Junipero Serra routed Archbishop Mitty 49-14 on Saturday, Oct. 10, pushing the Padres to 3-0 in West Catholic Athletic League (WCAL) play and 5-1 overall, according to the WCAL’s weekly standings release.
The 35-point win keeps Serra in a first-place tie with Archbishop Riordan, which beat Sacred Heart Cathedral 27-7 on the same day to also move to 3-0 in league play. The two programs are the only unbeaten teams left in WCAL league play.
Serra was listed at No. 2 in the Mercury News’ Week 7 scoreboard and No. 14 in the California computer-ranking table in MaxPreps’ Oct. 6 article.
The Padres outscored Valley Christian and Mitty by a combined 99-33 in their last two WCAL games. Serra beat Valley Christian 50-19 on Oct. 3, according to its official schedule.
Coach Patrick Walsh’s program swept all three levels against the Monarchs. Serra’s JV squad shut out Mitty 27-0 to improve to 3-3 overall and 2-1 in league. The freshman team beat Mitty 29-14 on Thursday, Oct. 8, improving to 5-0 overall and 2-0 in WCAL.
WCAL standings after Oct. 10
Team | League | Overall |
|---|---|---|
Junipero Serra | 3-0 | 5-1 |
Archbishop Riordan | 3-0 | 4-2 |
Saint Ignatius | 2-1 | 5-1 |
Bellarmine | 2-1 | 5-1 |
Valley Christian | 1-2 | 3-3 |
Sacred Heart Cathedral | 1-2 | 3-3 |
Archbishop Mitty | 0-3 | 2-4 |
Saint Francis | 0-3 | 1-5 |
Source: WCAL’s Oct. 10 standings release.
What's next
Serra travels to Sacred Heart Cathedral on Saturday, Oct. 17, with a 1 p.m. kickoff at City College of San Francisco.
Sacred Heart Cathedral sits at 3-3 overall and 1-2 in league after its loss to Riordan, and was listed at No. 10 in the Mercury News’ Week 7 scoreboard.
The Padres then host St. Ignatius on Oct. 24 at 1 p.m. before visiting Archbishop Riordan on Oct. 31 at 1:30 p.m., according to Serra’s official schedule.
