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Big fall in Fresno Bee prep football Top 25 rankings after top-10 showdown

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  • Bakersfield Christian defeated Tulare Union 30-7, jumping to No. 5 in rankings.
  • Frontier lost to Clovis North, fell to 1-4, and dropped out of the Top 25.
  • McLane rose to No. 21 after a 42-0 win over Fresno, improving to 5-0 overall.

Not much changed in The Fresno Bee Top 25 rankings after the Week 6, though there was a game pitting between two top-10 teams in Tulare Union and Bakersfield Christian.

The Eagles came out on top, 30-7.

As a result, the Tribe dropped six spots to No. 10, while the Eagles jumped one spot to No. 5.

Other than Clovis North, the other teams ahead of Bakersfield Christian had byes last week.

Frontier lost a tough one to Clovis North 41-34. The Titans fell to 1-4 and dropped out of the rankings.

Here are the other changes in The Bee’s rankings:

Top 25

1. Central East (4-1)

Last week: Bye

Pvs: 1

Up next: Thursday at Clovis North, 7 p.m. (Veterans Memorial Stadium)

2. Clovis East (4-1)

Last week: Bye

Pvs: 2

Up next: Friday at Clovis West, 7 p.m. (Veterans Memorial Stadium)

3. Clovis North (5-0)

Last week: Defeated Frontier 41-34

Pvs: 3

Up next: Thursday vs. Central East, 7 p.m. (Veterans Memorial Stadium)

4. Clovis West (4-1)

Last week: Bye

Pvs: 5

Up next: Friday vs. Clovis East, 7 p.m. (Veterans Memorial Stadium)

5. Bakersfield Christian (5-0)

Last week: Defeated Tulare Union 30-7

Pvs: 6

Up next: Friday vs. Ridgeview, 7:30 p.m.

6. Bakersfield (4-1)

Last week: Bye

Pvs: 7

Up next: Friday vs. Highland, 7:30 p.m.

7. Buchanan (5-0)

Last week: defeated Paso Robles 49-13

Pvs: 8

Up next: Friday at Clovis, 7 p.m. (Lamonica Stadium)

8. Clovis (4-1)

Last week: Bye

Pvs: 9

Up next: Friday vs. Buchanan, 7 p.m.

9. Golden West (5-0)

Last week: defeated Tehachapi 39-3

Pvs: 10

Up next: Friday at Mt. Whitney, 7:30 p.m.

10. Tulare Union (4-1)

Last week: lost to Bakersfield Christian 30-7

Pvs: 4

Up next: Thursday vs. Lemoore, 7:30 p.m. (Bob Mathias Stadium)

11. St. Joseph (5-1)

Last week: Defeated Shafter 38-7

Pvs: 12

Up next: Friday at Mission Prep, 7 p.m.

12. Kennedy (4-1)

Last week: Bye

Pvs: 11

Up next: Friday at Delano, 7:30 p.m.

13. Kerman (4-1)

Last week: Bye

Pvs: 15

Up next: Friday vs. Central Valley Christian, 7:30 p.m.

14. Tulare Western (4-1)

Last week: Defeated Wasco 34-33

Pvs: 17

Up next: Friday vs. Mission Oak, 7:30 p.m.

15. Redwood (3-2)

Last week: Bye

Pvs: 18

Up next: Friday at Porterville, 7:30 p.m.

16. Madera (4-1)

Last week: Bye

Pvs: 19

Up next: Friday at Edison, 7 p.m. (Sunnyside Stadium)

17. Wasco (4-1)

Last week: Lost to Tulare Western 34-33

Pvs: 13

Up next: Friday vs. Chavez, 7:30 p.m.

18. Shafter (4-1)

Last week: lost to St. Joseph 38-7

Pvs: 16

Up next: Friday at Taft, 7:30 p.m.

19. Immanuel (5-0)

Last week: defeated El Capitan 44-20

Pvs: 20

Up next: Friday vs. Selma, 7:30 p.m.

20. Garza (3-2)

Last week: Bye

Pvs: 21

Up next: Friday vs. San Joaquin Memorial, 7 p.m.

21. McLane (5-0)

Last week: defeated Fresno 42-0

Pvs: 24

Up next: Friday vs. Torres, 7 p.m.

22. Kingsburg (3-2)

Last week: Bye

Pvs: 25

Up next: Friday at Washington Union, 7:30 p.m.

23. Independence (4-2)

Last week: lost to Liberty-Bakersfield 17-10

Pvs: 22

Up next: Oct. 10 at Ridgeview, 7:30 p.m.

24. Bullard (2-3)

Last week: Bye

Pvs: 23

Up next: Friday vs. Sanger, 7:30 p.m. (Ratcliffe Stadium)

25. Porterville (4-1)

Last week: defeated Exeter 33-0

Pvs: NR

Up next: Friday vs. Redwood, 7:30 p.m.

