Bay Area high school football roundup 2025: Best of Week 3 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 No St Francis De La Salle playing on the road in Mountain View built a - halftime lead and didn t look back as it cruised to the non-league preeminence Jaden Jefferson scored on a -yard run to open the scoring and added a -yard touchdown run early in the third quarter Bubba Vargas interception set up Jefferson s second touchdown Darren Sabedra has more details here No San Ramon Valley No Clayton Valley Charter Six SRV running backs combined for yards rushing to help lead the Wolves to a nonleague accomplishment on the road Cole Eichten carried much of the load finishing with yards in carries and a touchdown Curtis Pashelka has the complete recap here Clovis No Los Gatos A missed two-point conversion provided the final margin as Los Gatos lost a thriller in the Central Valley The Wildcats - trailed by one in the final two minutes and opted to go for the win but were unsuccessful Callum Schweitzer completed five TD passes for Los Gatos including a -yarder that set the stage for the pivotal missed conversion Max Thomas caught four of them including the key long completion Schweitzer also ran in a result Gavin Jordan also had a TD catch for the Cats Los Gatos fell to - with both losses by similar scores Soquel beat Los Gatos - in a season opener Clovis is - Christian Babcock St John Bosco-Bellflower No Serra The Padres slipped to - for the first time since losing to Southern California power St John Bosco The event was scoreless after one quarter then the Braves roster of Power college conference recruits took over Bosco - scored four touchdowns in the second period to take a - halftime lead Three-star sophomore quarterback Koa Malau ulu threw for two touchdowns and ran for another His first TD pass just before the half went to -star receiver Carson Clark who is committed to San Jose State For Serra other losses thus far came against Folsom and De La Salle The Padres are off next week then open West Catholic Athletic League play Sept with a visit to Valley Christian Mike Lefkow No Acalanes No St Ignatius After going down three scores in the first half Acalanes forced three second-half turnovers to come away with a close road win in San Francisco Quarterback Tyler Winkles tossed two touchdowns passes and rushed for two more Nathan Canilao was in San Francisco and has the story here No Valley Christian Patterson Valley Christian - closed out its nonleague slate with a convincing win over visiting Patterson - QB Rome Leota-Pritchard went of with yards and three TDs Riley McElvane had six catches for yards and two TDs LaSavion Carr had three catches for yards and a TD Troy Calupad carried seven times for yards and a TD Ekiah McLemore ran eight times for yards and a TD Isaiah Dominguez had a -yard pick-six and Joseph Patterson had an interception Christian Babcock No Campolindo Vanden Zach Tabibian kicked a -yard field goal with less than two minutes to play to lift Campolindo to a conquest at home The Cougars improved to - Vanden fell to - Devin Bradshaw has the meeting story here No California Monterey Trail-Elk Grove California came away with a big intersectional win on the road defeating Sacramento area powerhouse Monterey Trail Quarterback Arjun Banerjee threw for three touchdown passes two of which went to junior Darius Brown and another to senior Luke Brown Brown also contributed a rushing figure as did shifty back Jordan Lee California - will host Menlo-Atherton on Friday Nathan Canilao No Menlo School Branham Menlo School defensive lineman Zach Reynolds had a short pick-six early in the contest setting the tone for the Knights rout on the road over previously undefeated Branham Jack Freehill was of for yards passing and gained yards rushing on carries Chuck Winn gained yards on carries for Menlo Glenn Reeves has more details here No Archbishop Mitty Menlo-Atherton The visiting Monarchs amassed points in the second period after a scoreless first quarter Mitty - coming off a throttling of then ninth-ranked Wilcox - last week got a rushing touchdown from Lazaro Faraj-Washington to start the scoring then a -yard punt return from Lucca Edwards and a pair of TD receptions by Caden Kelly in quarter No Faraj-Washington who ran for yards and added more yards in receptions completed the scoring with a rushing TD in the third period Caden Eagleson led the defense with six tackles The Monarchs open WCAL play Sept when they visit St Ignatius M-A fell to - its worst start since when it also began the season with three straight defeats Mike Lefkow No Santa Teresa Pioneer Santa Teresa has won its first three games by scores of - - and now - a combined points line of - All three contests featured running clocks in the fourth quarter ST beat us up revealed Pioneer coach Eric Perry adding that coach Steve Papin has a good organization Jaylen Malcom had another big meeting for Santa Teresa running in three TDs and compiling yards He also had receiving yards and snagged an interception Brian