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How Top 15 CIF Central Coast Section high school football fared (10/4/2024)

No. 4 St. Ignatius pulls off another shocker at home; Top-ranked Saint Francis just gets by Mitty; Soquel handles Palma

Mitch Stephens

After last week (shown here) stunning Serra to win a WCAL opener, the cardiac Wildcats fought back Friday from a 21-0 deficit to beat Riordan, 31-28.
After last week (shown here) stunning Serra to win a WCAL opener, the cardiac Wildcats fought back Friday from a 21-0 deficit to beat Riordan, 31-28. / Photo: Paul Ghilgieri

CALIFORNIA SCORES/SCHEDULES (OCT. 3-5)

HOW TOP 15 CCS FOOTBALL TEAMS FARED (10/3/2024)
(RECORDS UPDATED AS FINALS REPORTED)

1. Saint Francis (4-1)

Final: Saint Francis 30, Mitty 27

2. Riordan (2-3)

Final: St. Ignatius 31, Riordan 28

3. St. Ignatius (4-1)

Final: St. Ignatius 31, Riordan 28

4. Los Gatos (4-1)

Final: Pittsburg 37, Los Gatos 20

5. Serra (1-3)

Saturday vs. Sacred Heart Cathedral

6. Valley Christian (3-2)

Final: Valley Christian 21, Bellarmine 0

7. Salinas (4-1)

Final: Salinas 28, Alvarez 13

8. Soquel (3-2)

Final: Soquel 32, Palma 14

9. Palma (3-3)

Final: Soquel 32, Palma 14

10. Mitty (3-2)

Final: Saint Francis 30, Mitty 27

11. Menlo-Atherton (4-1)

Idle

12. Carmel (6-0)

Final: Carmel 63, King City 33

13. Menlo School (5-0)

Idle

14. Half Moon Bay (5-0)

Idle

15. Burlingame (4-1)

Burlingame 43, Mountain View 17

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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.