Two dominant signal callers in Colton Johnson and Tyler Franklin are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The San Joaquin Memorial Panthers will head out to square off against the Bullard Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in San Joaquin Memorial's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four matchups.
San Joaquin Memorial is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They managed a 50-46 win 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.
Noel Huerta
| 10/17/25 vs Madera | 146 |
| 09/05/25 vs Castaic | 50 |
| 08/29/25 vs Christian Brothers | 25 |
| 08/22/25 @ Clovis North | 22 |
| 10/10/25 vs Edison | 20 |
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Noel Huerta and Israel Griffin. Huerta rushed for 146 yards and one TD on only 12 carries while Griffin rushed for 153 yards and one touchdown while picking up 9.0 yards per carry. Those 146 rushing yards gave Huerta a new career-high. Jack Triplett was in the mix too, providing San Joaquin Memorial with one score.
San Joaquin Memorial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 353 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Bullard was able to grind out a solid victory over Justin Garza on Friday, taking the game 30-21. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Knights.
One reason for the win was Bullard's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Jayden King was especially locked on to Justin Garza's QB and sacked him twice. King is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in each of the last five games he's played. Another thorn in Justin Garza's side was Zyaire Wingfield, who forced one fumble and made 11 total tackles (1.5 for loss).
The win got Bullard back to even at 4-4. As for San Joaquin Memorial, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
San Joaquin Memorial couldn't quite get it done against Bullard when the teams last played back in October of 2024 as they fell 21-14. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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