Bay Area high school soccer roundup: Pittsburg knocks off Bishop O’Dowd, Menlo takes home girls title

OAKLAND — Don’t tell Pittsburg it’s an underdog.

That’s a recipe for some motivated Pirates.

Pittsburg boys soccer, the No. 9 seed in the NCS Division III bracket, completed a stirring run through the section tournament Saturday afternoon in Oakland, knocking off No. 7 Bishop O’Dowd 2-1 thanks to goals from Andres Gonzalez and Serjio Ramos.

Ramos’ goal, which came about halfway through the second half, ignited Pitt’s bench with a celebration that spilled over to the fence line at O’Dowd’s hilltop campus...