Bay Area high school football roundup 2025: Best of Week 8 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 Ranked teams No De La Salle Amador Valley Jayden Nicholas returned the opening kickoff yards for a touchdown Brayden Knight followed with a -yard TD pass to Dylan Scott The rout was on De La Salle improved to - with a preeminence on the road over Amador Valley - Darren Sabedra has more details here No Pittsburg No Liberty In a matchup between the Bay Valley Athletic League s top teams Pittsburg overcame a - deficit after the first quarter led by a point at halftime and eventually pulled away to defeat host Liberty Isaiah Harrison s -yard TD run and Antonio Guzman s point-after kick gave Pittsburg a - lead The Pirates stretched the advantage to - when Deveon Wilson scored on a -yard reception from Carlos Torres Liberty cut the margin to - at halftime when Jaxon Bell scored on a -yard run Torres -yard pass to Truly Bell made it - and a safety snap through the end zone widened the lead to - Torres third TD pass of the match from yards to Harrison capped the scoring Pittsburg improved to - - Liberty is - - Darren Sabedra No Acalanes No Campolindo Tyler Winkles Acalanes dual-threat quarterback finished with nearly total yards from scrimmage -of- passing for yards and eight keepers for another and four touchdowns as the host Dons beat rival Campolindo in Diablo Athletic League Foothill Division play Evan Webeck has the complete recap here No Los Gatos No Wilcox In a revenge match for visiting Los Gatos the Wildcats staked their claim as the best group in the Peninsula Athletic League s Bay Division after the Chargers snatched that time away from them last year Christian Babcock was in Santa Clara and has the details here No California No San Ramon Valley Arjun Banerjee turned in a masterpiece by completing -of- passes for yards including a perfectly-placed -yard scoring strike to Darius Brown as California snapped a seven-game losing streak to San Ramon Valley Justice delos Santos has the event story from San Ramon here No Archbishop Mitty No Sacred Heart Cathedral Joseph Engin completed of passes for yards and had eight carries for yards and two touchdowns to lead Archbishop Mitty - - to a West Catholic Athletic League success over Sacred Heart Cathedral - - at Foothill College Mitty s Lazaro Faraj-Washington gained total yards and scored a touchdown David Kiefer No Menlo School Palo Alto Menlo built a - halftime lead on its way to a blowout conquest over host Palo Alto in a PAL Bay Division battle The success improved Menlo s record to - - Jack Freehill rushed for two touchdowns both from yards out and passed for two Trevor van der Pyl caught an -yard touchdown pass and scored on an -yard kickoff return Chuck Wynn opened the scoring for Menlo with an -yard run Menlo plays host to Los Gatos for first place in the Bay next Saturday Palo Alto is - - Darren Sabedra No Santa Teresa Leigh Despite Santa Teresa coach Steve Papin saying his club wasn t sharp the Saints dominated the Longhorns in Blossom Valley Athletic League Mt Hamilton Division play One prospective reason for Papin s concern Santa Teresa - - didn t match its scoring average of points per challenge entering Friday night s contest Still the Saints have scored at least points in every match this season Blake Zanger scored Leigh s lone TD on a -yard run Lochren Sullivan picked off two passes for the Longhorns - - Christian Babcock No El Cerrito No Salesian El Cerrito took command in the second half to defeat Salesian in a showdown for first place in the Tri-County Athletic League s Rock Division The teams were tied - at halftime El Cerrito led by a touchdown after three quarters In the final period the host Gauchos pulled away with unanswered points to improve to - - Izeah Buchanan threw two touchdown passes for Salesian one to Jahlil Lindsey the other to Carlton Perrilliat Jr Salesian fell to - - Darren Sabedra No Clayton Valley Miramonte Jhadis Luckey scored six touchdowns five rushing one receiving as host Clayton Valley overpowered Miramonte in a DAL Foothill Division tournament In victories over Las Lomas and Miramonte to open league play Clayton Valley - - has scored points while giving up just For Miramonte Andrew Bjornson had six catches for about yards and a TD Harrison Feusier also caught a TD pass for the Mats who dropped to - - Darren Sabedra Live Oak No Lincoln-San Jose Live Oak forced a four-way tie for second in the BVAL s Mt Hamilton Division with a triumph against visiting Lincoln Live Oak - overall Lincoln Branham and Christopher each are - in the division following only Santa Teresa - Michael Whitelaw had five receptions for yards and a touchdown and intercepted a pass for Lincoln - David Kiefer No Woodside Half Moon Bay Trailing - at halftime Woodside scored touchdowns on three consecutive second-half possessions to beat visiting Half Moon Bay and remain undefeated David Kiefer has the complete details from Woodside here East Bay Alameda Mt Eden Alameda used a balanced ground attack two TDs from Wyatt Smith three from Christian DeGuzman to handle Mt Eden at home The Hornets - - remained undefeated in West Alameda County Conference Shoreline Division play behind the duo s five scores Smith scored from and yards out and DeGuzman from and