After Week 1, the top three teams in the Bay Area News Group rankings solidified their spots.
De La Salle came away with a gritty win over Florida powerhouse Lakeland, Archbishop Riordan cruised past Oakland heavyweight McClymonds and Pittsburg lit up the scoreboard and then held off Granite Bay, a respected program from the Sac-Joaquin Section.
San Ramon Valley found its way into the Top 5 after beating El Cerrito in a close game.
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Though Serra lost to Folsom in a 56-42 thriller, the San Mateo school proved HSRatings’ computer dead wrong. The computer had Serra losing 40-0. For that, the Padres moved up two spots, to No. 5.
Liberty defeated last year’s Division 3-AA state champion Frontier-Bakersfield and rose to the 10th spot in the rankings.
Sacred Heart Cathedral moved into the rankings following an impressive win over Sacred Heart Prep. The West Catholic Athletic League has six teams in the Top 25, the most of any league in the Bay Area News Group’s coverage area.
Now, on to the rankings:
Bay Area News Group Top 25
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
No. 1 DE LA SALLE (1-0)
Previous ranking: 1
Last week: Beat Lakeland-Florida 10-6
Up next: Saturday at Serra, 2 p.m.
No. 2 ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN (1-0)
Previous ranking: 2
Last week: Beat McClymonds 41-18
Up next: Friday at Monte Vista, 7 p.m.
No. 3 PITTSBURG (1-0)
Previous ranking: 3
Last week: Beat Granite Bay 42-36
Up next: Saturday at Bishop Manogue-Reno, 4 p.m.
No. 4 SAN RAMON VALLEY (1-0)
Previous ranking: 6
Last week: Beat El Cerrito 20-14
Up next: Friday at Soquel, 7 p.m.
No. 5 SERRA (0-1)
Previous ranking: 7
Last week: Lost to Folsom 56-42
Up next: Saturday vs. De La Salle, 2 p.m.
No. 6 ST. FRANCIS (0-1)
Previous ranking: 4
Last week: Lost to Cathedral Catholic 35-7
Up next: Friday at McClymonds, 7 p.m.
No. 7 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (1-0)
Previous ranking: 8
Last week: Beat Wilcox 41-10
Up next: Friday at Salinas, 7 p.m.
No. 8 LOS GATOS (0-1)
Previous ranking: 5
Last week: Lost to Soquel 42-40
Up next: Friday at Liberty, 7 p.m.
No. 9 WILCOX (0-1)
Previous ranking: 9
Last week: Lost to Valley Christian 41-10
Up next: Friday at Archbishop Mitty, 7 p.m.
No. 10 LIBERTY (1-0)
Previous ranking: 13
Last week: Beat Frontier-Bakersfield 14-0
Up next: Friday vs. Los Gatos, 7 p.m.
No. 11 CLAYTON VALLEY CHARTER (0-1)
Previous ranking: 11
Last week: Lost to Spanish Springs-Nevada 42-13
Up next: Friday vs. College Park, 7 p.m.
No. 12 MCCLYMONDS (0-1)
Previous ranking: 10
Last week: Lost to Riordan 41-18
Up next: Friday vs. St. Francis, 7 p.m.
No. 13 AMADOR VALLEY (0-1)
Previous ranking: 12
Last week: Lost to Vanden 21-14
Up next: Friday at Monterey Trail, 7:15 p.m.
No. 14 ACALANES (1-0)
Previous ranking: 16
Last week: Beat Archbishop Mitty 33-12
Up next: Friday vs. Menlo-Atherton 7 p.m.
No. 15 CAMPOLINDO (1-0)
Previous ranking: 17
Last week: Beat Granada 42-7
Up next: Friday at Northgate, 7 p.m.
No. 16 ST. IGNATIUS (0-1)
Previous ranking: 14
Last week: Lost to San Marin 27-24
Up next: Saturday at Tamalpais, 2 p.m.
No. 17 MENLO-ATHERTON (0-1)
Previous ranking: 15
Last week: Lost to Destiny Christian Academy 41-7
Up next: Friday at Acalanes, 7 p.m.
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No. 18 MENLO SCHOOL (1-0)
Previous ranking: 18
Last week: Beat Hozho Academy-New Mexico 60-0
Up next: Saturday vs. San Mateo, 2 p.m.
No. 19 SALESIAN (1-0)
Previous ranking: 19
Last week: Beat Piedmont 41-17
Up next: Saturday vs. Moreau Catholic, 1 p.m.
No. 20 EL CERRITO (0-1)
Previous ranking: 20
Last week: Lost to San Ramon Valley 20-14
Up next: Friday vs. Lowell, 7:30 p.m.
No. 21 CALIFORNIA (1-0)
Previous ranking: 24
Last week: Beat Patterson 14-11
Up next: Friday at James Logan, 7 p.m.
No. 22 BISHOP O’DOWD (1-0)
Previous ranking: 23
Last week: Beat Armijo 37-19
Up next: Friday vs. Mater Dei Catholic, 7 p.m.
No. 23 SANTA TERESA (1-0)
Previous ranking: 22
Last week: Beat Fremont-Sunnyvale 42-0
Up next: Friday vs. Milpitas, 7:15 p.m.
No. 24 SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL (1-0)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Last week: Beat Sacred Heart Prep 35-10
Up next: Friday at Berkeley, 7 p.m.
No. 25 SACRED HEART PREP (0-1)
Previous ranking: 21
Last week: Lost to Sacred Heart Cathedral 35-10
Up next: Friday at El Capitan, 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.