Quick-hitting, behind-the-scenes news and notes from the CalHiSports.com staff, including previews of upcoming content and events.
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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 for that section this season. Oak Ridge, Granite Bay and Manteca all get big scares but all three avoid upsets. Watch the FOX40 Final Quarter on Fridays at 11 p.m. for all the highlights and to see our latest SJS Top 5 List.
Del Campo RB Greg Cabral piled up more than 2,400 yards as a junior. Photo: Hudl.com.
1. (1) St. Mary’s (Stockton) 2-0
2. (2) Folsom 2-0
3. (3) Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills) 2-0
4. (6) Granite Bay 2-0
5. (5) Manteca 2-0
6. (7) Oakdale 2-0
7. (4) Del Oro (Loomis) 1-1
8. (8) Inderkum (Sacramento) 2-0
9. (9) Rocklin 2-0
10. (11) Sacramento 2-0
11. (10) Jesuit (Carmichael) 0-2
12. (12) Central Catholic (Modesto) 1-0
13. (13) Vacaville 1-1
14. (14) Grant (Sacramento) 1-1
15. (16) Franklin (Elk Grove) 2-0
16. (15) Capital Christian (Sacramento) 2-0
17. (18) Antelope 2-0
18. (17) Elk Grove 0-2
19. (20) Del Campo (Fair Oaks) 2-0
20. (19) Whitney (Rocklin) 1-1
Teams That Have Losses: Vacaville (lost 24-23 to Oak Ridge); Del Oro (lost 30-13 to Timpview of Utah); Grant (lost 24-0 to Rocklin); Jesuit (31-21 to Granite Bay & 55-9 to Folsom); Elk Grove (31-18 to Inderkum & 28-14 to San Mateo Serra); Whitney (lost 24-10 to Granite Bay).
Big Games This Week (involving both teams from the section): Folsom at Oakdale; Central Catholic at St. Mary’s; Rocklin at Whitney; Grant at Capital Christian;
Note of the Week: The score was 52-35 at halftime when Downey of Modesto was playing Patterson last Friday. The Knights ended up winning 74-49. According to the Modesto Bee, that’s the fifth time they’ve scored 70 points or more since head coach Jeremy Plaa came in prior to the 2011 season. Bryce Peterson completed 26 of 33 passes for 364 yards and three TDs for Downey. He also scored on a TD run and caught a TD pass.
Each week on Thursdays, we’ll pick one game involving a team in the Top 50 of our state rankings that we think has the best chance to suffer an upset loss. We’ll see if we can nail one or two of them during the season. Picking 70 percent of wins is easy for any prep writer. But just stick to upsets and it’s not so easy.
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We are happy to announce that for the fifth straight year the CalHiSports.com web site and Cal-Hi Sports will be part of the weekly Final Quarter high school football show on Friday nights on the FOX 40 station in Sacramento.
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We weren’t completely, 100 percent done with our tour of the state with preseason all-section, all-area teams when we got done with the San Gabriel and San Fernando Valley teams last week before the first games of the 2017 season were played. For that, we need to touch on a few key returnees for the CIF Oakland and San Francisco sections.
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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 for that section this season. Biggest wins last week were by St. Mary’s of Stockton, Del Oro of Loomis, Granite Bay, Sacramento and Whitney of Rocklin. Watch the FOX40 Final Quarter on Fridays at 11 p.m. for all the highlights and to see our latest SJS Top 5 List.
(After results of Saturday, Aug. 26)
Anthony Bradley helped Sac High beat Folsom last season. Photo: Paul Muyskens.
2. Folsom 1-0
3. Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills) 1-0
4. Del Oro (Loomis) 1-0
5. Manteca 1-0
6. Granite Bay 1-0
7. Oakdale 1-0
8. Inderkum (Sacramento) 1-0
9. Rocklin 1-0
10. Jesuit (Carmichael) 0-1
11. Sacramento 1-0
12. Central Catholic (Modesto) 1-0
13. Vacaville 1-0
14. Grant (Sacramento) 0-1
15. Capital Christian (Sacramento) 1-0
16. Franklin (Elk Grove) 1-0
17. Elk Grove 0-1
18. Antelope 1-0
19. Whitney (Rocklin) 1-0
20. Del Campo (Fair Oaks) 1-0
Teams That Have Losses: Grant (lost 24-0 to Rocklin); Jesuit (31-21 to Granite Bay); Elk Grove (31-18 to Inderkum).
Big Games This Week (involving both teams from the section): Folsom at Jesuit; Oak Ridge at Vacaville; Granite Bay at Whitney.
Note of the Week: Section teams went 3-0 in games against teams from the West Catholic Athletic League of the Bay Area. The WCAL is traditionally the best league in the Bay Area. Last week, Manteca topped Valley Christian of San Jose 22-20, St. Mary’s ran past Serra of San Mateo 41-13 and Sac High beat Archbishop Mitty of San Jose 47-21.
In one respect, defending NorCal D1-AA champ St. Mary’s of Stockton already looks more dangerous than last year after the Rams exploded for 31 points in the second quarter in their 41-13 victory on Saturday at home against Serra of San Mateo.
State Top 25 Weekend Scoreboard: Preview Next Rankings Here
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Showing speed and big play capabilities at the receiver position makes Buffaloes a stronger threat to go far in a D2 CIF state bowl game division than previously thought. Valley Christian’s comeback in second half of 22-20 game it lost on a missed field goal also is a good sign.
State Top 25 Weekend Scoreboard: Preview Next Rankings Here
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We are happy to announce that for the fifth straight year the CalHiSports.com web site and Cal-Hi Sports will be part of the weekly Final Quarter high school football show on Friday nights on the FOX 40 station in Sacramento.
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