De La Salle survived its first road test of the season, winning at St. Mary’s-Stockton 38-35, to retain its place atop the Bay Area News Group’s football rankings.
Meanwhile, Pittsburg remained second after giving national powerhouse St. John Bosco-Bellflower a competitive game in Southern California.
San Ramon Valley creeped ever-closer to the Top 5 after crushing former Top 10 team McClymonds in the Mackhouse, jumping past an El Cerrito team that routed formerly-ranked Campolindo 49-0.
Even though West Catholic Athletic League teams had a traditional Week 4 bye, both St. Ignatius and Archbishop Mitty rose in the rankings thanks to their strong performances in the first three weeks.
Welcome to the Top 25, Half Moon Bay.
The resurgent Cougars are 4-0 and have a showdown in Pleasanton against 3-1 Foothill from the East Bay Athletic League’s Valley Division.
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On to the rankings …
Bay Area News Group Top 25
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
No. 1 DE LA SALLE (4-0)
Previous ranking: 1
Last week: Beat St. Mary’s-Stockton 38-35
Up next: Friday at El Cerrito, 7:30 p.m.
No. 2 PITTSBURG (3-1)
Last week: Lost to St. John Bosco-Bellflower 35-14
Previous ranking: 2
Up next: Oct. 4 vs. Los Gatos, 7 p.m.
No. 3 SERRA (1-2)
Previous ranking: 3
Last week: Did not play
Up next: Friday at St. Ignatius, 7 p.m.
No. 4 ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN (1-2)
Previous ranking: 4
Last week: Did not play
Up next: Saturday vs. Sacred Heart Cathedral, 1:30 p.m.
No. 5 ST. FRANCIS (2-1)
Previous ranking: 5
Last week: Did not play
Up next: Friday vs. Bellarmine, 7 p.m.
No. 6 SAN RAMON VALLEY (4-0)
Previous ranking: 7
Last week: Beat McClymonds 51-14
Up next: Friday at Hayward, 7 p.m.
No. 7 EL CERRITO (4-0)
Previous ranking: 6
Last week: Beat Campolindo 49-0
Up next: Friday vs. De La Salle, 7:30 p.m.
No. 8 LOS GATOS (4-0)
Previous ranking: 8
Last week: Beat Mountain View 62-6
Up next: Oct. 4 at Pittsburg, 7 p.m.
No. 9 ST. IGNATIUS (2-1)
Previous ranking: 14
Last week: Did not play
Up next: Friday vs. Serra, 7 p.m.
No. 10 CALIFORNIA (4-0)
Previous ranking: 13
Last week: Beat Antioch 47-18
Up next: Friday at Granada, 7:15 p.m.
No. 11 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (1-2)
Previous ranking: 11
Last week: Did not play
Up next: Saturday vs. Archbishop Mitty, 6 p.m.
No. 12 LAS LOMAS (4-0)
Previous ranking: 12
Last week: Beat Alhambra 54-7
Up next: Friday vs. College Park, 7 p.m.
No. 13 MCCLYMONDS (1-3)
Previous ranking: 9
Last week: Lost to San Ramon Valley 51-14
Up next: Oct. 5 at Berean Christian, 1 p.m.
No. 14 LIBERTY (3-1)
Previous ranking: 17
Last week: Beat Amador Valley 35-28
Up next: Friday vs. Clayton Valley Charter, 7 p.m.
No. 15 CLAYTON VALLEY CHARTER (2-2)
Previous ranking: 15
Last week: Beat Northgate 34-17
Up next: Friday at Liberty, 7 p.m.
No. 16 WILCOX (2-2)
Previous ranking: 10
Last week: Lost to Burlingame 19-18.
Up next: Thursday at Santa Clara, 7 p.m.
No. 17 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (3-0)
Previous ranking: 21
Last week: Did not play
Up next: Saturday at Valley Christian, 6 p.m.
No. 18 ACALANES (3-1)
Previous ranking: 20
Last week: Beat College Park 63-28
Up next: Friday at Amador Valley, 7 p.m.
No. 19 MENLO SCHOOL (4-0)
Previous ranking: 22
Last week: Beat Capuchino 38-28
Up next: Saturday vs. Miramonte, 1:30 p.m.
No. 20 BISHOP O’DOWD (2-2)
Previous ranking: 18
Last week: Lost to Cardinal Newman 56-0
Up next: Friday at Tennyson, 7 p.m.
No. 21 MONTE VISTA (3-1)
Previous ranking: 19
Last week: Beat James Logan 38-20
Up next: Friday at Antioch, 7 p.m.
No. 22 MENLO-ATHERTON (3-1)
Previous ranking: 25
Last week: Beat Live Oak 35-0
Up next: Friday vs. Aragon, 7 p.m.
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No. 23 SANTA TERESA (4-0)
Previous ranking: 23
Last week: Beat Hillsdale 17-0
Up next: Oct. 4 vs. Christopher, 7:15 p.m.
No. 24 SALESIAN (4-0)
Previous ranking: 24
Last week: Beat Oakland Tech 35-14
Up next: Oct. 5 vs. St. Patrick-St. Vincent, 1 p.m.
No. 25 HALF MOON BAY (4-0)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Last week: Beat Woodside 43-29
Up next: Friday at Foothill, 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.