Others: Garces (4-1), Roosevelt (5-0), Dinuba (3-2), San Joaquin Memorial (3-2), Washington Union (4-1), Coalinga (3-2), Sanger (2-3), Frontier (1-4), Liberty-Bakersfield (1-5)

Dropped out: Frontier 1-4

Week 6 scores

Sept. 25

San Joaquin Memorial 49, Central West 13

Sherman Oaks CES 22, Valley Oaks Charter 12

Sept. 26

Lompoc 42, Kern Valley 10

Alpaugh 26, Mojave 6

Kings Christian 65, Trinity Christian 44

Santa Ynez 41, Santa Maria 0

Laton 74, Tehillah Christian Academy 0

Mira Monte vs. East Bakersfield

North 49, Boron 7

Nipomo 33, Arroyo Grande 25

Templeton 31, Atascadero 20

Immanuel Christian 48, Marciopa 36

Yosemite 35, Cal City 0

Brentwood School 49, Rosamond 20

Fresno Christian 48, Cornerstone Christian 22

Buchanan 49, Paso Robles 13

Mammoth 48, Lone Pine 6

Desert Christian 55, Desert 14

Cabrillo 21, Pioneer Valley 18

Mendota 34, McFarland 27

Woodlake 63, Corcoran 6

McLane 42, Fresno 0

Strathmore 63, Farmersville 16

Granite Hills 52, Orange Cove 12

Orosi 20, Lindsay 6

Bakersfield Christian 30, Tulare Union 7

Roosevelt 46, Torres 14

Tulare Western 34, Wasco 33

Garces 38, Righetti 6

Immanuel 44, El Capitan 20

Liberty-Bakersfield 17, Independence 10

Parlier 34, Tranquillity 11

Washington Union 28, Coalinga 6

Sunnyside 60, Madera South 14

Porterville 33, Exeter 0

Central Valley Christian 49, Mission Prep 7

West 28, Arvin 7

St. Joseph 38, Shafter 7

Reedley 20, Mt. Whitney 16

Clovis North 41, Frontier 34

Golden West 39, Tehachapi 3

Sierra Pacific 34, Caruthers 29

Sept. 27

Orcutt Academy 54, Cate 48

Flintridge Prep 46, Sierra 24

Trona 42, Frazier Mountain 27

Week 7

Oct. 2

Thursday

Tri-River Athletic Conference

Central East at Clovis North, 7 p.m. (Veterans Memorial Stadium)

North Yosemite League

Sunnyside at Roosevelt, 7:30 p.m. (McLane Stadium)

Fresno at Hoover, 7:30 p.m. (Sunnyside Stadium)

West Yosemite League

Lemoore at Tulare Union, 7:30 p.m. (Bob Mathias Stadium)

South Yosemite Horizon League

Foothill at Mira Monte, 7 p.m.

Del Oro at Golden Valley-Bakersfield, 7 p.m.

Oct. 3

Tri-River Athletic Conference

Clovis East at Clovis West, 7 p.m. (Veterans Memorial Stadium)

Buchanan at Clovis, 7 p.m.

County/Metro Athletic Conference

Madera at Edison, 7 p.m.

San Joaquin Memorial at Garza, 7 p.m. (Koligian Stadium)

Sanger at Bullard, 7:30 p.m. (Ratcliffe Stadium)

North Yosemite League

Torres at McLane, 7 p.m.

Madera South at Sanger West, 7:30 p.m. (Tom Flores Stadium)

West Yosemite League

Mission Oak at Tulare Western, 7:30 p.m. (Bob Mathias Stadium)

Hanford at Dinuba, 7:30 p.m.

East Yosemite League

Monache at El Diamante, 7:30 p.m.

Golden West at Mt. Whitney, 7:30 p.m.

Redwood at Porterville, 7:30 p.m.

South Yosemite Valley League

Ridgeview at Bakersfield Christian, 7:30 p.m.

Highland at Bakersfield, 7:30 p.m.

South Yosemite River League

Stockdale at Frontier, 7:30 p.m.

Centennial at Garces, 7:30 p.m.

South Yosemite Mountain League

East Bakersfield at Tehachapi, 7:30 p.m.

South at West, 7:30 p.m.

Northwest Sequoia League

Riverdale at Chowchilla, 7 p.m.

Caruthers at Minarets, 7 p.m.

Liberty-Madera Ranchos at Fowler, 7:30 p.m.

Tri-County - Sequoia League

Sierra Pacific at Exeter, 7:15 p.m.

Selma at Immanuel, 7:30 p.m.

Tri-County - Kings Canyon

Central Valley Christian at Kerman, 7:30 p.m.

Kingsburg at Washington Union, 7:30 p.m.

Mountain League

St. Joseph at Mission Prep, 7 p.m.

Arroyo Grande at Paso Robles, 7 p.m.

Sunset League

Atascadero at Santa Ynez, 7 p.m.

San Luis Obispo at Pioneer Valley, 7 p.m.

Ocean League

Cabrillo at Morro Bay, 7 p.m.

Templeton at Santa Maria, 7:30 p.m.

South Sequoia League

Chavez at Wasco, 7:30 p.m.

Kennedy at Delano, 7:30 p.m.

Shafter at Taft, 7:30 p.m.

East Sequoia League

Corcoran at Lindsay, 7:15 p.m.

Woodlake at Orange Cove, 7:15 p.m.

Strathmore at Orosi, 7:15 p.m.

Granite Hills at Farmersville, 7:15 p.m.

West Sierra League

Coalinga at Firebaugh, 7:30 p.m.

Tranquillity at Mendota, 7:30 p.m.

Avenal at Dos Palos, 7:30 p.m.

High Desert League

Cal City at Desert, 7 p.m.

Rosamond at Bishop Union, 7 p.m.

Boron at Kern Valley, 7 p.m.

8-Man

Alpaugh at Laton, 7 p.m.

Nonleague

Central West at Modesto Christian, 7 p.m.

Yosemite at Parlier, 7 p.m.

Sierra at McFarland, 7 p.m.

Legacy Christian Academy at Kings Christian, 7 p.m.

Lone Pine at Lancaster Baptist, 7 p.m.

Frazier Mountain at Immanuel Christian, 7:30 p.m.

Reedley at Hanford West, 7:30 p.m.

Arvin at North, 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 4

Valley Oaks Charter at Entrepreneur, 7 p.m.

Mojave at Trona, 7 p.m.

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