Caldwell also had two TD runs and rush yards Prince Collins had three catches for yards and a TD Rich Arechiga had tackles four for loss Isaiah Mariscal had seven AJ Rangel added six tackles and Gavin Plata picked off a pass Christian Babcock No Wilcox Hollister Wilcox picked up a nice bounce-back win a week after losing to Mitty routing Hollister - at home Quarterback Kai Imahara scored three touchdowns and had yards rushing for the Chargers - Backfield mate Elijah Vallejo rushed for yards and Santino Barragan had tackles Wilcox will continue its nonleague schedule with a home matchup against crosstown rival Santa Clara next week Christian Babcock No Sacred Heart Prep Half Moon Bay In a non-league preeminence at Half Moon Bay on Thursday night senior Maxime Morelle passed for a touchdown returned an interception for another rushed for yards on carries and had a tackle for loss SHP improved to - HMB fell to - David Kiefer has the complete recap here East Bay Deer Valley Berkeley Deer Valley s strong start to the season continued as the Wolverines rolled at home over Berkeley Quarterback Adrian Masaniai threw for five touchdowns and Jaylan Bryant had three scores two receiving one punt return in the win Deer Valley - will tour to Lincoln-San Francisco next week Berkeley - is scheduled to host Granada next week Nathan Canilao Miramonte Montgomery Running backs Charlie Hwang Jonah Imberg and Harrison Feusier quarterback Carson Blair and receiver Henry Hunt each ran for a touchdown and George Gilbert caught a TD pass as Miramonte improved to - with a one-sided achievement at home over Montgomery-Santa Rosa - Linebacker Justin Jalowiec added eight tackles a sack and a forced fumble and David Roman intercepted a pass for the second consecutive week to lead the defense Miramonte visits Benicia next Friday Darren Sabedra Monte Vista Antioch The Mustangs took charge early on their home field building a - lead after one quarter and - lead at halftime Monte Vista gave up just two first downs in the first half and scored the meeting s first points Running back Henry Lasker had over yards from scrimmage for the Mustangs Monte Vista - will journey to James Logan next Friday Antioch - will play Del Campo in its next event Nathan Canilao South Bay Peninsula Bellarmine Los Altos Bellarmine picked up its second win of the season a year after going winless routing Los Altos at San Jose City College Jackson Morales threw a second-quarter TD pass to Justin Donahue Brady Fox ran in a QB keeper and Micah Robinson nailed a field goal to put the Bells - up - in the third quarter Matthew Crafts scored Bellarmine s next TD to get the Bells over points Bellarmine will have a week off before beginning WCAL play against Sacred Heart Cathedral a gang that beat the Bells - in to seal the San Jose school s first - season Christian Babcock Related Articles Domination Menlo School silences Branham with a defensive gem Campolindo edges Vanden as Zach Tabibian kicks late winning field goal Overfelt holds off Saratoga in a event that goes altogether off script San Ramon Valley sends a message with win over Clayton Valley Charter Barnburner Acalanes defense sparks stunning comeback win over St Ignatius Christopher Palo Alto This encounter between teams in the top divisions of the Blossom Valley Athletic League and Peninsula Athletic League respectively ended with the Gilroy crew prevailing Christopher improved to - while Palo Alto dropped to - Next up for Christopher is a visit to Willow Glen last year s BVAL Santa Teresa-Valley champ Similarly Palo Alto will take on lower-division San Mateo as a tuneup for starting PAL Bay Division play in a couple of weeks Christian Babcock Leigh South San Francisco The Longhorns dominated the line of scrimmage rushing for yards Blake Zanger carried times for yards and four touchdowns to lead the way Miles Huntington added yards on six carries and Riley Huston yards on four carries Quarterback Charlie Lyon completed all six passes he attempted for yards Leigh - hosts Gilroy and South San Francisco - is at home against Sequoia on Friday Glenn Reeves Lincoln-San Jose Leland Nine players had at least one carry as the Lions rushed for yards and five touchdowns Thursday in the one-sided win Jonathan Medina was the leading ball carrier with yards on eight carries and three touchdowns Kyan Phillips gained yards on carries Quarterback Luca Papoulias threw seven passes completing four for yards and two touchdowns a -yarder to Michael Whitelaw and one of yards to Phillips who also scored on the ground Leo Molina was of on PATs Lincoln - which has scored points in its three games an average of per championship plays at Gunderson on Thursday Leland - is at Santa Teresa on Friday Glenn Reeves Overfelt Saratoga In a meeting that had everything but a lot of points Kingston Tagaloa s -yard touchdown run in the second half accounted for the winning margin as the visiting Royals held on for the nonleague triumph The development left both teams records at - Christian Babcock has the tournament story here