High School football entered week 8 of its 10 week season and the fourth week of conference play in the CIF Sac Joaquin section Friday night. When it came to teams in the Folsom area, three out of the four local squads brought home significant wins for the week.
The Folsom Bulldogs hosted longtime Loomis rival Del Oro at Prairie City stadium. Bulldogs improved their season to 6-1 overall and 4-0 in league play as they kept Del Oro from ever getting on the scoreboard Friday night. The loss added to an already tough season for the Golden Eagles that now fall to 1-6 overall in 2024 and 0-4 in league play. Folsom travels to Whitney for the second to last game of the regular season this Friday.
Vista del Lago improved its season to 3-5 overall and 2-2 in the Capital Valley League where they now rank third Friday night. Vista hosted Woodcreek, 3-4 in league play, and took advantage of errors made by the Wolverines in the second half to pull ahead on the board with a 28-24 win. Vista has he next week off and will host Ponderosa next on Oct. 25.
Cordova traveled to Antelope Friday night. The Lancers took early ownership of the game with six in the first. The Titans picked up their game before the half with 17 on the board but were scoreless in the third compared to Cordova’s eight. The fourth quarter saw Antelope put 14 on the board to win the game with a final score of 31-14. Cordova is now 5-2 in Metropolitan League for the season and will face Destiny Christian next week.
Back to Sierra Foothill League action up the highway in El Dorado Hills, the Oak Ridge Trojans had a strong night against the Jesuit Marauders. After both teams went scoreless in the first quarter then each put three on the board in quarter to enter the break tied. Oak Ridge came out of the locker room strong, putting 13 points up in the third quarter and another 7 in the fourth to end the night with a 23-3 win. Oak Ridge is now second in the league where they are 3-1 on the season and 3-4 overall. They will travel to Davis Sr. next Friday.
Granite Bay traveled to Whitney Friday night in a game that started off looking like both teams would be strong on the board with the Grizzlies putting up 14 and the Wildcats answering with 10. Granite Bay controlled the rest the game with a combined 28 points in the second and third quarters followed by another 7 in the fourth to end the night with a 49-10 win. Granite Bay is now 6-1 overall and 3-1 in league play where they are third overall behind Folsom and Oak Ridge.
Regional game scores as reported week 8
Amador 48 – Galt 14
Antelope 31 – Cordova 14
Argonaut 20 – Rosemont 13
Atwater 42 – El Capitan 24
Big Valley Christian 42 – Riverbank 3
Bradshaw Christian 35 – Union Mine 0
Casa Roble 38 – Natomas 0
Central Catholic 49 – East Union 14
Ceres 29 – Pacheco 3
Christian Brothers 41 – Ponderosa 21
Colfax 27 – Center 6
Destiny Christian 64 – Kennedy 0
Downey 41 – Modesto 7
Edison 17 – Lincoln-Stockton 7
Elite 62 – Foresthill 17
Elk Grove 38 – Laguna Creek 31
Folsom 58 – Del Oro 0
Golden Valley 39 – Buhach Colony 0
Golden Valley 39 – Buhach Colony 0
Grace Davis 28 – Beyer 8
Granite Bay 49 – Whitney 10
Grant 48 – West Park 7
Hilmar 21 – Orestimba 13
Hughson 52 – Sonora 51
Lathrop 34 – Johansen 14
Liberty Ranch 56 – El Dorado 37
Linden 56 – Bret Harte 9
Livingston 42 – Central Valley 10
Lodi 36 – Tracy 26
Manteca 56 – Mountain House 0
Merced 45 – Los Banos 7
Mesa Verde 37 – Rio Vista 14
Oak Ridge 23 – Jesuit 3
Oakdale 56 – Patterson 40
Oakmont 28 – Lincoln 7
Ripon Christian 30 – Ripon 6
Rocklin 48 – Davis 7
Roseville 38 – Del Campo 20
Stone Ridge 43 – Le Grand 26
Summerville 58 – River Islands 0
Sutter 51 – Rio Linda 16
St. Mary’s 48 – Kimball 14
Twelve Bridges 55 – Nevada Union 7
Turlock 66 – Pitman 6
Vista del Lago 28 – Woodcreek 24
Wheatland 49 – Mira Loma 9
Yuba City 27 – River Valley 6
