Top 25 Bay Area Newsgroup

There are only three weekends left in the 2023 high school football season.

For those still playing, every game from now on is for a trophy.

Division championships this weekend, regional championships next weekend, state championships the week after that.

This week, we have two top-10 matchups for Division I titles in the North Coast Division and the Central Coast Division.

Pittsburg, now 12-0 under first-year head coach Charlie Ramirez, has traded spots with San Ramon Valley in the latest Bay Area News Group rankings. The Pirates are third, SRV fourth. They will settle that issue and much more when they meet for the NCS DI championship Friday night at Dublin High School.

In the other top-10 matchup, seventh-ranked Los Gatos will meet ninth-ranked Wilcox for the CCS DI crown Friday night at San Jose City College. When these league rivals played in Wilcox last month, Los Gatos scored in the final 30 seconds to win 24-21.

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Top 25 Bay Area Newsgroup

(Mercury News & East Bay Times)

No. 1 SERRA (12-0)

Previous site: 1

Last week: Beat Wilcox 63-27 in the CCS Open Division final

Up next: TBA

No. 2 DE LA SALLE (10-2)

Previous position: 2

Last week: Beat San Ramon Valley 17-7 in the NCS Open Division final

Up next: TBA

No. 3 PITTSBURG (12-0)

Previous rank: 4

Last week: Beat California 35-14 in the NCS Open/Division I playoffs

Next: Friday vs. San Ramon Valley in NCS Division I final at Dublin HS, 7 pm

No. 4 SAN RAMON VALLEY (10-2)

Previous position: 3

Last week: Lost to De La Salle 17-7 in the NCS Open Division final

Next: Friday vs. Pittsburg in the NCS Division I final at HS Dublin, 7 pm

No. 5 EL CERRITO (10-1)

Previous rank: 5

Last week: Beat Heritage 55-17 in the NCS Division II semifinals

Next: Friday vs. Windsor in the NCS Division II final at Diablo Valley College, 7 pm

No. 6 MCCLYMONDS (8-2)

Previous rank: 6

Last week: Forfeited a win in the Oakland Division playoffs

Next: Saturday vs. Oakland Tech in the Silver Bowl, 7 pm

No. 7 LOS GATOS (10-2)

Previous rank: 7

Last week: Beat St. Ignatius 21-17 in the CCS Open/Division I playoffs

Next: Friday vs. Wilcox in CCS Division I final at San Jose City College, 7 pm

No. 8 ST. IGNATIUS (7-5)

Previous rank: 8

Last week: Lost to Los Gatos 21-17 in CCS Open/Division I playoffs

Next: Season completed

No. 9 WILCOX (8-4)

Previous rank: 9

Last week: Lost to Serra 63-27 in CCS Open Division final

Next: Friday vs. Los Gatos in CCS Division I final at San Jose City College, 7 pm

No. 10 RIORDAN BOOK (7-4)

Previous rank: 10

Term completed

No. 11 ST. FRANCIS (7-4)

Previous rank: 11

Term completed

12 CHRISTIAN VALLEY (6-5)

Previous rank: 12

Term completed

CAMPOLINDO No. 13 (7-3-1)

Previous rank: 13

Term completed

No. 14 ACALANAU (8-4)

Previous rank: 14

Last week: Beat Vallejo 56-20 in the NCS Division IV semifinals

Next: Friday vs. San Marin in the NCS Division IV final at Santa Rosa HS, 7 pm

No. 15 CALIFORNIA (7-5)

Previous rank: 15

Last week: Lost to Pittsburg 35-14 in NCS Open/Division I playoffs

Next: Season completed

No. 16 CHRISTIAN (11-1)

Previous rank: 18

Last week: Beat Ysgol Menlo 21-17 in the CCS Division II semifinals

Next: Saturday vs. Soquel in CCS Division II final at San Jose City College, 7 pm

No. 17 LAS LOMAS (10-2)

Previous rank: 16

Last week: Lost to Cardinal Newman 54-28 in the NCS Division III semifinals

Next: Season completed

18 MENLO SCHOOL (10-2)

Previous rank: 17

Last week: Lost to Christopher 21-17 in the CCS Division II semifinals

Next: Season completed

FREEDOM NO. 19 (7-3)

Previous rank: 19

Term completed