Welcome to the Bay Area News Group (Mercury News & East Bay Times) roundup of the best action in high school football from the second weekend of the CCS and NCS playoffs. Check back every Saturday for scores, highlights and top performers from the weekend’s games, updated throughout the day.
Central Coast Section
Division I
No. 1 St. Francis 49, No. 5 Menlo-Atherton 28: St. Francis, playing on its home field in Mountain View, overcame a 21-7 first-half deficit to improve to 11-0 and advance to the Division I final against Serra or Bellarmine next Friday night at Westmont High. Vytas Mazeika has the complete recap here.
Division II
No. 4 Menlo School 45, No. 1 San Benito 35: In a back-and-forth thriller in Hollister, Menlo remained undefeated when record-setting Sergio Beltran connected with Sam Scola from 30 yards out with 3:12 left to give the Knights a 38-35 lead. Menlo stopped San Benito on downs and added one more touchdown when Beltran scored on a 1-yard run as the Knights moved into the championship game next weekend against third-seeded Wilcox. Menlo trailed 14-10 at halftime, then outscored San Benito 21-14 in the third quarter and 14-7 in the fourth to return home with its 12th victory of the season. Beltran finished 35 of 43 passing for 368 yards and three touchdowns, which gives him 51 TD passes for the season. He set the Central Coast Section regular-season record for touchdown passes with 44. He now has the CCS season record, too. The 51 TD passes eclipses the previous record of 49, set by Terra Nova’s Anthony Gordon in 2013. Friday, Beltran also ran for three TDs. San Benito finished 9-2. — Darren Sabedra
No. 3 Wilcox 20, No. 7 St. Ignatius 13: Andrew Palacios’ 74-yard run in the fourth quarter broke a 13-13 tie and propelled the Chargers into the championship game against Menlo. Phil Jensen was in Santa Clara and has the details here.
Division IV
No. 1 Homestead 36, No. 4 Santa Teresa 18: Derek Sheerer rushed for three touchdowns in the first half as host Homestead (7-5) advanced to a CCS championship game for the first time since 2010. The Mustangs scored all the points they would need in the first quarter, taking a 21-6 lead. Sheerer had touchdowns of one yard and 80 yards in that quarter and added a 76-yard run for a score in the second quarter. After tacking on two points in the third quarter on a safety, Homestead’s final touchdown was produced by Jonathan Hacker on a nine-yard run in the fourth quarter. Santa Teresa (7-5) cut Homestead’s lead to 7-6 in the first quarter on a 32-yard pass from Jayden Arevalo to Joshua Rahimi. But the Mustangs scored the next two touchdowns to take command. Santa Teresa’s other scores came on a 1-yard run by Arevalo in the second quarter and an Evan Smith 1-yard run in the fourth quarter. In 2010, Homestead lost the Division I title game 33-24 to Piedmont Hills. Homestead has never won a CCS football title. — Phil Jensen
North Coast Section
Open/Division I
No. 1 De La Salle 42, No. 2 Pittsburg 14: De La Salle, playing on its home field in Concord, won its 29th consecutive NCS championship behind two electrifying touchdown plays from Charles Greer. De La Salle is the section’s Open Division champion. Pittsburg will now play host to No. 3 seed Clayton Valley Charter for the Division I title on Friday night. Darren Sabedra has the full story from De La Salle’s win here.
No. 3 Clayton Valley 24, No. 5 California 21: There was no miracle finish for California as Clayton Valley, playing on its home field in Concord, held off the Grizzlies in the closing seconds to advance to the Division I championship game against Pittsburg. Mike Lefkow was in Concord and has the recap here.
Division II
No. 4 Campolindo 17, No. 1 San Ramon Valley 14: Campolindo, playing on the road in Danville, continued its comeback from early-season struggles, stunning top-seeded San Ramon Valley to advance to the Division II final next weekend against Foothill or Rancho Cotate. Jerry McDonald was in Danville and has the complete story here.
Division V
No. 2 Del Norte 42, No. 6 Miramonte 13: Visiting Miramonte (6-5) fell behind 14-0 before scoring a touchdown, but Del Norte tacked on another score before the first quarter ended and led 34-13 at halftime. Miramonte quarterback Luke Duncan threw touchdown passes to Ben Murphy and Tyler Dutto in the first half. Del Norte improved to 10-1 and will visit top seed San Marin next Friday in the championship game. San Marin edged St. Bernard’s 26-25. — Phil Jensen
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