Channel 693 on DirecTV. Don't know what other systems have it, or whether the live game gets blacked out around here... But it's worth a try.

LOTS of scoring expected, most of it by Bosco.

Anyone that attends Oakdale high games know it's not a hot bed for athletes ! They finally have one. 200 yards a game. Averaging 9.1 yards a carry. His dad was the last person fom Oakdale drafted to NFL. A backup for San Diego. I year NFL Europe
Barcelona dragons. Still holds single game passing record Calpoly SLO. His mom holds or held most of the track and field records. His after contact yards are excellent. And he is #3 ranked wrestler. And he is probably better on defense. Max prep check out his videos!. Playing at Mountnhouse Friday.

Just in on the wire. The tough kids from the mean streets of Davis, CA are not going to play Folsom on their homecoming. (Varsity/JV)
Not sure if its safety or just not being competitive but please pull Davis out of the SFL. So dumb.

Oak Ridge (1-3) at Granite Bay (4-0) 7:00 PM

Coming off a bye week, Oak Ridge opened SFL play with a 28-7 win over Del Oro. Jasen Womack ran for three touchdowns, quarterback Cole Esten threw for 136 yards and ran for 69 yards and Kaleb Edwards had two sacks. Granite Bay hit the road and beat Jesuit last week 30-17 as Isaiah Ene had more than 200 total yards and two touchdowns. Darnell Turner Jr. has been a key two-way player for the Grizzlies, which hasn't allowed more than 17 points in any game this season.

Central Catholic (3-2) at Manteca (3-1) 7:00 PM

Manteca has three blowout wins over Elk Grove, Laguna Creek and Lincoln-Stockton, but dropped a home game to Marin Catholic 29-28. Sophomore running back Nikko Juarez has 640 yards and 10 touchdowns and the defense has tallied 11 sacks. Central Catholic has leaned heavier on the run in the past two wins over Bishop Manogue and Patterson with more than 300 yards in each game. The Raiders have three runners with at least 34 carries led by Joey Alcutt with 59 attempts for 600 yards and five touchdowns.

Bishop Amat (2-2) at St. Mary’s-Stockton (2-2) 7:00 PM Game of the Week

This game marks the end of the non-league for the Rams, which played teams from four different sections. Last week, The Rams held a fourth quarter lead over De La Salle before losing 38-35. They have a strong receiver core with Kenneth Moore III, Osani Gayles and Ivan Huerta. Bishop Amat was expected to have a strong offense, but were missing a couple of key skill players in last week’s loss to Rancho Cucamonga. Quarterback Frankie Villalbazo threw for 118 yards and a touchdown last week.

Quincy (3-1) at Hamilton (3-1) 7:00 PM

Quincy gave up 14 total points in its first three wins before losing to Anderson (28-20) last week. Ayden Carnes has rushed for 456 yards and three touchdowns with a season high 201 yards against Modoc. Hamilton has won three straight since dropping its opener to Berean Christian. Last week, the Braves beat Dayton (Nevada) 27-26 despite giving up more than 400 rushing yards.

Heritage (3-1) at Livermore (3-1) 7:15 PM

Heritage lost its opener to Foothill-Pleasanton (20-19), but have won three straight over Granada, Dublin and Terra Linda. Running back Mekhi Adanadus has rushed for 324 yards and seven touchdowns and five different players have caught touchdowns for the Patriots. Livermore also lost its opener (29-18 to Hillsdale), but have won three straight in scoring at least 35 points in each game. Last week against Moreau Catholic, Livermore trailed 28-21 in the fourth quarter before sending the game to overtime and winning 35-28.

West Park (5-0) at Destiny Christian (3-2) 7:15 PM

West Park has won four of its five games by one possession as quarterback Jaden Jackson has formed a strong connection with HaReal Greer and Mason Johnson, who has had big performances the past two weeks against Woodcreek and Cordova. Destiny Christian has one on field loss to Grant in a game the Lions played the Pacers tough in the league opener.. Quarterback Dallas Munn has thrown for 1,131 yards and 12 touchdowns with Greyson Smith being his top receiver.

