| GAME | PICK | COMMENT |
| Modesto (0-1) at Sonora (1-0), 7 | Sonora 17-13 | Wildcats taking on the second of three MMC foes |
| Enochs (1-0) at Rosemont (0-1), 7 | Enochs 24-19 | Enochs could have its first-ever winning streak |
| Oakdale (0-1) at West (0-1), 7 | West 23-20 | West is playing its first game at its own, new stadium |
| Tokay (1-0) at Manteca (1-0), 7 | Manteca 27-17 | Buffaloes playing their second straight Division I foe |
| Bear Creek (0-1) at East Union (0-1), 7 | EU 27-24 | Both teams looking to add momentum right now |
| Turlock (1-0) vs. Davis (1-0) at MJC | Turlock 23-13 | Bulldogs looked very physical in win over Oakdale |
| Ceres (0-1) at Downey (1-0) | Downey 24-17 | Knights coming off big win over Golden Valley |
| Johansen (0-1) at Atwater (0-1) | Johansen 30-21 | Vikings need to keep those big linemen on the field |
| Buhach Col. (1-1) vs. Beyer (0-1) at Johansen | BC 23-21 | This one should go down to the final buzzer |
| Merced (1-0) at Napa (1-0) | Merced 34-24 | Two top section contenders face off in Napa |
| Los Banos (1-1) at Dos Palos (1-1) | LB 31-27 | Can Los Banos break Dos Palos 11-year streak? |
| Oakmont (1-0) at Pitman (1-1) | Pitman 31-20 | Oakmont isnt quite on the level of Granite Bay |
| McNair (1-0) at Sierra (1-0) | Sierra 27-17 | Sierra building momentum toward VOL play |
| Bret Harte (1-0) at Central Valley (1-0) | CV 30-20 | Hawks should be 3-0 heading into league play |
| Patterson (1-0) at Escalon (1-0) | Patterson 31-24 | Classic small-school matchup between contenders |
| Calaveras (1-0) at Bear River (1-0) | Bear River 23-21 | In a tight game, the home team gets the slight edge |
| Cristo Rey (1-0) at Big Valley Chr. (0-0) | BVC 17-14 | Big Valley playing team in first varsity year |
| Modesto Chr. (1-0) at Capital Chr. (0-1) | MC 34-27 | Crusaders trying to keep the offense going |
| Denair (0-1) at Gustine (1-0) | Gustine 24-23 | Gustine broke 19-game losing streak last week |
| Delhi (0-1) at Foresthill (0-1) | Foresthill 14-13 | Close battle between rebuilding programs |
| Argonaut (1-0) at Golden Sierra (1-0) | Argonaut 27-21 | Argo makes the trip up Highway 49 to Garden Valley |
| Hilmar (1-0) at Hughson (1-0) | Hilmar 27-21 | Another big TVL-WAC matchup in the preseason |
| Waterford (0-1) at Linden (0-1) | Waterford 23-17 | The Wildcats took Hughson to the wire last week |
| Mariposa (1-0) at Orestimba (0-1) | Mariposa 24-17 | Mariposa coming off a big win against Truckee |
| Ripon Chr. (1-0) vs. Bradshaw Chr. (1-0) | RC 30-24 | Could Ripon Christian start the season 2-0? |
| Livingston (0-1) at Riverbank (0-1) | Livingston 17-14 | Scoring is at a premium for these two teams |
| Ripon (1-0) at Summerville (0-0) | Ripon 37-17 | Ripon looked impressive in win over Linden last week |
| Le Grand (0-1) at Chowchilla (1-0) | Chowchilla 31-17 | Chowchilla is a Central Section small-school power |
| Valley Chr. (1-0) at Stone Ridge Chr. (1-0) | SRC 21-17 | Stone Ridge plays its games at Golden Valley High |
| Brookside Chr. (1-0) at West. Ranch (0-1), 7 | Weston Ranch 30-13 | Weston Ranch shouldnt have a problem here |
| SATURDAY | ||
| Amador (0-1) at Johnson (0-1), 1 | Amador 17-16 | Amador coming off close loss to Golden Sierra |
| Golden Valley (0-2) at Jesuit (0-1), 2 | Jesuit 31-17 | Jesuit lost 52-0 to a loaded St. Marys team last week |
| Turlock Chr. (1-0) at Elliot Chr. (1-0), 7 | TC 24-14 | Turlock Christian playing on the turf at Lincoln High |
| Central Catholic (0-1) at Sutter (3-0), 7 | Sutter 30-27 | Centrals second straight small-school powerhouse foe |
| Will DeBoard last week: 20-7 (.741). | ||
All games start at 7:30 p.m. unless noted. | ||