50th Holy Bowl, Oak Ridge-Elk Grove, Lincoln-Roseville highlight prep football schedule
Just like that, the season’s fourth week of the regional high school football season looms.
But don’t call any of it normal, not when storied Bear River has yet to kickoff due to poor air quality due to drift smoke from Northern California wildfires, or COVID or both, or that even more storied Elk Grove has played just once for the same concerns and issues - and just twice since winning the the 2019 Sac-Joaquin Section Division II championship.
It was encouraging to see that only one game was canceled last week due to COVID testing issues, a week after 12 were canceled due to positives. Only a few games were called off due to smoke, but none in Sacramento, Placer or Yolo counties.
Top-ranked Folsom has a bye this week and has earned it after rolling past preseason Bee No. 2 Monterey Trail, No. 6 Jesuit and Northern California preseason No. 4 Pittsburg on Saturday.
All of these games are subject to change.
Kickoffs are between 7-7:30 p.m., unless noted:
Thursday
Pioneer vs. Rio Americano at Del Campo
Friday
Rocklin at Capital Christian
Vacaville at Granite Bay
Oak Ridge at Elk Grove
River Valley at Del Oro
Vista del Lago at Placer
Sheldon at Laguna Creek
River City at Antelope
Grant at Davis
Inderkum at Cosumnes Oaks
Sacramento at McNair
Woodcreek at Oakmont
West Park at El Dorado
Yuba City at Pleasant Grove
Valley at Lodi
Foothill at Natomas
Ponderosa at Burbank
Winters at Rio Vista
Maxwell at Esparto
Colfax at Nevada Union
Bear River at Liberty Ranch
Linden at Galt
Kennedy at Rio Linda
Delta at Modesto Chrsitian
Whitney at Clovis
San Juan at Mesa Verde
Vacaville Christian at Gustine
Union Mine at Amador
Florin vs. McClatchy
Lindhurst at Las Plumas
Chavez at Wood
Bradshaw Christian at East Nicolaus
Armijo at Woodland
Marysville at Live Oak
Highlands at Cordova
Vanden at Foothill-Pleasanton
Saturday
Johnson at Encina, 11 a.m.
Foresthill at Delta Charter, noon
Christian Brothers vs. Jesuit at Hughes Stadium, 7 p.m.
This story was originally published September 7, 2021 at 7:47 AM.