California and Campolindo, both undefeated through three games, have leaped into the Bay Area News Group’s Top 10 in this week’s football rankings.
California jumped from 14th to eighth after winning on the road Friday over Monterey Trail-Elk Grove 35-14. Campo moved from 13th to 10th after edging Vanden 13-10.
Acalanes also made a move up, going from ninth to sixth after its 42-35 comeback win on Friday at St. Ignatius.
Newcomers this week are Monte Vista at 24th and Las Lomas at 25th.
Serra and St. Francis — both winless — fell out of the Top 10 but remained in the upper half of the Top 25 because their losses have come against some of the state’s top teams.
On to the rankings …
Bay Area News Group Top 25
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
No. 1 DE LA SALLE (3-0)
Previous ranking: 1
Last week: Beat St. Francis 40-0
Up next: Friday at Grant-Sacramento, 7 p.m.
No. 2 ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN (3-0)
Previous ranking: 2
Last week: Beat Pittsburg 42-35
Up next: Sept. 26 at St. Francis, 7 p.m.
No. 3 PITTSBURG (2-1)
Previous ranking: 3
Last week: Lost to Archbishop Riordan 42-35
Up next: Sept. 26 vs. Marin Catholic, 7 p.m.
No. 4 SAN RAMON VALLEY (2-1)
Previous ranking: 4
Last week: Beat Clayton Valley Charter 41-27
Up next: Friday at Clovis North, 7:30 p.m.
No. 5 MCCLYMONDS (1-1)
Previous ranking: 6
Last week: Did not play
Up next: Friday at Santa Cruz, 7 p.m.
No. 6 ACALANES (3-0)
Previous ranking: 9
Last week: Beat St. Ignatius 42-35
Up next: Friday at College Park, 7 p.m.
No. 7 LOS GATOS (1-2)
Previous ranking: 5
Last week: Lost to Clovis 41-40
Up next: Friday at Burlingame, 7 p.m.
No. 8 CALIFORNIA (3-0)
Previous ranking: 14
Last week: Beat Monterey Trail 35-14
Up next: Friday vs. Menlo-Atherton, 7 p.m.
No. 9 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (2-1)
Previous ranking: 10
Last week: Beat Patterson 42-11
Up next: Sept. 27 vs. Serra, 6 p.m.
No. 10 CAMPOLINDO (3-0)
Previous ranking: 13
Last week: Beat Vanden 16-13
Up next: Friday vs. Heritage, 7 p.m.
No. 11 SERRA (0-3)
Previous ranking: 7
Last week: Lost to St. John Bosco-Bellflower 42-0
Up next: Sept. 27 at Valley Christian, 6 p.m.
No. 12 ST. FRANCIS (0-3)
Previous ranking: 8
Last week: Lost to De La Salle 40-0
Up next: Sept. 26 vs. Archbishop Riordan, 7 p.m.
No. 13 ST. IGNATIUS (1-2)
Previous ranking: 11
Last week: Lost to Acalanes 42-35
Up next: Sept. 26 vs. Archbishop Mitty, 7 p.m.
No. 14 MENLO SCHOOL (3-0)
Previous ranking: 15
Last week: Beat Branham 35-0
Up next: Friday vs. Mountain View, 3:30 p.m.
No. 15 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (2-1)
Previous ranking: 20
Last week: Beat Menlo-Atherton 35-0
Up next: Sept. 26 at St. Ignatius, 6 p.m.
No. 16 CLAYTON VALLEY CHARTER (1-2)
Previous ranking: 12
Last week: Lost to San Ramon Valley 41-27
Up next: Friday at Northgate, 7 p.m.
No. 17 EL CERRITO (1-2)
Previous ranking: 17
Last week: Lost to Vacaville 27-13
Up next: Friday vs. Oakland Tech, 7 p.m.
No. 18 SALESIAN (3-0)
Previous ranking: 18
Last week: Beat College Park 26-20
Up next: Sept. 26 at Oakland Tech, 7 p.m.
No. 19 SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL (2-1)
Previous ranking: 19
Last week: Lost to Folsom 49-7
Up next: Sept. 26 vs. Bellarmine at SJCC, 7 p.m.
No. 20 SANTA TERESA (3-0)
Previous ranking: 21
Last week: Beat Pioneer 41-0
Up next: Friday vs. Leland, 7:15 p.m.
No. 21 WILCOX (1-2)
Previous ranking: 22
Last week: Beat Hollister 28-3
Up next: Friday vs. Wilcox, 7 p.m.
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No. 22 SACRED HEART PREP (2-1)
Previous ranking: 23
Last week: Beat Half Moon Bay 37-27
Up next: Saturday vs. The King’s Academy, 2 p.m.
No. 23 LIBERTY (2-1)
Previous ranking: 24
Last week: Beat Tracy 41-11
Up next: Friday vs. Amador Valley, 7:15 p.m.
No. 24 MONTE VISTA (2-1)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Last week: Beat Antioch 48-14
Up next: Friday at James Logan, 7 p.m.
No. 25 LAS LOMAS (3-0)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Last week: Beat Casa Grande 35-22
Up next: Friday at Alhambra, 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.
