This week we present an NCS Roundup of several games involving ranked teams including the game in San Anselmo covered live.
No. 15 San Marin 50, Archie Williams 7
SAN ANSELMO, Calif. – Visiting Prep2Prep No. 15 San Marin fumbled the opening kickoff when Frankie Quinci tried to get a few extra yards, but the Mustangs senior wide receiver and defensive back more than made up for his gaffe and in the end San Marin (3-1, 1-0) rolled to a 50-7 victory in its Marin County Athletic League opener on the road at Archie Williams.
Most of the first quarter was a game of punts. After recovering the fumbled kickoff the host Peregrine Falcons went three and out and had to punt. San Marin continued to stub its toe when junior quarterback Dominic Ingrassia threw an interception on the Mustangs first drive.
San Marin followed a second punt by Archie Williams with a punt of its own, but after a third punt by the Peregrine Falcons the Mustangs finally found their stride.
On their third series San Marin broke through after the third punt of Archie Williams only went 20 yards. From there the Mustangs went 38 yards on four plays that culminated in a 7-yard TD run by junior running back Charlie Singleton that gave San Marin a 7-0 lead with 3:13 left in the first quarter and after a slow start the rout was on.
Archie Williams fumbled on the first play of its ensuing drive and after a San Marin recovery by senior Mason Fullbright, the Mustangs struck on the first play after the recovery when Singleton got his second rushing TD on a 26-yard romp to the house to make it 14-0 San Marin.
The Peregrine Falcons fumbled on a second consecutive first play on their ensuing drive when Mustangs senior Hayden Cordero made the recovery. Four plays later Ingrassia hit standout sophomore wide receiver Wesley Timmel on a 16-yard TD pass and after Singleton ran in the 2-point conversion it was 22-0 San Marin after one quarter.
Quinci redeemed his early fumble when Ingrassia found him in the flats and he broke loose and raced 62-yards for a TD that extended the lead to 29-0.
After the San Marin defense held Ingrassia connected with Quinci again on a 27-yard TD pass that extended the lead to 36-0.
San Marin head coach Dominic DiMare replaced Ingrassia but backup Jimmy Hughes gave the Mustangs a 43-0 halftime lead when he found Timmel for 21-yard TD reception late in the second quarter.
A snap over the head of the San Marin punter that was recovered on the 8 yard line resulted in the lone Archie Williams score when senior running back Nate Karpay-Brody scored on a 4-yard run with 3:05 left in the third quarter. That made it 43-7, but at that point the game had long been decided.
After Hughes was injured and Ingrassia had to return, the final tally came when Singleton scored on a 19-yard run on the first play of the fourth quarter. From there the game ended in a running clock.
As for Ingrassia, the 6-1, 170-pounder and little brother of last year’s Marin Catholic star quarterback Michael Ingrassia, showed he can really sling a football, and that has colleges starting to look at him. He bided his time as a sophomore back-up to Joey Cook, but with Cook transferring to Marin Catholic the job was his for the taking, and he took it to the delight of San Marin head coach Dominic DiMare.
“He’s been a special addition,” DiMare remarked
Early on Ingrassia tried to force some long passes that fell incomplete, one of which travelled around 70 yards in the air. He finished completing 10 of 16 passes for 162 yards with the three TDs one interception.
“A couple of times I forced ball that I shouldn’t have,” Ingrassia said. “But I feel like I’m getting better and smarter and improving as the season goes on.”
“As I play more games my experience goes up and that also helps me,” Ingrassia continued. “We have an amazing coaching staff, a great team and I have a lot of weapons around me. They’re the big part of it.”
One of those weapons is Charlie Singleton. The 5-9,180-pound junior had nine carries for125 yards and the three touchdowns.
There are others but two of the players Ingrassia was referring to are Frankie Quinci and Wesley Timmel.
