North Coast Section
DIVISION 2 (FRIDAY, 7 P.M.)
No. 2 Granada-Livermore (9-4) vs. No. 1 Campolindo-Moraga
(9-4) at Dublin HS: Campolindo tries to become just the third school — joining De La Salle and Fort Bragg — to win four straight NCS titles. It’s won five overall. Granada has won one title, in 1995.
OPEN DIVISION (SATURDAY, 7 P.M.)
No. 2 Pittsburg (8-1) vs. No. 1 De La Salle-Concord (10-1) at Dublin HS: De La Salle has won 25 straight NCS titles and overall hasn’t lost to a Northern California opponent in 289 games (287-0-2). Its last loss to a NorCal team was to Pittsburg, 35-27, for the 1991 NCS 3A title. The Pirates have won 3 crowns: In 1980, 1985 and 1991.
DIVISION 1 (SATURDAY, 7 P.M.)
No. 2 Freedom-Oakley (9-2) vs. No. 1 Liberty-Brentwood (10-2)
at Heritage HS: Freedom quarterback Joey Aguilar (2,413 passing yards, 27 touchdowns) was vying for the starting job at Liberty in the spring and early summer before transferring to Freedom. Both teams seek their first NCS crown.
DIVISION 3 (SATURDAY, 7 P.M.)
No. 2 Cardinal Newman-Santa Rosa (10-2) vs. No. 1 Marin Catholic-Kentfield (11-0) at Rancho Cotate HS: Cardinal Newman goes after its 13th NCS title — to tie Ferndale for second most behind De La Salle (32) — while Marin Catholic goes for No. 11.
DIVISION 4 (SATURDAY, 7 P.M.)
No. 7 Hercules (11-2) vs. No. 4 Fortuna (11-2) at McKinleyville HS: Fortuna has won just two NCS titles — 1978 and 2000 — while Hercules goes for its first championship.
DIVISION 5 (SATURDAY, 7 P.M.)
No. 2 Middletown (10-1) vs. No. 1 St. Patrick-St. Vincent-Vallejo (10-1) at Alhambra HS: Middletown is after its fourth NCS crown, but first since 2001. SPSV, the defending champion, also won in 2006.
Central Coast Section DIVISION 1 OPEN (FRIDAY, 7 P.M.)
No. 2 Salinas (10-2) vs. No. 1 Milpitas (12-0) at Independence HS: Salinas is after its third title, but first since 2001. Milpitas has won three times: 2006, 2009 and 2013.
DIVISION 5 (FRIDAY, 7 P.M.)
No. 2 Menlo School-Atherton (8-4) vs. No. 1 Gilroy (12-0) at
Westmont HS: Menlo was runner-up in 2009 and 2012, but has never won a CCS crown. Gilroy is also looking for its first title after placing second in 2007.
DIVISION 2 OPEN (SATURDAY, 7 P.M.)
No. 2 St. Francis (9-3) vs. No. 1 Serra (10-2) at Independence HS: St. Francis is the king of CCS football with 16 titles, while defending champion Serra has won three of its four since 2011.
DIVISION 3 OPEN (SATURDAY, 7 P.M.)
No. 7 Terra Nova-Pacifica (7-5) vs. No. 1 Half Moon Bay (12-0) at Sequoia HS: Terra Nova seeks its fifth title, while Half Moon Bay is after its third straight section crown and fourth overall.
DIVISION 4 (SATURDAY, 7 P.M.)
No. 2 Christopher-Gilroy (10-2) vs. No. 1 Leland-San Jose (11-1) at
Westmont HS: Leland won the very first CCS crown in 1972 and has won four overall — the last coming in 1999. Christopher seeks its first title.
San Francisco Section SATURDAY ( 1 P.M.) No. 2 Galileo (8-2) vs. No. 1 Mission (8-3) at Kezar Stadium:
Mission seeks its ninth title and third in four years. Before 2011, the Bears had gone 57 years without a championship. Galileo has won 17 titles, the last in 2013. The Lions won five crowns in the 80s and four more in the 90s.