Grace Brethren players have never entered a stadium to play a game this late in the season. They will do it Saturday in Sacramento for CIF D2-A state final. Photo: Hudl.com.
Three teams earning their way in this week as newcomers are all going for CIF state titles: Shasta of Redding, Grace Brethren of Simi Valley and Bishop Diego of Santa Barbara. We also have St. Francis of Mountain View jumping up five spots and San Ramon Valley of Danville going up two.
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(Last week’s ranking in parentheses)
(After games of Saturday, Dec. 9)
26. (28) St. Mary’s (Stockton) 11-3*
Season complete. The Rams may have lost 50-21 to Folsom in the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section D1 final, but that’s not too far removed from how they fared in a loss to No. 1 Mater Dei. Both of those teams probably will be state champions. Head coach Tony Franks’ club does have a bad loss to Modesto Central Catholic, but overcomes that with a win against Serra of San Mateo (could be another state champion) and a win over Oak Ridge in the SJS D1 semifinals.
