Poll results: What’s the most anticipated Stanislaus District football game?

Last week, we asked readers: Which Stanislaus District football game do you look forward to the most each year?

Nearly 3,000 replied to our survey.

The winner? The longtime rivalry pitting Modesto and Turlock. The two teams have played 122 times, including last spring in a game won by Turlock, 74-13.

Turlock holds the series lead 78-39-5. The two meet in Turlock on Oct. 15.

Here are the poll results:

Modesto-Turlock: 1,257 votes, 42.2%

Hilmar-Escalon: 859, 28.9%

Beyer-Enochs: 596, 20%

Central Catholic-Oakdale: 66, 2.2%

Ripon-Escalon: 59, 2%

Sonora-Oakdale: 39, 1.2%

Turlock-Pitman: 29, 1%

Hilmar-Hughson: 19, 0.6%

Turlock-Downey: 14, 0.5%

Orestimba-Gustine: 14, 0.5%

Central Catholic-Manteca: 5, 0.2%

Central Valley-Ceres: 3, 0.1%

Among the games receiving write-in votes: Davis-Downey, Mariposa-Le Grand, Riverbank-Modesto Christian, Escalon-Hughson, Gregori-Downey and Oakdale-Manteca.

This story was originally published August 22, 2021 at 7:04 AM.

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.