High school football Week 9: Showdown comes down to final minute; Edison QB throws 8 TDs
The high school football showdown Friday night between The Bee’s No. 5-ranked Central Valley Christian at No. 6 Kingsburg didn’t disappoint an overflow crowd.
The unbeaten teams combined for five lead changes before a sack by Calleb Callison with 26 seconds left helped CVC to a 27-26 victory in the Tri-County-Kings Canyon League.
“It was an awesome game,” CVC coach Mason Hughes said. “Kids played hard. We didn’t have our best game. Kingsburg is just a tough team, and I mean, honestly, they outplayed us and we just had a play at the end, to be honest.”
Bryson Donelson scored on a 6-yard run that gave the Cavaliers the lead with 1:06 remaining.
The Vikings led 26-21 after Trace Jackson’s 20-yard run with 6:35 remaining.
No. 1 Clovis West 21, No. 12 Clovis North 14
The Golden Eagles broke a 7-7 tie with two second-quarter touchdowns and held on.
The win sets up a big game against No. 7 Central on Oct. 21 at Koligian Stadium.
The Golden Eagles are in first place in the Tri-River Athletic Conference at 4-0. The Grizzlies are 3-1 in the conference after a 56-13 rout Thursday of No. 11 Clovis East.
No. 3 Buchanan 45, No. 13 Clovis 24
The Bears were trailing 24-21 at halftime.
Buchanan got things rolling in the second half, outscoring the Cougars 24-0 for the win.
Fresno State commit Jayden Mandal threw three touchdowns, while Michael Runnels ran for three scores.
The Bears remain a game behind Clovis West in the TRAC.
Sunnyside 48, Torres 35
The Wildcats are in sole possession of first place in the North Yosemite League after a win over the Toros.
Sunnyside leads the NYL with a 5-0 record with two games remaining.
The Wildcats’ next two games are against McLane and Sanger West.
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Game balls
Hunter Babb, Caruthers: Ran seven times for 128 yards and two touchdowns and also had a receiving TD that went for 63 yards in the Blue Raiders’ 63-0 victory over Yosemite.
David Bell, Central: Ran the ball twice for 117 yards and two touchdowns in the Grizzlies’ 56-13 victory over Clovis East.
Calleb Callison, Central Valley Christian: His sack with 26 seconds left helped the Cavaliers to a 27-26 victory over Kingsburg.
Erik Cervantes, Madera South: Scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 4-yard run in a 24-16 victory over McLane.
Ashton Chalabian, Kerman: Ran for three scores and passed for one in the Lions’ 41-7 victory over Hanford West.
Ty Chambers, Lemoore: Passed for two touchdowns and ran for one in the Tigers’ 28-14 victory over Dinuba.
Jayden Mandal, Buchanan: Threw three touchdown passes in the Bears’ 45-24 victory over Clovis.
Jacob Molina, Exeter: Passed for two touchdowns in the Monarchs’ 14-6 victory over Immanuel.
Logan Moreno, Reedley: Ran for 318 yards and five touchdowns, powering the Pirates to a 42-20 victory over Sierra Pacific.
Cayden Muir, Hanford: 15 of 20 for 313 yards, all in the first half, with four touchdowns to lead the Bullpups to a 56-0 victory over Tulare Western.
Jacob Perch, Redwood: His eight carries and 174 yards with two touchdowns lifted the Rangers 44-12 victory over Monache.
Jacob Poole, Strathmore: Ran for 145 yards and three touchdowns in the Spartans’ 49-6 victory over Granite Hills.
Brandon Ramirez, San Joaquin Memorial: Finished with five touchdowns and eclipsed the 2,000-yard rushing mark during a 56-0 victory over Bullard.
Devin Salcedo, Sanger: Passed for three touchdowns and ran one in to lead the Apaches past Madera 42-3.
Devin Sanchez, Coalinga: Scored on an 80-yard punt return in the first quarter of the Horned Toads’ 27-0 victory over Mendota.
Marshel Sanders, Clovis West: Helped the Golden Eagles to a 21-14 victory over Clovis North with two touchdowns.
Ya’J Vance, Edison: Completed 22 of 33 for 499 yards and eight touchdowns (third time that happened in Central Section history, Bob Barnett said) in the Tigers’ 58-40 victory over Garza.
Joshua Vega, Washington Union: Ran for 145 yards on 13 carries and two touchdowns to lead the Panthers past Selma 52-16. He also had a TD reception.
Zach Zwart, Central Valley Christian: Had two touchdown receptions to help the Cavaliers to a 27-26 victory over Kingsburg.
Bee predictions
The Bee went 5-0 for a second straight week after correctly picking Central Valley Christian, Clovis West, Sunnyside, Lemoore and San Joaquin Memorial to win its games.
The Bee improves to 35-10 this season.
Top 25 fared
1. Clovis West (8-0) defeated Clovis North 21-14
2. Liberty-Bakersfield (6-2) defeated Centennial 41-7
3. Buchanan (7-1) defeated Clovis 45-24
4. San Joaquin Memorial (6-2) defeated Bullard 56-0
5. Central Valley Christian (8-0) defeated Kingsburg 27-26
6. Kingsburg (7-1) lost to Central Valley Christian 27-26
7. Central (5-3) defeated Clovis East 56-13
8. St. Joseph (7-1) defeated Righetti 34-7
9. Lemoore (7-1) defeated Dinuba 28-14
10. Centennial (7-1) lost to Liberty-Bakersfield 41-7
11. Clovis East (6-2) lost to Central 56-13
12. Clovis North (4-4) lost to Clovis West 21-14
13. Clovis (3-5) lost to Buchanan 45-24
14. Redwood (6-2) defeated Monache 44-12
15. Frontier (6-2) defeated Stockdale 30-7
16. Mission Oak (5-3) lost to Tulare Union 34-14
17. Porterville (7-1) defeated Golden West 26-10
18. Bullard (3-6) lost to San Joaquin Memorial 56-0
19. Bakersfield Christian (4-4) lost to Garces 30-13
20. Dinuba (4-4) lost to Lemoore 28-14
21. Bakersfield (4-4) lost to Highland 21-6
22. Reedley (6-2) defeated Sierra Pacific 42-20
23. Hanford (6-2) defeated Tulare Western 56-0
24. Mission Prep (6-2) defeated Arroyo Grande 41-35
25. Lompoc (6-2) defeated Nipomo 49-0
