Three teams enter The Fresno Bee prep football rankings, and new look in top 5
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- Fresno Bee rankings shift sharply as Central East claims No. 1 after 46-39 win.
- Bakersfield Christian climbs to No. 2; Clovis moves to No. 3 ahead of Friday clash.
- Top 10 reorders include Bakersfield, Redwood and Tulare Union; three new entries.
There were massive changes in The Fresno Bee Top 25 rankings entering Week 10.
Near the top, Bakersfield Christian moves to No. 2 after defeating No. 15 Bakersfield 16-14.
Also, Clovis moved up two spots to No. 3, in advance of Friday’s Tri-River Athletic Conference showdown against No. 1 Central East at 7 p.m. Friday at Koligian Stadium.
Clovis West dropped two spots to No. 4 after a tough 46-39 loss to Central East.
The rest of the top 10 looks like this: No. 5 Bakersfield, No. 6 Redwood, No. 7 Tulare Union, No. 8 Clovis East, No. 9 Clovis North and No. 10 Golden West.
Entering the rankings this week are No. 23 Sanger, No. 24 Arroyo Grande and No. 25 San Joaquin Memorial.
Top 25
1. Central East (7-1)
Last week: defeated Clovis West 46-39
Pvs: 1
Up next: Friday vs. Clovis, 7 p.m. (Koligian Stadium)
2. Bakersfield Christian (8-0)
Last week: defeated Bakersfield 16-14
Pvs: 3
Up next: Friday at Independence, 7:30 p.m.
3. Clovis (7-1)
Last week: defeated Clovis East 42-15
Pvs: 5
Up next: Friday at Central East, 7 p.m. (Koligian Stadium)
4. Clovis West (6-2)
Last week: lost to Central East 46-39
Pvs: 2
Up next: Friday vs. Clovis North, 7 p.m. (Veterans Memorial Stadium)
5. Bakersfield (6-2)
Last week: lost to Bakersfield Christian 16-14
Pvs: 4
Up next: Friday at Ridgeview, 7:30 p.m.
6. Redwood (6-2)
Last week: defeated Golden West 26-14
Pvs: 10
Up next: Friday at El Diamante, 7:30 p.m.
7. Tulare Union (6-2)
Last week: defeated Mission Oak 68-0
Pvs: 12
Up next: Friday at Dinuba, 7:30 p.m.
8. Clovis East (4-4)
Last week: lost to Clovis 42-15
Pvs: 6
Up next: Friday vs. Buchanan, 7 p.m. (Lamonica Stadium)
9. Clovis North (5-3)
Last week: lost to Buchanan 30-20
Pvs: 7
Up next: Friday at Clovis West, 7 p.m. (Veterans Memorial Stadium)
10. Golden West (6-2)
Last week: lost to Redwood 26-14
Pvs: 11
Up next: Friday vs. Monache, 7:30 p.m.
11. Buchanan (6-2)
Last week: defeated Clovis North 30-20
Pvs: 14
Up next: Friday at Clovis East, 7 p.m. (Lamonica Stadium)
12. St. Joseph (7-2)
Last week: lost to Arroyo Grande 30-7
Pvs: 8
Up next: Friday at Lompoc, 4 p.m.
13. Wasco (7-1)
Last week: defeated Taft 56-0
Pvs: 16
Up next: Friday at Delano, 7 p.m.
14. Shafter (7-1)
Last week: defeated Kennedy 42-35
Pvs: 17
Up next: Thursday at Chavez, 7:30 p.m.
15. Immanuel (8-0)
Last week: defeated Central Valley Christian 37-0
Pvs: 18
Up next: Friday vs. Hanford West, 7:30 p.m.
16. McLane (8-0)
Last week: defeated Sanger West 49-14
Pvs: 20
Up next: Friday vs. Madera South, 7:30 p.m.
17. Independence (5-2)
Last week: defeated Highland 34-14
Pvs: 21
Up next: Friday vs. Bakersfield Christian, 7:30 p.m.
18. Porterville (6-2)
Last week: defeated El Diamante 58-6
Pvs: 24
Up next: Friday at Mt. Whitney, 7:30 p.m.
