Bay Space highschool soccer roundup 2024: Better of Week 6 motion

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Ranked groups
No. 2 Pittsburg 37, No. 8 Los Gatos 20

The Pirates’ protection stored Los Gatos’ high-octane offense in examine, with junior cornerback Actually Bell selecting off two passes. Pittsburg quarterback Marley Alcantara threw for an environment friendly 165 yards and 4 touchdowns, and the operating again tandem with a catchy nickname was unstoppable. Joseph Dycus was in Pittsburg and has the complete story right here.

No. 6 St. Ignatius 31, No. 3 Archbishop Riordan 28

After getting back from a two-touchdown, fourth-quarter deficit final week towards Serra, St. Ignatius pulled off extra comeback magic by erasing a 21-point deficit to stun Archbishop Riordan. St. Ignatius entered halftime trailing 21-3, however scored touchdowns on their 4 first drives of the second half to take the lead. Soren Hummel threw for 2 touchdowns, his recipients of these passes being Tyran Hicks and Quinn Folks. Jarious Hogan and Steve Malone every had touchdowns on the bottom. For Riordan, Michael Mitchell Jr. threw for 3 touchdowns, two to Cynai Thomas and one to Decide Nash. Justice delos Santos has the complete story right here.

No. 4 St. Francis 30, No. 18 Archbishop Mitty 27

Kingston Keanaaina ran for 319 yards on 29 carries and scored two touchdowns as St. Francis spoiled Mitty’s solely evening sport this season on its dwelling campus with a slim victory in WCAL play. Keanaaina additionally scored on a two-point play. St. Francis improved to 4-1, 2-0. Mitty is 3-2, 0-2. Dave Kiefer was at Mitty and has all the main points right here.

No. 5 San Ramon Valley 35, Granada 6

QB Rhett Thompson dominated the Granada protection in a showdown of East Bay Athletic League groups from completely different divisions. The 6-foot-5 senior threw 5 landing passes to numerous targets. Evan Economos caught the primary one, Owen Scott hauled within the subsequent three after which Kaleb Pleiss pulled within the last landing. Granada prevented the shutout by operating in a landing from quick distance with below a minute left. San Ramon Valley (6-0) will play host to California on Friday. Granada (2-4) can have a bye week earlier than it performs at Dublin. – Joseph Dycus

No. 11 California 42, Livermore 14

California added one other spectacular win to its résumé because the Grizzlies defeated Livermore on the street. Junior operating again Jhadis Luckey totaled three landing runs. Senior Nic Fox had two speeding scores and Jordan Lee added a speeding and receiving landing. Livermore’s Kamarri Robinson had one speeding landing. California received its sixth straight to stay undefeated. The Grizzlies will journey to San Ramon Valley subsequent week of their first league sport of the yr. Livermore (3-3) will host Dougherty Valley on Friday. – Nathan Canilao

Northgate 35, No. 12 Las Lomas 21

Northgate pulled off the stunner within the Battle of the Creek, handing Walnut Creek rival Las Lomas its first lack of the season. Extensive receiver Blayne Ballard hauled in 5 catches for 130 yards and two touchdowns to steer Northgate. Nathan Canilao was in Walnut Creek and has the complete story right here.

Christopher 31, No. 23 Santa Teresa 14

Christopher eradicated any doubt about who the group to beat is within the Blossom Valley Athletic League Mt. Hamilton Division with a straightforward win over Santa Teresa. Two lengthy landing passes by Jaxen Robinson, a kickoff return TD by Kenny Gil and a pick-six by Salomon Quintero powered the Cougars previous the Saints. Christian Babcock took within the motion in San Jose and has the complete recap right here.

