Game on: Prep football season kicks off Friday. Here’s a peek at The Bee’s Top 25
At long last, it’s here.
The high school football season in the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section kicks off on Friday, including a full menu of games in the Sacramento region.
All games kick off at 7 p.m.
The action includes The Bee’s No. 1-ranked team, Folsom, playing host to No. 3 Monterey Trail. No. 4 Elk Grove hosts No. 5 Granite Bay and No. 10 Del Oro welcomes No. 18 Inderkum.
New school Twelve Bridges in Placer County plays its first varsity game against McClatchy.
Here is a peek at The Bee’s Top 25 rankings and a list of bubble-ranked teams.
Below, is the opening-night schedule, which is subject to change with a shortage of referees. The regional referee association said it hopes that some games will be moved to Thursday or Saturday to help alleviate problems caused by the shortage of officials.
THE BEE’S Top 25
(With last year’s record):
1. Folsom 11-4
2. Rocklin 12-1
3. Monterey Trail 8-6
4. Elk Grove 8-4
5. Granite Bay 8-3
6. Jesuit 10-3
7. Sheldon 8-4
8. Vacaville 8-3
9. Capital Christian 7-3
10. Del Oro 7-5
11. Antelope 10-1
12. Placer 5-6
13. Whitney 6-6
14. Sacramento 9-3
15. Christian Brothers 7-5
16. Vista del Lago 8-4
17. Oak Ridge 3-7
18. Inderkum 5-5
19. Yuba City 7-4
20. Woodcreek 7-4
21. Casa Roble 7-5
22. Dixon 7-4
23. Rosemont 11-3
24. Lincoln 8-3
25. Pioneer 8-2
Bubble teams: Argonaut 12-3; Bradshaw Christian 10-2; Burbank 6-5; Center 6-2; Colfax 7-3; Cosumnes Oaks 5-5; Del Campo 4-7; Delta 7-4; Johnson 8-1; Laguna Creek 5-5; Liberty Ranch 7-4; Marysville 5-5; McClatchy 6-5; Natomas 6-4; Nevada Union 6-5; Pleasant Grove 3-7; Roseville 7-5; Sutter 10-2; Union Mine 8-2; West Park 6-4; Wood 8-4; Woodland 9-3; Woodland Christian 10-1. - Joe Davidson/SacBee_JoeD on Twitter
Friday openers
All games start between 7-7:30 p.m., unless noted
Monterey Trail at Folsom
Burbank at Christian Brothers
Atwater at Vlley
McQueen at Grant
Vista del Lago at Manteca
Granite Bay at Elk Grove
Casa Roble at Placer
Rio Linda ta Center
Pioneer at Wood
Sheldon at River Valley
Rio Ameriacno at Ponderosa
Lodi vs Pleasant Grove at Sheldon
Sacramento at Stagg
Dixon at Union Mine
Armijo at El Camino
Vanden at Yuba City
Bret Harte at Liberty Ranch
El Dorado at Amador
Marysville at Woodland
Del Campo at Golden Valley
Franklin at Galt
Bella Vista at Cordova
Oakmont at Roseville
Biggs at Delta
Colfax at Truckee
Lindhurst at Hug
Western Sierra at Highlands
Franklin at Woodcreek
Inderkum at Del Oro
Vacaville at Davis
Laguna Creek at West Park
Oak Ridge at Cosumnes Oaks
Kennedy at Bear River
Bradshaw Christian at Latrop
McClatchy at Twelve Bridges
Nevada Union at Wheatland
Lincoln at River City
Rocklin at Turlock
Sutter at Carson
Lincoln-SD at Capital Christian
Florin at Mountain House
Foresthill at Modesto Christian
Saturday
Valley Christian at Mira Loma, 11 a.m.
San Juan at Encina Prep, 11 a.m.
This story was originally published August 16, 2022 at 5:00 AM.