19. Kingsburg (5-3)
Last week: defeated Kerman 10-7
Pvs: 25
Up next: Friday vs. Reedley, 7:30 p.m.
20. Kerman (6-2)
Last week: lost to Kingsburg 10-7
Pvs: 9
Up next: Friday vs. Sierra Pacific, 7:30 p.m.
21. Kennedy (5-3)
Last week: lost to Shafter 42-35
Pvs: 13
Up next: Friday vs. Taft, 7:30 p.m.
22. Sanger (5-3)
Last week: defeated Edison 36-27
Pvs: NR
Up next: Friday at Madera (5-3)
23. Arroyo Grande (5-4)
Last week: defeated St. Joseph 30-7
Pvs: NR:
Up next: Oct. 30 vs. Mission Prep, 7 p.m.
24. Garces (6-2)
Last week: lost to Frontier 27-13
Pvs: 22
Up next: Friday at Liberty-Bakersfield, 7:30 p.m.
25. San Joaquin Memorial (5-3)
Last week: defeated Madera 50-46
Pvs: NR
Up next: Friday at Bullard, 7:30 p.m. (Ratcliffe Stadium)
Others: Hanford (5-3), Roosevelt (7-1), Delano (5-3), Monache (6-2), Dinuba (4-4), Washington Union (6-2), Coalinga (6-2), Bullard (4-4), Frontier (4-4)
Dropped out: Garza (5-3), Tulare Western (5-3), Madera (5-3)
Week 9 scores
Thursday
Tri-River Athletic Conference
Central East 46, Clovis West 39
North Yosemite League
McLane 49, Sanger West 14
Tri-County - Sequoia
Exeter 40, Hanford West 0
Nonleague
Mira Monte 42, South 21
South Yosemite River
Liberty-Bakersfield 49, Centennial 20
South Sequoia League
Wasco 56, Taft 0
Oct. 17
Tri-River Athletic Conference
Buchanan 30, Clovis North 20
Clovis 42, Clovis East 15
County/Metro Athletic Conference
Bullard 30, Garza 21
Sanger 36, Edison 27
San Joaquin Memorial 50, Madera 46
North Yosemite League
Sunnyside 42, Fresno 0
Hoover 44, Torres 14
Roosevelt 55, Madera South 0
East Yosemite League
Redwood 26, Golden West 14
Porterville 51, El Diamante 6
Monache 35, Mt. Whitney 7
West Yosemite League
Lemoore 20, Dinuba 13
Tulare 68, Mission Oak 0
Hanford 55, Tulare Western 14
South Yosemite Mountain
Tehachapi 42, West 26
North 47, East Bakersfield 7
South Yosemite Valley
Bakersfield Christian 16, Bakersfield 14
Independence 34, Highland 14
South Yosemite River
Frontier 27, Garces 13
South Yosemite Horizon
Golden Valley-Bakersfield 28, Arvin 27
Foothill 36, Del Oro 0
East Sequoia League
Strathmore 28, Granite Hills 12
Lindsay 21, Orange Cove 20
Orosi 41, Corcoran 13
Woodlake 41, Farmersville 6
South Sequoia League
Shafter 42, Kennedy 35
Chavez 27, Delano 26
West Sierra League
Dos Palos 56, Tranquillity 6
Coalinga 42, Mendota 7
Firebaugh 35, Avenal 0
High Desert League
Boron 44, Desert 13
Rosamond 30, Kern Valley 21
Bishop Union 43, Cal City 0
Ocean League
Nipomo 56, Cabrillo 35
Morro Bay 50, Santa Maria 0
Mountain League
Lompoc 42, Mission Prep 14
Arroyo Grande 30, St. Joseph 7
Sunset League
Atascadero 35, Righetti 14
Santa Ynez 51, Pioneer Valley 0
Northwest Sequoia League
Minarets 36, Chowchilla 26
Liberty-Madera Ranchos 48, Parlier 6
Fowler 21, Riverdale 14
Tri-County - Sequoia
Selma 23, Sierra Pacific 20, 3OT
Tri-County Kings Canyon
Washington Union 33, Reedley 0
Kingsburg 10, Kerman 7
Nonleague
Sierra 23, Central West 21
Mammoth 76, Trona 8
Sherman Oaks CES 22, Tehillah Christian Academy 6
Immanuel Christian 46, Valley Oaks Charter 22
Immanuel 37, Central Valley Christian 0
Templeton 48, San Luis Obispo 7
Yosemite 20, McFarland 14
Ridgeview 22, Stockdale 0
Oct. 18
8-Man
Fresno Christian 56, Orcutt Academy 26
Mojave 82, Lone Pine 72
Laton 49, Legacy Christian Academy 0
Week 10 schedule
Thursday
Pioneer Valley at Righetti, 7 p.m.
