CIF-North Coast Section championship roundup: Pinole Valley wins historic title

5 North Coast Part groups have been topped champions Friday night time, and two extra might be on Saturday. All are alive on the alternative for the last word prize: a CIF State title. 

For a lot of groups, the part crown is extra valuable. Nearer to house. Extra significant. 

Here is a roundup of every of the sport with a lot of the knowledge attained on-line and thru Twitter studies. 

* SEE PREVIEWS TO ALL SEVEN GAMES

NORTH COAST SECTION CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES

Division 1
No. 2 seed Pittsburg 13, No. 3 Clayton Valley 3

When: Friday
The place: At Heritage HS-Brentwood
Information: Pittsburg 11-2, Clayton Valley Constitution 8-5
What occurred: Recognized for its high-powered offense with high FBS expertise abound, it was the protection that got here to the rescue for the Pirates who received their fifth part and second D1 in a row over Clayton Valley. 

A 5-yard landing run by Elijah Bow within the first quarter and a juggling 11-yard landing reception from Boise State-bound receiver Khai Taylor within the third from Florida commit Jaden Rashada was all of the Pirates wanted. 

Clayton Valley scored a discipline purpose on its first possession however nothing after. The Pirates will like enter the Division I Bowl bracket that might be introduced Sunday. They’ve the inducement of enjoying for 21-year head coach Vic Galli, who introduced he’ll be  stepping down after this 12 months. SEE GAME STORY

Division 2
No. 1 San Ramon Valley 35, No. 2 Campolindo 21

When: Friday
The place: Dublin HS
Information: San Ramon Valley 11-2, Campolindo 12-1
What occurred: Caleb Padrid’s 70-yard choose 6, considered one of three interceptions within the second half, lifted San Ramon Valley to its fourth NCS title and first since 2018. Padrid additionally caught a 12-yard TD from 3-star QB Luke Baker

The win avenged a 17-14 defeat to the identical Cougars in final 12 months’s D1 ultimate, a incontrovertible fact that caught laborious with many of the Wolves, who determined to pound out the win as a substitute of depend on Baker, who entered with 3,310 passing yards and 40 TDs. In line with the San Jose Mercury Information, Nick Rivera as a substitute carried 23 occasions for 140 yards. 

Campolindo quarterback Dashiell Weaver threw for 220 yards and accounted for all three touchdowns however the three interceptions have been crucial. The Cougars have been after their eighth NCS title. 

Division 3
No. 1 El Cerrito 34, No. 2 Windsor 27

When: Friday
The place: At Benicia HS
Information: El Cerrito 13-0, Windsor 10-3
What occurred: The host Gauchos have been cruising up 27-6 at halftime because of 163 yards dashing and landing runs of 53 and 5 yards by Tony McAdoo. Quarterback Michael Vanhook had additionally accounted for 2 touchdowns, together with a 50-yard move to Gary Youngblood. When McAdoo opened the third quarter with a 54-yard TD jaunt, this one appeared lengthy over.  

However the Jaguars got here roaring again, scoring three unanswered touchdowns, the final on a 13-yard move from Judson Anderson to Max McFerrin with two minutes left, to chop the result in 34-27. 

Windsor obtained the ball yet one more time, however an interception ended the risk, recreation and season for the Jaguars (10-3). In line with the Santa Rosa Press-Democrat, McAdoo completed with 21 carries for 282 yards for the Gauchos, who had allowed simply 62 factors earlier than Friday. They received their second NCS title. 

Judson Anderson handed for 258 yards and three scores, two to his brother Hayden for Windsor, which received the 2021 NCS D3 title and eradicated El Cerrito within the semifinals, 33-32.

