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2016 Central Section Preseason Football Fab 5, presented by the Army National Guard
1. HanfordHead coach: Josh Young
2015 record: 14-1
Team previewThe Bullpups are coming off a historic 14-win season that featured section, regional and state championships.
They return starting quarterback
Ryan Johnson, who completed 214 of 346 passes for 3,085 yards and 35 touchdowns. The team's 2,000-yard rusher Joseph McDaniel graduated, but junior
Tyrace Richardson should fill in nicely. He had nearly 500 yards to go along with nine touchdowns last year as a sophomore. Johnson is also a strong runner with 680 yards and nine scores last year. Look for
Christopher Cano (39 catches, 479 yards) to be Johnson's go-to receiver.
Hanford lost its top two tacklers, but 5-foot-11, 210-pound linebacker
Will Pepe should lead a strong defense. Overall, the team returns 11 starters, seven on offense.
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2. ClovisHead coach: Rich Hammond
2015 record: 11-2
Team previewWith 12 returning starters, six on both sides of the ball, the Cougars figure to build off last year's stellar 11-2 campaign that ended in a 56-21 loss to Liberty in the Division I section final.
Hammond is especially high on this team with eight returning three-year starters, including senior tight end and defensive end
Clayton Alexander (6-3, 235), senior defensive end
Quinn Vosmera (6-3, 215) and senior linebacker
Trevor Hartmann (6-2, 200). Defense should be the team's strength.
On offense, senior running backs
Christian Copeland and
Nash Vidmar lead the way. They combined for almost 1,000 rushing yards last year.
See the MaxPreps national football videos page 3. Bullard (Fresno)Head coach: Don Arax
2015 record: 9-3
Team preview![Jack Taylor, Bullard](https://image.maxpreps.io/editorial/article/1/a/a/1aa335fc-5c11-4ea0-9271-7e2d9394efdc/d393aa76-3d60-e611-bef0-a0369f3c1b4c_original.jpg)
Jack Taylor, Bullard
Photo by David Steutel
The Knights reached the section semifinals last year but could do even better with the return of quarterback
Jack Taylor, who threw for 1,641 yards and 15 touchdowns last year. He threw just five interceptions for a QB rating of 104.5.
The team's defense should be its strength with the return of top two tacklers
Ben Baker (116 tackles) and
Cameron Lamanuzzi (96).
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2015 record: 13-1
Team previewThe Wolf Pack have gone 57-12 over the last five seasons and figure to make another strong state title push after winning a section Division II title last year with a 45-19 victory over Lemoore.
Ridgeview lost in the regional finals to eventual champion Narbonne (Harbor City) last year, but with second-leading rusher
Jamar Moya (791 yards, 14 touchdowns) and leading receiver
Jaleyn Prevost (34 catches, 719 yards, nine touchdowns) returning, Manning should have his team in the thick of it.
Leading sacker
Ricky Leung-Wai also returns.
See the MaxPreps California high school football playoff brackets5. Buchanan (Clovis)Head coach: Mike Jacot
2015 record: 7-4
Team previewThe Bears return leading rusher
Trevor Ervin (859 yards, eight touchdowns), second-leading receiver
Blake Wells, top sacker
Logan Fogg and interceptor
Zach Presno. The team hopes to reach its first double-digit win season since 2009 when it went 10-1.