Oak Ridge plays Saturday in Tennessee; week off for Folsom Bulldogs

Still in non-league competition, local high school football entered its third week of play Friday night. While the Folsom Bulldogs had the week off before they take on Turlock next week, Cordova was back on its home field, while Vista del Lago and nearby Granite Bay both hit the road. Oak Ridge High School competes Saturday evening, very much on the road, in Tennessee, where it faced McCallie.

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Close to home, it was another strong night for the Cordova Lancers and another tough week for Vista. Coming off their milestone 400th career win last week on the road, Cordova continued its early-season dominance to remain undefeated. Playing back on their own field, the Lancers held Valley Christian of Roseville, the eighth-ranked Sac-Joaquin Section Division VII team, scoreless, with a final score of 33-0.

Cordova will have the night off this coming Friday as it gears up to begin conference play in the newly formed Metropolitan League on Sept. 20. The Lancers will travel to West Park in Roseville for that league opener. Currently, both teams are 3-0 in pre-league play, as West Park has one more non-league matchup next Friday against neighboring Woodcreek.

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Vista made the haul west to Fairfield to face the Vikings of Vanden. Vista got on the board early, putting up seven over Vanden’s three in the first quarter, courtesy of a 60-yard pass by Jack Cromwell to Will Green with six minutes on the clock. Before the half, Vanden had 24 on the board to Vista’s 14 after the Eagles’ Grant Rogers nailed a 25-yard pass to Matthew Werpy for what would be their second and last TD of the game.

The Eagles went scoreless in the second half while Vanden racked up 14 in the third quarter and another seven in the final for a final score of 45-14. Vista will remain on the road next Friday as it faces Oakdale in another non-conference game.

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In Granite Bay, the Grizzlies traveled to San Jose to face the Royals of Overfelt. The Grizzlies brought themselves to 3-0 on the season, defeating 0-2 Overfelt 65-6. Granite Bay has a week off ahead before it faces Jesuit for its first conference game at home on Sept. 20.

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Area high school football scores recap Sept 7-8, 2024
Amador 52 – Grace 39
Amador Valley 54 – Cosumnes Oaks 7
Berean Christian 44 – Modesto Christian 0
Big Valley Christian 35 – Mariposa County 12
Cardinal Newman 28 – Vacaville 10
Casa Roble 22 – Bella Vista 14
Central 28 – Turlock 22
Chavez 58 – River Islands 0
Clovis West 39 – Edison 14
Cordova 33 – Valley Christian-Roseville 0
Davis 42 – Johnson 13
Del Campo 35 – River City 28
Delhi 22 – Madera South 7
Denair 54 – Bret Harte 35
Destiny Christian Academy 41 – Linden 21
Downey 48 – Merced 34
East Union 45 – Ripon 38
El Cerrito 28 – Monterey Trail 19
El Dorado 25 – East Nicolaus 12
Enochs 49 – Buhach Colony 13
Franklin-Stockton 28 – Burbank 14
Granite Bay 65 – Overfelt 6
Gustine 45 – Delta 12
Highlands 37 – Kennedy 14
Hughson 45 – Pitman 7
Jesuit 46 – Bellarmine 7
Lodi 20 – McNair 16
Manteca 46 – Laguna Creek 7
Mesa Verde 30 – El Camino 6
MCallie (TN) 38 – Oak Ridge 16
Oakdale 21 – Escalon 20
Patterson 38 – Lathrop 17
Pioneer 28 – Woodland 6
Placer 38 – Del Oro 21
Pleasant Grove 40 – Tokay 0
Pleasant Valley 22 – Yuba City 12
Ponderosa 25 – Foothill 7
Ripon Christian 27 – Calaveras 6
Rocklin 43 – Lincoln-Stockton 3
Sonora 55 – Antelope 6
Summerville 46 – Waterford 12
Sutter 56 – Marysville 0
Tracy 28 – Mountain House 7
Twelve Bridges 52 – Whitney 34
Union Mine 23 – Colfax 21
Vanden 45 – Vista del Lago 14
Vintage 34 – Fairfield 13
West Park 35 – Roseville 28
(Game scores: MaxPreps)

Alan Inderkane is a student intern/contributor to Folsom Times and All Town Media LLC. Photo: Lancers Football