There has been a major shakeup in this week’s Bay Area News Group high school football rankings.
With league races winding down and the playoffs right around the corner, this week’s Top 25 was essentially a reset after the wild results in Week 9.
California fell out of the Top 10 after losing by 21 points at Monte Vista, which jumped from 20th to 10th after the impressive victory over an opponent that has wins over McClymonds and San Ramon Valley on its resume.
St. Francis returned to the Top 10 despite its 3-5 record. The Lancers’ losses were to De La Salle, Archbishop Riordan, Serra, McClymonds and Cathedral Catholic-San Diego.
Archbishop Mitty, which has a close loss to St. Francis on its resume, jumped back to the Top 10 after a competitive defeat last week to Serra.
Clayton Valley Charter moved up to 15th after edging Campolindo on Friday. The result dropped Campo from 11th to 16th.
Antioch is the newcomer this week. Sacred Heart Prep dropped out.
On to the rankings …
Bay Area News Group Top 25
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
No. 1 DE LA SALLE (8-0)
Previous ranking: 1
Last week: Beat San Ramon Valley 56-7
Up next: Thursday vs. California, 7:15 p.m.
No. 2 ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN (8-0)
Previous ranking: 2
Last week: Beat Bellarmine 35-13
Up next: Saturday vs. Archbishop Mitty, 1:30 p.m.
No. 3 PITTSBURG (7-1)
Previous ranking: 3
Last week: Beat Deer Valley 51-0
Up next: Thursday at Freedom, 7 p.m.
No. 4 ACALANES (8-0)
Previous ranking: 4
Last week: Did not play
Up next: Friday vs. Clayton Valley Charter, 7 p.m.
No. 5 SERRA (5-3)
Previous ranking: 5
Last week: Beat Archbishop Mitty 28-13
Up next: Saturday vs. Bellarmine, 1:30 p.m.
No. 6 LOS GATOS (5-3)
Previous ranking: 6
Last week: Beat Menlo School 28-0
Up next: Thursday vs. Menlo-Atherton, 7:30 p.m.
No. 7 ST. FRANCIS (3-5)
Previous ranking: 13
Last week: Beat St. Ignatius 28-7
Up next: Friday vs. Sacred Heart Cathedral at Kezar Stadium, 6 p.m.
No. 8 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (5-3)
Previous ranking: 12
Last week: Lost to Serra 28-13
Up next: Saturday at Archbishop Riordan, 1:30 p.m.
No. 9 MCCLYMONDS (6-2)
Previous ranking: 8
Last week: Beat Castlemont 50-0
Up next: Friday vs. Skyline, 7 p.m.
No. 10 MONTE VISTA (5-3)
Previous ranking: 20
Last week: Beat California 34-13
Up next: Friday at Amador Valley, 7:15 p.m.
No. 11 CALIFORNIA (7-1)
Previous ranking: 7
Last week: Lost to Monte Vista 34-13
Up next: Thursday at De La Salle, 7:15 p.m.
No. 12 MENLO SCHOOL (7-1)
Previous ranking: 9
Last week: Lost to Los Gatos 28-0
Up next: Friday at Wilcox, 7 p.m.
No. 13 LIBERTY (6-2)
Previous ranking: 14
Last week: Beat Freedom 63-0
Up next: Thursday vs. Antioch, 7 p.m.
No. 14 SAN RAMON VALLEY (5-4)
Previous ranking: 10
Last week: Lost to De La Salle 56-7
Up next: Nov. 7 vs. Monte Vista, 7:15 p.m.
No. 15 CLAYTON VALLEY CHARTER (5-3)
Previous ranking: 19
Last week: Beat Campolindo 21-16
Up next: Friday at Acalanes, 7 p.m.
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No. 16 CAMPOLINDO (6-2)
Previous ranking: 11
Lost to Clayton Valley Charter 21-16
Up next: Friday at Las Lomas, 7 p.m.
No. 17 EL CERRITO (6-2)
Previous ranking: 15
Last week: Beat Vallejo 56-0
Up next: Friday at Pinole Valley, 7 p.m.
No. 18 WILCOX (5-3)
Previous ranking: 17
Last week: Beat Sacred Heart Prep 35-17
Up next: Friday vs. Menlo School, 7 p.m.
No. 19 SANTA TERESA (8-0)
Previous ranking: 18
Last week: Beat Christopher 27-16
Up next: Friday vs. Branham, 7:15 p.m.
No. 20 SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL (4-4)
Previous ranking: 22
Last week: Beat Valley Christian 34-29
Up next: Friday vs. St. Francis at Kezar Stadium, 6 p.m.
No. 21 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (3-5)
Previous ranking: 16
Last week: Lost to Sacred Heart Cathedral 34-29
Up next: Friday vs. St. Ignatius, 7 p.m.
No. 22 SALESIAN (7-1)
Previous ranking: 21
Last week: Beat De Anza 38-13
Up next: Saturday at St. Mary’s-Berkeley, 1:30 p.m.
No. 23 THE KING’S ACADEMY (7-1)
Previous ranking: 23
Last week: Beat Mountain View 54-16
Up next: Friday vs. Carlmont, 7 p.m.
No. 24 WOODSIDE (8-0)
Previous ranking: 25
Last week: Beat Sequoia 42-14
Up next: Thursday vs. Aragon, 7 p.m.
No. 25 ANTIOCH (7-1)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Last week: Beat Heritage 35-14
Up next: Thursday at Liberty, 7 p.m.
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. The news organization’s high school staff chooses the teams.
