, who is stepping down as Pittsburg’s coach after the season, will get one more crack at De La Salle when the two teams meet for the Open Division title next Friday night at Dublin High. The No. 2-ranked team in the Bay Area News Group Top 25 overwhelmed arch-rival Antioch for the second week in a row, taking a 35-6 halftime lead and scoring three more touchdowns in the third quarter.
Card had a 60-yard TD run to open the scoring and caught a 36-yard TD from Alcantara. The Pirates have plenty of other talented players to use against De La Salle. But the Spartans are hot, having won five in a row after a 3-3 start. Also, they haven’t lost to a North Coast Section opponent since the Pirates beat them in 1991. The winner of next Friday’s contest qualifies for the CIF State NorCal regional game.