Palma (3-1) at Salinas (2-1) 7:30 PM

Salinas started the season with a 24-7 win over Valley Christian, but took a loss to undefeated Clovis (41-14). The Cowboys have a passing attack to track with Rico Maturino and Emarrcis Turner. Salinas is 39-2 in league play dating back to the 2017 season. Palma sophomore Eli Dukes has rushed for 588 yards and five touchdowns. Fellow sophomore Isaak Hernandez has also rushed for more than 200 yards. Last year, Salinas won 34-14.

Saturday

Miramonte (3-1) at Menlo (4-0) 1:30 PM

Miramonte quarterback Carson Blair has thrown for 1,113 yards and 14 touchdowns as the Matadors have scored at least 28 points in each game. Their only loss came to undefeated Carmel (38-28). Menlo quarterback Jack Freehill has 12 touchdowns to one interception and the defense has collected nine interceptions in four games. This starts a difficult four game stretch for the Knights with Wilcox, Menlo-Atherton and Los Gatos to follow this week.

Ferndale (3-0) at St. Bernard’s (4-0) 2:00 PM

Luke Brunton and Trenten Hagler have combined to throw for 995 yards and seven touchdowns while also rushing for more than 200 yards for St. Bernard’s. The Crusaders have held three of four opponents to 14 points or less. Ferndale junior quarterback Tanner Pidgeon has rushed for 523 yards and 11 touchdowns as Ferndale has attempted just 12 passes this season. He also has three interceptions on defense.

Mitty (3-0) at Valley Christian (1-2) 6:00 PM

Mitty is giving up 10 points per game, including a shutout of Menlo-Atherton, in finishing off the non-league undefeated. Lazaro Faraj-Washington has rushed for 379 yards and four touchdowns. Kai Sniffen has three interceptions and 2.5 sacks. Valley Christian got an opening 24-7 win over Wilcox, but have scored 17 total points in losses to Salinas and Soquel. The Warriors beat Mitty 35-0 last season.

He had Calaveras winning MLL again. may he rest in peace!! Great Coach that contributed so much to the team with no nick name. Sad day for San Andreas such a tight nit foothill community.

He had Calaveras winning MLL again. may he rest in peace!! Great Coach that contributed so much to the team with no nick name. Sad day for San Andreas such a tight nit foothill community.

Hello, we are looking to schedule a JV football game. We can host a game at home or away if the location is within 50 miles of Oakland High. Please email me at jonas.perez@ousd.org or Coach Terry at terry.hendrixjr@ousd.org. Thank You.

American Canyon is looking for a Foundation Game November 26th, Varsity/JV (home or away). Please contact Michael Evans, (510 815-6975 email: michaelmae21@gmail.com.

Lets get them posted tonight:

Here are some live streams that should work tonight

Cardinal Newman-Bishop O'Dowd: https://ysn365.com/live/

De La Salle-St. Mary's: https://vimeo.com/event/4534295

Pittsburg-St. John Bosco: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/cifss/gam16dfa2dd1b

Granite Bay-Jesuit: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/abc-jam-productions/gam57f20fe6c6

Rocklin-Folsom: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/abc-jam-productions/gama0bff44514

San Marin-Casa Grande: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/north-bay-sf-productions/gam5e150fba84

Calpreps and Maxpreps have DLS playing at El Cerrito on the 27th,,,

But, according to GoFan, El Cerrito has no listing for that Friday and DLS is listed as play Sacramento Charter on Thursday and also no Friday game.

Hmmmmm....

1. De La Salle (4-0)

Derrick Blanche rushed for 113 yards and two touchdowns and quarterback Toa Faavae added two rushing scores as the Spartans held off St. Mary’s-Stockton 38-35. De La Salle trailed 21-17 at the end of the third quarter, but De La Salle scored the next 14 points to take a 31-21 lead. Eventually, it recovered an onside kick for the win. The Spartans travel to El Cerrito this week.

2. Serra (1-2)

The Padres will travel to St. Ignatius on Friday to begin WCAL action. They have won 14 straight WCAL games and are 31-2 over the last 33 league games.

3. Folsom (3-1)

The Bulldogs showed out in a matchup featuring the top two expected teams in the SFL with a 51-14 win over Rocklin. It was 10-7 Folsom in the second quarter, but a Ryder Lyons touchdown run and a touchdown pass from Lyons to Jameson Powell helped break the game open. Lyons threw another touchdown and ran for more than 100 yards in the win. Theo Greule had a sack and the defense grabbed two interceptions. Next week’s game is in question as Davis has forfeited the September 27 matchup.

