NCS Division IV
No. 2 Acalanes 56, No. 7 Mt. Diablo 14
Sully Bailey threw three touchdown passes and Acalanes had 407 yards of total offense in an easy quarterfinal victory. The Dons (7-4) led 35-0 before Mt. Diablo (7-4) finally broke through with a touchdown in the final minute of the first half. Bailey threw touchdowns of 51 yards to Trevor Rogers, and 15 and 37 yards to Henry Souza.
Acalanes also scored on a 38-yard pick-6 by Jake Boselli. Jack Giorgianni, Niko White and Deonte Littlejohn had rushing touchdowns for the winners. Next up for the Dons is a home game against Vallejo on Friday. Those teams already played once this season, with Acalanes winning 50-0. Mt. Diablo star Herschel Turner Jr. rushed for 52 yards, putting him over 3,000 yards for the season. He also caught three passes and tossed a 45-yard TD on the last play of the game.
