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Updated 10:56 pm, Monday, October 16, 2017
Jan Smith Billing has been in education 40 years and concedes, “I sometimes get disappointed in the individual decisions of teenagers.”
But in a time of widespread need, the North Bay League commissioner said, “They really come through and show amazing heart and compassion.”
That has been demonstrated over the past week during the Wine Country fires, which have taken the lives of 41, destroyed 5,700 structures and displaced thousands of families.
•Pittsburg’s football team, whose home game with Deer Valley-Antioch was canceled because of poor air quality, responded Saturday morning by packing a trailer with water and food and delivering it to Napa.
•Serra freshman Danny DeFillippis delivered meals to nurses, firefighters and members of the National Guard on Saturday.
•There was no charge Friday for the Fortuna at Eureka game for those who donated supplies or gift cards, which were delivered to Santa Rosa on Saturday morning.
•St. Ignatius, Campolindo-Moraga and Monte Vista-Danville were among other schools to make large donations of either money or supplies over the weekend.
“During the worst of times, we see the best in people,” Smith Billing said. “It gives us great hope.”
Smith Billing announced Monday that the North Bay League football schedule would resume next Monday and Tuesday. The teams will play the following Friday and Saturday, meaning all will miss just one game.
The scheduled games as of Monday are Maria Carrillo-Santa Rosa at Ukiah, No. 12 Rancho Cotate at Santa Rosa, No. 14 Cardinal Newman-Santa Rosa at Windsor and Montgomery-Santa Rosa at Casa Grande-Petaluma.
There are concerns, however, that both Maria Carrillo and Santa Rosa will have trouble fielding teams because so many of their players have been displaced.
Cardinal Newman was the school most physically affected by the fire. Half the school was destroyed, though the football stadium and gym were largely untouched. Cardinal Newman practiced Monday at El Molino High in Forestville, its first practice since the fire.
“It’s great to know what’s coming next, that we can move forward and live life a little,” Cardinal Newman coach Paul Cronin said. “People have been incredibly gracious and giving. We have more than we need. Donations really need to go to the school and the community. We couldn’t be more grateful.”
Campolindo again: For the seventh straight season, Campolindo (5-2, 2-0) defeated Diablo Athletic League rival Miramonte-Orinda, winning 38-20 at Miramonte on Monday.
The 15th-ranked Cougars broke open a tight game with three third-quarter touchdowns, the first on a 67-yard run by quarterback John Torchio.
Shun Ishida followed with TD runs of 1 and 5 yards, making it 38-14 heading into the fourth period. An interception and 35-yard return by Ryan Regan set up one of the scores.
Miramonte (5-2, 0-2) led 14-7 after a 79-yard touchdown burst by Peter Stehr. A field goal by Seppi Ortman made it 14-10, and Campolindo took the lead on Torchio’s 4-yard touchdown pass to Vincent Mossotti on the final play of the second quarter.
Miramonte kept Campolindo scoreless in the fourth quarter and got a 12-yard touchdown pass from 6-foot-5 sophomore A.J. Fraser to Ethan Fischler.
The game was one of six Bay Area games rescheduled for Monday because of poor air quality Friday caused by the fires.
MaxPreps senior writer Mitch Stephens covers high school sports for The San Francisco Chronicle.