League champs! O’Dowd survives James Logan’s comeback to win MVAL/WACC Foothill crown

Bishop O’Dowd celebrates their 35-27 victory over James Logan’s in a West Alameda County Conference Foothill Division football game in Oakland, Calif., Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) By Nathan Canilao | Bay Area News Group PUBLISHED: November 1, 2024 at 11:54 PM PDT O’Dowd quarterback Devin Wilson tosses four touchdowns as O’Dowd captures Mission Valley/West Alameda Foothill Division league title. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here.

Streak snapped: Brayden Rosa’s 3 TDs, forced fumble lead Wilcox over Los Gatos for first time since 2019

SUBSCRIBER ONLY The latest installment in the rivalry of South Bay public school titans went to Wilcox thanks to gutsy play calling and a Herculean effort from senior Brayden Rosa. Wilcox High’s Brayden Rosa (2) runs for a first down before being tackled by Los Gatos High’s Andrew Sandoval (6) in the first quarter of their football game in Los Gatos, Calif., on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) PUBLISHED: November 1, 2024 at 11:37 PM PDT The latest installment in the rivalry of South Bay public school titans went to Wilcox thanks to gutsy play calling and a Herculean effort from Brayden Rosa.

Sweet revenge: Acalanes beats rival Campolindo, moves one step closer to outright league crown

SUBSCRIBER ONLY Acalanes clinches at least share of league title, can win its first outright league championship in 43 years with a victory next week against Las Lomas Acalanes’ students rush the field after defeating Campolindo at Campolindo High School in Moraga, Calif., on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. Acalanes defeated Campolindo 21-12. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) Acalanes clinches at least share of league title, can win its first outright league championship in 43 years with a victory next week against Las Lomas Originally Published: November 1, 2024 at 11:35 PM PDT

Hayward police officers found not liable in Alameda DA’s re-review of 2018 police shooting

Two Hayward police officers who used deadly force against a man in 2018 cannot be held criminally liable for their actions, found the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office Public Accountability Unit after re-reviewing the case that had been previously considered by the prior administration, according to a news release from Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price. The PAU found that Hayward Police Officers Phillip Wooley and Michael Clark, who fatally shot Agustin Gonsalez on Nov. 15, 2018, could not be held criminally liable because the prosecution could not prove “beyond a reasonable doubt” that the shots fired were not in self-defense, according to the news release. This was one of six police shooting cases Price slated for reconsideration by her newly-formed PAU shortly after taking office in 2023. Last month, an Alameda County judge threw out involuntary manslaughter charges against two of three officers accused in the death of Mario Gonzalez in 2021, the only other case of the six that has been reinvestigated. Price filed charges against the officers in April after they had initially been cleared of wrongdoing by Price’s predecessor. Around 9:19

Bay Area high school football: Friday’s scores, Saturday’s schedule

Central Coast Section Open/Division I First round No. 1 St. Ignatius 45, No. 8 Salinas 7 No. 2 St. Francis 24, No. 7 Valley Christian 14 No. 6 Soquel (8-2) at No. 3 Riordan (6-4), Saturday, 1 p.m. No. 5 Los Gatos (8-2) at No. 4 Serra (5-5), Saturday, 1 p.m. Open final No. 2 St. Francis (9-2) vs. No. 1 St. Ignatius (9-2) at San Jose City College, Friday, 7 p.m. Division I semifinal No. 5 Los Gatos or No. 4 Serra vs. No. 6 Soquel or No. 3 Riordan, TBA Note: The first-round winners in the top half of the bracket will play for the Open Division championship in Week 2 of the playoffs. The loser of the Open Division championship will play the winner of the bottom half of the bracket for the Division I championship in Week 3 of the playoffs. Division II First round No. 6 Menlo 21, No. 3 Christopher 14 No. 7 Palma 28, No. 2 Sacred Heart Cathedral 19 No. 4 Menlo-Atherton 35, No. 5 Monterey 7 No. 1 Wilcox 36, No. 8 Santa Teresa 3 Semifinals