How Top 15 CIF Central Coast Section high school football fared (9/13/2024)

Saint Francis loses big at De La Salle; Riordan rallies but drops wild game at Pittsburg; Palma, Salinas drop out-of-area games
Riordan junior QB Michael Mitchell Jr. (9) completed 24 of 37 passes for 298 yards and three touchdowns in a 35-34 comeback win over host McClymonds to open the 2024 season. Mitchell completed TD passes of 16 and 40 yards to Cynai Thomas in the final six minutes, the latter with 43 seconds left to help the Crusaders to the unlikely win. After a tough loss to St. Bonaventure last week, the Crusaders have an even bigger challenge at Pittsburg Friday.
Riordan junior QB Michael Mitchell Jr. (9) completed 24 of 37 passes for 298 yards and three touchdowns in a 35-34 comeback win over host McClymonds to open the 2024 season. Mitchell completed TD passes of 16 and 40 yards to Cynai Thomas in the final six minutes, the latter with 43 seconds left to help the Crusaders to the unlikely win. After a tough loss to St. Bonaventure last week, the Crusaders have an even bigger challenge at Pittsburg Friday. / Photo: Eric Taylor

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Top 15 Central Coast Section football How They Fared (9/13/2024)
(Records updated as scores reported)

1. Serra (1-2)

Saturday vs. St. John Bosco
Final: St. John Bosco 56, Serra 16

2. Saint Francis (2-1)

Friday at De La Salle
Final: De La Salle 42, Saint Francis 7

3. Riordan (1-2)

Chris Lawson (4), Riordan
Riordan WR-DB Chris Lawson (4) knocks away a pass in a 41-34 win over San Francisco rival St. Ignatius in 2023. Lawson, a four-star recruit, has committed to the University of Washington. / Courtesy photo: The Crusader/Riordan High School

Friday at Pittsburg
Final: Pittsburg 56, Riordan 42

4. Palma (2-1)

Friday at Yuma (Ariz.) Catholic
Final: Yuma Cathoic 21, Palma 7

5. Los Gatos (3-0)

Friday vs. Live Oak
Final: Los Gatos 35, Live Oak 6

6. St. Ignatius (2-1)

Jarious Hogan, St. Ignatius
St. Ignatius Jarious Hogan (6) gashed Riordan for 114 yards and two touchdowns and had three catches for 44 yards and another score in a 41-34 loss in 2023. In 2024, Hogan has rushed 25 times for 180 yards and three touchdowns. | Photo: Paul Ghiglieri/St. Ignatius / Photo: Paul Ghiglieri/St. Ignatius

Friday at San Diego Cathedral
Final: St. Ignatius 16, Cathedral Catholic 14

7. Mitty (3-0)

Friday vs. Menlo-Atherton at Foothill College
Final: Mitty 21, Menlo-Atherton 0

8. Salinas (1-1)

Friday vs. Clovis
Final: Clovis 41, Salinas 14

9. Valley Christian (1-2)

Friday at Soquel
Final: Soquel 27, Valley Christian 10

10. Menlo-Atherton (2-1)

Friday vs. Mitty at Foothill College
Final: Mitty 21, Menlo-Atherton 0

11. Wilcox (2-1)

Friday vs. Sacred Heart Cathedral at Kezar Stadium
Final: Wilcox 39, Sacred Heart Cathedral 14

12. Carmel (3-0)

Friday at Miramonte
Final: Carmel 31, Miramonte 28

13. Soquel (1-2)

Friday vs. Valley Christian
Final: Soquel 27, Valley Christian 10

14. Sacred Heart Cathedral (2-1)

Friday vs. Wilcox at Kezar Stadium
Final: Wilcox 39, Sacred Heart Cathedral 14

15. Monterey (1-1)

Sept. 21 at Carmel




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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.