Teams take new spots in The Bee’s Top 25 football rankings. Where is Central after loss?
There is a new look in The Fresno Bee Top 25 high school football rankings this week.
For the first time this season, Central moves down one spot to No. 4 after a 24-17 loss to No. 1 Buchanan at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
Taking the No. 3 ranking is San Joaquin Memorial. The Panthers defeated No. 9 Bullard 24-17 at Chukchansi Park.
Hanford also moved up one spot to No. 5 after a 57-29 victory over No. 14 Clovis West.
Kingsburg cracks the Top 10 after a 12-8 victory over No. 17 Central Valley Christian.
1. Buchanan (6-1)
Last week: defeated Central 24-17
Pvs: 1
Up next: Friday at Clovis, 6:30 p.m.
2. Liberty-Bakersfield (5-2)
Last week: defeated Centennial 51-21
Pvs: 2
Up next: Friday vs. Frontier, 7:30 p.m.
3. San Joaquin Memorial (6-0)
Last week: defeated Bullard 24-17
Pvs: 4
Up next: Friday at Madera South, 7:30 p.m.
4. Central (5-1)
Last week: lost to Buchanan 24-17
Pvs: 3
Up next: Friday vs. Clovis East, 7 p.m.
5. Hanford (5-0)
Last week: defeated Clovis West 57-29
Pvs: 6
Up next: Friday at Redwood, 7 p.m.
6. Frontier (4-1)
Last week: game vs. Garces canceled
Pvs: 5
Up next: Friday at Liberty-Bakersfield, 7:30 p.m.
7. Garces (3-3)
Last week: game vs. Frontier canceled
Pvs: 7
Up next: Friday vs. Bakersfield, 7:30 p.m.
8. Clovis (5-2)
Last week: defeated Clovis North 42-28
Pvs: 9
Up next: Friday vs. Buchanan, 6:30 p.m.
9. Bullard (3-4)
Last week: lost to San Joaquin Memorial 24-17
Pvs: 8
Up next: Friday vs. Sanger, 7 p.m. (Chukchansi Park)
10. Kingsburg (5-2)
Last week: defeated Central Valley Christian 12-8
Pvs: 11
Up next: Friday vs. Dinuba, 7:30 p.m.
11. Mission Prep (6-0)
Last week: defeated Santa Maria 28-7
Pvs: 12
Up next: Friday vs. Morro Bay, 7 p.m.
12. Centennial (4-2)
Last week: lost to Liberty-Bakersfield 51-21
Pvs: 10
Up next: Friday at Stockdale, 7:30 p.m.
13. Sanger (5-2)
Last week: defeated Madera 35-7
Pvs: 14
Up next: Friday at Bullard, 7 p.m. (Chukchansi Park)
14. Clovis West (2-4)
Last week: lost to Hanford 57-29
Pvs: 13
Up next: Friday vs. Clovis North, 6:30 p.m. (Veterans Memorial Stadium)
15. Reedley (6-0)
Last week: defeated Fresno 38-0
Pvs: 17
Up next: Thursday at Roosevelt, 7:30 p.m. (Sunnyside Stadium)
16. Lemoore (5-1)
Last week: defeated El Diamante 34-30
Pvs: 18
Up next: Friday vs. Golden West, 7:30 p.m.
17. Central Valley Christian (5-2)
Last week: lost to Kingsburg 12-8
Pvs: 15
Up next: Friday at Hanford West, 7:30 p.m.
18. Paso Robles (4-2)
Last week: defeated Nipomo 19-12
Pvs: 19
Up next: Friday vs. Pioneer Valley, 7 p.m.
19. Mission Oak (6-0)
Last week: defeated Monache 27-26
Pvs: 20
Up next: Friday vs. Tulare Western, 7:30 p.m.
20. Bakersfield Christian (4-2)
Last week: defeated West 49-19
Pvs: 21
Up next: Friday vs. Tehachapi, 7:30 p.m.
21. Tulare Western (5-2)
Last week: defeated Porterville 35-6
Pvs: 22
Up next: Friday at Mission Oak, 7:30 p.m.
22. Nipomo (6-1)
Last week: lost to Paso Robles 19-12
Pvs: 16
Up next: Thursday vs. St. Joseph, 7 p.m.
23. Clovis East (4-2)
Last week: game at Clovis West canceled
Pvs: 24
Up next: Friday at Central, 7 p.m.
24. Dinuba (4-3)
Last week: defeated Selma 61-14
Pvs: 25
Up next: Friday at Kingsburg, 7:30 p.m.
25. Clovis North (4-3)
Last week: lost to Clovis 42-28
Pvs: 23
Up next: Friday vs. Clovis West, 6:30 p.m. (Veterans Memorial Stadium)
Others: Highland (6-1), Tulare Union (3-3), Bakersfield (2-3), Washington Union (2-3), Stockdale (4-2), Arroyo Grande (4-3), St. Joseph (3-4), Redwood (2-4)
