Football Game Preview: Bullard Knights vs. San Joaquin Memorial Panthers + Official Tickets

Two dominant signal callers in Tyler Franklin and Colton Johnson are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Bullard Knights will host the San Joaquin Memorial Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 856 yards in their previous games.

On Friday, Bullard beat Justin Garza 30-21. That's two games straight that the Knights have won by exactly nine points.

Jayden King

Sacks

10/17/25 @ Justin Garza	2
10/10/25 @ Madera	2
08/22/25 @ Clovis East	2
08/29/25 @ Mayfair	1
10/03/25 vs Sanger	0.50

Bullard's defense made their presence known, laying out Bohden Smith three times. In that department, Jayden King was the leader with two sacks. Bullard is 2-1 when King posts two or more sacks, but 2-3 otherwise. Zyaire Wingfield was another major factor on D, forcing one fumble and making 11 total tackles (1.5 for loss).

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask San Joaquin Memorial). They secured a 50-46 W over Madera on Friday. The score was all tied up 14-14 at the break, but the Panthers were the better team in the second half.

San Joaquin Memorial had a senior duo take command as Noel Huerta rushed for 146 yards and one touchdown on only 12 carries and Israel Griffin rushed for 153 yards and one score while picking up 9.0 yards per carry. Those 146 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Huerta. Jack Triplett was in the mix too, providing San Joaquin Memorial with one TD.

San Joaquin Memorial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 353 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2024.

San Joaquin Memorial's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-3. Those home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 40.5 points over those games. As for Bullard, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.

Bullard beat San Joaquin Memorial 21-14 in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Johnson, who threw for 242 yards and one touchdown, and also rushed for 90 yards on only 12 carries. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Knights still be able to contain Johnson? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.