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Chronicle top 25 preseason rankings have a look of familiarity
The Chronicle’s preseason high 25 reveals a lot of the identical from the tip of 2021, which is sensible.
Seven Metro groups garnered state bowl championships final season, although none are among the many high six groups to begin 2022.
Seventh-ranked Marin Catholic-Kentfield, which not solely boasts one of many area’s high juniors in working again Charles Williams, is the very best ranked defending state champion. The Wildcats really look higher on paper heading into 2022, particularly with the addition of quarterback Joey Prepare dinner, who led rival San Marin-Novato to a state 5-AA title in 2021.
Prepare dinner replaces graduated Michael Ingrassia, a first-team All-Metro quarterback. The dropoff received’t be nice, if in any respect, after Prepare dinner threw for two,144 yards, 30 touchdowns and simply three interceptions in 2021.
The Marin Catholic vs. San Marin recreation to finish Marin County Athletic League play on Nov. 4 needs to be fairly attention-grabbing. Particularly contemplating Ingrassia’s brother Dominic, a junior, is in a quarterback battle at San Marin.
On the high of the rankings, De La Salle-Harmony, Pittsburg and Serra are additionally in lots of state rankings, together with SBLive’s preseason high 50 by which Pittsburg sits at No. 13, De La Salle No. 9 and Serra No. 7.
Rk. Faculty
W-L
Prev.
Remark
1. De La Salle
12-2
1
One thing new: One thing to show
2. Pittsburg
9-3
4
QB Jaden Rashada + 5 D1 WR = touchdowns
3. Serra
11-2
2
12 talent gamers deep, however OL wants work
4. Menlo-Atherton
9-3
8
5-star WR Jurrion Dickey provides to star energy
5. Clayton Valley
9-4
5
Coach Tim Murphy got here out of retirement
6. St. Francis
11-1
3
Anticipate huge season from QB Matthew Dougherty
7. Marin Catholic
13-1
7
Former San Marin QB Joey Prepare dinner now at MC
8. Bellarmine
8-4
9
Bells proceed rise to days of yesteryear
9. McClymonds
12-1
5
Tiny Oakland public college after fifth state title
10 Wilcox
10-5
11
QB Armand Johnson appears to be like prepared for state title
11. Los Gatos
10-1
10
12 starters retunr, together with QB Jake Boyd
12. El Cerrito
9-3
23
WSU-bound CB Warren Smith leads crew
13. Rancho Cotate
10-2
24
WR Sailasa Vadrawale, QB Liam Kenney = $
14. Sacred Coronary heart Cathedral
8-7
18
Jerry Mixon, RL Miller high LB tandem in Bay
15. Riordan
5-5
NR
New coach Adhir Ravipati received state title at M-A
16. San Marin
14-1
12
Mustangs using excessive after state 5-AA title
17. Menlo Faculty
12-1
21
14 starters again for 2-time def. PAL O. champs
18. Campolindo
10-4
13
Sprint Weaver to Robbie Mascheroni is deadly
19. San Ramon Valley
8-4
14
Ought to replenish from 9-1 JV squad
20. California
8-4
15
Powerful schedule consists of dwelling tilt w/Pittsburg
21. Monte Vista
7-3
20
Johnny Millard is third head coach in 3 years
22. Foothill
10-3
19
Returns 10 starters from NCS D2 finalist
23. Antioch
6-5
NR
Elite RBs in Charles Brown, Elijah Stingley
24. Cardinal Newman
8-4
NR
14 starters again, the perfect Santino Acevedo
25. Las Lomas
8-4
NR
4-star Emmanuel Karnley tops 12 ret. starters
Primarily based on a powerful ambition to show round what the Spartans time period a troublesome season — and 5 Division I dedicated gamers — we’ve De La Salle No. 1.
That stated, Pittsburg, led by 5-star quarterback Jaden Rashada and 5 Division I-offered receivers, definitely regarded stronger throughout a Friday four-way scrimmage between the 2 groups in addition to El Cerrito and Jesuit-Carmichael.
The season will get underway this week and far shall be discovered about No. 3 Serra, which travels to Sac-Joaquin Part energy Folsom, which already has a recreation below its belt, a formidable 47-18 win over Monterey Path. Folsom misplaced Stanford-bound tight finish Walker Lyons to a devastating leg harm.
Different high video games Friday are No. 8 Bellarmine at No. 4 Menlo-Atherton, No. 13 Rancho Cotate-Rohnert Park at No. 25 Las Lomas-Walnut Creek, No. 10 Wilcox-Santa Clara at Valley Christian and Central Catholic-Modesto at No. 6 St. Francis.
San Francisco Friday video games embrace Sacred Coronary heart Prep-Atherton vs. Sacred Coronary heart Cathedral at Kezar, Palo Alto at St. Ignatius and Jefferson-Daly Metropolis at Lincoln. On Saturday, high San Francisco video games are Skyline-Oakland at Balboa and Granada-Livermore enjoying at Riordan.
Extra rankings, scrimmage speak
Pittsburg coach Vic Galli was thrilled with the big turnout at Pittsburg for the scrimmage. “We had all of the followers on one facet of the bleachers and everybody received alongside,” he stated. “It was nice to see.”
He was additionally happy with the Pirates’ protection and talent play on offense. De La Salle coach Justin Alumbaugh stated: “Pittsburg has a ton of athletes and an ideal quarterback. As marketed.”
Stated Galli: “It’s all hype till we do it on the sphere through the season. That’s when it counts. To date, so good although.”
• Galli might need been most impressed with El Cerrito, which options Washington State-bound cornerback Warren Smith and a pair of very good all-around gamers, Kamani Jackson and Jermaine Hargraves. “They actually got here out and held their very own,” Galli stated. “Be careful for these guys.”
• Stated Alumbaugh of his personal squad: “I wasn’t actually happy. We held some guys out with bumps and bruises. It’s a scrimmage. Most essential is how we reply. … It wasn’t all dangerous. Our offensive line was good.”
• For the second straight 12 months, Marin Catholic didn’t scrimmage, citing a priority about accidents.
“Over the earlier 4-5 years we misplaced guys for the 12 months in scrimmages,” stated coach Mazi Moayed, whose crew opens at Freedom-Oakley. “It’s a danger/ reward factor. Possibly we’ll be a bit of rusty for 1 / 4 or two, however that’s higher than shedding key gamers to harm.”
• The switch of Oregon-bound receiver Jurrion Dickey helped push Menlo-Atherton to the No. 4 place within the preseason rankings. Even when he is not dominated eligible till midseason — a call from the Central Coast Part is predicted this week — the Bears have loads of weapons for first-year beginning quarterback Billy Johnson in receiver Jayden Moss, working again Sherrod Smith and tight finish Alek Marshall (6-foot-8, 210). Sophomore linebacker Devin Hyde (6-5, 210) has been notably spectacular, in line with coach Chris Saunders.
SBLive senior editor Mitch Stephens covers highschool sports activities for The San Francisco Chronicle.