Division 4No. 1 Marin Catholic (12-0) vs. No. 3 Cardinal Newman (8-4)

When: 7 p.m. Saturday
The place: At San Rafael HS
Part titles (final one): Marin Catholic 12 (2021), Cardinal Newman 13 (2019)
Sequence historical past (since 2004): Marin Catholic leads 5-1, profitable final season 42-7
Factors scored (towards): Marin Catholic 531 (103), Cardinal Newman 353 (209)
Breakdown: Are we sensing a sample but? One other showdown between groups that have been eradicated by one other final season. Marin Catholic has barely been challenged your entire season with final week’s 20-7 win over Del Norte its closes recreation by far, together with a 32-15 win over MCAL rival San Marin. The Wildcats function gifted QB Joey Cook dinner, who’s approaching 2,000 passing yards, and evenly used RB Charles Williams, who’s approaching 1,000 yards and 20 TDs. Newman might be on a roll to slay massive favorites because it went on the highway to win at 10-1 Acalanes-Lafayette 17-14 on a game-winning 34-yard discipline purpose by Patrick Gardner and have been aided by a 16-yard choose 6 from Zachary Homan.
CalPreps.com pc rating: Marin Catholic 31, Cardinal Newman 14
SBLive predicted rating: Marin Catholic 35, Cardinal Newman 17

Division 5
No. 1 San Marin 42, No. 2 Miramonte 28

When: Friday
The place: At Rancho Cotate-Rohnert Park
Information: San Marin-Novato 11-2, Miramonte-Orinda 8-5
What occurred: 4 unanswered touchdowns within the second quarter keyed by three interceptions towards UCLA-commit Luke Duncan keyed the victory for the defending state 5-A champions. 

In line with the Marin Unbiased-Journal, the Mustangs intercepted 5 passes total, together with three from Wesley Garton to win their second straight NCS crown and fifth total. Two of Garton’s picks went for touchdowns of 27 and 25 yards and Franie Quinci added two different interceptions. 

Duncan completed with greater than 300 passing yards and three touchdowns and he ran for one more. Dominic Ingrassia threw for 2 touchdowns for San Marin. 

Division 6No. 4 Pinole Valley 7, No. 3 Justin-Siena-Napa 0

When: Friday
The place: At Memorial Stadium, Napa
Information: PInole Valley 8-4, Justin Siena 7-6
What occurred: Maddox Wu fired a 39-yard landing move to Ellis Shamsid halfway by means of the third quarter for the one rating of the sport, in response to the Napa Valley Register. 

It gave the Spartans their fifth NCS crown, however first since 1979, again when PInole Valley was the facility of the NCS. 

The shutout turned the tables on Justin-Siena, which had recorded six shutouts this season together with a 15-0 semifinal win over defending NCS champion Salesian-Richmond. 

Larry McDonald has 27 carries for 235 yards for Pinole Valley. 

Division 7
No. 1 St. Vincent de Paul-Petaluma (12-0) vs. No. 2 Clear Lake (11-1)

When: 7 p.m. Saturday
The place: Rancho Cotate HS
Part titles (final one): St. Vincent 8 (2021), Clear Lake 1 (1998)
Sequence historical past (since 2004): Clear Lake owns 6-4 edge, however St. Vincent eradicated the Cardinals final season 25-20
Factors scored (towards): St. Vincent 458 (140), Clear Lake 373 (151)
Breakdown: One other staff with a severe grudge because the Cardinals are not looking for historical past to repeat. Their solely loss was 15-14 to Willits on Oct. 28, which was adopted with a 22-21 win over Cloverdale. Clear Lake knocked off Kelseyville 28-22 final week behind 106 yards dashing from Hank Ollenberger. St. Vincent had little such hassle final week with McKinleyville, profitable 42-7 behind QB Jaret Bosarge who accounted for almost 330 yards and 5 touchdowns. The staff’s massive star is Kai Corridor, the Redwood Empire’s profession dashing lead with 5,473 yards and 71 TDs.
CalPreps.com pc rating: St. Vincent 28, Clear Lake 19
SBLive predicted rating: St. Vincent 42, Clear Lake 21