East Bay
Harmony 29, Encinal 22

Harmony’s floor sport carried the Bears to an in depth win over Encinal. Operating again Jayden Reger had two speeding touchdowns for Harmony. Quarterback Juan Gonzalez had a speeding rating and a passing landing to Erik Madayag Jr. Filisione Vakalahi added a landing for Encinal. Harmony (4-2) received its third straight and can have a bye subsequent week earlier than touring to Mt. Diablo on Oct. 18. Encinal (1-4) dropped its fourth consecutive sport and can begin league play subsequent week at San Lorenzo. – Nathan Canilao

Piedmont 41, Dougherty Valley 0

The Highlanders rolled to a running-clock victory after quarterback Markos Lagios threw for 4 touchdowns and rushed for an additional. Sam Shelby caught two scoring passes, one a 65-yard catch-and-run. The Piedmont linebacking core of Money Elmquist, Tommy Ashton, Brandon Dicke and Xavier Henderson held Dougherty Valley to below 50 yards of complete offense. Piedmont improved to 4-1, and Dougherty Valley fell to 2-4. – Joseph Dycus

San Leandro 13, Berkeley 12

San Leandro picked up an enormous win coming off a bye, beating Berkeley in its first MVAL/WACC Foothill Division sport of the yr to enhance to 3-2, 1-0. San Leandro junior security Justin Ammons returned an interception 94 yards to the home, and senior quarterback Radman Beatty threw a landing cross to Jaymieon Bradley. Berkeley receiver Ashton Dotson totaled 163 on eight catches. Idan Wadecuriel threw touchdowns passes – one to Dailen Clark and one other to Lucas Wire. Berkeley dropped to 3-3, 0-2. The Yellow Jackets are scheduled to host Bishop O’Dowd subsequent week. San Leandro travels to Tennyson on Friday. – Nathan Canilao

South Bay/Peninsula
Branham 55, Lincoln-San Jose 40

A day that includes nearly 100 mixed factors ended with the Bruins taking dwelling the street victory. Michael Murphy rushed for 3 TDs for Branham (4-2, 1-1 BVAL Mt. Hamilton), together with one on a faux punt. Brayden Hodges caught two landing passes, and Aden Newberg snagged one. Zayne St. Laurent returned a kickoff for a rating. Maayan Grinstein returned a compelled fumble for a TD after an ill-fated Lincoln punt return. Andrew Ho transformed a two-point strive. Kyan Phillips was dominant on the bottom for Lincoln (3-3, 0-2), scoring 5 speeding touchdowns and operating for 144 yards on 20 carries. Lucas Martinez ran the ball 10 instances for 53 yards and caught 5 passes for 79 yards. Ezariah Sofeni scored a speeding TD and added a two-point conversion. Graeson Wagner accomplished 11 of 19 passes for 134 yards. Lincoln coach Kevin Collins was succinct in his postgame abstract. “We gave up three special-teams scores,” he stated. “Brutal.” – Christian Babcock

Del Mar 14, Prospect 6

In a rematch of final yr’s win-and-get-in BVAL West Valley league finale that despatched Del Mar to the CCS playoffs, the Dons additionally received the rematch in a sport between from groups now in numerous ranges of the league. This one included eight turnovers, six by the victorious Dons. Del Mar’s Jake Schwoob rushed for 143 yards and a landing, and QB Adrian Hernandez threw for 54 yards and a landing to Adem Tucakovic. Leonel Aleman had 2 1/2 tackles for loss for the Dons. Alex Cordero and George Bulychev every had an interception for Prospect. Panthers quarterback Cody Roberts ran for 53 yards and a landing. Del Mar improved to 5-0, and Prospect fell to 2-3. – Joseph Dycus

Evergreen Valley 16, San Jose 14

Evergreen Valley narrowly edged out San Jose on this tight intracity battle. The Cougars rushed for 270 yards, 146 of which have been gained by Dylan Ly on 15 speeding makes an attempt. Ly scored on a 56-yard speeding TD, and Mateo Hernandez added a 55-yard fumble restoration landing. Hernandez and Amardeep Grewal scored on two-point conversions. Brandon Chan contributed 14 complete tackles for Evergreen. Michael Aliki scored an 89-yard speeding TD for San Jose, and Brian Santos added a rating as nicely. Evergreen improved to 3-2 total and 1-0 in BVAL West Valley Division play. San Jose fell to 2-4, 1-1. – Christian Babcock

