Perhaps the best marching band in Northern California is the one at Pittsburg, which played with gusto and precision during Friday’s home game against state-ranked Granite Bay.
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Here is a look at scores through Saturday night, Sept. 28. The new Cal-Hi Sports Bay Area Top 25 will be posted on Sunday night. The new Cal-Hi Sports State Top 25 will be posted in list form only on Monday morning. The new Cal-Hi Sports State Top 25 with breakdowns, analysis and more will be for Gold Club members and generally posting on Monday nights. To find out more about becoming a member of the Gold Club, CLICK HERE.
1. (1) De La Salle (Concord) 5-0
Defeated San Ramon Valley (Danville) 47-21. Wolves showed up less than a half-hour before kickoff and scored on two long pass plays in the first half to stay in the game.
2. (2) St. John Bosco (Bellflower) 4-0
Did not play. Braves meet Crenshaw of L.A. next Friday.
3. (3) Folsom 5-0
Defeated Monterey Trail (Elk Grove) 49-21. Perhaps in response to last week’s social media outcries of running up the stats, Jake Browning and the Bulldogs scored just one touchdown in the second half after leading 42-7 at halftime.
4. (4) Serra (Gardena) 5-0
Defeated Narbonne (Harbor City) 36-13. UCLA head coach Jim Mora was reported on the sideline watching.
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5. (5) Mater Dei (Santa Ana) 5-0
Defeated Edison (Huntington Beach) 21-7. The Chargers were in it until the fourth quarter.
6. (6) Mission Viejo 5-0
Defeated Aliso Niguel (Aliso Viejo) 56-7.
7. (7) Vista Murrieta (Murrieta) 3-1
Lost to Cathedral Catholic (San Diego) 35-28. Keep in mind that Broncos were 13-0 last year until they played Corona Centennial and the year before that they were 14-0 on-the-field not counting forfeits. Considering the early scores and that Cathedral Catholic had a loss to Helix, it’s a major upset.
8. (8) Servite (Anaheim) 3-1
Did not play. Up next for the Friars is No. 1 De La Salle next Saturday at the Santa Ana Bowl.
9. (9) Long Beach Poly (Long Beach) 4-1
Defeated Cabrillo (Long Beach) 13-0. Mr. Football State Player of the Year candidate Juju Smith taken by ambulance to hospital because of injury but was released and is fine, according to Eric Sondheimer of the L.A. Times.
10. (12) Alemany (Mission Hills) 5-0
Defeated No. 13 St. Bonaventure (Ventura) 38-24. After beating Corona Centennial in previous game, no letdown for the Warriors.
11. (11) Bellarmine (San Jose) 3-0
Did not play. Someone from our site will see the Bells next week in their WCAL opener against Serra.
12. (10) Centennial (Corona) 3-2
Defeated Carson 55-25. With Inland Empire’s Vista Murrieta losing plus St. Bonaventure falling to 3-2, might have to elevate Rancho Cucamonga in next week’s rankings. Cougars are 5-0 with win over Bishop Amat and Amat has win over Santa Margarita.
13. (13) St. Bonaventure (Ventura) 3-2
Lost to No. 10 Alemany (Mission Hills) 38-24.
14. (15) Oceanside 3-2
Lost to No. 22 Mission Hills (San Marcos) 30-6. Turnovers doomed the Pirates in this one and they could fall to No. 4 in the next San Diego rankings. RECAP.
15. (17) Elk Grove 5-0
Defeated Nevada Union (Grass Valley) 43-0. For more on Elk Grove ending Nevada Union’s streak of scoring in 344 straight games, CLICK HERE.
16. (18) Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove) 5-0
Defeated Pitman (Turlock) 42-7. Pitman was 4-0 as well and had scored 60 points or more in three of those outings.
17. (19) Serra (San Mateo) 2-1
Defeated Buhach Colony (Atwater) 48-15. This was a game played Thursday night. RECAP.
18. (21) Hart (Newhall) 4-0
Defeated Birmingham (Lake Balboa) 42-13. Connor Wingenroth scored five touchdowns.
19. (22) Chaminade (West Hills) 3-1
Did not play. Eagles meet No. 21 Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) next week.
20. (23) Granite Bay 3-1
Defeated Pittsburg 39-35. RECAP.
21. (24) Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) 4-1
Defeated Canyon (Canyon Country) 45-21. Canyon also was 4-0.
22. (NR) Mission Hills (San Marcos) 5-0
Defeated No. 14 Oceanside 30-6. No doubt that Grizzlies are now No. 1 in San Diego. And if Serra of Gardena were to falter, who knows, the SoCal open division bowl game? RECAP
23. (14) Oaks Christian (Westlake Village) 4-1
Defeated Crenshaw (Los Angeles) 45-35. This avenged a loss from last year. And despite loss and being 1-3, the Shaw could still be best team in L.A. City Section this year.
24. (NR) Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills) 5-0
Defeated Vacaville 28-14. We can now start thinking about Oak Ridge playing Folsom but in two weeks.
25. (NR) Edison (Fresno) 4-0
Did not play. Tigers hit the field next against Clovis West.
Teams on the Bubble
Archbishop Mitty (San Jose) 3-0
Did not play.
Bakersfield 3-2
Defeated Buchanan (Clovis) 55-7.
Bishop Amat (La Puente) 4-1
Defeated St. Paul (Santa Fe Springs) 49-10.
Cathedral Catholic (San Diego) 3-1
Defeated No. 7 Vista Murrieta (Murrieta) 35-28.
Crenshaw (Los Angeles) 1-3
Lost to No. 23 Oaks Christian (Westlake Village) 45-35.
Del Oro (Loomis) 2-2
Defeated Grant (Sacramento) 38-35 in 2 OTs.
Eastlake (Chula Vista) 4-1
Defeated St. Augustine (San Diego) 23-0.
Edison (Huntington Beach) 2-2
Lost to No. 5 Mater Dei (Santa Ana) 21-7.
Grant (Sacramento) 3-2
Lost to Del Oro (Loomis) 38-35.
Helix (La Mesa) 3-2
Lost to Ramona 10-6.
James Logan (Union City) 4-1
Defeated Berkeley 26-7.
La Habra 4-1
Defeated Gahr (Cerritos) 43-14.
Luther Burbank (Sacramento) 2-2
Defeated Johnson (Sacramento) 73-0.
Lutheran (Orange) 5-0
Defeated Redlands East Valley (Redlands) 49-13.
Marin Catholic (Kentfield) 4-0
Plays Saturday vs. Terra Linda (San Rafael).
Rancho Cucamonga 5-0
Defeated JW North (Riverside) 59-7.
Santa Margarita (Rancho SM) 3-2
Defeated Trabuco Hills (Mission Viejo) 28-26 on Thursday.
St. Mary’s (Stockton) 3-1
Defeated Lincoln (Stockton) 22-8.
Trabuco Hills (Mission Viejo) 4-1
Lost to Santa Margarita (Rancho SM) 28-26.
Venice (Los Angeles) 2-2
Did not play.
Paul Muyskens is the Stockton office assistant editor for CalHiSports.com. He and Mark Tennis, the co-founder and publisher of CalHiSports.com, can be reached at markjtennis@gmail.com. Don’t forget to follow them on Twitter: @CalHiSports
One Comment
Time to put more Nor Cal teams in the top ten and 25 fellas. You are hanging onto to the So Cal hype a bit too much.