How Top 15 CIF North Coast Section high school football fared (9/27/2024)

Top-ranked De La Salle knocks of El Cerrito; Newman handles Pleasant Valley; California remains unbeaten; San Marin outlasts Ukiah: Clayton Valley stuns Liberty
Clayton Valley WR Isaac Valdivia (18) fends off a San Ramon Valley defender in a 9-14-2024 game.
Clayton Valley WR Isaac Valdivia (18) fends off a San Ramon Valley defender in a 9-14-2024 game. / Photo: Jim Malone

CALIFORNIA SCORES/SCHEDULES (SEPT. 26-28)

Games of the week: No. 1 De La Salle at No. 4 El Cerrito; Pleasant Valley at No. 5 Cardinal Newman; No. 13 Clayton Valley Charter at No. 11 Liberty

HOW TOP 15 NCS FOOTBALL TEAMS FARED (9/27/2024)
(RECORDS UPDATED AS FINALS REPORTED)

1. De La Salle (5-0)

Friday at El Cerrito

Final: De La Salle 35, El Cerrito 14

2. Pittsburg (3-1)

Oct. 4 vs. Los Gatos

3. San Ramon Valley (5-0)

Friday at Hayward

Final: San Ramon Valley 48, Hayward 0

4. El Cerrito (4-0)

Friday vs. De La Salle

Final: De La Salle 35, El Cerrito 14

5. Cardinal Newman (5-0)

Friday vs. Pleasant Valley-Chico
Final: Cardinal Newman 37, Pleasant Valley 10

6. San Marin (5-0)

Friday at Ukiah
Final: San Marin 38, Ukiah 31

7. California (5-0)

Friday at Granada
Final: California 35, Granada 10

8. Windsor (4-0)

Next: Oct. 4 vs. Eureka

9. Las Lomas (5-0)

Friday vs. College Park

Final: Las Lomas 44, College Park 21

10. Monte Vista (4-1)

Friday at Antioch
Final: Monte Vista 37, Antioch 8

11. Liberty (3-2)

Friday vs. Clayton Valley Charter

Final: Clayton Valley Charter 21, Liberty 17

12. Acalanes (3-2)

Friday at Amador Valley

Final: Amador Valley 24, Acalanes 23

13. Clayton Valley (3-2)

Friday at Liberty

Final: Clayton Valley Charter 21, Liberty 17

14. Marin Catholic (3-2)

Friday at Stockton Edison

Final: Marin Catholic 17, Edison 7

15. Bishop O'Dowd (3-2)

Friday at Tennyson

Final: Bishop O'Dowd 38, Tennyson 7


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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.