Gilroy 34, Independence 0

Beforehand winless Gilroy got here out of nowhere to clean Independence on this nonleague matchup. J.C. Puga was the large star for the Mustangs, scoring 4 speeding touchdowns. Jaime Gonzalez added a speeding rating as nicely. Josh Nguyen intercepted a cross for Independence, and Marcus Dagostino led the Sixers with 12 tackles. “Injuries overwhelmed us, and Gilroy played very well,” stated Indy coach Jay Braun. “Their O-line and running game did very well. Hats off to them.” Gilroy improved to 1-4, and Independence dropped to 3-2. – Christian Babcock

Gunderson 35, Hill 0

Gunderson’s offense dominated throughout Thursday’s BVAL West Valley Division win over Hill. Junior quarterback Andrew Fernandez tossed two landing passes and operating again Jason Stoner totaled two scores on the bottom. Nathan Hagan, Luis Valdespino and Greg Darling every recorded a landing. Subsequent Friday, Gunderson (3-3, 2-0) hosts Yerba Buena and Hill (2-4, 1-1) can be at dwelling to face San Jose. – Nathan Canilao

Piedmont Hills 14, Sobrato 7

The Pirates got here out on high on this swashbuckling San Jose slugfest. Piedmont Hills scored first on Toby Torres’ 7-yard landing cross to Alonzo Johnson, however Sobrato responded with Davi Refugio’s 55-yard landing run. Alijah Torres got here via with the profitable landing for the Pirates, scoring on a 2-yard rush. Piedmont Hills improved to 3-2 and can start BVAL Santa Teresa-Foothill Division play subsequent Friday evening towards Overfelt. Beforehand undefeated Sobrato dropped to 4-1 and begins up BVAL Santa Teresa-Valley play subsequent Saturday afternoon towards Willow Glen. – Christian Babcock

Rio Hondo Prep-Arcadia 24, The King’s Academy 0

The King’s Academy couldn’t discover any factors because it hosted a Southern California prep energy on Friday evening in Sunnyvale. Rio Hondo led 7-0 after one quarter, 14-0 on the half after a passing landing, 21-0 after a 2-yard third-quarter speeding rating by Caeden Holcomb and 24-0 after including a 24-yard area aim within the fourth from Marco Chan. TKA had a promising drive within the third quarter, however it stalled out on RHP’s 23-yard line earlier than the Knights might produce any factors. Rio Hondo improved to 6-1, whereas The King’s Academy dropped to 1-4. The Knights start Peninsula Athletic League De Anza Division play subsequent Friday evening towards Mountain View on the street. – Christian Babcock

San Mateo 21, Milpitas 14

Emmanuel Fitzgerald ran for 122 yards on 21 carries and quarterback Cameron Palma added 73 yards on 9 carries as San Mateo opened PAL Ocean Division play with a victory on the street over Milpitas. San Mateo improved to 4-1, 1-0. Milpitas is 3-2, 0-1. Glenn Reeves has the sport story right here.

Saratoga 27, Monta Vista 27 (OT)

A Peninsula Athletic League Lake Division matchup that went to extra time ended prematurely after a medical emergency. A Saratoga participant left the sphere after a success however has since responded nicely and is “doing good,” in line with Saratoga coach Archie Ljepava. The sport will rely as a tie within the PAL Lake standings. Charlie Arman, Keion Ashjaee-Marshall, Doug Bettinger and Ian Johnson scored touchdowns for Saratoga (4-0-1, 3-0-1), with Anson Hulme tossing the TD to Bettinger. Victor Mancuso transformed 3 of 4 additional factors for the Falcons. Justin Chaahoub compiled three touchdowns for Monta Vista (3-2-1, 1-2-1), two on the bottom and one via the air to Trevor Chan. Chaahoub additionally added a profitable two-point conversion strive. Finegan Hassy rushed for a rating as nicely for the Matadors. – Christian Babcock

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