Northgate High School’s football team ran the table with a 48-3 win over Las Lomas on Nov. 6, finishing the regular season 10-0, according to MaxPreps.
Northgate’s 1994 squad also posted a 10-0 record and set school records for total offense and total defense, according to a 2010 East Bay Times article about a ceremony honoring that team. That 1994 roster produced 18 Foothill Athletic League all-league selections and seven individual performance records.
Thirty-two years later, head coach Ben Ballard’s 2026 Broncos have been dominant. Northgate scored 398 points and allowed 143 in nine played games, with a forfeit victory over Mount Diablo completing its 10-0 record, according to MaxPreps. The team went 6-0 at home and 4-0 on the road.
The player figures posted on Northgate’s MaxPreps team page are not a complete statistical account of all 10 results. Junior running back and middle linebacker Micah Anum led the ground game with 91.8 rushing yards per game and 734 total rushing yards in eight statistical games. He also anchored the defense at 8.6 tackles per game. Senior Tristan Tolerton added 714 rushing yards.
Junior wide receiver Bryce Ballard paced the receiving corps at 76.4 yards per game and scored a team-high 11 touchdowns, according to the posted figures. On the defensive side, junior Bryce Kaiper and senior Max Margiyev each recorded five sacks, while junior cornerback Ryan Gentile led the team with three interceptions.
The Broncos now turn to the North Coast Section (NCS) Division II playoffs. Northgate earned the No. 3 seed and will host No. 6 Amador Valley of Pleasanton, which enters at 3-7, according to the published Division II bracket.
The first-round matchup is set for Friday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m. at Northgate’s field on Castle Rock Road.
