Valley Christian initially got some attention across the Bay Area after its stunning 40-point homecoming win over Archbishop Mitty.

The Warriors should have everybody’s attention after Friday night. Facing off against an Archbishop Riordan team ranked No. 6 in the Bay Area News Group Top 25, No. 10 VC jumped out to an early lead and pulled away late, easily holding off the visiting Crusaders 31-13 on the hill in San Jose.

“It was great,” said Valley Christian coach Mike Machado afterward. “It was a great performance, really exciting.”

Rome Leota-Pritchard threw touchdowns to La’Savion Carr and King Wade, and running back Marcell Leggett bolted 75 yards up the middle for touchdown while Colton Hider returned an interception for a touchdown.

“This is Valley Christian football,” Machado said.

No. 2 Pittsburg 49, Freedom 0 >> Pitt Quarterback Marley Alcantara completed 7 of 8 passes for 238 yards and five touchdowns. Makari Kenion, Leduane Thomas and Truly Bell each caught a touchdown pass. Star running back Jamar Searcy rushed for a 62-yard score.

No. 4 St. Ignatius 46, Bellarmine 0 >> The Wildcats (5-1, 3-0 WCAL) scored two touchdowns in the first quarter and were off to the races. Jarious Hogan ran for four touchdowns and Zui Shelton caught the next score, a 50-yard touchdown from Soren Hummel.

No. 8 Los Gatos 21, Menlo-Atherton 14 >> Scotty Brennan completed 13 of 21 passes and compiled 166 yards passing for the Wildcats (5-1, 1-0 PAL). Grayson Doslak rushed for a touchdown and 70 yards on 15 carries. and Henry Masters returned a Menlo-Atherton fumble 32 yards for the game-winning score.

No. 12 McClymonds 21, Fremont-Oakland 0 >> Sharky Tamale, Dominic Davis and Berrell Staples all rushed for touchdowns in a game that abruptly ended in the second quarter after a fight between players broke out following a kickoff return.

No. 15 Clayton Valley 29, No. 25 Las Lomas 22 >> Talented CVC (4-2) rusher Hayezon Jackson ran for two second-half touchdowns. The potent duo of quarterback Dylan Thomas and wideout Roman Mercado single-handedly kept Las Lomas in the game, connecting for three passing TDs.

No. 17 Acalanes 35, Miramonte 28 >> Acalanes’ Josh Elerts scored two touchdowns and totaled 81 rushing yards despite never playing RB before in his life. Tyler Winkles, threw for two Acalanes TDs, and Miramonte’s dual-threat Carson Blair totaled 392 total yards.

No. 23 Half Moon Bay 33, Milpitas 14 >> Adler Halterman scored two touchdowns, one rushing and one receiving, as Half Moon Bay rallied from a one-point halftime deficit. Quarterback Dusty Dimas completed 7 of 10 passes for 98 yards,and Connor Heath and Ronin McCauley added rushing touchdowns.

No. 24 Christopher 35, Lincoln-San Jose 7 >> Jaxen Robinson completed 17 of 23 passes for 206 yards and two scores for Christopher (6-1, 3-0 BVAL). Robinson, Josiah Garcia and David Contreras Campos each ran for a touchdown.

Amador Valley 37, Campolindo 7 >> Tristan Tia was once again spectacular, throwing for four Amador touchdowns. Kade Robertson and McKay Kenitzer each pulled in two touchdown receptions, Joe Revelos caught Campo’s only touchdown on a pass from Reid Hablas.

Heritage 38, Deer Valley 7 >> Heritage made quick work of Deer Valley in its Bay Valley Athletic League opener, defeating Deer Valley behind 434 yards of total offense. The Patriots played three quarterbacks — Phillip Babbitt, Austin Peters and Justin Arraiz — who combined for 234 yards passing and three touchdowns.

Moreau Catholic 49, Castro Valley 40 >> Moreau quarterback Jeremiah Charles completed 11 of 16 passes for 145 yards and four touchdowns, Teammate Peyton Collins totaled 165 yards and three touchdowns, and Jalen Arnold caught four passes for 60 yards and two touchdowns.

Pinole Valley 18, De Anza 8 >> Pinole Valley won its second straight game, defeating De Anza in its TCAL-Rock Division opener. Jaylen Smalls, Kaleo Lopez and Gus Georgopoulos each had rushing scores. De Anza’s Jacari Madison returned a kick 85 yards for a touchdown.

San Leandro 21, Tennyson 17 >> San Leandro quarterback Radman Beatty started the scoring with a one-yard touchdown, and then Beatty threw the first of two touchdowns Nathaniel Brunson. Lemaj Roach had an interception for San Leandro, which improved to 2-0 in league play.

Burlingame 21, Hillsdale 12 >>Burlingame took care of business at home to improve to 5-1 overall and 2-0 in PAL De Anza play. Luke Dimech, Luke Levitt and Lucas Kirk scored the three touchdowns for Burlingame. Casey Strezo threw two touchdown passes for Hillsdale.

Palo Alto 14, Sacred Heart Prep 7 >> Paly’s Justin Fung connected with his brother Jeremiah Fung on an 18-yard touchdown pass late in the second quarter, and Joe Kessler’s run made it 14-0. Greg Gamitian got Sacred Heart Prep on the board on a 1-yard run to bring the Gators within 14-7.

Santa Teresa 34, Branham 28 >> AJ Rangel returned a kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown and added a 63-yard receiving score for Santa Teresa, while Jaylen Malcom ran for a 6-yard TD. Jalen Karriem, Rocco Saole and Malcom had interceptions for the Saints. Michael Murphy ran for 50- and 3-yard touchdowns for Branham.

Pioneer 16, Silver Creek 7 >> Senior Jesse Herrera led Pioneer to a win in its BVAL Santa Teresa-Foothill Division opener as he rushed for 196 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries. Pioneer’s other score came when junior quarterback Brandon Ries threw a touchdown to Brady Montgomery. Senior Roman Boudreaux was a standout for Pioneer’s defense, totaling eight tackles.

Joseph Dycus, Nathan Canilao, Christian Babcock, Mike Lefkow and Glenn Reeves contributed to this report.