Bay Area high school football: Weekend scoreboard, how Top 25 fared
High school football Week 12, 2023: Results from CCS, NCS playoff games played across the Bay Area.
Central Coast Section
Open/Division I
No. 1 Serra 47, No. 8 Salinas 7
No. 7 Wilcox 52, No. 2 St. Francis 28
No. 3 St. Ignatius 21, No. 6 Valley Christian 17
No. 4 Los Gatos 28, No. 5 Archbishop Riordan 14
Open championship game
No. 7 Wilcox (9-3) vs. No. 1 Serra (11-0) at San Jose City College, Friday, 7 p.m.
Division I semifinal
No. 4 Los Gatos (9-2) at No. 3 St. Ignatius (7-4), Friday, 7 p.m.
Note: The first-round winners in the top half of the bracket will play for the Open Division championship in Week 2 of the playoffs. The loser of the Open Division championship will play the winner of the bottom half of the bracket for the Division I championship in Week 3 of the playoffs.
Division II
No. 6 Monterey 38, No. 3 Sacred Heart Prep 24
No. 2 Soquel 35, No. 7 Carmel 14
No. 5 Menlo 30, No. 4 Live Oak 28
No. 8 Christopher 32, No. 1 Archbishop Mitty 28
Semifinals
No. 6 Monterey (8-3) at No. 2 Soquel (9-2), Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 8 Christopher (10-1) at No. 5 Menlo (10-1), Saturday, 1 p.m.
Division III
No. 6 Scotts Valley 33, No. 3 Aragon 21
No. 7 Alisal 20, No. 2 Capuchino 17
No. 4 Palma 38, No. 5 Hollister 10
No. 1 Menlo-Atherton 49, No. 8 Hillsdale 37
Semifinals
No. 7 Alisal (10-1) at No. 6 Scotts Valley (10-1), Saturday, time TBA
No. 4 Palma (4-7) at No. 1 Menlo-Atherton (5-6), Friday, 7 p.m.
Division IV
No. 3 Branham 41, No. 6 Greenfield 14
No. 2 Mountain View 49, No. 7 Burlingame 21
No. 5 Leigh 21, No. 4 North Salinas 20
No. 1 Palo Alto 55, No. 8 Seaside 21
Semifinals
No. 3 Branham (9-2) at No. 2 Mountain View (5-6), Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 5 Leigh (8-3) at No. 1 Palo Alto (6-5), Friday, 7 p.m.
Division V
No. 3 South San Francisco 14, No. 6 Silver Creek 0
No. 7 Leland 24, No. 2 Overfelt 20
No. 4 Santa Teresa 37, No. 5 Los Altos 15
No. 1 Woodside 56, No. 8 Del Mar 21
Semifinals
No. 7 Leland (4-7) at No. 3 South San Francisco (10-1), Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 4 Santa Teresa (5-6) at No. 1 Woodside (7-4), Friday, 7 p.m.
North Coast Section
Open/Division I
No. 1 De La Salle 48, No. 8 James Logan 20
No. 2 San Ramon Valley 38, No. 7 Campolindo 31, OT
No. 5 California 31, No. 4 Clayton Valley 24
No. 3 Pittsburg 41, No. 6 Amador Valley 14
Open championship game
No. 2 San Ramon Valley (10-1) vs. No. 1 De La Salle (9-2) at Dublin HS, Friday, 7 p.m.
Division I semifinal
No. 5 California (7-4) at No. 3 Pittsburg (11-0), Friday, 7 p.m.
Note: The first-round winners in the top half of the bracket will play for the Open Division championship in Week 2 of the playoffs. The loser of the Open Division championship will play the winner of the bottom half of the bracket for the Division I championship in Week 3 of the playoffs.
Division II
No. 1 El Cerrito 61, No. 8 Berkeley 14
No. 5 Heritage 35, No. 4 Redwood 8
No. 2 Windsor 49, No. 7 Vintage 13
No. 6 Rancho Cotate 40, No. 3 Granada 18
Semifinals
No. 5 Heritage (5-6) at No. 1 El Cerrito (9-1), Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 6 Rancho Cotate (7-4) at No. 2 Windsor (8-1-1), Friday, 7 p.m.
Division III
No. 1 Marin Catholic 35, No. 8 Bishop O’Dowd 7
No. 5 Tamalpais 34, No. 4 Casa Grande 28
No. 2 Las Lomas 17, No. 7 Ukiah 7
No. 3 Cardinal Newman 49, No. 6 American Canyon 14
Semifinals
No. 5 Tamalpais (8-3) at Marin Catholic (10-1), Saturday, 1 p.m.
No. 3 Cardinal Newman (10-1) at No. 2 Las Lomas (10-1), Friday, 7 p.m.
Division IV
No. 1 San Marin 48, No. 8 Kennedy-Fremont 0
No. 4 Maria Carrillo 24, No. 5 Petaluma 14
No. 2 Acalanes 56, No. 7 Mt. Diablo 14
No. 3 Vallejo 28, No. 6 Del Norte 22
Semifinals
No. 4 Maria Carrillo (6-5) at No. 1 San Marin (11-0), Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 3 Vallejo (8-3) at No. 2 Acalanes (7-4), Friday, 7 p.m.
