Bay Area high school football roundup 2025: Best of Week 12 action

Welcome back to the Bay Area News Group s high school football roundup Here you ll find all the details from the weekend s action in this news organization s coverage area which encompasses teams that play in leagues based primarily in Alameda Contra Costa San Mateo and Santa Clara counties Check back every Saturday during the season for scores highlights and top performers updated throughout the day If you have not already please subscribe here for complete digital access all season long Your contributions keep us going On to the roundup CCS Open Division I No Los Gatos No St Francis Los Gatos was able to stop St Francis running back Kaimani Keanaaina when it needed it most of as Wildcats O-lineman Garrett Bertsch joined his defensive teammates for a final goal-line stand Keanaaina finished with yards on carries Christian Babcock was in Los Gatos and has the full story here NCS Open Division I No De La Salle No San Ramon Valley Jaden Jefferson scored on touchdown runs of and yards to help lead De La Salle to a blowout win at home over San Ramon Valley in the first round of the playoffs The Spartans led - at halftime and the fourth quarter was played with a running clock Darren Sabedra has more details here No Pittsburg No Liberty Sophomore Isaiah Harrison impacted the match on both sides of the ball recording an interception recovering a fumble and reeling off a -yard touchdown run to help lead Pittsburg to a triumph at home over Bay Valley Athletic League rival Liberty Justice delos Santos has the complete recap here No Acalanes No Marin Catholic Tyler Winkles completed of passes for yards and five touchdowns and ran for yards and two TDs in carries to lead undefeated Acalanes to a first-round rout at home over Marin Catholic Josh Elerts added yards in rushes and Grant Ricker caught six passes for yards and two TDs The Dons point total matched the number worn by Amin Noroozi their former teammate who died in a tragic accident at Stinson Beach last spring Acalanes reached when a snap late in the fourth quarter sailed over the Marin Catholic punter s head and out of the end zone for a safety The Dons have dedicated their season to Noroozi Acalanes - will tour to third-seeded Cardinal Newman next week Marin Catholic finished - Darren Sabedra CCS Division II No St Ignatius Alisal St Ignatius rushed for a season-high yards in the first-round supremacy Luke Tribolet led the way with yards on seven carries scrimmage yards and two touchdowns Steve Malone carried times for yards and three TDs Tommy Bennett returned an interception for a touchdown Brady Hughes also had a pick Tucker Jones made two sacks Jayden Duarte had an -yard reception for Alisal s touchdown St Ignatius - advances to play the Menlo-TKA winner in the semifinals Glenn Reeves NCS Division II No Campolindo No Livermore Matteo Lortie did it all to give Livermore a chance but the quarterback s effort fell just short as Campolindo tackled the senior on a two-point attempt with seconds left and then recovered an onside kick to clinch the first-round win on the road Livermore hosted the thriller because it won its league and Campo didn t finish first in its league League champs host in Round per NCS bylaws Lortie kept Livermore s hopes alive when he escaped an oncoming pass rush on fourth down and heaved a deep pass to the Campo Then on the next play he threw a touchdown pass to AJ Carey to pull the Cowboys to within - Lortie finished with four TD passes two to Carey Micah Parker s touchdown run with left had given Campo what seemed to be a safe margin - Livermore scored on its first series as Lortie finished the drive with a TD pass to Carey for a - lead Campo went ahead - on a -yard run by Parker CT Harper s TD reception from Lortie reclaimed the advantage for Livermore - Campo scored the next points starting with Everett Zellmer s TD catch All observers called it a playoff classic Campo coach Kevin Macy revealed Campo - will play host to Clayton Valley next week Livermore finished - Darren Sabedra No California No American Canyon We got sooooo lucky Cal coach Danny Calcagno stated after his gang survived and advanced in the NCS opening round He wasn t wrong The Grizzlies - faced a -yard field goal attempt for the win down - after a final-play Hail Mary drew a pass interference penalty On the next two plays American Canyon - ran into Cal kicker Henry Dupin and then jumped offsides That set up a -yard attempt which Dupin knuckled through the uprights for the win Before the late array of untimed downs Jordan Lee and Luke Taylor scored TDs for the Grizzlies and Dupin ran back a blocked field goal for a tally California will visit Monte Vista in the semifinals next week Christian Babcock No Clayton Valley Charter No Windsor Another East Bay group escaped by the skin of its teeth when Brady Emry converted a game-winning -yard field goal with seconds remaining to give Clayton Valley a win at home and punch the Ugly Eagles ticket to Campolindo for the NCS semifinals Jhadis Luckey scored both TDs for CVC - and Emry also made a -yarder earlier in the competition to round out the scoring Windsor finishes the year - Christian Babcock CCS Division III No San Mateo No Woodside OT TJ Johnson took a pitch on a reverse and scored on an -yard run in overtime to give the No seed Bearcats an upset win at top-seeded Woodside which brought a - record to the opening-round competition Glenn Reeves has the championship story here No Sacred Heart Prep No Carmel Charlie Ford caught a -yard pass from Nico Pollioni with left to bring Sacred Heart Prep within - and the two connected for a two-point