There were 5 games for Central Section football on Thu, 9/17/2026. The featured games were by Central Section top ranked teams #9 Liberty (Bakersfield, CA) @ #1 Central East (Fresno, CA), and #2 Buchanan (Clovis, CA) @ #21 Sanger (CA). The first game, Desert Christian (Lancaster, CA) @ Legacy Christian Academy (Bakersfield, CA), started at 6p.