Del Oro of Loomis scored 20 points in the first half on Friday night in El Dorado Hills and did not score again. Oak Ridge came back, won 26-20, and moves up two places to sixth. Del Oro, 4-1 now, drops two to eighth.
Nobody who follows football in this part of the state should be surprised. Oak Ridge opened the season by going to Texas and winning 27-26 at Argyle, a top 15 team in Texas, on the night Argyle opened its new stadium. Its only loss is a six-point game against Central East of Fresno, third on this board. On Friday the Trojans shut Del Oro out after halftime.
De La Salle made its statement
De La Salle beat Centennial of Corona 35-32 at California Memorial Stadium on Saturday and holds first. Duece Jones-Drew ran for more than 200 yards and three touchdowns, and senior linebacker Zion Cadet ended it with a fourth-down stop near midfield after Centennial got the ball back late. De La Salle is 5-0 and moves up seven places to 11th on the SPIN Power 100. Centennial is fifth on our SoCal board.
Folsom needed two overtimes
Folsom is 5-0 and holds second, but Rocklin made it work for it. Rocklin led 16-13 late until Abhi Ghimire's 26-yard field goal with 58 seconds left tied it. The teams traded touchdowns in the first overtime. In the second, Brody Rudnicki ran it in and EJ Coleman intercepted Rocklin's answer. Folsom 29, Rocklin 23.
The rest of the board
Serra of San Mateo won 45-13 at Bellarmine and holds fourth. Central Catholic of Modesto won 56-0 at Mountain House and holds seventh. Cardinal Newman of Santa Rosa flew to Honolulu and beat Punahou 22-21 on Saturday, and holds tenth. Central East, Pittsburg and Clovis did not play and hold third, fifth and ninth.
| Rank | Team | Record | Last week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | De La Salle, Concord | 5-0 | Hold |
| 2 | Folsom | 5-0 | Hold |
| 3 | Central East, Fresno | 4-0 | Hold |
| 4 | Serra, San Mateo | 3-1 | Hold |
| 5 | Pittsburg | 2-2 | Hold |
| 6 | Oak Ridge, El Dorado Hills | 3-1 | Up 2 |
| 7 | Central Catholic, Modesto | 4-1 | Hold |
| 8 | Del Oro, Loomis | 4-1 | Down 2 |
| 9 | Clovis | 4-1 | Hold |
| 10 | Cardinal Newman, Santa Rosa | 3-2 | Hold |
Four NorCal teams are on the national board: De La Salle 11th, Folsom 24th, Central East 81st and Serra 82nd.