Quinci more than made up for his early mistake with three receptions for 105 yards and the two touchdowns. The 5-7, 155-pound Quinci is the epitome of the expression “big things come in small packages.” Quinci is also a hard-hitting defensive back that goes both ways every play. He was in on multiple tackles and batted down two passes.
Timmel is a promising 6-1, 165-pound sophomore wide receiver with some speed. He only caught four ball but two went for TDs and he finished with 83 yards receiving.
Archie Williams (1-3, 0-1) is at Tamalpais next Saturday.
San Marin is at home next Friday night hosting San Rafael under the lights
Folsom 24, No. 1 De La Salle 20
After beating Folsom in their first five meetings, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2019 and 2021 in the regular season, the Spartans have now lost two straight to the Bulldogs. Folsom ended the 2021 season for De La Salle when they handed them a loss in the state CIF Northern Regional Division 1-AA Bowl Game.
De La Salle took a 20-17 lead with 3:42 left but just like against Serra three weeks they lost on the final play of the game. After 30-years of not losing to a team north of Fresno the Spartans have now lost four, twice to Folsom and once each to Serra and St. Francis, all by a total of11 points.
De La Salle now has a week to re-group with a bye and then they travel to Stockton to face perennial Sac-Joaquin Section power St. Mary’s.
No. 3 Marin Catholic 34, No. 18 Antioch 11
After a 42-12 home victory two weeks ago over James Logan, defending state CIF Division 4-AA champion Marin Catholic (5-0) has now won two straight games against ranked teams that are one of eight large schools in the NCS Open/Division 1 bracket, and neither has been close.
In his second game after transferring against a tougher opponent than he ever faced while at San Marin, senior quarterback Joey Cook passed for 185 yards and two TDs with an interception. Junior running back Charles Williams only had eight carries but rushed for 147 yards and one TD, plus her returned a punt 60 yards for a second score.
Although Marin Catholic cannot win the league, they start a stretch of five games against Marin County Athletic League opponents, but they likely won’t have to break a hard sweat until a regular season finale on the road at San Marin.
Antioch may be the best 1-4 team in the NCS and possibly all of Northern California. Next up for the Panthers is a Bay Valley Athletic League opener at cross-town Deer Valley.
No. 4 San Ramon Valley 42, Liberty 14
Visiting San Ramon Valley (4-0) hasn’t really been tested other than in a 35-28 victory over 2-3 Elk Grove but by all accounts its beginning to look like the Wolves, De La Salle withstanding, may be the best team in the East Bay Athletic League – Mountain Division.
The score was tied 7-7 after one quarter but the Wolves outscored Liberty 21-7 in the second quarter and then pitched a shutout in the second half.
Luke Baker had another outstanding game. The junior quarterback was 22 of 28 for 381 yards passing with five TDs and one interception. Three of his TD passes went to Gavin Jones. The senior wide receiver finished with six receptions for 163 yards.
San Ramon Valley now faces previous No. 17 Foothill of the EBAL – Valley Division. The Falcons (2-3) are coming off a 14-7 home loss to Amador Valley.
Liberty (3-2) has a bye this week before visiting Pittsburg to open BVAL action in two weeks.
No. 5 Campolindo 42, Monte Vista 21
The Cougars completed their non-league schedule unblemished after an easy victory over a Monte Vista team that is a bit down this season.
Campolindo (5-0) led 35-0 and 42-7 at the end of the third quarter.
Senior quarterback Dashiell Weaver was a pinpoint 16of 19 for 334 yards and three touchdowns.
Senior wide receiver Robbie Mascheroni was on the receiving end of two of the TDs and finished with eight catches for175 yards. So far this season Mascheroni has 607 yards receiving and eight touchdowns. The 607 yards is tied for the No. 20 reported mark in the state and No. 2 in the NCS.
Next up for Campolindo is a Diablo – Foothill League opener at Benicia.
Monte Vista (1-4) opens EBAL – Mountain Division play on the road at a previous No. 10 California team coming off a bye.