Hayden Arndt had three sacks to lead Alameda s defensive pressure on the Monarchs - - Ikeaka Patterson had two sacks and two tackles for loss Wyatt Smith had tackles Christian Babcock Dublin Granada Dublin picked up a nice road win after making the short trip to Livermore clinching a chance to reach the North Coast Section playoffs The Gaels - - used a -yard field goal from Aydin Kwan to take a - lead after going down early on Skyler Stuart s -yard rushing total Dublin fortified the lead with two rushing TDs by Andre Armendariz Granada dropped to - - Christian Babcock Moreau Catholic San Leandro Moreau has generated specific nice momentum in WACC Foothill Division play winning two games in a row after an - start The Mariners - - received two passing TDs from Kimoni Brown who located Elijah Dysart and AJ Jackson for scores through the air Jackson and Seth Evans each produced a rushing number and Jackson returned a punt for a TD Lance Mitchell Seth Evans and Chris Wilson led a great defensive effort declared Moreau coach Keith Minor Giovani De Anda scored the one TD for San Leandro - - Christian Babcock Piedmont Irvington Xavier Henderson ran for three touchdowns and Jimmy Lagios scored two TDs to lead Piedmont to a win at home over Irvington in WACC Mission Division play The Highlanders also got a -yard pick-six from George Saunders Defense had a big day Piedmont coach Jordan Seiden stated The Highlanders improved to - - Irvington dropped to - - Darren Sabedra South Bay Peninsula Branham Christopher Consistency was the name of the tournament as Branham bounced back from a disappointing loss to Lincoln to handle Christopher on the road in BVAL Mt Hamilton Division play The Bruins - - scored at least six points in every quarter negating the Cougars -point spurt in the second The Bruins salted away the win with a TD pass from Andrew Ho to Brayden Hodges midway through the fourth quarter For Christopher - - Dylan Robinson completed of passes for yards one TD and an interception He added yards rushing Christian Babcock Capuchino Mountain View Capuchino - overall pulled into a second-place tie in the Peninsula Athletic League s De Anza Division by beating visiting Mountain View Cap Burlingame and San Mateo are tied at - behind only The King s Academy - David Kiefer MacDonald El Camino MacDonald bounced back from a tough loss to Jefferson last week in PAL Lake Division play by edging El Camino at home The Condors - - took an early lead thanks to a -yard rushing TD by Siaosi Hautau and a -yard pick-six by John Leonard Hautau then added on with MacDonald s second defensive touchdown a -yard fumble return to put the Condors up - late in the second quarter MacDonald s -point outlay in the second period proved to be the difference as the Condors held off El Camino - - in the second half despite the Colts scoring two rushing TDs including Noah David s -yard TD early in the fourth quarter Christian Babcock Prospect Evergreen Valley Prospect remained undefeated in BVAL West Valley Division play as Cody Roberts completed of passes for yards and two touchdowns and also ran for two scores to lead the Panthers to a accomplishment at home over Evergreen Valley Kobe Richey-Bridges and Beauregard Green each caught TD passes from Roberts both from yards out Prospect improved to - - Evergreen Valley is - - Darren Sabedra Related Articles Woodside overcomes halftime deficit beats HMB to stay unbeaten Acalanes asserts itself over rival Campolindo with - win California remains undefeated snaps losing streak against San Ramon Valley Get that taste out of our mouth Los Gatos gets sweet revenge on Wilcox resetting South Bay rivalry High school football Friday s Week scores Saturday s schedule Sequoia Hillsdale By beating Hillsdale - - Sequoia - - set up a showdown with intra-district rival Woodside - for sole possession of first in the Peninsula Athletic League Ocean Division on Friday Nolan Fausto opened the scoring for Sequoia with a -yard run After Sequoia tied the number - Luke Ostrander s -yard TD pass to Jackson Tetley the lead for good Ostrander finished with four scoring passes David Kiefer Silver Creek Del Mar Alijah Guzman gained yards on carries and a touchdown to highlight Silver Creek s BVAL Santa Teresa-Foothill Division supremacy Jordan Thompson Xavier Hernandez Daniel Vo and Olivo Jordan also scored rushing touchdowns for the Raiders combining for yards on the ground Vo also threw a TD pass to Saxton Sinatra Dominic Beltran had a team-high seven tackles six solo Five other players were in on six tackles Silver Creek improved to - - Del Mar is - - Glenn Reeves The King s Academy San Mateo Adrian Barnett caught nine passes for yards and three second-half touchdowns as The King s Academy came back from a six-point halftime deficit to defeat visiting San Mateo in a PAL De Anza Division match Glenn Reeves has the complete recap from Sunnyvale here Willow Glen Leland Willow Glen continues to look like the class of the BVAL s Santa Teresa-Valley Division one year after storming through the league with an undefeated record The Rams - - only losses this season are to BVAL Mt Hamilton contenders Branham and Lincoln-San Jose and another division title appears likely Leland dropped to - - under first-year head coach Anthony Herrera Christian Babcock