


The teams have met twice before in the regular season, splitting two games in 2013-14. He is a 247sports three-star recruit at linebacker with offers from Boston College, Fresno State and Oregon State. He leads the Buffaloes in rushing (1,887 yards, 33 TDs) and receiving (19 catches, 381 yards, seven TDs). Manteca, which runs for 293.7 yards per contest, is led by 6-foot-3, 200-pound junior Blake Nichelson. Glenn has rushed for 2,086 yards and 25 touchdowns for a Chargers team averaging 287.2 yards per game on the ground. 4, 6 p.m.: Unless this game goes to overtime, it should finish fairly quickly, as both teams rely heavily on the run. Manteca (10-3) at Wilcox (9-4) in 2-A North championship game, Saturday, Dec. 11 at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo. The winner will play Long Beach Poly or Serra-Gardena for the 1-A state championship on Dec. ’s computer predicts Liberty to win, 31-28. Liberty led 35-7 at halftime and 42-7 after the third quarter as Carson Woods threw for three TDs and Jalen Hankins ran for two. Last week, Liberty won the Central Section Division I championship, routing Central-Fresno 42-14. Liberty, which lost to Del Oro-Loomis in 2015 in its only previous regional appearance, will bring a seven-game winning streak to Memorial Stadium, a double-deck facility that holds more than 20,000. Rashada, a four-star junior, is expected to play Saturday. The Pirates reached this stage after backup quarterback Christian Aguilar, filling in for “dinged up” starter Jaden Rashada, threw for 266 yards and three touchdowns against Clayton Valley. But Pittsburg will make the 265-mile bus trip to the southern end of the Central Valley as it aims to win its second regional championship since 2017. Liberty lost to Clayton Valley 14-13 at the Honor Bowl in Brentwood in September. Pittsburg beat Clayton Valley 28-14 for the North Coast Section Division I championship last week. 4, 6 p.m.: The CIF picked Bakersfield as the site for this game instead of Pittsburg even though results against the teams’ common opponent favored the Bay Area powerhouse.

Liberty-Bakersfield (10-2) in 1-A North championship game at Bakersfield College, Saturday, Dec. 10 at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo.

The winner Friday will play Cathedral Catholic-San Diego or Orange Lutheran for the 1-AA state championship on Dec. When the teams played in two Open Division regionals, which the CIF no longer has, De La Salle won 49-15 in 2012 and 45-17 in 2013. ’s computer projects the Spartans will win again, 34-21. So instead of preparing for Mater Dei this week, the Spartans get a rematch against Folsom, a team De La Salle has beaten five times without a loss since 2012. Sunday, the run ended when the California Interscholastic Federation gave Serra the nod for the Open, moving De La Salle one tier down. De La Salle had appeared in 11 consecutive Open Division state championship games, winning six but none since 2015. Folsom lost two more games while Tremain was out. Folsom quarterback Tyler Tremain was injured in the fourth quarter on a hard hit from Berry, ’s top-rated senior in the Bay Area. Zeke Berry returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown as De La Salle scored the first 24 points in a physical game. 8 in Folsom, De La Salle won comfortably, 31-10. 3, 7:30 p.m.: For the second time in less than two months, these Northern California powerhouses will meet. High school football Week 15 preview: CIF North regional matchupsįolsom (10-3) at De La Salle (10-2) in 1-AA North championship game, Friday, Dec.
