St. Ignatius rocketed up three spots after it rallied from 13 down in the fourth quarter to take down Serra in San Francisco.
Elsewhere in the WCAL, Riordan moves back to No. 3 and St. Francis goes to No. 4 after they cruised in their WCAL openers.
Clayton Valley Charter has swapped places with Liberty after a freshman quarterback led the Ugly Eagles to an impressive victory in Brentwood. Valley Christian is back in the Top 10 after routing Archbishop Mitty.
Menlo School continues to rise amid an impressive start.
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On to the rankings …
Bay Area News Group Top 25
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
No. 1 DE LA SALLE (5-0)
Previous ranking: 1
Last week: Beat El Cerrito 35-14
Up next: Oct. 8 vs. NFL Academy at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, 10 a.m.
No. 2 PITTSBURG (3-1)
Previous ranking: 2
Last week: Did not play
Up next: Friday vs. Los Gatos, 7 p.m.
No. 3 ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN (2-2)
Previous ranking: 4
Last week: Beat Sacred Heart Cathedral 63-34
Up next: Friday at St. Ignatius, 5 p.m.
No. 4 ST. FRANCIS (3-1)
Previous ranking: 5
Last week: Beat Bellarmine 48-7
Up next: Friday at Archbishop Mitty, 7 p.m.
No. 5 SAN RAMON VALLEY (5-0)
Previous ranking: 6
Last week: Beat Hayward 48-0
Up next: Friday at Granada, 7:15 p.m.
No. 6 ST. IGNATIUS (3-1)
Previous ranking: 9
Last week: Beat Serra 21-20
Up next: Friday vs. Archbishop Riordan, 5 p.m.
No. 7 SERRA (1-3)
Previous ranking: 3
Last week: Lost to St. Ignatius 21-20
Up next: Saturday vs. Sacred Heart Cathedral, 1:30 p.m.
No. 8 LOS GATOS (4-0)
Previous ranking: 8
Last week: Did not play
Up next: Friday at Pittsburg, 7 p.m.
No. 9 EL CERRITO (4-1)
Previous ranking: 7
Last week: Lost to De La Salle 35-14
Up next: Oct. 12 at St. Mary’s-Berkeley, 1:30 p.m.
No. 10 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (2-2)
Previous ranking: 11
Last week: Beat Archbishop Mitty 47-7
Up next: Friday vs. Bellarmine at San Jose City College, 7 p.m.
No. 11 CALIFORNIA (5-0)
Previous ranking: 10
Last week: Beat Granada 35-10
Up next: Friday at Livermore, 7:15 p.m.
No. 12 LAS LOMAS (5-0)
Previous ranking: 12
Last week: Beat College Park 44-21
Up next: Friday at Northgate, 7 p.m.
No. 13 MCCLYMONDS (1-3)
Previous ranking: 13
Last week: Did not play
Up next: Saturday at Berean Christian, 1:30 p.m.
No. 14 CLAYTON VALLEY CHARTER (3-2)
Previous ranking: 15
Last week: Beat Liberty 21-17
Up next: Oct. 11 at Las Lomas, 7 p.m.
No. 15 LIBERTY (3-2)
Previous ranking: 14
Last week: Lost to Clayton Valley Charter 21-17
Up next: Friday at Antioch, 7 p.m.
No. 16 WILCOX (3-2)
Previous ranking: 16
Last week: Beat Santa Clara 42-0
Up next: Oct. at Menlo School, 2 p.m.
No. 17 MENLO SCHOOL (5-0)
Previous ranking: 19
Last week: Beat Miramonte 31-7
Up next: Oct. 12 vs. Wilcox, 2 p.m.
No. 18 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (3-1)
Previous ranking: 17
Last week: Lost to Valley Christian 47-7
Up next: Friday vs. St. Francis, 7 p.m.
No. 19 ACALANES (3-2)
Previous ranking: 18
Last week: Lost to Amador Valley 24-23
Up next: Friday at Benicia, 7 p.m.
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No. 20 BISHOP O’DOWD (3-2)
Previous ranking: 20
Last week: Beat Tennyson 38-7
Up next: Friday vs. Castro Valley, 7 p.m.
No. 21 MONTE VISTA (4-1)
Previous ranking: 21
Last week: Beat Antioch 37-8
Up next: Friday at Dublin, 7:15 p.m.
No. 22 MENLO-ATHERTON (4-1)
Previous ranking: 22
Last week: Beat Aragon 35-7
Up next: Oct. 11 vs. Los Gatos, 7 p.m.
No. 23 SANTA TERESA (4-0)
Previous ranking: 23
Last week: Did not play
Up next: Friday vs. Christopher, 7:15 p.m.
No. 24 SALESIAN (4-0)
Previous ranking: 24
Last week: Did not play
Up next: Saturday vs. St. Patrick-St. Vincent, 1 p.m.
No. 25 HALF MOON BAY (5-0)
Previous ranking: 25
Last week: Beat Foothill 52-45
Up next: Oct. 11 at Milpitas, 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.