Top 25 matchups and two lopsided wins shake up The Fresno Bee prep football rankings
There are changes in The Fresno Bee high school football Top 25 after six Week 2 matchups involving ranked teams.
San Joaquin Memorial’s 23-21 victory over Central kept the Panthers at No. 3. But the Grizzlies dropped two spots to No. 6 behind No. 4 Clovis West and No. 5 Hanford. The Golden Eagles rolled to a 48-0 victory over Turlock, while the Bullpups dominated Buhach Colony-Atwater 66-21.
Central Valley Christian shut out Mt. Whitney 44-0 to move up one spot to No. 8.
Dropping out of the Top 25 are Washington Union following a 56-35 loss to No. 18 Lemoore and Redwood after a 17-16 loss to Clovis North.
No. 25 Mission Oak makes its debut in the rankings.
Top 25
1. Liberty-Bakersfield (2-0)
Pvs: 1
Last week: defeated Ridgeview 35-0
Up next: Sept. 9 vs. Buchanan, 7:30 p.m.
2. Buchanan (2-0)
Pvs: 2
Last week: defeated Escalon 41-40 (OT)
Up next: Friday vs. Foothill-Palo Cedro, 6:30 p.m.
3. San Joaquin Memorial (2-0)
Pvs. 3
Last week: defeated Central 23-21
Up next: Saturday vs. Queen Creek, Ariz., 1 p.m. (at Moorpark)
4. Clovis West (2-0)
Pvs: 5
Last week: defeated Turlock 48-0
Up next: Friday at Lemoore, 7 p.m.
5. Hanford (2-0)
Pvs: 7
Last week: defeated Buhach Colony-Atwater 66-21
Up next: Friday vs. Golden West, 7 p.m.
6. Central (1-1)
Pvs: 4
Last week: lost to San Joaquin Memorial 23-21
Up next: Friday at Turlock, 7 p.m.
7. Bullard (1-1)
Pvs: 7
Last week: defeated Tulare Western 53-7
Up next: Friday at Frontier, 7:30 p.m.
8. Central Valley Christian (2-0)
Pvs: 9
Last week: defeated Mt. Whitney 44-0
Up next: Friday at Bakersfield Christian, 7:30 p.m.
9. Clovis (1-1)
Pvs: 10
Last week: defeated Sanger 14-7
Up next: Friday vs. Whitney-Rocklin, 7:30 p.m.
10. St. Joseph (2-0)
Pvs: 11
Last week: defeated Bakersfield Christian 38-7
Up next: Sept. 9 at Newbury Park, 7 p.m.
11. Kingsburg (2-0)
Pvs: 12
Last week: defeated Sunnyside 49-9
Up next: Friday at Dinuba, 7 p.m.
12. Clovis East (2-0)
Pvs: 13
Last week: defeated Atwater 52-21
Up next: Friday at Sanger, 7:30 p.m.
13. Bakersfield (0-2)
Pvs: 8
Last week: lost to Frontier 27-24
Up next: Friday vs. Central Valley Christian, 7:30 p.m.
14. Garces (1-1)
Pvs: 15
Last week: defeated Paraclete-Lancaster 41-7
Up next: Friday at Bishop Diego-Santa Barbara, 7:30 p.m.
15. Clovis North (1-1)
Pvs: 16
Last week: defeated No. 19 Redwood 17-16
Up next: Friday at El Diamante, 7:30 p.m.
16. Frontier (2-0)
Pvs: 17
Last week: defeated Bakersfield 27-24
Up next: Friday vs. Bullard, 7:30 p.m.
17. Bakersfield Christian (1-1)
Pvs: 14
Last week: lost to St. Joseph 38-7
Up next: Friday vs. Central Valley Christian, 7:30 p.m.
18. Lemoore (2-0)
Pvs: 20
Last week: defeated Washington Union 56-35
Up next: Friday vs. Clovis West, 7 p.m.
19. Tulare Western (1-1)
Pvs: 18
Last week: lost to Bullard 53-7
Up next: Friday vs. Mt. Whitney, 7:30 p.m.
20. Reedley (2-0)
Pvs: 22
Last week: defeated Roosevelt 26-16
Up next: Sept. 9 vs. Coalinga, 7:30 p.m.
21. Edison (1-0)
Last week: Bye
Pvs: 23
Up next: Friday vs. Hoover, 7:30 p.m. (Sunnyside Stadium)
22. Mission Prep (0-1)
Pvs: 25
Last week: Bye
Up next: Friday vs. McLane, 7 p.m.
23. Sunnyside (1-1)
Pvs: 21
Last week: lost to Kingsburg 49-9
Up next: Sept. 9 at Kerman, 7 p.m.
