MaxPreps Sac-Joaquin Section Top 25 high school football rankings

There were no changes in the top eight spots this week as the victories continued, a highlight coming from Loomis, where Del Oro topped state-ranked Vista Murieta 22-15. The Holy Bowl between ranked rivals St. Mary's (Stockton) and Central Catholic (Modesto) again went to the wire.

Two new teams join the rankings in Modesto and Sierra (Manteca). No. 5 Granite Bay hosts No. 8 Vacaville and No. 6 Rocklin entertains No. 9 Sacramento. Several teams have byes this week with league openers looming.

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1. Folsom (last week: 1) 3-0
Result: Beat Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove) 56-6 after leading by that score by the middle of the second quarter. Jake Browning passed for 532 yards and seven touchdowns, hitting Cole Thompson six times for 279 yards and four touchdowns.
Next: vs. Burbank (Sacramento), Friday.

2. Elk Grove (2) 2-0
Result: Beat previous No. 23 Lincoln (Stockton) 29-7 as Spencer Sheff rushed for 116 yards and scored two touchdowns and recorded a safety. Eltoro Allen had a 70-yard kickoff return for a score.
Next: vs. Yuba City, Friday.

3. Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills) (3) 3-0
Result: Beat previous No. 16 Burbank (Sacramento) 45-28 in leading 35-14 at the half as Andrew Lackowski rushed for 129 yards and a score and Ian Book hit Ryan Sullivan for two touchdown passes.
Next: vs. Reed (Sparks, Nev.), Friday.

4. Grant (Sacramento) (4) 3-0
Result: Beat Bullard (Fresno) 28-14 as DeShawn Collins rushed for 269 yards and four touchdowns and the Pacers had six sacks, two by Chris Atteberry.
Next: vs. No. 12 Franklin (Elk Grove), Sept. 26.

5. Granite Bay (5) 2-0
Result: Beat Freedom (Oakley) 27-13 as Cameron Smith returned an interception 30 yards for a score and Cedric Johnson sealed it with a late fumble recovery.
Next: vs. No. 8 Vacaville, Friday

6. Rocklin (6) 3-0
Result: Beat rival Whitney (Rocklin) 62-14 in the Quarry Bowl in front of a packed-in crowd of 6,000 as Riley Clark rushed for four touchdowns and Max O'Rourke passed for two.
Next: vs. No. 9 Sacramento, Friday.

7. Del Oro (Loomis) (7) 1-2
Result: Beat state-ranked Vista Murieta 22-15 as Trey Udoffia caught two touchdown passes from Logan Hurst and sealed it with a 55-yard interception return for a score.
Next: vs. De La Salle (Concord), Friday.

8. Vacaville (8) 1-1
Result: Beat Northern Section No. 1 Enterprise (Redding) 44-22 as Chad Hekking passed for 199 yards and two touchdowns, Daveon Harris rushed for 155 and two scores.
Next: at No. 5 Granite Bay, Friday.

9. Sacramento (9) 2-0
Result: Beat Vista del Lago (Folsom) 31-25 as Caden Voges passed for 433 yards and four touchdowns and Lonny Powell recorded five sacks and scored on a 65-yard run.
Next: at No. 6 Rocklin, Friday.

10. St. Mary's (Stockton) (10) 2-0
Result: Beat No. 17 Central Catholic (Modesto) with 29 seconds left as Noah Righetti scored on a bootleg in another exciting game in the long-standing Holy Bowl rivalry.
Next: at St. Ignatius (San Francisco), Saturday.

11. Jesuit (Carmichael) (11) 2-1
Result: Beat previous No. 24 Christian Brothers (Sacramento) 48-21 in the Holy Bowl, Sacramento version, as Beau Bisharat scored three touchdowns and Cole Brownholtz was again steady at QB.
Next: vs. Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove), Sept. 26.

12. Franklin (Elk Grove) (6) 2-1
Result: Beat Casa Grande (Petaluma) 43-3 as Lamar Jackson moved over from quarterback to tailack and rushed for 101 yards and three touchdowns; Reid Abshear had four sacks.
Next: at No. 4 Grant, Sept. 26.

13. Oakdale (15) 3-0
Result: Beat McQueen (Reno) 49-7 as the run game and defense dominated for veteran coach Trent Merzon.
Next: vs. East Union (Manteca), Sept. 26.

14. Vanden (Fairfield) (18) 2-0
Result: Beat Rancho Cotate (Rohnert Park) 33-28 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the football program as Jadon Brisendine hit Jake Lagrand with a 6-yard touchdown with 36 seconds left.
Next: vs. Center (Antelope), Friday.

15. Napa (19) 2-0
Result: Idle.
Next: at Campolindo (Moraga), Friday.

16. Manteca (20) 3-0
Result: Beat Enochs (Modesto) 49-14 after leading 35-7 at the half. The defense dominated and Hector Soto rushed for 122 yards and three touchdowns.
Next: at No. 17 Central Catholic (Modesto), Sept. 26.

17. Central Catholic (Modesto) (17) 2-1
Result: Lost to No. 10 St. Mary's in the annual Holy Bowl on a late touchdown play.
Next: vs. No. 16 Manteca, Friday.

18. Merced (13) 1-2
Result: Lost to Central Section power Edison (Fresno) 37-27 in continuing a challenging schedule to prepare for the Central California Conference.
Next: vs. Enochs (Modesto), Friday

19. Rio Linda (21) 3-0
Result: Beat Cosumnes Oaks (Elk Grove) 38-31 on a dramatic, late 70-yard wheel-route pass to Marcel Brown, also a superb running back.
Next: vs. Foothill (Sacramento), Friday.

20. Buhach Colony (Atwater) (14) 2-1
Result: Lost to Central Section power Clovis North (Fresno) 36-35. Aundre Sherman scored two touchdowns.
Next: vs. Pacheco (Los Banos), Friday.

21. Pitman (Turlock) (22) 2-0
Result: Idle.
Next: at Oakland Tech, Friday.

22. Monterey Trail (Elk Grove) (22) 3-0
Result: Beat Florin (Sacramento) 69-0 as Trey Nahhas rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns and Andre Flury had 219 all-purpose yards.
Next: vs. Sheldon (Sacramento), Sept. 26.

23. Inderkum (Sacramento) (23) 2-1
Result: Beat Casa Roble (Orangevale) 47-10 as Austin Thurman rushed for 179 yards and two touchdowns, including an 88-yarder. Thirteen Tigers carried the ball.
Next: at Salesian (Richmond), Saturday.

24. Modesto (NR) 3-0
Result: Beat Patterson 21-20 as Nathan Phillips accounted for 360 yards, including 211 rushing. He's averaging 421 yards of offense per game.
Next: vs. Turlock, Friday.

25. Sierra (Manteca) (NR) 3-0
Result: Beat Chavez (Stockton) 63-24 as Mark Paule Jr. rushed for 270 yards and six touchdowns, giving him 685 yards and a state-leading 16 scores this season.
Next: at Kimball (Tracy), Sept. 26.

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