Once again, since the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section is the one for our home base in Stockton, we’ll put together a weekly Top 20 in football for that section this season. Watch the FOX40 Final Quarter this week on Friday at 11 p.m. for all the playoff highlights and to see our final SJS Top 5 List for the season.
(After results of Saturday, Nov. 11)
(Previous rank in parentheses)
Head coach Joey Montoya and team at Placer of Auburn are solid favorites in D4 section playoffs. Photo: hillmenfootball.org.
1. (1) Folsom 11-0
2. (2) Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills) 10-1
3. (3) Oakdale 10-1
4. (4) Central Catholic (Modesto) 9-1
5. (5) St. Mary’s (Stockton) 9-2
6. (6) Granite Bay 9-2
7. (7) Sacramento 9-1*
8. (8) Inderkum (Sacramento) 11-0
9. (9) Jesuit (Carmichael) 9-2
10. (10) Vacaville 7-3
11. (11) Manteca 9-2
12. (12) Del Campo (Fair Oaks) 11-0
13. (13) Sheldon (Sacramento) 9-2
14. (14) Rocklin 7-4
15. (15) Del Oro (Loomis) 6-5
16. (16) Tracy 8-3
17. (20) Gregori (Modesto) 11-0
18. (18) Christian Brothers (Sacramento) 9-2
19. (19) Antelope 10-1
20. (NR) Placer (Auburn) 10-1
Dropped Out: Previous No. 17 Turlock.
Teams That Have Losses (On The Field): St. Mary’s (lost 20-7 to Central Catholic & 52-14 to Santa Ana Mater Dei); Oak Ridge (42-28 to Folsom); Oakdale (45-29 to Folsom); Central Catholic (27-21 to Oakdale); Granite Bay (35-14 to Folsom & 14-7 in OT to Oak Ridge); Sacramento (28-19 to Folsom); Vacaville (lost 24-23 to Oak Ridge & 21-20 to Granite Bay & 35-13 to Pittsburg); Del Oro (lost 30-13 to Timpview of Utah & 28-21 to Granite Bay & 51-10 to Folsom & 22-12 to Rocklin & 32-14 to Oak Ridge); Rocklin (lost 42-14 to Clovis West & 27-10 to Oak Ridge & 46-3 to Folsom & 27-14 to Granite Bay); Jesuit (31-21 to Granite Bay & 55-9 to Folsom); Tracy (27-7 to San Ramon Valley & 24-21 to Liberty of Brentwood & 42-14 to St. Mary’s); Sheldon (28-21 to Reno & 37-29 to Jesuit); Turlock (34-16 to Freedom of Oakley & 29-22 to Tracy); Christian Brothers (36-35 to Manteca & 43-14 to Jesuit); Antelope (33-10 to Del Campo); Placer (42-16 to Nevada Union).
Small Schools Top Teams: 1. Sonora 9-2; 2. Colfax 8-3; 3. Bear River (Lake of the Pines) 8-3; 4. Ripon 8-3; 5. Bradshaw Christian (Sacramento) 8-3; 6. Escalon 7-4.
Note: These are schools in the Division 5, D6 or D7 section playoffs. For D4 teams, Placer of Auburn (10-1) is the top seeded team in the section playoffs. Casa Roble of Orangevale (6-5) in the second seed.
This week’s D1 section quarterfinals: Tracy at Folsom, Vacaville at Jesuit, Sheldon at St. Mary’s, Gregori at Oak Ridge.
This week’s D2 section quarterfinals: Antelope at Granite Bay, Sacramento at Del Campo, Rocklin at Central Catholic, Inderkum at Del Oro.
This week’s D3 section quarterfinals: Vanden at Oakdale, Vista del Lago at Patterson, Rio Linda at Christian Brothers, American Canyon at Manteca..
Note of the Week: How can Placer be ranked high with a 42-16 loss to Nevada Union and when NU was only 2-8 this season? First, in the very next week, Lincoln edged Nevada Union and then later on in the Pioneer Valley League the Hillmen ran past Lincoln 49-20. They also have a quality win over Aptos from the CIF Central Coast Section. Early season results can be overcome and they can be misleading. Information about injuries, turnovers and other factors can’t be known just by looking at a team’s scores.
