High School Football

With season a week away, Modesto-area football teams host scrimmages. Here’s the lineup.

Downey High, seen here in a spring 2021 game against Enochs, hosts five teams for a scrimmage Friday night at 7.
Downey High, seen here in a spring 2021 game against Enochs, hosts five teams for a scrimmage Friday night at 7. aalfaro@modbee.com

With opening night a week away, several Stanislaus District football teams will hold scrimmages on Friday night.

While these games might not count, coaches still go into them with a game plan.

“We’re just looking for energy ... ” Davis High head coach Tim Garcia said, “... looking for them to play physical and play as a group, execution.

“And then just being excited to be out there. Really living in the moment and enjoy having a little bit of fun together as high school kids playing high school football.”

Here’s a list of of some of the scrimmages.

Friday night schedule

  • Downey hosts Modesto schools Beyer and Enochs, Manteca’s East Union, Sonora and Central Valley from Ceresat 7 p.m.
  • Pitman, Atwater and Hilmar play at Turlock’s Joe Debely Field with freshmen/JV at 5 p.m. and varsity at 7 p.m.
  • Big Valley Christian travels to Delhi to play Delhi, Mariposa, Johansen and Modesto Christian.
  • The Central California Athletic Conference’s Gregori hosts Escalon of the Trans-Valley League. Freshmen kick off at 5 p.m. with JV and varsity scheduled for a 7 p.m. kickoff.
  • Valley Oak power Oakdale hosts Tracy at 7 p.m.
  • Western Athletic Conference’s Davis travels to Galt with kickoff set for 7 p.m.
  • Central Catholic hosts Turlock, Buhach Colony and Calaveras (JV) at 5 p.m.

This story was originally published August 12, 2021 at 6:54 PM.

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Quinton Hamilton
The Modesto Bee
Quinton Hamilton covers high school sports for The Modesto Bee. He is a Southern California native and received his bachelor’s degree from Pacific Union College and a master’s in journalism from Quinnipiac University in Connecticut. Quinton has worked at the Record-Journal in Meriden and helped on projects at Hearst Connecticut.
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