San Mateo at Fresno, Butte at Sequoias highlight ranked matchups in Week 5
And then there were six. After De Anza handed Siskiyous its first loss of the season last Saturday, the NCFC now has six teams unbeaten with perfect 4-0 records.
The National Division's San Mateo, Diablo Valley, Butte, and Monterey Peninsula all picked up wins last week while De Anza and Los Medanos were winners in the American Division to remain undefeated.
No. 1-state-ranked and defending state champion CSM (4-0) won its 14th straight game last Saturday and will face a tough challenge when it travels to No. 17 Fresno City (2-2) this weekend. No. 2 Butte (4-0) will look to stay perfect when it also heads to the Central Valley to play at No. 16 Sequoias (3-1) in Visalia.
WEEK 5 SCHEDULE
Friday, Sep. 26
Shasta at Diablo Valley,
Saturday, Sep. 27
Butte at Sequoias, 11 am
Monterey Peninsula at Redwoods, 12 pm
Cabrillo at Feather River, 1 pm
San Jose City at Reedley, 1 pm
Siskiyous at Coalinga, 1 pm
Modesto at American River, 1 pm
Laney at Santa Rosa, 1 pm
Sierra at San Francisco, 1 pm
Contra Costa at Hartnell, 1 pm
Merced at San Joaquin Delta, 1 pm
San Mateo at Fresno City, 5 pm
De Anza at Chabot, 6 pm
Sacramento City at Foothill, 6 pm
Los Medanos at Gavilan, 6 pm
WEEK 4 NCFC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Jose Soriano – Reedley, National Division Offensive Player of the Week
Quarterback Jose Soriano completed 16 of 27 passes for 334 yards and 3 TDs in an overtime victory over Shasta College.
Jonah Flowers – Butte, National Division Defensive Player of the Week
Defensive back Jonah Flowers had a big 94-yard interception return for a touchdown in the win over Modesto. He also totaled 4 tackles, 1 pass breakup, and 1 quarterback hurry.
Ian Kirby – De Anza, American Division Offensive Player of the Week
Quarterback Ian Kirby went 32-40 passing for 319 yards and 3 TDs while also rushing 7 times for 26 yards in De Anza's win over Siskiyous.
Gabe Gonzalez – Los Medanos, American Division Defensive Player of the Week
Linebacker Gabe Gonzalez totaled 7 tackles with 2 sacks and 3.5 TFLs. He also forced a fumble, recovered the fumble, had a QB hurry as well as a pass breakup.