conversion pass for the winning points against Carmel - at Monterey Peninsula College Linebacker Atelea Tau secured the accomplishment with an interception to send Sacred Heart Prep - into an all-Atherton semifinal matchup against Menlo-Atherton Pollioni completed of passes for yards and two touchdowns Andrew Shen gained yards on carries and scored two touchdowns for the Gators -yard rushing attack with Sasha Bandai gaining yards on six carries with two scores David Kiefer NCS Division III No Vintage No San Leandro Giovani De Anda s rushing touchdown early in the third quarter and kicker Isaac Rodgers extra point pulled San Leandro to within - But Bo Lode s -yard touchdown run midway through the fourth quarter all but iced the preeminence for top-seeded Vintage which advances to play Ukiah in the semifinals next week De Anda Justin Ammons DeYar Crayton and Nathaniel Brunson-Westbrook all contributed big offensive plays for San Leandro which got strong defensive pays from Tevita Okusi Israel Lopez and Ignacio Ceja The Pirates finished - Darren Sabedra No Ukiah No Antioch Antioch s offense was forced off the field on fourth down for the fifth and final time with less than minutes left sealing the season-ending defeat The Panthers led - midway through the third quarter after QB Joshua Mason s second rushing touchdown of the contest But Ukiah responded with a -yard touchdown run and a -yard touchdown pass that put the hosts ahead by two scores with to play Evan Webeck CCS Division IV No Branham No Christopher Andrew Ho threw four touchdown passes to rally the host Bruins - from a - deficit Christopher - scored a touchdown with seconds left to cut the deficit to the final margin but failed on a two-point conversion run in an effort to take the lead as Patrick Wilson Alex Madrigal Damian Martinez and Jaxsen Tafaoimalo combined on the stop Christian Duarte forced two fumbles in the Bruins defensive effort Michael Murphy gained over yards rushing and scored two touchdowns on a -yard run and an -yard reception for Branham which earned a semifinal matchup against Half Moon Bay This was a rematch from a Blossom Valley Athletic League Mount Hamilton Division event won by Branham - David Kiefer No Lincoln-San Jose No Scotts Valley Leo Molina kicked a -yard field goal with seven seconds left to lift Lincoln - past the visiting Falcons - and into a semifinal matchup against Willow Glen Lincoln s Michael Whitelaw returned a kickoff yards for a touchdown and caught two passes for yards Teammate Kyan Phillips gained yards on carries and scored a touchdown his th of the season David Kiefer No Half Moon Bay No Burlingame Half Moon Bay - rallied from a - third-quarter deficit by scoring unanswered points at Burlingame - to advance to a semifinal matchup against Branham The visiting Cougars took the lead for good on a two-point conversion with minutes to go and scored the clincher on a touchdown run with a minute left David Kiefer Related Articles San Mateo spoils Woodside s unbeaten season advances to CCS D-III semis Pittsburg s defense special teams units set tone for big win over Liberty Los Gatos stonewalls St Francis on three straight goal-line plays to seal CCS Open Division I win High school football Friday s Week scores Saturday s schedule Jaden Jefferson De La Salle too explosive for San Ramon Valley NCS Division IV No Miramonte No Alameda Senior linebacker Charlie Hwang finished with tackles and also ran for yards in carries as Miramonte advanced to the semifinals with a achievement at home over Alameda Lane Dalton completed of passes for about yards connecting mostly with James Rogers and Andrew Bjornson as the Matadors improved to - Rogers caught seven passes for yards and Bjornson had five receptions for yards and a touchdown The Matadors also got two interceptions and a sack from cornerback Henry Hunt seven tackles from David Roman and a big sack from Cooper Buster Miramonte will play host to seventh-seeded Redwood next week Alameda finished - Darren Sabedra CCS Division V No Piedmont Hills San Jose John Palomo threw two touchdown passes and ran for another to lead the Pirates He threw a -yard scoring pass to Alijah Torres and one of yards to Diego Arias Torres also scored on a -yard run Cash Martinez kicked a field goal San Jose making its first appearance in the CCS playoffs averted a shutout on a pass from Omar Gomez to Mario Acosta We were able to keep them on their half of the field Piedmont Hills coach Kelly King Jr announced For us to stuff their run was a key Piedmont Hills will host Jefferson on Saturday in the semifinals Glenn Reeves No Terra Nova No South San Francisco Terra Nova - takes on the winner of Saturday s Santa Cruz-Sobrato meeting in the semifinals after beating the visiting Warriors - David Kiefer NCS Division VII No Piedmont No St Patrick-St Vincent Jimmy Lagios threw three touchdown passes all to Cash Panico and Xavier Henderson rushed for two TDs as Piedmont breezed to the semifinals with a rout of SPSV The Highlanders recovered two fumbles and intercepted a pass while playing what coach Jordan Seiden called a complete battle in all three phases Piedmont - will play host to No seed Willits next week SPSV finished - Darren Sabedra No Concord No Vallejo Jacari Gibson gained over yards on the ground and scored two touchdowns to lead the visiting Bears - into a semifinal matchup at top-seeded Middletown Tight end Max Dashner made several big catches for first downs in a winning effort For Vallejo - Elijah Peace was thrust into action at quarterback because of an injury to the starter and was the catalyst for the Redhawks -point second-half outburst mostly with his running David Kiefer