24. Centennial (2-0)
Pvs: NR
Last week: defeated Cathedral Catholic 42-7
Up next: Friday vs. Independence, 7:30 p.m.
25. Mission Oak (2-0)
Pvs: NR
Last week: defeated Immanuel 35-3
Up next: Thursday vs. Roosevelt, 7 p.m. (Bob Mathias Stadium)
Also: Washington Union (1-1), Lompoc (2-0), Cabrillo (2-0), Redwood (0-2), Porterville (2-0), Highland (1-1), Independence (1-0), Sanger (1-1), Santa Ynez (1-0), Santa Maria (1-1), Dinuba (1-1), Tulare Union (1-1), Golden West (1-1), Wasco (1-0), Paso Robles (0-1)
Week 3
Thursday, Sept. 1
Nonleague
Roosevelt at Mission Oak, 7 p.m. (Bob Mathias Stadium)
Corcoran at Hanford West, 7 p.m. (Neighbor Bowl)
Intersectional
Rosamond at Colton, 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 2
Nonleague
Clovis West at Lemoore, 7 p.m.
Golden West at Hanford, 7 p.m.
McLane at Mission Prep, 7 p.m.
Washington Union at Torres, 7 p.m. (Madera South Stadium)
Sanger West at Garza, 7 p.m.
Strathmore at Mendota, 7 p.m.
Nipomo at Santa Maria, 7 p.m.
Paso Robles at Atascadero, 7 p.m.
Righetti at Pioneer Valley, 7 p.m.
Arroyo Grande at San Luis Obispo, 7 p.m.
Dos Palos at Liberty-Madera Ranchos, 7 p.m.
East Bakersfield at Templeton, 7 p.m.
Cabrillo at Lompoc, 7 p.m.
Morro Bay at Santa Ynez, 7 p.m.
Lindsay at Exeter, 7:15 p.m.
Delano at North, 7:15 p.m.
McFarland at Granite Hills, 7:15 p.m.
Avenal at Riverdale, 7:30 p.m.
Bullard at Frontier, 7:30 p.m.
Central Valley Christian at Bakersfield Christian, 7:30 p.m.
Desert at Farmersville, 7:30 p.m.
Clovis North at El Diamante, 7:30 p.m. (Visalia Community Stadium)
Firebaugh at Caruthers, 7:30 p.m.
Golden Valley-Bakersfield at South, 7:30 p.m.
Hoover at Edison, 7:30 p.m. (Sunnyside Stadium)
Immanuel at Fowler, 7:30 p.m.
Independence at Centennial, 7:30 p.m.
Kennedy at Highland, 7:30 p.m.
Kern Valley at Arvin, 7:30 p.m.
Mira Monte at Shafter, 7:30 p.m.
Monache at Wasco, 7:30 p.m.
Mt. Whitney at Tulare Western, 7:30 p.m. (Bob Mathias Stadium)
Orange Cove at Parlier, 7:30 p.m.
Porterville at Foothill, 7:30 p.m.
Clovis East at Sanger, 7:30 p.m.
Selma at Coalinga, 7:30 p.m.
Stockdale at Ridgeview, 7:30 p.m.
Taft at Tehachapi, 7:30 p.m.
Tulare at Redwood, 7:30 p.m. (Mineral King Bowl)
Intersectional
Laton at Pinewood-Los Altos Hills, 4 p.m.
Foothill-Palo Cedro at Buchanan, 6:30 p.m.
Branson at Fresno Christian, 6:30 p.m.
Central at Turlock, 7 p.m.
Alpaugh at Maricopa, 7 p.m.
Vasquez-Acton at California City, 7 p.m.
Pyramid Lake-Nixon, Nev. at Mammoth, 7 p.m.
Boron at Riverside Prep, 7 p.m.
Fernley-Nevada at Bishop, 7 p.m.
Lancaster Baptist at Trona, 7 p.m.
Garces at Bishop Diego-Santa Barbara, 7 p.m. (Santa Barbara City Stadium)
Whitney-Rocklin at Clovis, 7:30 p.m.
Tranquillity at Le Grand, 7:30 p.m.
Sierra at Yosemite, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 3
Nonleague
Lone Pine at Coleville, 1 p.m.
San Joaquin Memorial vs. Queen Creek, Arizona, 4 p.m. (Moorpark)
Orcutt Academy at Valley Christian Academy-Santa Maria, 7 p.m.
Riverdale Christian at Anzar-San Juan Baustista, 7 p.m.
Woodlake at Sierra Pacific, 7:15 p.m. (Neighbor Bowl)
Cuyama Valley vs. Frazier Mountain, 7 p.m
This story was originally published August 29, 2022 at 10:53 AM.
