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San Ramon Valley’s Kevin Spears (33) intercepts a pass and runs it back for a touchdown against Campolindo in the first quarter of their game at San Ramon Valley High School in Danville, Calif., on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023. San Ramon Valley defeated Campolindo in overtime 38-31. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
San Ramon Valley’s Kevin Spears (33) intercepts a pass and runs it back for a touchdown against Campolindo in the first quarter of their game at San Ramon Valley High School in Danville, Calif., on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023. San Ramon Valley defeated Campolindo in overtime 38-31. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
Darren Sabedra, high school sports editor/reporter, for his Wordpress profile. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)
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Central Coast Section

Open/Division I

 No. 1 Serra 47, No. 8 Salinas 7

No. 7 Wilcox 52,  No. 2 St. Francis 28

No. 3 St. Ignatius 21, No. 6 Valley Christian 17

No. 4 Los Gatos 28, No. 5 Archbishop Riordan 14

Open championship game

No. 7 Wilcox (9-3) vs. No. 1 Serra (11-0) at San Jose City College, Friday, 7 p.m.

Division I semifinal

No. 4 Los Gatos (9-2) at No. 3 St. Ignatius (7-4), Friday, 7 p.m.

Note: The first-round winners in the top half of the bracket will play for the Open Division championship in Week 2 of the playoffs. The loser of the Open Division championship will play the winner of the bottom half of the bracket for the Division I championship in Week 3 of the playoffs.

Division II

No. 6 Monterey 38, No. 3 Sacred Heart Prep 24

No. 2 Soquel 35, No. 7 Carmel 14

No. 5 Menlo 30, No. 4 Live Oak 28

No. 8 Christopher 32, No. 1 Archbishop Mitty 28

Semifinals

No. 6 Monterey (8-3) at No. 2 Soquel (9-2), Friday, 7 p.m.

No. 8 Christopher (10-1) at No. 5 Menlo (10-1), Saturday, 1 p.m.

Division III

No. 6 Scotts Valley 33, No. 3 Aragon 21

No. 7 Alisal 20, No. 2 Capuchino 17

No. 4 Palma 38, No. 5 Hollister 10

No. 1 Menlo-Atherton 49, No. 8 Hillsdale 37

Semifinals

No. 7 Alisal (10-1) at No. 6 Scotts Valley (10-1), Saturday, time TBA

No. 4 Palma (4-7) at No. 1 Menlo-Atherton (5-6), Friday, 7 p.m.

Division IV

No. 3 Branham 41, No. 6 Greenfield 14

No. 2 Mountain View 49, No. 7 Burlingame 21

No. 5 Leigh 21,  No. 4 North Salinas 20

No. 1 Palo Alto 55, No. 8 Seaside 21

Semifinals

No. 3 Branham (9-2) at No. 2 Mountain View (5-6), Friday, 7 p.m.

No. 5 Leigh (8-3) at No. 1 Palo Alto (6-5), Friday, 7 p.m.

Division V

No. 3 South San Francisco 14, No. 6 Silver Creek 0

No. 7 Leland 24, No. 2 Overfelt 20

No. 4 Santa Teresa 37, No. 5 Los Altos 15

No. 1 Woodside 56, No. 8 Del Mar 21

Semifinals

No. 7 Leland (4-7) at No. 3 South San Francisco (10-1), Friday, 7 p.m.

No. 4 Santa Teresa (5-6) at No. 1 Woodside (7-4), Friday, 7 p.m.

North Coast Section

Open/Division I

No. 1 De La Salle 48, No. 8 James Logan 20

No. 2 San Ramon Valley 38, No. 7 Campolindo 31, OT

No. 5 California 31, No. 4 Clayton Valley 24

No. 3 Pittsburg 41, No. 6 Amador Valley 14

Open championship game

No. 2 San Ramon Valley (10-1) vs. No. 1 De La Salle (9-2) at Dublin HS, Friday, 7 p.m.

Division I semifinal

No. 5 California (7-4) at No. 3 Pittsburg (11-0), Friday, 7 p.m.

Note: The first-round winners in the top half of the bracket will play for the Open Division championship in Week 2 of the playoffs. The loser of the Open Division championship will play the winner of the bottom half of the bracket for the Division I championship in Week 3 of the playoffs.

Division II

No. 1 El Cerrito 61, No. 8 Berkeley 14

No. 5 Heritage 35, No. 4 Redwood 8

No. 2 Windsor 49, No. 7 Vintage 13

No. 6 Rancho Cotate 40, No. 3 Granada 18

Semifinals 

No. 5 Heritage (5-6) at No. 1 El Cerrito (9-1), Friday, 7 p.m.

No. 6 Rancho Cotate (7-4) at No. 2 Windsor (8-1-1), Friday, 7 p.m.

Division III

No. 1 Marin Catholic 35, No. 8 Bishop O’Dowd 7

No. 5 Tamalpais 34, No. 4 Casa Grande 28

No. 2 Las Lomas 17, No. 7 Ukiah 7

No. 3 Cardinal Newman 49, No. 6 American Canyon 14

Semifinals

No. 5 Tamalpais (8-3) at Marin Catholic (10-1), Saturday, 1 p.m.

No. 3 Cardinal Newman (10-1) at No. 2 Las Lomas (10-1), Friday, 7 p.m.

