Look: Pittsburg beats San Ramon Valley in North Coast D1 football championship

The action was nonstop and stars came out to play in the North Coast Section Division 1 championship at Dublin High School

It took a national record to break San Ramon Valley's proverbial back. 

A 99-yard touchdown bomb from Marley Alcantara to a streaking Bobby Shaw III broke a 14-14 tie early in the third quarter Friday at Dublin High School and Pittsburg would never relinquish the lead in a wildly entertaining 37-21 victory for the North Coast Section Division 1 championship. 

The touchdown play, of course, ties the national record. Nobody knows how many times it's been pulled off, but nobody on Pittsburg was counting. 

The Pirates just know they won their third straight D1 championship in a row and seventh overall. The video and slideshow at the top of the page is worth a good watch. San Ramon Valley's Luke Baker, who accounted for nearly 8,000 yards and 93 touchdowns in his brilliant career was at times, brilliant. 

Teammate Marco Jones, who many believe pound-for-pound, is the best all-around player in the Bay Area. The 6-2, 225-pound junior fullback and linebacker, had a 39-yard pick that gave the Wolves hope in the fourth quarter, closing the gap to 24-21. 

But Pittsburg had stars abound, led by Jamar Searcy, a junior running back who rushed for three touchdowns, including a 34-yarder that put the game away in the final three minutes. He also forced a fumble and had an interception. 

Alcantara threw for more than 300 yards, and four-star junior defenders, cornerback Jadyn Hudson (interception) and Jewelous Walls (sack) had big games. Read more from the game below. 

Look: Pittsburg's 37-21 win over San Ramon Valley for NCS D1 title is photogenic

Jamar Searcy, Pittsburg beat San Ramon Valley 37-21 for North Coast Section D1 title: Live game recap


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Mitch Stephens, SBLive Sports
MITCH STEPHENS, SBLIVE SPORTS

Mitch Stephens is a senior editor at SBLive Sports for California, a state he's covered high school sports since 1984. He won multiple CNPA and CPSWA writing awards with the Contra Costa Times, San Francisco Chronicle and MaxPreps.com before joining the SBLive staff in 2022. He's covered the beat nationally since 2007, profiling such athletes as Derrick Henry, Paige Bueckers, Patrick Mahomes, Sabrina Ionescu, Jayson Tatum, Chiney Ogwumike, Jeremy Lin and Najee Harris as preps. You can reach him at mitch@scorebooklive.com.