High School Sports

Schedule for this week’s Sacramento-area high school football scrimmages and jamborees

Is it football season yet? Almost.

Season openers are right around the corner for Sacramento-area high school football teams. There will be a full slate of scrimmages and jamborees with referees Friday and Saturday as teams prepare to start the regular season Aug. 23-24.

Here’s a peek at the schedule for scrimmages of note this week (open to the public):

Friday jamborees

At Davis High School: Woodland, Woodland Christian, Marysville and Davis, 6 p.m.

At Antelope: Antelope, Burbank, Foothill and Rosemont, 6:30 p.m.

At Del Campo: Chico, Del Campo, Kennedy and Mira Loma, 6:30 p.m.

At Liberty Ranch: Liberty Ranch, Natomas and Rio Americano, 6:30 p.m.

At Mesa Verde: Elite, Mesa Verde, Oakmont and Valley Christian-Roseville, 6:30 p.m.

At Union Mine: Ponderosa vs. Union Mine, 6:30 p.m.

At Nevada Union: Bear River, Nevada Union, Pleasant Valley-Chico and Sutter, 6:45 p.m.

At Vanden: Fairfield vs. Vanden, 6:45 p.m.

At Amador: Amador, Bret Harte and Winters, 7 p.m.

At Bella Vista: Bella Vista vs. Roseville, 7 p.m.

At Turlock: Grant vs. Turlock, 7 p.m.

Grant Pacers quarterback Luke Alexander (7) looks to pass downfield in 2023 at Oak Ridge High School in El Dorado Hills.
Grant Pacers quarterback Luke Alexander (7) looks to pass downfield in 2023 at Oak Ridge High School in El Dorado Hills. Sara Nevis Sacramento Bee file

At Cosumnes Oaks Stadium: Bradshaw Christian, Franklin-Elk Grove and Sacramento, 7 p.m.

At Cosumnes River College: Destiny Christian (formerly Capital Christian) vs. Laguna Creek, 7 p.m.

At Del Oro: Twelve Bridges vs. Del Oro, 7 p.m.

At Elk Grove: Granite Bay vs. Elk Grove, 7 p.m.

At Foresthill: Foresthill, Golden Sierra and San Juan, 7 p.m.

At Inderkum: McNair-Stockton vs. Inderkum, 7 p.m.

At Oak Ridge: Sheldon vs. Oak Ridge, 7 p.m.

At Johnson: Johnson vs. McClatchy, 7 p.m.

At Lindhurst: Delta, Florin, Esparto, Lindhurst and Vacaville Christian, 7 p.m.

At Rio Linda: Galt, Highlands, River City, River Valley, San Juan and Rio Linda, 7 p.m.

At West Park: Vista del Lago vs. West Park, 7:15 p.m.

At Monterey Trail: Manteca vs. Monterey Trail, 7:30 p.m.

At Rocklin: Placer, Rocklin, Vacaville and Woodcreek, 7:30 p.m.

At Folsom: Rodriguez-Fairfield vs. Folsom, 8 p.m.

Saturday jamborees

At Casa Roble: Wheatland vs. Casa Roble, 9 a.m.

At Lincoln: Christian Brothers, Lincoln, Pierce and Yuba City, 1 p.m.

Who’d we miss? Don’t see your team? Update us at jdavidson@sacbee.com.

This story was originally published August 15, 2024 at 5:00 AM.

Joe Davidson
The Sacramento Bee
Joe Davidson has covered sports for The Sacramento Bee since 1989: preps, colleges, Kings and features. He was in early 2024 named the National Sports Media Association Sports Writer of the Year for California and he was in the fall of 2024 inducted into the California High School Football Hall of Fame. He is a 14-time award winner from the California Prep Sports Writer Association. In 2021, he was honored with the CIF Distinguished Service award. He is a member of the California Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Davidson participated in football and track in Oregon.
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