How to watch: MaxPreps Game of the Week Presented By T-Mobile heads to California for Folsom-Oak Ridge rivalry

Interstate 50 foes set for 12th battle since 2021 with Sierra Football League supremacy at stake.

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Oct 12, 2026, 12:00pm
In a showdown between Northern California league rivals, Folsom travels to Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills) in the MaxPreps Game of the Week Presented By T-Mobile. All the action Friday at the Oak Ridge High School Football Stadium will be streamed live on the MaxPreps YouTube channel.

Folsom and Oak Ridge are ranked as the top two teams in the Sac-Joaquin Section and have met in the championship game four straight seasons with the Bulldogs coming out on top in each.

In fact, Folsom has won 25 straight times against Oak Ridge with future NFL players Jake Browning, Jonah Williams, Josiah Deguara and Jordan Richards making things difficult on the Trojans along the way.

How to watch
Date/location: Friday, Oct. 16 | Oak Ridge High School Football Stadium
Kickoff: 7 p.m. PT
Streaming: MaxPreps YouTube
Broadcast team: Jeff Kurtz, Zack Poff
Folsom (7-0) is ranked just outside the MaxPreps Top 25. The Bulldogs are led at quarterback by Brody Rudnicki, an Oak Ridge transfer. Headed to Cal, Rudnicki has thrown 17 touchdown passes to go along with nine rushing scores this season. In a 35-21 win over Mission Viejo in September, he ran for three touchdowns and threw two more.

Oak Ridge (4-2) is coming off a 20-17 loss against New England prep school power Tabor Academy (Marion, Mass.). The Trojans are led at quarterback by Nick Johnson Jr., son of the former New York Yankees first baseman. Johnson Jr. has thrown for 1,208 yards and seven scores on the season.

The MaxPreps Game of the Week showcases the nation's premier high school football matchups while highlighting the players, coaches and communities that make high school sports special. Fans can follow comprehensive coverage before, during and after the game at MaxPreps.com, including live updates, highlights, photo galleries, statistics and postgame analysis. Additional content will be distributed across MaxPreps social media platforms throughout the week.

Players to watch

Folsom: QB Brody Rudnicki (6-2, 210), RB Bronson Bambino (5-11, 195), WR Rob Larson (6-3, 205), LB E.J. Coleman (6-1, 215), S C.J. Wallace IV (6-1, 175)

Oak Ridge: QB Nick Johnson Jr. (6-4, 220), RB Sean Gasten (5-10, 175), WR Braxton Martinez (5-11, 165), LB Brayden Molloy (6-0, 205), LB Justen Womack (6-3, 225)

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