Top 15 CIF Sac-Joaquin Section high school football rankings; Games of the Week (10/1/2024)

St. Mary's climbs to No. 2 after impressive win over Southern California's Bishop Amat; Rocklin posts big win over Jesuit; Grant falls to San Diego Section's best
St. Mary's junior Kenneth Moore III is one of the more athletic and recruitable juniors in the Sac-Joaquin Section.
St. Mary's junior Kenneth Moore III is one of the more athletic and recruitable juniors in the Sac-Joaquin Section. / Photo: Dennis Lee

GAMES OF THE WEEK: No. 1 Folsom at No. 5 Oak Ridge; No. 6 Granite Bay at Del Oro; Sacramento at Rodriguez

Top 15 Sac-Joaquin Section football rankings

1. Folsom (4-1)

Last rank: 1
Last week: Beat Davis by forfeit, 2-0
Next: Friday at Oak Ridge

2. St. Mary's (3-2)

Last rank: 3
Last week: Beat Bishop Amat, 56-21
Next: Friday vs. Lodi

3. Rocklin (4-1)

Last rank: 4
Last week: Beat Jesuit, 52-14
Next: Friday at Whitney

4. Grant (3-3)

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Grant quarterback Luke Alexander looks downfield for a receiver. / Photo by Dennis Lee

Last rank: 2
Last week: Lost to San Diego Lincoln, 49-19
Next: Friday vs. Kennedy

5. Oak Ridge (2-3)

Last rank: 6
Last week: Beat Granite Bay, 30-17
Next: Friday vs. Folsom

6. Granite Bay (4-1)

Last rank: 5
Last week: Lost to Oak Ridge, 30-17
Next: Friday at Del Oro

7. West Park (6-0)

Last rank: 10
Last week: Beat Destiney Christian Academy, 23-21
Next: Friday vs. Antelope

8. Manteca (4-1)

Last rank: 7
Last week: Beat Central Catholic, 31-14
Next: Friday at Sierra

9. Placer (5-1)

Last rank: 8
Last week: Lost to Roseville, 36-35
Next: Friday at Nevada Union

10. Inderkum (3-2)

Last rank: 11
Last week: Bye
Next: Friday vs. Vista del Lago

11. Downey (5-0)

Last rank: 12
Last week: Bye
Next: Friday vs. Pitman

12. Rodriguez (6-0)

Last rank: 13
Last week: Beat Vacaville, 22-16
Next: Friday vs. Sacramento

13. Vanden (4-1)

Last rank: 14
Last week: Bye
Next: Friday vs. Vacaville

14. Twelve Bridges (5-0)

Last rank: 15
Last week: Beat River Valley, 66-20
Next: Friday at Yuba City

15. Jesuit (3-2)

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Jesuit's Drew Vassar and Caleb Dixon celebrate a touchdown during its 41-8 win over Christian Brothers in the annual Holy Bowl game that draws more than 10,000 fans every year. / Photo: Dennis Lee

Last rank: 10
Last week: Lost to Rocklin, 52-14
Next: Friday vs. Davis

HONORABLE MENTION: Bradshaw Christian (5-0), Destiny Christian Academy (3-3), Oakdale (4-1), Sacramento (5-0), Sonora (5-0), Vacaville (3-2)


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Mitch Stephens
MITCH STEPHENS

Mitch Stephens is a senior editor at SBLive Sports for California, a state he's covered high school sports since 1984. He won multiple CNPA and CPSWA writing awards with the Contra Costa Times, San Francisco Chronicle and MaxPreps.com before joining the SBLive staff in 2022. He's covered the beat nationally since 2007, profiling such athletes as Derrick Henry, Paige Bueckers, Patrick Mahomes, Sabrina Ionescu, Jayson Tatum, Chiney Ogwumike, Jeremy Lin and Najee Harris as preps. You can reach him at mitch@scorebooklive.com.