4. Pittsburg (3-1)

Marley Alcantara went 26-for-33 for 212 yards and two touchdowns to RJ Mosley and Kenneth Ward as the Pirates were within 14 in the fourth quarter against St. John Bosco en route to losing 35-14. Jewelous Walls had a team high 10 tackles. PIttsburg is off this week before hosting Los Gatos on October 4.

5. San Ramon Valley (4-0)

Rhett Thompson went 10-for-13 for 195 yards and five touchdowns and completed passes to six different receivers in a 51-14 win over McClymonds. Evan Economos had 89 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Marco Jones had 12 tackles and Kaleb Pleis had two sacks. The Wolves travel to Hayward this week.

6. Rocklin (3-1)

Derek Keeley ran for 106 yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries, but Rocklin couldn’t keep up with Folsom in a 51-14 loss. Mavrik Collins had 55 receiving yards and seven tackles. The Thunder will host Jesuit this Friday. It also has Granite Bay and Oak Ridge at home later in the season.

7. St. Francis,Mountain View (2-1)

The Lancers had a bye week following its loss at De La Salle. They return to the field to host Bellarmine on Friday. St. Francis will play three of its final four games on the road against St. Ignatius, Valley Christian and Riordan.

8. Grant (3-2)

The Pacers were in a scoreless tie after the first quarter against Destiny Christian, but led 10-0 at halftime and eventually won 30-12. Luke Alexander threw for 297 yards and three touchdowns and Koby Shabazz finished with 153 yards and a touchdown. Freshman Tyson Griffin Jr. had a touchdown run and touchdown catch. Grant will host Lincoln-San Diego this week.

9. Los Gatos (4-0)

Los Gatos led Mountain View 21-0 after the first quarter in a 62-6 Thursday night win. The Wildcats averaged 14 yards per play with 222 rushing yards and 191 passing yards. Grayson Dolsak had three rushing touchdowns and Scotty Brennan found Owen Panu for a 45 yard touchdown. Los Gatos is off this coming week before an October 4 meeting with Pittsburg.

10. St. Mary’s-Stockton (2-2)

Jaden Galvan threw for 325 yards and two touchdowns passes to Kenneth Moore III and Ivan Huerta. Overall, Moore finished with 139 total yards and the Rams’ speed was on display in pushing De La Salle more than anyone so far this season in a 38-35 loss. This week, St. Mary’s will host Bishop Amat.

11. Riordan (1-2)

Riordan was off with the rest of the WCAL schools and will start league play on Saturday against Sacred Heart Cathedral. During the bye week, junior quarterback Michael Mitchell, Jr. committed to Vanderbilt.

12. McClymonds (1-3)

The Warriors’ daunting early schedule wrapped up this week with a 51-14 loss to San Ramon Valley. Last year, McClymonds lost to the Wolves 35-7. Sharky Tamale and Desmond Sparks had rushing touchdowns for the Warriors. McClymonds is off this week and will return to action on October 4 against Berean Christian.

13. Soquel (2-2)

Soquel led Scotts Valley 42-3 at the half in a 63-3 win heading into their bye week. The Knights are back in action on October 4 against Palma and they are giving up 10 points per game with two Top 10 opponents and Valley Christian.

14. Liberty (3-1)

The Lions trailed Amador Valley 22-8 in the third quarter, but scored 26 of the final 32 points for a 34-28 win. Jaxon Bell rushed for 214 yards and two touchdowns and added a seven yard touchdown catch. Liberty’s defense had three sacks and forced three turnovers. This week, Liberty will host Clayton Valley Charter.

15. St. Ignatius (2-1)

The Wildcats, with only a loss to San Ramon Valley, will get into WCAL play this week against two time defending champion Serra. In their two wins over Tamalpais and Cathedral Catholic, the Wildcats have given up 20 total points.

16. Cardinal Newman (4-0)

Cardinal Newman took control early against Bishop O’Dowd in a 56-0 win over the Dragons. Freshman quarterback Tino Retamoza threw for 145 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 88 yards and two scores. Jamari Gentry ran for a touchdown, caught two more touchdowns and finished with more than 200 total yards. The Cardinals host Pleasant Valley on Friday.

