The prep football season is set to kick off on Friday night with with five games — three in the county — followed by four more games on Saturday, all of which are in the county.
This is the first season under the new re-alignment for football. The MCAL, North Bay League, and Vine Valley have all been combined into the four-tiered Redwood Empire Conference. The new standings can be found below.
In addition, the way the North Coast Section playoffs will work has been altered. San Marin is a Division III team and Marin Catholic is a D-V team for the regular season but in all likelihood neither team will be classified as such come playoff time.
If either team is ranked inside the top six teams in the section, they will be pulled up into the Open Division. Otherwise the most they can be moved up is two divisions. San Marin could move as high as D-1 while MC could be pulled up into D-III.
Cardinal Newman
Marin Catholic
Rancho Cotate
San Marin
Vintage
Windsor
American Canyon
Casa Grande
Justin-Siena
Napa
Petaluma
Redwood
Tam
Analy
Maria Carrillo
Montgomery
Santa Rosa
St. Vincent de Paul
Ukiah
Archie Williams
Healdsburg
Novato
Piner
San Rafael
Sonoma Valley
Terra Linda
Calistoga at Tomales, 6 p.m., Tomales
Washington vs. Novato, 7 p.m., San Marin HS
Santa Rosa at San Rafael, 7 p.m., San Rafael
Tam at Bishop O’Dowd, 7 p.m., Oakland
San Marin at College Park, 7;30 p.m., Pleasant Hill
Kennedy at Archie Williams, 2 p.m., San Anselmo
Inderkum at Marin Catholic, 2 p.m., Kentfield
San Leandro at Redwood, 2 p.m., Larkspur
Upper Lake vs. Terra Linda, 7 p.m., San Rafael HS
Stuart Hall at Tomales, 6 p.m., Tomales
Foothill at San Marin, 7 p.m., San Marin
Fremont at San Rafael, 7 p.m., San Rafael
Archie Williams at Encinal, 7 p.m., Alameda
Redwood at Rancho Cotate, 7 p.m., Rohnert Park
Tam at St. Ignatius, 7 p.m., San Francisco
Priory at Branson, 1 p.m., Ross
St. Mary’s at Marin Catholic, 2 p.m., Kentfield
Branson at Fresno Christian, 7 p.m., Fresno
Moreau Catholic at San Marin, 7 p.m., San Marin
Archie Williams at American Canyon, 7 p.m., American Canyon
Terra Linda at Skyline, 7 p.m., Oakland
Marin Catholic at Manteca, 7:30 p.m., Manteca
Tomales at Crystal Springs Upland, noon, Hillsborough
Encinal at Novato, 2 p.m., Novato HS
San Rafael at Lincoln, 2 p.m., San Francisco
Maria Carrillo at Redwood, 2 p.m., Larkspur
Las Lomas at Tam, 2 p.m., Mill Valley
Novato at San Jose, 7 p.m., San Jose
San Marin at Casa Grande, 7 p.m., Petaluma
Terra Linda at Heritage, 7 p.m., Brentwood
Tomales vs. Roseland University Prep, noon, Santa Rosa
Concord at Archie Williams, 2 p.m., San Anselmo
Marin Catholic at Tam, 2 p.m., Mill Valley
Tulelake at Branson, 2 p.m., Ross
Redwood at Enterprise, 7:30 p.m., Redding
Tomales at Round Valley, 6 p.m., Covelo
San Marin at Ukiah, 7 p.m., Ukiah
San Rafael at Healdsburg, 7 p.m., Healdsburg
Marin Catholic at Edison, 7:30 p.m., Stockton
Novato at Archie Williams, 2 p.m., San Anselmo
Justin-Siena at Tam, 2 p.m., Mill Valley
Terra Linda at Washington, 2 p.m., San Francisco
Redwood at Petaluma, 7 p.m., Petaluma
Healdsburg at Novato, 7 p.m., San Marin HS
Sonoma Valley at San Rafael, 7 p.m., San Rafael
Tam at American Canyon, 7 p.m., American Canyon
Casa Grande at Redwood, 2 p.m., Larkspur
Archie Williams at Terra Linda, 7 p.m., San Rafael HS
Terra Linda at Novato, 3:30 p.m., Novato HS
Tomales at Cornerstone Christian, 4 p.m., Antioch
Tam at Redwood, 4 p.m, Larkspur
Branson at Swett, 4:30 p.m., Crockett
Archie Williams at San Rafael, 7 p.m., San Rafael
Marin Catholic at San Marin, 7 p.m., San Marin
John Swett at Branson, 1 p.m., Ross
Laytonville at Tomales, 6 p.m., Tomales
Novato at Sonoma Valley, 7 p.m., Sonoma
Redwood at Napa, 7 p.m., Napa
San Marin at Windsor, 7 p.m., Windsor
San Rafael at Piner, 7 p.m., Santa Rosa
Terra Linda at Healdsburg, 7 p.m., Healdsburg
South Fork at Branson, 1 p.m., Ross
Vintage at Marin Catholic, 2 p.m., Kentfield
Tomales vs. Opponent TBA, TBA, TBA
Branson vs. Stuart Hall, 6 p.m., Kezar Stadium (S.F.)
Novato at San Rafael, 7 p.m., San Rafael
San Marin at Cardinal Newman. 7 p.m., Santa Rosa
Tam at Casa Grande, 7 p.m., Petaluma
Terra Linda at Piner, 7 p.m., Santa Rosa
Marin Catholic at Rancho Cotate, 7:30 p.m., Rohnert Park
Archie Williams at Sonoma Valley, 1 p.m., Sonoma
Justin-Siena at Redwood, 2 p.m.
Tomales at Potter Valley, 6 p.m., Potter Valley
Vintage at San Marin, 7 p.m., San Marin
San Rafael at Stone Ridge Christian, 7 p.m., Merced
Branson at Roseland Prep, 1 p.m., Santa Rosa
Piner at Novato, 2 p.m., Novato
Healdsburg at Archie Williams, 1 p.m., San Anselmo
Petaluma at Tam, 2 p.m., Mill Valley
Cardinal Newman at Marin Catholic, 2 p.m., Kentfield
Sonoma Valley vs. Terra Linda, 7 p.m., San Rafael HS
Elsie Allen at Tomales, 6 p.m., Tamales
Terra Linda at San Rafael, 7 p.m., San Rafael HS
Rancho Cotate at San Marin, 7 p.m., San Marin HS
Marin Catholic at Windsor, 7 p.m., Windsor
Novato at Justin-Siena, 7 p.m., Napa
Redwood at American Canyon, 7 p.m., American Canyon
Calistoga at Branson, 1 p.m., Ross
Piner at Archie Williams, 1 p.m., San Anselmo
Napa at Tam, 2 p.m., Mill Valley
NCS Quarterfinals
NCS Semifinals
NCS Championships
NorCal Regional Bowls
CIF State Bowls