Division V
No. 1 Miramonte 48, No. 8 San Rafael 0
No. 4 Alhambra 49, No. 5 Piedmont 14
No. 2 St. Bernard’s 45, No. 7 Terra Linda 7
No. 3 Analy 49, No. 6 Justin-Siena 7
Semifinals
No. 4 Alhambra (8-3) at No. 1 Miramonte (7-3), Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 3 Analy (7-4) at No. 2 St. Bernard’s (8-3), Saturday, 1 p.m.
Division VI
No. 8 Kennedy-Richmond (7-3) at No. 1 St. Vincent de Paul (8-2), Saturday, 1 p.m.
No. 4 Fortuna 36, No. 5 Middletown 0
No. 2 Moreau Catholic 21, No. 7 Arcata 18
No. 6 St. Mary’s-Berkeley (6-4) at No. 3 Salesian (8-2), Saturday, 1 p.m.
Semifinals
Kennedy-Richmond or St. Vincent de Paul vs. Fortuna (8-3), TBA
St. Mary’s-Berkeley or Salesian at Moreau Catholic (6-5), Friday, 7 p.m.
Division VII
No. 1 Clear Lake (9-1), bye
No. 5 Ferndale 41, No. 4 St. Helena 13
No. 2 Willits 57, No. 7 Berean Christian 7
No. 3 Kelseyville 41, No. 6 St. Patrick-St. Vincent 21
Semifinals
No. 5 Ferndale (7-4) at No. 1 Clear Lake (9-1), Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 3 Kelseyville (8-3) at No. 2 Willits (8-3), Friday, 7 p.m.
Oakland Athletic League
Castlemont 28, Fremont-Oakland 0
McClymonds 40, Oakland Tech 0
Skyline 18, Oakland 0
How Bay Area News Group Top 25 fared
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
No. 1 SERRA (11-0)
Beat Salinas 47-7 in CCS Open/Division I playoffs
No. 2 DE LA SALLE (9-2)
Beat James Logan 48-20 in NCS Open/Division I playoffs
No. 3 SAN RAMON VALLEY (10-1)
Beat Campolindo 38-31 (OT) in NCS Open/Division I playoffs
No. 4 PITTSBURG (11-0)
Beat Amador Valley 41-14 in NCS Open/Division I playoffs
No. 5 EL CERRITO (9-1)
Beat Berkeley 61-14 in NCS Division II playoffs
No. 6 MCCLYMONDS (7-2)
Beat Oakland Tech 40-0
No. 7 LOS GATOS (9-2)
Beat Archbishop Riordan 28-14 in CCS Open/Division I playoffs
No. 8 ST. FRANCIS (7-4)
Lost to Wilcox 52-28 in CCS Open/Division I playoffs
No. 9 ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN (7-4)
Lost to Los Gatos 28-14 in CCS Open/Division I playoffs
No. 10 ST. IGNATIUS (7-4)
Beat Valley Christian 21-17 in CCS Open/Division I playoffs
No. 11 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (6-5)
Lost to St. Ignatius 21-17 in CCS Open/Division I playoffs
No. 12 WILCOX (8-3)
Beat St. Francis 52-28 in CCS Open/Division I playoffs
No. 13 AMADOR VALLEY (7-3)
Lost to Pittsburg 41-14 in NCS Open/Division I playoffs
No. 14 CAMPOLINDO (7-3-1)
Lost to San Ramon Valley 38-31 (OT) in NCS Open/Division I playoffs
No. 15 ACALANES (7-4)
Beat Mt. Diablo 56-14 in NCS Division IV playoffs
No. 16 CLAYTON VALLEY (5-6)
Lost to California 31-24 in NCS Open/Division I playoffs
No. 17 CALIFORNIA (7-4)
Beat Clayton Valley 31-24 in NCS Open/Division I playoffs
No. 18 LIVE OAK (9-1)
Lost to Menlo School 30-28 in CCS Division II playoffs
No. 19 LIBERTY (7-3)
Season completed
No. 20 LAS LOMAS (10-1)
Beat Ukiah 17-7 in NCS Division III playoffs
No. 21 SACRED HEART PREP (6-5)
Lost to Monterey 38-24 in CCS Division II playoffs
No. 22 MENLO SCHOOL (10-1)
Beat Live Oak 30-28 in CCS Division II playoffs
No. 23 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (5-6)
Lost to Christopher 32-28 in CCS Division II playoffs
No. 24 CHRISTOPHER (10-1)
Beat Archbishop Mitty 32-28 in CCS Division II playoffs
No. 25 CAPUCHINO (9-2)
Lost to Alisal 20-17 in CCS Division III playoffs
Editor’s note: Teams eligible for the Bay Area News Group rankings come from leagues based predominantly in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.