17. El Cerrito (4-0)

El Cerrito stayed undefeated with a 49-0 win over Campolindo heading into this week’s matchup with De La Salle. The Gauchos haven’t allowed more than 19 points in a game this season, which includes an opening win over Amador Valley.

18. Granite Bay (4-0)

Isaiah Ene rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown and had three catches for 103 receiving yards and a touchdown in a 30-17 win at Jesuit. Darnell Turner Jr. had a touchdown catch and returned an interception for a touchdown. The Grizzlies will host Oak Ridge on Friday in one of the top games of the week.

19. Downey (5-0)

Carson Lamb threw for 247 yards and four touchdowns with Joseph Ramirez being his top receiver at 180 yards and two scores in a 35-20 win over Edison-Stockton. The Knights have scored at least 34 points in each game this season. They are off this week before starting league action against Pitman on October 4.

20. Central Catholic (3-2)

Central Catholic ran for more than 300 yards, led by 201 yards and two touchdowns from Joey Alcutt, in a 25-14 win over Patterson. Alcutt has 600 yards and five touchdowns through half the season. This week, the Raiders will travel to Manteca in a big VOL matchup.

Having attended a game on Friday night, I didn't become aware of the close games Pittsburg played against St. John Bosco and St. Mary's played against De La Salle until very late in both those contests.

I actually did catch some of the SM-DLS game late Q3, early Q4 while the Rams held a 21-17 lead then caught the very end once it was decided. Conversely I haven't seen any of the SJB-Pitt game as yet, but know that it was only a 7-point game at half and a 14-point game heading into and throughout most of Q4 until the Braves punched in one last TD with under 2 minutes remaining.

Given the Spartans previous 3 games where they dominated Grant Union, Serra-SM, and Saint Francis -- the Rams potential upset bid came as a big surprise to me.

And it should go without saying that Pittsburg playing a relatively close, competitive game against Bosco was also super surprising. They fared much better than Serra-SM did, and really as well as any NorCal team has in several years.

So the question begs, which team had the more impressive performance?

Game of the Week Poll

Here are the games for this week. Picks are due by 7:00 PM on Friday

San Marin at Casa Grande
Liberty at Amador Valley
Bishop O’Dowd at Cardinal Newman
San Ramon Valley at McClymonds (Game of the Week)
Edison-Stockton at Downey
Central Catholic at Patterson
Bear River at Wheatland
Rocklin at Folsom
Gunn at Monta Vista
Hillsdale at Santa Teresa

Game of the Week Poll - https://norcalpreps.forums.rivals.com/threads/week-5-game-of-the-week-poll.30733/

Besides a TON of offers, There will be A LOT of speed on display Friday night. Both 4x1 relay teams made the state final and have multiple members playing.

De La Salle-40.83

Jaden Jefferson-10.40(pr)

Toa Faavae-10.58

Jayden Nicholas-10.85
alternates Emery Speight 10.81 & Duece Jones-Drew 10.87



Saint Mary’s-40.85 & 3rd place finisher in state

Kenneth Moore III-10-75

Osani Gayles-10.76

Should be entertaining to see some of the potential matchups as most of these players play wr & db and will be score line of scrimmage from each other most of the game.

here are the top 5 leagues in nor cal currently

1 tri river (central section - but champ always plays in nor cal play off)
2 west catholic
3 sierra foothill
4 east bay mountain
5 redwood empire upper division

honorable mention

6 tri city (sac joaquin)
7 diablo athletic upper division
8 valley oak

thoughts?

A few notes after 3 games for most teams.
Oak Ridge's loss of their line has really showed. The team is off to 0-3 start after front loading a tough pre -season schedule. Too lazy to look it up but off top of my head I don't recall OR going 0-3 in a very long time. Mccallie out of TN was just too much for the Trojans. The score ended up 38-16 but it was 38-0 at half and a running clock in the 3rd. They called of their dogs early. OR was without there starting QB but I really don't think it mattered in this game. I do look for the Trojans to bounce back and get a win vs a very down DO team. But overall for the trojans to win 5 games this year that would be best case.

Jesuit- Might be the Suprise team in the mix this year at 2-0 with some blowouts against Rio and Bellarmine. Hard to tell how good jesuit is but they have a big line and has been able to run behind it well. They will likely go into their first home league game 3-0 when they face granite bay on 09-20.

