-0, 5-0 West Catholic Athletic League) visit Sacred Heart Cathedral at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco next week before playing host to St. Francis on Nov. 6. St. Ignatius is 3-5 overall and 1-4 in the WCAL.
NO. 2 ST. FRANCIS 44, NO. 12 BELLARMINE 24 >> St. Francis took command in the second quarter and went on to defeat rival Bellarmine for the sixth consecutive time as Viliami Teu rushed for 276 yards and four touchdowns to lead the way.
NO. 3 DE LA SALLE 48, SAN RAMON VALLEY 14 >> De La Salle, playing on the road in Danville, built a 35-7 halftime advantage on its way to a third consecutive victory. NO. 4 PITTSBURG 50, DEER VALLEY 6>> Quarterback Jaden Rashada threw five touchdown passes, bringing his season total to 18, as Pittsburg improved to 5-1 overall and 3-0 in the Bay Valley Athletic League. Zack Card caught two of the TD passes and Rashid Williams had one. Two of Rashada’s scoring tosses went to senior Rick Camacho Jr.
NO. 9 MENLO-ATHERTON 38, TERRA NOVA 7 >> Menlo-Atherton, playing on the road Thursday in Pacifica, scored the first 35 points on its way to a sixth consecutive victory. Jalen Moss scored on two long TD passes from Matt MacLeod and Dane Fifita scored on TD runs of 41 and 5 yards to lead the way as M-A improved to 6-2 overall and 3-0 in the Peninsula Athletic League’s Bay Division.
NO. 10 MONTE VISTA 27, NO. 7 CALIFORNIA 22 >> Monte Vista got off to a quick start on its home field and held off California in this East Bay Athletic League Mountain Division game. Adam Wright was instrumental in the victory for the Mustangs (7-0, 2-0 East Bay Athletic League Mountain Division). On the second play from scrimmage, he took a lateral pass from quarterback Dyllan Devitt and sprinted down the left sideline for a 59-yard touchdown. He also had an interception.
NO. 11 MCCLYMONDS 54, FREMONTOAKLAND 0 >> Coach Michael Peters was back on the sidelines for McClymonds, and the Warriors welcomed him by improving to 5-1 overall and 2-0 in the Oakland Athletic League. Peters missed last week’s win over Oakland after testing positive for Covid-19. Quarterback Dreyan Paul connected on nine of 17 passes for 151 yards and two TDs. He also rushed for 62 yards and two more scores. Jaivian Thomas had 137 rushing yards and reached the end zone four times.
NO. 13 VALLEY CHRISTIAN 42, MITTY 20>> Jurrion Dickey caught a 30yard touchdown pass, returned one of his two interceptions 92 yards for a TD and had a long reception that set up another Valley Christian score as the Warriors, playing Saturday on the road, rolled over Mitty in WCAL play. Valley improved to 5-3, 3-2.
NO. 14 MENLO 42, CAPUCHINO 0 >> Sergio Beltran passed for five touchdowns and ran for one as Menlo stayed undefeated (8-0, 4-0 PAL Ocean). Beltran set the single-season school record for touchdown passes with 40, breaking the old mark of 37 set by John Paye in 1982 and Jack Heneghan in 2013.
NO. 15 LAS LOMAS 48, MIRAMONTE 29>> Frank Payne rushed for five touchdowns as Las Lomas remained tied with Benicia for the Diablo Athletic League Foothill Division lead. Las Lomas built a 21-7 cushion in the first quarter and held a 31-21 advantage at halftime. The Knights (6-2, 3-0 DAL Foothill) scored the first 17 points of the second half to put the game away. Luke Duncan passed for 301 yards and four touchdowns for Miramonte (5-2, 1-2).
NO. 17 BENICIA 45, ACALANES 33 >> Visiting Benicia won this highscoring encounter to remain tied for first in the Diablo Athletic League Foothill Division. Benicia (6-2, 3-0) led 27-26 at the end of three quarters but was able to hold off the Dons (4-4, 0-3). Benicia quarterback Tyson Wallace threw for three touchdowns and rushed for one. Simeon Harris had 12 of those receptions for 139 yards and two touchdowns. Acalanes sophomore Paul Kuhner scored on kickoff returns of 97 and 90 yards.
HALF MOON BAY 42, NO. 18 BURLINGAME 41 >> Quarterback William Moffitt spun and fought his way to the goal line on a two-point try in overtime to give Half Moon Bay a dramatic victory and send Burlingame to its first defeat.
NO. 20 FOOTHILL 24, NO. 19 DUBLIN 10>> Foothill got long second-half touchdown runs from Tony Schillaci and quarterback Nick Walsh to beat Dublin. The Falcons improved to 7-2 overall and 3-0 in the East Bay Athletic League Valley Division, and possibly secured a top-four seed in Division II of the North Coast Section playoffs. NO. 21 CAMPOLINDO 35, ALHAMBRA 6>> Campolindo remained in the hunt for a Diablo Athletic LeagueFoothill title, scoring the game’s first 28 points. The Cougars (53, 2-1) also unleashed their best passing performance of the season, with QB Dashiell Weaver completing 13 of 15 passes for 204 yards and four TDs.
NO. 22 SAN LEANDRO 47, MOREAU CATHOLIC 0 >> Demetrius Freeney passed for 170 yards and Devan Daniels scored three touchdowns to lead San Leandro to the MVAL/WACC Foothill Division victory. Daniels scored twice on the ground and once on a reception.
MILPITAS 35, NO. 25 HOMESTEAD 7 >> In one of the bigger surprises Friday night, Milpitas won convincingly, outscoring Homestead 21-0 in the second half. The Trojans entered the game at 2-5 overall and 1-2 in the De Anza Division of the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League, but quarterback/defensive back Ty Egorerua had a game he won’t soon forget, intercepting a pass, taking a kickoff 92 yards to the house and rushing for 80 yards. Dominic Alvarado added two TDs for the Trojans. But it was the defense that stood out for Milpitas, which won its second straight. Homestead managed only 126 yards of total offense.