Best performances in opening week of Northern California high school football (Aug. 22-24)

Jackson McPeak and Tanner Wilson put up gaudy all-around numbers, leading their respective teams to big wins

Ryder Lyons accounted for 265 yards and three touchdowns in a 63-20 win over Long Beach Poly in 2024 opener for both teams Aug. 23 / Photo: Ralph Thompson

The opening week of the 2024 Northern California high school football season included several big performances across the Sac-Joaquin and Central sections.

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Here’s a quick look at some of the top stars and best individual performances from Week 0 of games across Northern California, which includes all teams and schools from the following sections: Central, Central Coast, San Francisco, Oakland, North Coast, Sac-Joaquin and Northern.

Note: Entries are based on information provided by coaches, statisticians, media members and high school football fans. Don’t see any details for your team’s game? Email some notes and/or stats to mitch@scorebooklive.com

AUGUST 22-24 TOP STARS

Brison Abbott, a senior running back at Bakersfield, rushed 13 times for 146 yards and four touchdowns in a 54-0 win over Edison. 

Dylan Burke, a senior quarterback at Rodriguez, completed 9 of 12 passes for 226 yards and six touchdowns in a 53-0 win over Fremont-Oakland. Three of them went to Jermaine Missouri who had four catches overall for 153 yards. 

Laten Butler, a junior at Mariposa County, had six catches for 177 yards and four touchdowns in a wild 42-40 loss to Yosemite. 

Lono Chouteau (Inderkum) had seven catches for 161 yards and a touchdowns in a 27-21 win over Monterey Trail. 

Cole Davis, a quarterback at Pleasant Grove, completed 18 of 24 passes for 318 yards and four touchdowns in a 37-0 win over River City. 

Jelani Dippel, a sophomore QB at top-ranked Central, completed 20 of 26 for 293 yards and two touchdowns in his varsity debut, a 40-0 win over Garza. 

Kaleb Edwards (Oak Ridge), a 5-star senior tight end, had eight catches for 153 yards and a touchdowns in a 28-14 loss to Frontier-Bakersfield. 

Robert Evans, a receiver and running back at Rosamond, rushed 19 times for 154 yards and four touchdowns in a 42-6 win over Littlerock. 

Tyler Franklin passed for 222 yards and accounted for four touchdowns, leading Bullard to a 35-0 win over Golden Valley. 

Andrew Garcia, of Boron, rushed 14 times for 201 yards and three touchdowns in a 44-28 win over Bishop Montgomery. 

Daniel Gomez, of Hanford, accounted for 262 yards and three touchdowns in a 45-29 win over Kennedy. 

Joaquin Graves-Mercado, Oak Ridge, threw for 371 yards and two touchdowns in a 28-14 loss to Frontier-Bakersfield. 

Will Green, a senior receiver at Vista del Lago, had seven catches for 140 yards and three touchdowns in a 33-27 win over Laguna Creek. 

CJ Jones, a wide receiver at Sunnyside, had eight catches for 151 yards and two touchdowns in a 54-27 win over Madera. 

Nikko Juarez (Manteca) rushed 17 times for 235 yards and four touchdowns in a 49-9 win over Elk Grove.  

Brandon Lambert, Grant, scored on touchdown runs of 33, 10 and 7 yards leading the Pacers to a 28-7 win over Edison. 

Aidan Lopez (Casa Roble) threw for 312 yards and three touchdowns in a 42-8 loss to Placer

Ryder Lyons, Folsom: The junior 5-star quarterback accounted for 265 yards and three touchdowns in a 63-20 win over Long Beach Poly. 

Jackson McPeak (River Valley) accounted for 452 yards and six touchdowns in a 48-31 win over McClatchy to end a 22-game win streak. McPeak carried 19 times for 277 yards and five touchdowns and added 185 yards passing and another score. 

Max Medina, a QB at Patterson, completed 22 of 24 passes for 324 yards and three touchdowns in a 39-21 win over Merced. 

Jayden Najera, of Golden West, completed 22 of 33 passes for 280 yards and four touchdowns in a 44-37 double-overtime loss to Arroyo Grande. 

Dvaughn Norwood, a sophomore at Oakmont, rushed 14 times for 153 yards and two touchdowns in a 27-13 win over Bella Vista to snap a 13-game losing streak over two previous seasons. 

Kean Saing, of Johansen, rushed 17 times for 201 yards and four touchdowns, in a 37-0 win over Modesto. 

Enrique Segura, a middle linebacker for Redwood, had 16 tackles in a 31-21 loss to Centennial. 

Brandon Smith, a junior at Central, rushed 13 times for 187 yards and three touchdowns in a 40-0 win over Garza. 

Noah Tasi, of Coalinga, threw for 229 yards and five touchdowns and no interceptions in a 49-0 win over Caruthers. 

Dylan Teixeira, a wide receiver at Coalinga, had five catches for 109 yards and three touchdowns in a 49-0 win over Caruthers. 

Tanner Wilson, a quarterback and free safety at Sunnyside, had quite the all-around game during a 54-27 win over Madera, completing 21 of 25 for 277 yards and three touchdowns, rushing nine times for 114 yards and adding 20 tackles on defense.