Del Oro Very down year. Will be in the lower tier of the SFL. I could see a 5th place finish.

Granite Bay- Hasn't played a great schedule and is 3-0. They look solid but again its hard to really gauge. They seem like a middle of pack SFL.

Rocklin- They look very solid. Got another year behind Slone and just don't have many weaknesses. However, I don't think as good as last year but are now 3-0 and will go into game 4 against Folsom in 2w which is likely the SFL champ. Rocklin has a history of playing Folsom very well. I don't see this changing. Can they beat Folsom without the transfers?

Folsom- Still the team to beat and come end of year I think they will be in the mix.

SFL (my prediction)
Folsom
Rocklin
Jesuit
GraniteBay
Oak Ridge
DO
Davis
Whitney

Sat down just in time to watch the Bulldogs JV’s return the kickoff to midfield, then run around left end to the house. 7-0 Folsom JV’s.

PCAL week 4

Last week 13-3 Overall 50-14


This is crossover week, so the PCAL plays only PCAL teams in different divisions. Picks will follow the division recaps.

Gabilan-Not a lot of surprises this past week. Aptos, Hollister, and Alvarez all beat weaker teams. (Oak Grove has really dropped as football power). Soquel, after paying to powerhouses, got their first win over a mid- level Valley Christian team. Palma went to Yuma and got beaten by their new Arizona rival. And Salinas lost the “Rodeo Bowl” to a very good Clovis team. Monterey had a bye week to lick its wounds after being beaten badly by Menlo-Atherton the week prior. This week every Gabilan team will be heavy favorites in their cross over game, for the exception of Monterey, who according to Cal Preps will be underdogs to a very good Carmel team.

Mission North – This league should be competitive. But maybe not in a good way. NMC had a close loss vs a very good Sobrato team. Alisal had a nice win vs Sequoia. Scott’s Valley had a very bad loss vs cross mountain rival SLV. Scott’s Valley maybe to depleted to repeat as champions. MVC and Watsonville both loss to better team. Although I though MVC high powered offense would of kept it a little closer. The only teams favored to win this week will be Watsonville and St. Francis as they both play Santa Lucia teams. I am curious to see how NMC, who has been playing very well does vs Palma.

Mission South – Carmel went on the road and beat a good Miramonte team. One of the bigger wins for Carmel in the past few years. Everyone can agree this Carmel team belongs in the Gabilan this year. The problem is there will be a huge drop off next year, and the JV numbers are not super strong. As a program, Carmel has trouble competing in the Gabilan. Last time they were in there 2019, the varsity competed, but JV was only able to play 6 games due to injuries and lack of players. Not saying it is right, but that is the reason they were not put up this year. (in my opinion). North Salinas is the 2nd best team, then a pretty large drop off. King City beat a struggling Marina program. Rancho San Juan is struggling and looks like it is going to be relegated to the Santa Lucia. Soledad gave up a winning TD on the last play of the game as they were trying to upset Branham.

Santa Lucia- RLS beat up on a bad Washington (San Francisco) team last week. SLV had the best victory as they beat their rival Scott’s Valley. These 2 teams will probably vie for the lone playoff berth. Gonzales had a disappointing loss to PG, and really did not look great. Marina is really struggling to stop anybody from scoring, so is Santa Cruz, but at least they are getting some points on the board.

Games:

Thu 09/19 Seaside (CA) at Aptos (CA), 7:30pm – Aptos should have no problem with the undermanned Seaside team. Jury still out on the new regime as the TKA win is not quite as impressive. Aptos 24-7

Thu 09/19 St. Francis (Watsonville, CA) at Harbor (Santa Cruz, CA), 7:00pm- Harbor is improving as a program the past couple years, but they are still not at the B level. St. Francis 34-14

Fri 09/20 Gonzales (CA) at King City (CA), 7:30pm- The Battle for the Megaphone, Monterey County’s oldest rivalry! King City is young and coming off a win vs marina. Gonzales is also young, but they did not look good vs PG. King City 20-7

Fri 09/20 Rancho San Juan (Salinas, CA) at Marina (CA), 7:30pm – Marina is actually favored, despite being outscored 130-13 in 3 games. Why? Rancho San Jaun has bee outscored 95-2 in its 3 games. @StreakOne, this would have been an excellent game for Pick’em. Granted for all the wrong reasons. Rancho in the “upset?” Rancho 21-20

