By Anthony Gulizia and Jason Mastrodonato, Globe Correspondents

Senior quarterback Chris Sarni was just too much to handle.

Rushing for three touchdowns and throwing three more, Sarni put Wellesley in position to pull off an unprecedented victory against Bay State (Herget) powerhouse Natick.

The Red Hawks comeback fell short late in the fourth-quarter, and Wellesley came away with a 40-34 win, jumping up to No. 54 in this week’s Boston.com Top 100.

Lowell, who sat just outside the Top 20 at No. 30 last week, put forward an explosive performance against Andover, out-muscling the Golden Warriors in a 42-35 victory.

The Red Raiders were led by a stunning performance from receiver Jack Galvin, who hauled in 15 catches for 163 yards and four touchdowns.

Also moving up was Dighton-Rehoboth, who landed at No. 41 after knocking off Wareham 21-8 behind a pair of first-half touchdown passes from Nathan Kowalski.

With the win, Dighton-Rehoboth (7-1, 6-0) moved into sole possession of first place in the South Coast conference.

Last weekend, 11 teams clinched playoff berths. Who will punch their playoff ticket next?

Here’s our Week 9 Boston.com Top 100:

1. Barnstable
2. Everett
3. Duxbury
4. St. John's Prep
5. Reading
6. Walpole
7. Beverly
8. Burlington
9. King Philip
10. Natick
11. Andover
12. Brockton
13. Weymouth
14. Bridgewater-Raynham
15. Central Catholic
16. Lincoln-Sudbury
17. Westford
18. Nauset
19. Somerset Berkley
20. Lowell
21. Haverhill
22. Wakefield
23. Needham
24. Franklin
25. Abington
26. Sharon
27. Marblehead
28. Masconomet
29. Mansfield
30. Millis/Hopedale
31. Stoughton
32. Holliston
33. Hopkinton
34. Stoneham
35. Xaverian
36. North Reading
37. Tewksbury
38. St. Mary’s
39. Foxboro
40. Lynn Classical
41. Dighton-Rehoboth
42. Wareham
43. Bedford
44. Revere
45. Lynn English
46. BC High
47. New Bedford
48. Wayland
49. Shawsheen
50. North Shore
51. Quincy
52. Hingham
53. Plymouth South
54. Wellesley
55. Framingham
56. Amesbury
57. Lynnfield
58. Blue Hills
59. Newburyport
60. North Andover
61. Whitman-Hanson
62. Melrose
63. Cambridge
64. Archbishop Williams
65. Bishop Fenwick
66. Waltham
67. Greater Lawrence
68. Cathedral
69. Lowell Catholic
70. Catholic Memorial
71. Pope John
72. Dorchester
73. Whittier
74. Pembroke
75. Scituate
76. Northeast
77. Pentucket
78. East Bridgewater
79. Mashpee
80. Concord-Carlisle
81. Swampscott
82. Attleboro
83. Malden Catholic
84. Swampscott
85. Cohasset
86. Apponequet
87. Danvers
88. Salem
89. Newton North
90. Cardinal Spellman
91. Watertown
92. Middleboro
93. Austin Prep
94. Latin Academy
95. Plymouth North
96. Milton
97. Winthrop
98. Saugus
99. Fairhaven
100. Pope John Paul II