Division IV

No. 1 San Marin 48, No. 8 Kennedy-Fremont 0

No. 4 Maria Carrillo 24, No. 5 Petaluma 14

No. 2 Acalanes 56, No. 7 Mt. Diablo 14

No. 3 Vallejo 28, No. 6 Del Norte 22

Semifinals

No. 4 Maria Carrillo (6-5) at No. 1 San Marin (11-0), Friday, 7 p.m.

No. 3 Vallejo (8-3) at No. 2 Acalanes (7-4), Friday, 7 p.m.

Division V

No. 1 Miramonte 48, No. 8 San Rafael 0

No. 4 Alhambra 49, No. 5 Piedmont 14

No. 2 St. Bernard’s 45, No. 7 Terra Linda 7

No. 3 Analy 49, No. 6 Justin-Siena 7

Semifinals

No. 4 Alhambra (8-3) at No. 1 Miramonte (7-3), Friday, 7 p.m.

No. 3 Analy (7-4) at No. 2 St. Bernard’s (8-3), Saturday, 1 p.m.

Division VI

No. 1 St. Vincent de Paul 56, No. 8 Kennedy-Richmond 12

No. 4 Fortuna 36, No. 5 Middletown 0

No. 2 Moreau Catholic 21, No. 7 Arcata 18

No. 3 Salesian 21, No. 6 St. Mary’s-Berkeley 13

Semifinals

No. 4 Fortuna (8-3) at No. 1 St. Vincent de Paul (9-2), Saturday, 1 p.m.

No. 3 Salesian (9-2) at No. 2 Moreau Catholic (6-5), Friday, 7 p.m.

Division VII

No. 1 Clear Lake (9-1), bye

No. 5 Ferndale 41, No. 4 St. Helena 13

No. 2 Willits 57, No. 7 Berean Christian 7

No. 3 Kelseyville 41, No. 6 St. Patrick-St. Vincent 21

Semifinals

No. 5 Ferndale (7-4) at No. 1 Clear Lake (9-1), Friday, 7 p.m.

No. 3 Kelseyville (8-3) at No. 2 Willits (8-3), Friday, 7 p.m.

Oakland Section

Castlemont 28, Fremont-Oakland 0

McClymonds 40, Oakland Tech 0

Skyline 18, Oakland 0

How Bay Area News Group Top 25 fared

(Mercury News & East Bay Times)

No. 1 SERRA (11-0)

Beat Salinas 47-7 in CCS Open/Division I playoffs

No. 2 DE LA SALLE (9-2)

Beat James Logan 48-20 in NCS Open/Division I playoffs

No. 3 SAN RAMON VALLEY (10-1)

Beat Campolindo 38-31 (OT) in NCS Open/Division I playoffs

No. 4 PITTSBURG (11-0)

Beat Amador Valley 41-14 in NCS Open/Division I playoffs

No. 5 EL CERRITO (9-1)

Beat Berkeley 61-14 in NCS Division II playoffs

No. 6 MCCLYMONDS (7-2)

Beat Oakland Tech 40-0

No. 7 LOS GATOS (9-2)

Beat Archbishop Riordan 28-14 in CCS Open/Division I playoffs

No. 8 ST. FRANCIS (7-4)

Lost to Wilcox 52-28 in CCS Open/Division I playoffs

No. 9 ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN (7-4)

Lost to Los Gatos 28-14 in CCS Open/Division I playoffs

No. 10 ST. IGNATIUS (7-4)

Beat Valley Christian 21-17 in CCS Open/Division I playoffs

No. 11 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (6-5)

Lost to St. Ignatius 21-17 in CCS Open/Division I playoffs

No. 12 WILCOX (8-3)

Beat St. Francis 52-28 in CCS Open/Division I playoffs

No. 13 AMADOR VALLEY (7-3)

Lost to Pittsburg 41-14 in NCS Open/Division I playoffs

No. 14 CAMPOLINDO (7-3-1)

Lost to San Ramon Valley 38-31 (OT) in NCS Open/Division I playoffs

No. 15 ACALANES (7-4)

Beat Mt. Diablo 56-14 in NCS Division IV playoffs

No. 16 CLAYTON VALLEY (5-6)

Lost to California 31-24 in NCS Open/Division I playoffs

No. 17 CALIFORNIA (7-4)

Beat Clayton Valley 31-24 in NCS Open/Division I playoffs

No. 18 LIVE OAK (9-1)

Lost to Menlo School 30-28 in CCS Division II playoffs

No. 19 LIBERTY (7-3)

Season completed

No. 20 LAS LOMAS (10-1)

Beat Ukiah 17-7 in NCS Division III playoffs

No. 21 SACRED HEART PREP (6-5)

Lost to Monterey 38-24 in CCS Division II playoffs

No. 22 MENLO SCHOOL (10-1)

Beat Live Oak 30-28 in CCS Division II playoffs

No. 23 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (5-6)

Lost to Christopher 32-28 in CCS Division II playoffs

No. 24 CHRISTOPHER (10-1)

Beat Archbishop Mitty 32-28 in CCS Division II playoffs

No. 25 CAPUCHINO (9-2)

Lost to Alisal 20-17 in CCS Division III playoffs

Editor’s note: Teams eligible for the Bay Area News Group rankings come from leagues based predominantly in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.