CCS, NCS football playoffs: Best of Saturday’s first round

Saturday s games CCS Open Division Division I No Archbishop Riordan No Salinas The Crusaders scored points in the first quarter and didn t look back in a rout of Salinas at home Despite having four touchdowns called back because of penalties the San Francisco school had no matter moving the ball against the Cowboys The lead grew insurmountable in the second half as a running clock initiated in the third quarter Riordan - will play Serra - for the Open Division title next week Nathan Canilao No Serra No Archbishop Mitty The Padres rushed for yards and shut down Mitty s offensive attack to cruise to a -point win at home Speedy receiver Charlie Walsh led Serra with a rushing and a receiving result Kicker Saul Marks knocked in three field goals and Serra s defense forced three turnovers S Serra will get a rematch with Riordan after falling to the Crusaders in the WCAL regular season finale in the Open Division finals next week Nathan Canilao was in San Mateo and has the story here CCS Division II No Sacred Heart Cathedral No Wilcox After trailing by two at halftime the Fightin Irish took over the meeting behind a second-half surge to down visiting Wilcox at City College of San Francisco Three second half touchdowns from quarterback Michael Sargent charged SHC s offense and the San Francisco school s defense held Wilcox to just one result in the final two periods to seal the win SHC - will host another South Bay powerhouse in undefeated Santa Teresa - next week Nathan Canilao No Menlo School No The King s Academy Menlo earned a hard-fought postseason win defeating TKA at home Quarterback Jack Freehill threw a touchdown pass to Chuck Wynn and Trevor van der Pyl s -yard pick-six in the fourth quarter sealed the win for Menlo Dylan O Malley rounded out Menlo s scoring with a -yard first-quarter field goal Quarterback Jaiden Flores to wide receiver Ricky Gutierrez was the only count TKA had on Saturday Menlo - will trip to top-seeded St Ignatius next week for its semifinal battle TKA ends its season - Nathan Canilao Related Articles Serra seizes control in second half rolls past Mitty to reach CCS Open Division final Antioch s football season ends under dark cloud amid hazing video backlash How local sports population is remembering Oakland icon John Beam Bay Area high school football roundup Best of Week action San Mateo spoils Woodside s unbeaten season advances to CCS D-III semis CCS Division V No Sobrato No Santa Cruz Sobrato advanced to the Division V semifinals after defeating Santa Cruz at home Junior running back Brady Lennon led the way with rushing touchdowns from and yards Jacob Sorrentino had a -yard touchdown grab and senior Jacob Kimerer had a -yard touchdown run Sobrato improved to - and will host Terra Nova - next week NCS Division V No Salesian No Northgate Quarterback Izeah Buchanan tossed four touchdown passes to lead the Pride to a win over Northgate at home Basketball star Carlton Perrilliat Jr caught two touchdown passes while Joseph Tarin had two receiving scores of his own as Salesian will advance to the section semifinals at Ferndale next Saturday Senior Jahlil Lindsey had a -yard scoop-and-score and kicker Roberto Mora knocked in a -yard field goal to round out the scoring for Salesian Northgate - ends its season one battle under Nathan Canilao