PPB Team

A Tip of the Hat -- an homage to the late Merv Harris, the San Francisco Examiner writing legend -- to the top pitching performances of the week.

Terra Nova won an out-of-league game on Thursday while Menlo School won its fifth straight game heading into Tuesday's series opener with the Tigers.

Ethan Johnson's apparent seventh-inning grand-slam home run was nullified when an umpire ruled that base runner Nate Plata missed home plate in Sequoia's 10-9 victory.

Games Thursday Aragon 8 Mills 4 Terra Nova 10 More 3 Menlo School 14 El Camino 2 San Mateo 7 Half Moon Bay 3 South San Francisco 7 Harker 0

The top batting averages on the Peninsula.

Games Tuesday Mills 5 Aragon 1 Menlo School 2 El Camino 0 Half Moon Bay 14 San Mateo 8 Valley Christian 3 Mitty 0 Saint Francis 8 Riordan 2 Bellarmine 4 Sacred Heart Cathedral 3 Serra 1 St. Ignatius Prep 0 South San Francisco 9 Harker 1

Serra retained its No. 1 ranking after beating St. Ignatius Prep on Saturday, but the Wildcats leapfrogged Saint Francis to jump to No. 2.

It was a day of upsets in the WCAL. Serra and Saint Francis both lost, while St. Ignatius Prep took care of business and now looks to a Saturday game with the host Padres.