Bay Space highschool soccer roundup 2024: Better of Week 13 motion

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CCS Open Division

No. 1 St. Ignatius 10, No. 2 St. Francis 7

Second-half SI pulled it out yet one more time to provide the Wildcats their first CCS Open title since 2012. Jarious Hogan scored the successful TD at wet San Jose Metropolis School and ran for 110 yards on 22 carries. Christian Babcock was in San Jose has the story right here.

NCS Open Division

No. 1 De La Salle 10, No. 2 Pittsburg 7

Dominic Kelley ran for 171 yards, highlighted by his 35-yard go-ahead landing run within the fourth quarter, as De La Salle received its thirty second consecutive part championship with a hard-fought conquer Pittsburg at Diablo Valley School in Nice Hill. Joseph Dycus has the sport story and Darren Sabedra has a column right here.

NCS Division I

No. 3 San Ramon Valley 7, No. 5 Cardinal Newman 0

Dylan Deitsch’s big punt return within the rain arrange Sammy Avalos’ fourth-quarter landing as San Ramon Valley superior to the Division I last with a tense victory at residence over Santa Rosa powerhouse Cardinal Newman. The Wolves will get a rematch with Pittsburg for the title subsequent Friday at Diablo Valley School. Pittsburg beat SRV within the D-I last final season. Justice delos Santos was in Danville and has all the small print right here.

CCS Division II

No. 1 Wilcox 10, No. 4 Menlo-Atherton 7

Armando Rodriguez’s 36-yard, third-quarter area objective within the rain broke a 7-7 tie and despatched Wilcox into the Division II last with a victory at residence in Santa Clara over Menlo-Atherton, an opponent the Chargers defeated in league play two weeks in the past. Glenn Reeves has the sport story right here.

NCS Division II

No. 2 Amador Valley 38, No. 3 Windsor 29

When you’ve got an offense as explosive as Amador Valley’s, the climate doesn’t matter. On a wet Friday night time in Pleasanton, the Dons merely switched from a pass-first to a run-first assault and received for the sixth time in eight video games. Within the course of, they superior to their first NCS championship sport since 2012. They’ll play No. 4 seed Bishop O’Dowd subsequent Friday night time at Dublin Excessive. Amador Valley (8-4) disposed of an excellent Windsor staff by scoring all 5 touchdowns on the bottom. Ismael Duenas and Vince Maiorana every scored twice, and quarterback Tristan Tia scored as soon as. Tia additionally ran in a two-point conversion and handed for an additional two factors. The Oregon State commit has accounted for 46 touchdowns (29 passing, 17 working) this season. He’s throwing for over 300 yards per sport and leads the Dons in speeding. Amador Valley by no means trailed towards Windsor, which ended the season 8-4, with the 4 defeats coming by a complete of 21 factors. The sport was shut all through. Dons had been clinging to a 32-29 lead when Duenas scored on a 9-yard run with a minute left within the fourth quarter. Duenas had a 40-yard TD run within the first interval that made it 14-6, and Tia’s cross to Aidan Foley tacked on two extra factors. From that time, Windsor would rating, then Amador Valley would discover the tip zone. Maiorana had TD runs of fifty and 4 yards. Tia scored the primary TD of the sport, going over from the 1, then working within the 2-point conversion. Amador Valley is averaging 37 factors in its final eight contests. If the Dons have a vulnerability, it’s a protection that’s permitting 25 factors per sport over the identical stretch. – Mike Lefkow

No. 4 Bishop O’Dowd 23, No. 1 Liberty 15

O’Dowd’s protection got here up clutch within the second half because the Dragons upset top-seeded Liberty on a wet night time at Ohmstede Area in Brentwood. Saliou Sow rushed for 142 yards and a landing on 25 carries to paved the way. Nathan Canilao was in Brentwood and has the story right here.

NCS Division III

No. 2 Campolindo 40, No. 6 San Leandro 7

When Campolindo was 4-5 with a single sport remaining within the common season, it appeared the Cougars’ long term of success within the playoffs won’t materialize. However this has been a unique staff since a 35-17 thumping of archrival Miramonte on Nov. 8. The Cougars are 3-0 of their final three video games and have outscored their opponents by a mean of 40-10. Campo (7-5) was fully dominant towards San Leandro in spherical two of the part playoffs. The Cougars scored on their first six possessions, led 33-0 on the half and didn’t enable the Pirates (6-6) to select up a primary down till the third quarter. Junior Micah Parker had landing runs of 15 and 65 yards within the first half earlier than leaving with a shoulder damage. Blaise Clancy took over and rushed for 85 yards and two scores, and Reid Habas added two extra six-pointers, each on quarterback sneaks. Subsequent Friday, Campolindo will play Diablo Athletic League Foothill Division rival Acalanes for the part crown. Acalanes received 21-12 earlier within the season, however the Cougars captured the earlier 4 conferences earlier than that. And on the subject of part title video games, Campolindo is correct at residence. Coach Kevin Macy’s crew went to 9 straight part championships between 2013-2022. There was no title sport in 2020 due to COVID. The Cougars had been ousted within the first spherical in 2023, falling in OT at San Ramon Valley, however they’re again. They’ll play Acalanes subsequent Friday night time at Las Lomas. – Mike Lefkow

CCS Division IV

No. 4 Burlingame 14, No. 1 Piedmont Hills 12

The large-killers have struck once more. Burlingame (8-4), which notably defeated Wilcox earlier this season in Santa Clara, traveled to San Jose and eked out a win over Piedmont Hills. This loss for the Pirates (9-3) brings to an finish the 27-year tenure of coach Matt Kiesle, who has stated he’ll retire on the conclusion of the season. Kiesle coached for 38 years whole at Piedmont Hills and 6 at Willow Glen. Burlingame pulled off the win thanks largely to 142 speeding yards on 25 carries by Lucas Kirk. Cole Hardtke ran for 97 yards and a landing on 19 carries. Hayden Haba rushed for 71 yards and a rating, including two catches for 17 yards. He additionally snagged two interceptions. Panthers QB Luke Levitt accomplished 7 of 8 cross makes an attempt for 55 yards. – Christian Babcock

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