Tulare Union falls with Derek Carr looking on, plus Clovis North wins thriller
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- Bakersfield Christian overwhelmed Tulare Union 30-7 at Bob Mathias Stadium.
- Clovis North secured a late win with a key interception in a 41-34 thriller.
- The Fresno Bee moved to a 34-15 prediction record after Week 6 football outcomes.
The Bee’s third-ranked Tulare Union will be a high school football team to deal with when the West Yosemite League gets started.
But the Tribe had one more nonleague test. This time from No. 6 Bakersfield Christian, who had former Fresno State and Raiders/Saints QB Derek Carr assisting his brothers Darren and David Carr.
And it didn’t go the way Tulare Union would have liked.
The Eagles offense and defense proved to be too much in the showdown at Bob Mathias Stadium in a 30-7 victory on Friday night.
The Tribe faced a nonleague schedule that included St. Joseph and Redwood and won both games.
A win against Bakersfield Christian would’ve been a statement game, but instead, it is the Eagles who seemed primed to make a run in the Southwest Yosemite - Valley, which includes teams like Bakersfield and Independence.
The Eagles led 17-0 before Tulare Union finally got on the scoreboard when QB Jordan Crisp completed an 80-yard touchdown pass to Brayden Stevenson.
After that, the Tribe couldn’t find an answer.
No. 3 Clovis North 41, No. 14 Frontier 34
Clovis North withstood a furious Frontier rally.
The Broncos had led 34-13 before the Titans scored the next 21 points to tie the game 34.
But it was Clovis North who came out on top near the end of the game when Lucas Smith hit Tyree Sams for a 14-yard touchdown with 1:17 remaining.
The Broncos had to deal with Frontier’s offense one last time and 6-foot-4 wideout Kobie Watson, who already made a difference in the game.
But Clovis North’s defense didn’t give the Titans a chance, who got the ball down to the Broncos 40-yard line and Frontier QB Brady Campbell threw a Hail Mary and Tyree Sams picked it off at the 2-yard line as time expired.
The Bee’s predictions
The Bee went 5-3 in The Fresno Bee predictions for Week 6.
The losses came when Clovis North defeated Frontier, Bakersfield Christian defeated Tulare Union and Parlier routing Tranquillity. The wins came from Farmersville, Washington Union, Buchanan, Strathmore and Porterville.
The Bee is now 34-15.
Top 25 fared
1. Central East (4-1)
Bye
2. Clovis East (4-1)
Bye
3. Clovis North (5-0)
Defeated Frontier 41-34
4. Tulare Union (4-1)
lost to Bakersfield Christian 30-7
5. Clovis West (4-1)
Bye
6. Bakersfield Christian (5-0)
Defeated Tulare Union 30-7
7. Bakersfield (4-1)
Bye
8. Buchanan (5-0)
defeated Paso Robles 49-13
9. Clovis (4-1)
Bye
10. Golden West (5-0)
defeated Tehachapi 39-3
11. Kennedy (4-1)
Bye
12. St. Joseph (5-1)
Defeated Shafter 38-7
13. Wasco (4-1)
Lost to Tulare Western 34-33
14. Frontier (1-4)
lost to Clovis North 41-34
15. Kerman (4-1)
Bye
16. Shafter (4-1)
lost to St. Joseph 38-7
17. Tulare Western (4-1)
Defeated Wasco 34-33
18. Redwood (3-2)
Bye
19. Madera (4-1)
Bye
20. Immanuel (5-0)
defeated El Capitan 44-20
21. Garza (3-2)
Bye
22. Independence (4-2)
lost to Liberty-Bakersfield 17-10
23. Bullard (2-3)
Bye
24. McLane (5-0)
defeated Fresno 42-0
25. Kingsburg (3-2)
Bye
This story was originally published September 27, 2025 at 1:01 AM.