Fri 09/20 Stevenson (Pebble Beach, CA) at Pacific Grove (CA), 7:30pm -Ok, PG is the better team this year. I know that. But I also know that you can discount the boys from the Del Monte Forrest, and they will be ready and give PG all it can handle. It is PG’s homecoming game (RLS has always been a favorite homecoming game), the PG alumni will leave disappointed. RLS 24-23

Fri 09/20 Santa Cruz (CA) at Soledad (CA), 7:30pm- Soledad was one play away from pulling off the biggest upset of the year vs Branham. They should beable to rebound nicel vs a rebuilding Santa Cruz team. Soledad 30-14

Fri 09/20 Alisal (Salinas, CA) at Hollister (CA), 7:30pm -Alisal has struggled to score points in their new open up offense. It may not get easier vs a defense that just posted a shutout. Hollister 28-10

Fri 09/20 Alvarez (Salinas, CA) at Monte Vista Christian (Watsonville, CA), 7:30pm- The opening season loss to NMC does not look as bad anymore for Alvarez. Meanwhile MVC is having trouble stopping people. They just try to out score you. Alvarez 35-30

Fri 09/20 North Salinas (Salinas, CA) at Salinas (CA), 7:30pm- Salinas will try to rebound with their cross town rival. North Salinas is good, and may keep this close, but Salinas has just too much depth. Salinas 32-14

Sat 09/21 Palma (Salinas, CA) vs North Monterey County (Castroville, CA) at Salinas Sports Complex (Salinas, CA), 7:30pm-Can’t get upset for Palma scheduling this game. Palma had to play a cross over game and besides Carmel, there is nobody in the B divisions that can hang with the top Gabilan teams this year. NMC has been a pleasant surprise, but not enough to beat Palma. Palma 27-7

Sat 09/21 Soquel (CA) at Scotts Valley (CA), 2:00pm-At the beginning of the season, I thought this may be a potential trap game for Soquel. Not anymore, Scott Valley just does not have the depth this year. Soquel 45-10

Sat 09/21 Watsonville (CA) at Pajaro Valley (Watsonville, CA), 12:30pm – I think this game will be closer than Cal preps says. I actually think PV has a chance to beat their crosstown rivals. If they don’t win at least they will score. Watsonville 14-13

Sat 09/21 Greenfield (CA) at San Lorenzo Valley (Felton, CA), 1:00pm – Cal preps has SLV as a 8 point favorite. They did have a great win last week vs Scott’s Valley, but they may be getting too much credit for beating a depleted team. Greenfield is solid this year. Greenfield 20-17

Sat 09/21 Monterey (CA) at Carmel (CA), 2:00pm -This could be a great game. Carmel has 2 good wins vs Christopher and Miramonte. Monterey has only played twice and looked like they gave up vs Menlo Atherton. Carmel is going to come out and try to get Monterey to quit. Monterey must stay focused and disciplined if they want to win. Monterey has the athletes to stay with Carmel and make big plays, Carmel’s kryptonite. I just don’t know if Monterey will stay disciplined if things start to go south. Carmel 45-34

Good hire for Dublin. Kaufman did a nice job at O'Dowd and this seems like a much better communte for him to stay longer

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San Marin (3-0) at Casa Grande (2-1) 7:00 PM

San Marin’s new starting quarterback Daniel Rolovich is coming off a four touchdown passes/one touchdown run outing in last week’s win over Moreau Catholic. His top target was Wesley Timmel. Defensively, Liam McMann is a player to watch. Casa Grande quarterback Danny Mercado has thrown for 457 yards and seven touchdowns and is the Gauchos’ leading rusher. Wyatt Duff has been his top receiver. The Gauchos are coming off a 34-13 win over Rancho Cotate. Their loss came in the opener against Cardinal Newman (61-14).

Liberty (2-1) at Amador Valley (1-2) 7:00 PM

Amador Valley quarterback Tristan Tia has looked the part through three games with 806 yards and seven touchdowns while completing 76 percent of his passes. He has also rushed for 210 yards and five touchdowns. The Dons’ losses have come to undefeated squads in El Cerrito and Downey in which they gave up 85 total points. Liberty junior Jaxon Bell has nearly 550 total yards of offense through three games, but was held in check on the ground in the Lions’ lone loss to Los Gatos. The Lions have wins over Frontier-Bakersfield (which beat Oak Ridge) and Tracy.

