A dramatic first week of the season had led to notable changes to the Bay Area News Group’s high school football rankings.
Serra, which had the best win in Week 1, a 22-21 upset victory at Folsom, jumped from No. 4 to No. 2 in this week’s rankings.
Are the Padres the Bay Area’s best team? We’ll find out when the San Mateo school traveled to No. 1 De La Salle on Friday.
Serra’s ascent bumps Riordan and Pittsburg down a spot despite both teams winning Friday.
St. Francis jumps into the Top 5 after the Lancers traveled south to La Mesa and crushed Helix 35-14 one year after the San Diego-area school routed St. Francis in Mountain View.
Monte Vista moves up a few spots after it routed Granada, and Wilcox, Campolindo and Clayton Valley Charter all lost.
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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 Grant-Sacramento 42-14
Up next: Friday vs Serra, 7:30 p.m.
No. 2 SERRA (1-0)
Previous ranking: 4
Last week: Beat Folsom 22-21
Up next: Friday at De La Salle, 7:30 p.m.
No. 3 PITTSBURG (1-0)
Previous ranking: 2
Last week: Beat Monterey Trail-Elk Grove 43-13
Up next: Friday vs Bishop Monague, 7 p.m.
No. 4 ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN (1-0)
Previous ranking: 3
Last week: Beat McClymonds 35-34
Up next: Friday at St. Bonaventure, 7 p.m.
No. 5 ST. FRANCIS (1-0)
Previous ranking: 7
Last week: Beat Helix-La Mesa 35-14
Up next: Friday vs McClymonds, 7 p.m.
No. 6 EL CERRITO (1-0)
Previous ranking: 6
Last week: Beat Amador Valley 38-16
Up next: Friday at Monterey Trail-Elk Grove, 7:15 p.m.
No. 7 MCCLYMONDS (0-1)
Previous ranking: 5
Last week: Lost to Archbishop Riordan 35-34
Up next: Friday at St. Francis, 7 p.m.
No. 8 SAN RAMON VALLEY (1-0)
Previous ranking: 8
Last week: Beat St. Ignatius 28-10
Up next: Friday vs Soquel, 7 p.m.
No. 9 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (1-0)
Previous ranking: 9
Last week: Beat Wilcox 24-7
Up next: Friday vs Salinas, 7 p.m.
No. 10 LOS GATOS (1-0)
Previous ranking: 10
Last week: Beat Soquel 14-7
Up next: Friday vs Liberty, 7 p.m.
No. 11 MONTE VISTA (1-0)
Previous ranking: 14
Last week: Beat Granada 41-14
Up next: Friday vs Bishop O’Dowd, 7 p.m.
No. 12 WILCOX (0-1)
Previous ranking: 12
Last week: Lost to Valley Christian 24-7
Up next: Friday vs Hollister, 7 p.m.
No. 13 CLAYTON VALLEY CHARTER (0-1)
Previous ranking: 11
Last week: Lost to Spanish Springs-Nevada 17-0
Up next: Friday at College Park, 7 p.m.
No. 14 CAMPOLINDO (0-1)
Previous ranking: 13
Last week: Lost to Vanden-Fairfield 23-7
Up next: Friday vs Northgate, 7 p.m.
No. 15 LIBERTY (1-0)
Previous ranking: 15
Last week: Beat Frontier-Bakersfield 24-7
Up next: Friday at Los Gatos, 7 p.m.
No. 16 LAS LOMAS (1-0)
Previous ranking: 16
Last week: Beat Vintage 28-14
Up next: Friday vs Benicia, 7 p.m.
No. 17 CALIFORNIA (1-0)
Previous ranking: 18
Last week: Beat Patterson 41-34
Up next: Friday vs James Logan, 7:15 p.m.
No. 18 ST. IGNATIUS (0-1)
Previous ranking: 17
Last week: Lost to San Ramon Valley 28-10
Up next: Friday vs Tamalpais, 7 p.m.
No. 19 ACALANES (1-0)
Previous ranking: 20
Last week: Beat Lowell-San Francisco 49-14
Up next: Friday vs Mt. Diablo, 7 p.m.
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No. 20 SACRED HEART PREP (1-0)
Previous ranking: 21
Last week: Beat Seaside 38-6
Up next: Friday vs Sacred Heart Cathedral at Kezar Stadium, 7 p.m.
No. 21 MENLO-ATHERTON (1-0)
Previous ranking: 22
Last week: Beat Bellarmine 40-10
Up next: Friday at Monterey, 7 p.m.
No. 22 BISHOP O’DOWD (1-0)
Previous ranking: 24
Last week: Beat Tamalpais 51-13
Up next: Friday at Monte Vista, 7 p.m.
No. 23 MENLO SCHOOL (1-0)
Previous ranking: 25
Last week: Beat Tennyson 49-0
Up next: Saturday vs Carlmont, 2 p.m.
No. 24 SANTA TERESA (1-0)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Last week: Beat Fremont-Sunnyvale 48-7
Up next: Thursdayat Milpitas, 7 p.m.
No. 25 SALESIAN (1-0)
Previous ranking: 25
Last week: Beat Piedmont 46-14
Up next: Friday at Moreau Catholic, 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.
