CIF Sac-Joaquin Section 2024 football playoff scores/brackets: 27 of 28 first-round games complete (11-9-2024)

Only three higher seeds knock off higher seeds in a fairly predictable first day of the postseason

Mitch Stephens | Nov 9, 2024

Grant quarterback Luke Alexander looks downfield for a receiver. His team is the top seed in Division 3 for the Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs which get underway Friday. / Photo by Dennis Lee

The CIF Sac-Joaquin Section high school football playoffs in seven divisions got underway Friday and there little to no upsets.

In fact, only three lower seeds knocked off higher seeds out of 27 games played on Friday.

Folsom, ranked 12th in the state, is after its fourth straight Division I championship, the largest in all divisions. The 9-1 Bulldogs are the No. 1 seed followed by No. 2 Oak Ridge, No. 3 Central Catholic and No. 4 Inderkum, which all got first-round byes.

Rounding out the rest of the Division 1 field is No. 5 Granite Bay, No. 6 Turlock, No. 7 Monterey Trail, No. 8 Downey, No. 9 Edison, No. 10 Lincoln, No. 11 Laguna Creek and No. 12 Pleasant Grove.

Other top seeds Rocklin (D2), which edged out No. 2 St. Mary's, Oakdale (D3), Twelve Bridges (D4), Hughson (D5), Bradshaw Christian (D6) and Summerville (D7), all had byes on Friday.

Besides Folsom, other defending champions are Rocklin (D2), Grant (D3), Escalon (D4), Casa Roble (D5), Hughson (D6) and Woodland Christian (D7).

The quarterfinals in each division take place Nov. 15, the semifinals are Nov. 22 and the finals are Nov. 30.

All section champions qualify for the CIF Northern California Bowl regional, which takes place Dec. 6-7 and the that winner advancing to the State Bowl championships, which are held Dec. 13-14 in Southern California.