Bishop O’Dowd (2-1) at Cardinal Newman (3-0) 7:00 PM

The past two weeks, Bishop O’Dowd surprised Monte Vista to enter the Top 20 rankings, but then lost to McClymonds 28-14. The Dragons have one of the top receivers in the region in Deji Ajose. Cardinal Newman has rushed for more than 300 yards per game and has one of the top underclassmen receivers in Northern California with Zion Cargill. Both teams will be contenders for NCS titles.

Edison-Stockton (0-3) at Downey (4-0) 7:00 PM

Downey quarterback Carson Lamb has thrown for 1,288 yards with 14 touchdowns, including six scores to Ethan Woodmansee. The Knights have wins over Lincoln-Stockton, Elk Grove, Merced and Amador Valley with all four games being decided by 14 points or less. Edison has played a tough schedule in losing to Grant, Clovis West and Central. Former St. Mary’s-Stockton quarterback Devin Rasmussen is now at Edison and Langdon Horace has been his top receiver. Amarion Mckenzie is the leading tackler for Edison.

Central Catholic (2-2) at Patterson (2-2) 7:00 PM

This is a new VOL matchup and its kicks off league play with both teams splitting their four non-league games. Central Catholic’s Joey Alcutt has 399 rushing yards and three touchdowns and Chase Perino has caught three of the five touchdown passes from Kayden McHenry. Patterson quarterback Max Medina is a player to know with 1,216 yards and 10 touchdowns. Patterson’s losses have come to California and Vacaville while Central Catholic has lost to St. Mary’s-Stockton and Central Catholic-Oregon.

Rocklin (3-0) at Folsom (2-1) 7:00 PM

What looks to be the top two teams in the SFL will face off on the opening week. Rocklin has solidly been a Top 10 team this season with Reeve Slone back at quarterback and key players like Mavrik Collins, Mikey Cunningham, Derek Keeley and offensive lineman Garrison Blank. Folsom remains one of the top teams in NorCal with quarterback Ryder Lyons and his top target, Jameson Powell. The Bulldogs’ defense has eight sacks, led by three from Theo Greule. They have scored more than 50 points in two of three games.

Gunn (3-0) at Monta Vista (3-0) 7:00 PM

Gunn has given up eight points over three games in getting off to an undefeated start. JJ Racz has 294 rushing yards and six touchdowns. Luke Hines has 23 tackles and four sacks. Monta Vista has also been stingy on defense in giving up just six points to Kathleen MacDonald. Monta Vista’s last winning season came in 2015.

San Ramon Valley (3-0) at McClymonds (1-2) 7:15 PM

Rhett Thompson has played well at quarterback for San Ramon Valley in completing nearly 70 percent of his passes for 618 yards and five touchdowns. Marco Jones, who has also made plays on offense, has 30 tackles with nine of them being for a loss. The schedule doesn’t let up for McClymonds, which has played Top 20 teams Riordan, St. Francis and Bishop O’Dowd. Quarterback Berell Staples has backed up his 2026 Top 25 ranking to give the Warriors a more balanced offensive attack.

Bear River (3-0) at Wheatland (3-0) 7:15 PM

Luke Wall had the game winning field goal on an untimed down to beat Johansen 13-12. Bear River has a sophomore starting quarterback in Jayden Brock in looking for its first winning season since 2019. Wheatland’s defense has forced six sacks and five turnovers in allowing 14 total points over three games. Konley Cova has 25 tackles and two sacks. Last year, Bear River won this meeting 21-14.

Hillsdale (2-1) at Santa Teresa (3-0) 7:15 PM

Santa Teresa is coming off a 41-35 win in overtime against Pioneer-San Jose. Quarterback Brenton Gaches threw for 267 yards and had three different receivers tally five catches. Hillsdale running back Dante Allendorf has rushed for 307 yards and five touchdowns. All three of Hillsdale’s games have been decided by 10 points or less with its loss coming to Half Moon Bay (21-14).

Sacred Heart Cathedral beat St. Ignatius, 20-14 in OT in Flag Football.
Irish are 2-1 on the season after going 16-3 last year.