How Top 15 CIF Central Coast Section high school football teams fared (9/6/2024)

Top two teams Serra, Riordan go down hard; Salinas upsets No. 5 Valley Christian; No. 3 St. Francis rushes by McClymonds
Serra-San Mateo's football team has celebrated three straight Central Coast Section titles starting in 2021. Friday they travel to Concord to face De La Salle, a team its beaten two straight times.
Serra-San Mateo's football team has celebrated three straight Central Coast Section titles starting in 2021. Friday they travel to Concord to face De La Salle, a team its beaten two straight times. / Photo: Eric Taylor

Top 15 Central Coast Section football How They Fared

1. Serra (1-0)

Friday at De La Salle | NFHS

Final: De La Salle 39, Serra 10

2. Riordan (1-0)

Friday at St. Bonaventure | NFHS

Final: St. Bonaventure 42, Riordan 34

3. St. Francis (1-0)

Friday vs. McClymonds | NFHS

Final: St. Francis 34, McClymonds 14

4. Palma (1-0)

Friday vs. King City

Final: Palma 41, King City 0

5. Valley Christian (1-0)

Friday vs. Salinas
Final: Salinas 24, Valley Christian 7

6. Los Gatos (1-0)

Friday vs. Liberty-Brentwood

Final: Los Gatos 38, Liberty 21

7. St. Ignatius (0-1)

Friday vs. Tampalpais

Final: St. Ignatius 35, Tamalpais 6

8. Monterey (1-0)

Friday vs. Menlo-Atherton

Final: Menlo-Atherton 28, Monterey 7

9. Mitty (1-0)

Friday at Aptos | NFHS

Final: Mitty 41, Aptos 19

10. Soquel (0-1)

Friday at San Ramon Valley | NFHS

Final: San Ramon Valley 14, Soquel 7

11. Wilcox (0-1)

Thursday vs. Hollister
Final: Wilcox 38, Hollister 13

12. Carmel (1-0)

Saturday vs. Seaside

Final: Carmel 58, Seaside 22

13. Aptos (1-0)

Friday vs. Mitty | NFHS

Final: Mitty 41, Aptos 19

14. Menlo-Atherton (1-0)

Friday vs. Monterey

Final: Menlo-Atherton 28, Monterey 7

15. Sacred Heart Cathedral (1-0)

Friday vs. Sacred Heart Prep at Kezar Stadium
Final: Sacred Heart Cathedral 33, Sacred Heart Prep 6


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Mitch Stephens
MITCH STEPHENS

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.