De La Salle in the winning column after 14-7 win over rivals Folsom
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA (Sept. 24, 2023) — De La Salle has dug its way out of a 0-2 start to the season with its third successive victory, this time an old-fashioned Spartan run-dominated 14-7 win over Folsom in a battle between Northern California’s second and third ranked teams in the Sierra Foothills.
Continuing through its daunting fall schedule, the Concord school has rung up three straight wins to maintain its top ranking in North Coast Section. Their next two games are in Owen Owens Field this Friday against McClymonds of Oakland and, following a bye week, undefeated and high-scoring San Ramon Valley comes to Concord Oct. 13 featuring the top two teams in NCS rankings.
Mt. Diablo (4-1) has a bye this week after surviving a 36-33 shootout at Castlemont in Oakland.
Ygnacio Valley lost its 29th straight game 20-8 to Galileo in San Francisco but the Wolves were so close to getting their first win since late in their 2019 playoff season but were only able to score once in five trips inside the Lions 10-yard line.
Northgate is winless this year but a missed extra point was all that separated the Broncos from unbeaten Miramonte in Orinda 28-27 in the Diablo Athletic League opener for both teams.
College Park will host Miramonte this Friday licking its wounds from a 56-0 loss to Acalanes in the team’s DAL opener.
Concord edged Mt. Eden of Hayward 36-34 in another high-scoring affair.
High school football scores
Week 6 Schedule – Sept. 29
Miramonte-Orinda (4-0) at College Park (2-2)
McClymonds (2-1) at De La Salle (3-2)
Alhambra (3-1) at Concord (2-3)
Northgate (0-4) at Las Lomas (4-0)
Ygnacio Valley (0-5) at Pinole Valley (1-3)
Jesuit-Carmichael (4-1) at Clayton Valley Charter (2-2)
Mt. Diablo (4-1) bye
Week 5 Scores – Sept. 21-22
Acalanes-Lafayette (1-3) 56, College Park (2-2) 0
De La Salle (3-2) 14, Folsom (3-2) 7
Mt. Diablo (4-1) 36, Castlemont-Oakland (1-3) 33
Concord (2-3) 36, Mt. Eden-Hayward (0-5) 34
Miramonte-Orinda (4-0) 28, Northgate (0-4) 27
Galileo-San Francisco (1-2) 20, Ygnacio Valley (0-5) 8
Clayton Valley Charter (2-2) bye
Season Schedules
Clayton Valley Charter (Open Div./Div. 1) – 8/25 W 17-0 at Salinas, 9/1 L 27-37 Higley-Gilbert, AZ, 9/9 L 0-28 at Oak Ridge-El Dorado Hills, 9/15 W 21-14 at Turlock, 9/29 Jesuit-Carmichael, 10/6 San Ramon Valley, 10/13 Foothill-Pleasanton, 10/20 Monte Vista-Danville, 10/27 at California-San Ramon, 11/3 at De La Salle.
College Park (Div. 3) – 8/25 W 14-0 at Fremont-Oakland, 9/8 W 49-14 at Oakmont-Roseville, 9/15 L 12-38 at Antioch, 9/22 L 0-56 Acalanes-Lafayette, 9/29 Miramonte, 10/6 at Campolindo, 10/13 Las Lomas, 10/20 Northgate, 10/27 at Benicia, 11/3 Alhambra.
Concord (Div. 4) – 8/25 L 0-41 at Newark Memorial-Newark, 9/1 L 0-49 at Alameda, 9/8 W 26-21 San Lorenzo, 9/14 L 0-24 Archie Williams-San Anselmo, 9/22 W 36-34 Mt. Eden-Hayward, 9/29 Alhambra, 10/6 Las Lomas, 10/13 at Ygnacio Valley, 10/21 at Berean Christian, 10/27 Mt. Diablo.
De La Salle (Open Div./Div. 1) – 8/25 L 14-35 Orange Lutheran-Orange, 9/2 L 0-28 at Serra-San Mateo, 9/8 W 35-17 at Saint Francis-Mountain View, 9/15 W 24-10 St. Mary’s-Stockton, 9/22 W 14-7 at Folsom, 9/29 McClymonds-Oakland, 10/13 San Ramon Valley, 10/20 Foothill-Pleasanton, 10/27 at Monte Vista–Danville, 11/3 Clayton Valley Charter.
Mt. Diablo (Div. 4) – 8/25 W 39-28 Deer Valley, 9/1 W 40-14 Mission-San Francisco, 9/8 L 27-31 at Oakland Tech, 9/15 W 53-20 San Lorenzo, 9/22 W 36-33 at Castlemont-Oakland, 10/6 Ygnacio Valley, 10/13 at Alhambra, 10/21 Berean Christian, 10/28 at College Park, 11/4 Concord.
Northgate (Div. 3) – 8/25 L 10-35 at Reno, 9/1 L 42-44 Tamalpais-Mill Valley, 9/8 L 0-40 Twelve Bridges-Lincoln, 9/22 L 27-28 at Miramonte, 9/29 at Las Lomas, 10/6 at Acalanes, 10/13 Campolindo, 10/20 at College Park, 10/27 Alhambra, 11/3 Benicia.
Ygnacio Valley (Div. 6) – 8/26 L 6-34 Alameda, 9/1 L 0-38 at Lower Lake, 9/9 L 26-48 Kennedy-Richmond, 9/15 L 8-27 Washington-San Francisco, 9/23 L 8-20 at Galileo-San Francisco, 9/29 at Pinole Valley, 10/6 at Mt. Diablo, 10/13 Concord, 10/20 at Alhambra, 10/27 Berean Christian.
Jay Bedecarré
Jay Bedecarré is a long-time resident and writer in Concord and Clayton. He began his newspaper writing career while still a senior at Mt. Diablo High School and he has been part of The Pioneer since its inception in 2003. Jay also operates Bay Area Festivals, presenting events around the San Francisco Bay Area including Bay Area KidFest annually in Downtown Concord.