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| GAME (Last year's records) | PICK | | No. 4 Oakdale (1-0) at No. 7 Turlock (1-0) | Oakdale | 35-22 Call this one the "Underclass Bowl," as both teams are counting on their newcomers | No. 6 Sonora (0-0) at Johansen (0-1) | Sonora | 21-14 Sonora is 8-0 vs. Modesto schools back through 2006, so until that streak ends ... | Stagg (1-0) vs. No. 2 Modesto (1-0)-a | Modesto | 35-24 Big-play athletes should light it up. Look for 3 scoring plays that are at least 50 yards | West (0-0) at Atwater (1-0) | West | 24-13 Offense will be a problem for Falcons until the young offense has played a few games | No. 13 Merced (0-1) at Clovis West (0-0) | Clovis West | 22-14 Ex-MC coach Mike Parsons will start 2010 the way he ended 2009 - with a big win | Los Banos (0-1) at Tracy (0-0) | Los Banos | 27-20 Rematch of last year's quarterfinal thriller, only LB wins by more than a point this time | Golden Valley (0-0) at Clovis (0-0) | Clovis | 34-20 GV coach Jake Messina makes his debut, but the guy to watch is RB Tyler Arnsberg | Granada (0-0) at No. 9 Patterson (1-0) | Patterson | 27-20 Granada WR Atkinson is four-star recruit, Notre Dame wants him, but Tigers too big | East Union (0-0) vs. Beyer (0-1)-b | Beyer | 35-14 Beyer defense playing with enthusiasm, now it's up to the offense to get some points | No. 14 Pitman (0-1) at Antioch (0-0) | Pitman | 34-20 Pitman QB is questionable, but Pride will have better success handling Antioch offense | Cosumnes Oaks (0-1) at Kimball (0-0) | Cosumnes | 35-14 Tracy's third school plays first varsity game and it's at home, but must wait for a win | No. 5 Escalon (0-0) at Lathrop (0-0) | Escalon | 42-13 Cougars' Wing-T is difficult for veteran defenses; this is Lathrop's first senior class | Linden (0-0) at Ripon (0-1) | Ripon | 27-13 After narrow loss to Ceres, Indians looking for a decisive victory to get them going | No. 15 Livingston (1-0) at Mod Chr. (0-1) | Livingston | 28-26 This is my Upset Special: Wolves looked great last week and this would be huge win | Denair (0-0) at Riverbank (0-1) | Denair | 34-13 Denair RB Dylan Souza debuts against a defense that surrendered 35 to Waterford | Delhi (0-0) at McLane (0-0) | McLane | 28-7 Teams were a combined 0-19 a year ago, but McLane has more than 2,000 students | Bret Harte (0-0) at Gustine (0-0) | Bret Harte | 21-13 Both have been struggling, but Bullfrogs will open the season with a badly needed win | Le Grand (0-0) at Tranquility (0-0) | Le Grand | 24-20 A couple of powerful small-school programs, but Le Grand's too physical on the line | Big Valley (1-0) vs. Turlock Chr. (0-0)-c | Turlock Chr. | 28-20 TC high on 6-6 QB Chase Gonzales, but Big Valley upset Ripon Christian a week ago | Waterford (1-0) at Hughson (0-1) | Waterford | 21-20 No way Hughson wants to lose to smaller neighbor, but 'Cats looked good last week | Amador (0-0) at Golden Sierra (0-1) | Amador | 31-14 Buffaloes' schedule is built for success, and it starts here with impressive opening win | Argonaut (0-0) at Liberty Ranch (0-0) | Argonaut | 31-15 After finishing third in the MLL a year ago, Argonaut bellieves it's ready to win a title | Weston Ranch (0-0) at Calaveras (0-0) | Calaveras | 31-14 With Monti Wilson, MLL favorite should have one of the top running games in district | Hogan (0-0) at Orestimba (0-0) | Orestimba | 27-20 Almost had a bye here, but Warriors found a comparable foe and it could mean a W | No. 1 Central (0-0) vs. Newman (0-0)-d | Central | 24-14 Raiders atop The Bee's rankings and this could be a team that goes to a Bowl Game | Galt (1-0) at Manteca (0-0) | Manteca | 28-17 Galt has strong running game, but nothing the Buffs don't see every year in the VOL | Kickoffs at 7:30 p.m., unless noted; a-at Downey; b-at Modesto JC; c-at Livingston; d-Saturday at 2 p.m. | | ||