Garza at Edison, 7:30 p.m.
Shafter at Chavez, 7:30 p.m.
Friday
St. Joseph at Lompoc, 4 p.m.
Hesperia Christian at Fresno Christian, 6 p.m.
Liberty-Madera Ranchos at Riverdale, 7 p.m.
Parlier at Minarets, 7 p.m.
Desert at Bishop Union, 7 p.m.
Buchanan at Clovis East, 7 p.m.
Santa Ynez at San Luis Obispo, 7 p.m.
Mission Prep at Paso Robles, 7 p.m.
Cabrillo at Santa Maria, 7 p.m.
Clovis at Central East, 7 p.m.
Frazier Mountain at Orcutt Academy, 7 p.m.
Morro Bay at Atascadero, 7 p.m.
Sanger at Madera, 7 p.m.
Dos Palos at Firebaugh, 7 p.m.
Caruthers at Chowchilla, 7 p.m.
Tehillah Christian Academy at Immanuel Christian, 7 p.m.
Del Oro at Mira Monte, 7 p.m.
Wasco at Delano, 7 p.m.
Boron at Richmond, 7 p.m.
Cal City at Kern Valley, 7 p.m.
Mojave at Mammoth, 7 p.m.
Clovis North at Clovis West, 7 p.m.
Laton at Kings Christian, 7 p.m.
Woodlake at Orosi, 7:15 p.m.
Granite Hills at Lindsay, 7:15 p.m.
Nipomo at Templeton, 7:15 p.m.
Farmersville at Orange Cove, 7:15 p.m.
Corcoran at Strathmore, 7:15 p.m.
Porterville at Mt. Whitney, 7:30 p.m.
Bakersfield Christian at Independence, 7:30 p.m.
West at East Bakersfield, 7:30 p.m.
Tulare Western at Lemoore, 7:30 p.m.
Le Grand at Yosemite, 7:30 p.m.
Sierra Pacific at Kerman, 7:30 p.m.
Washington Union at Central Valley Christian, 7:30 p.m.
Reedley at Kingsburg, 7:30 p.m.
McFarland at Fowler, 7:30 p.m.
Fresno at Sanger West, 7:30 p.m.
Hanford West at Immmanuel, 7:30 p.m.
Garces at Liberty-Bakersfield, 7:30 p.m.
Hanford at Mission Oak, 7:30 p.m.
Monache at Golden West, 7:30 p.m.
Stockdale at Centennial, 7:30 p.m.
Tehachapi at Golden Valley-Bakersfield, 7:30 p.m.
Sunnyside at Torres, 7:30 p.m.
Selma at Exeter, 7:30 p.m.
San Joaquin Memorial at Bullard, 7:30 p.m. (Ratcliffe Stadium)
Redwood at El Diamante, 7:30 p.m.
Frontier at Highland, 7:30 p.m.
Bakersfield at Ridgeview, 7:30 p.m.
Hoover at Roosevelt, 7:30 p.m. (Sunnyside Stadium)
Madera South at McLane, 7:30 p.m.
Avenal at Mendota, 7:30 p.m.
Tulare Union at Dinuba, 7:30 p.m.
Taft at Kennedy, 7:30 p.m.
Tranquillity at Coalinga, 7:30 p.m.
North at South, 7:30 p.m.
Arvin at Foothill, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday
Sierra at Priory, 2 p.m.
Lone Pine at Trona, 2:30 p.m.
Legacy Christian Academy at Alpaugh, 7 p.m.
