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Stanislaus District football schedule for first four weeks. Who’s playing whom?

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High school football season is just under a month away. The season kicks off with nonleague games starting Aug. 19 with a lot of Stanislaus District teams playing playoff teams from last year.

Escalon travels out of state Week 1 to play Damonte Ranch, a playoff team that made the Northern League Regional Semifinal in Nevada. Turlock hosts Sacramento powerhouse Rocklin. Other notable preseason games include the Holy Bowl and Ceres hosting Central Valley in Week 3. The first team listed is the home team.

Here’s a look at the season’s first four weeks:

Week 1

Friday, August 19

Modesto Christian vs Foresthill, 7 p.m.

Sonora vs Oakdale, 7 p.m.

Sierra vs Hughson, 7 p.m.

Gregori vs Buhach Colony, 7 p.m.

East Union vs Ripon, 7 p.m.

Merced vs Central Catholic, 7 p.m.

Sierra vs Hughson, 7 p.m.

Lincoln vs Downey, 7 p.m.

Turlock vs Rocklin, 7 p.m.

Central Valley vs Pitman, 7 p.m.

Hilmar vs Patterson, 7 p.m.

Riverbank vs Millennium, 7 p.m.

Johansen vs Modesto, 7 p.m.

Damonte Ranch vs Escalon, 7 p.m.

Enochs vs Beyer, 7 p.m.

Weston Ranch vs Davis, 7 p.m.

Stone Ridge Christian vs Waterford, 7:15 p.m.

Orestimba vs Rio Vista, 7:30 p.m.

Ripon Christian vs Central Valley Christian, 7:30 p.m.

West vs Ceres, 7:30 p.m.

Week 2

Friday, August 26

Modesto vs Beyer, 7 p.m.

Saint Francis vs Central Catholic 7 p.m.

Escalon vs Buchanan, 7 p.m.

Hughson vs Orestimba, 7 p.m.

Liberty vs Enochs, 7 p.m.

Central Valley vs Pacheco, 7 p.m.

Gregori vs Merced, 7 p.m.

Hilmar vs Los Banos, 7 p.m.

Modesto Christian vs Denair, 7 p.m.

Clovis West vs Turlock, 7 p.m.

East Union vs Downey, 7 p.m.

Davis vs Chavez, 7 p.m.

Patterson vs Manteca, 7 p.m.

Pitman vs Cosumnes Oaks, 7 p.m.

Delhi vs Riverbank, 7 p.m.

Waterford vs Big Valley Christian, 7:15 p.m.

Gustine vs Johansen, 7:15 p.m.

Ripon vs Sonora, 7:30 p.m.

Oakdale vs Aptos, 7:30 p.m.

Cloverdale vs Ripon Christian, 7:30 p.m.

Amador vs Ceres, 7:30 p.m.

Week 3

Friday, September 2

Modesto Christian vs El Capitan, 7 p.m.

Gregori vs Atwater, 7 p.m.

Los Banos vs Orestimba, 7 p.m.

Sonora vs Hilmar, 7 p.m.

Central Catholic vs St. Mary’s, 7 p.m.

Big Valley Christian vs Delhi, 7 p.m.

Ceres vs Central Valley, 7 p.m.

Argonaut vs Hughson, 7 p.m.

Turlock vs Central, 7 p.m.

Buhach Colony vs Enochs, 7 p.m.

Summerville vs Waterford, 7 p.m.

Escalon vs Windsor, 7 p.m.

Patterson vs Pitman, 7 p.m.

Merced vs Downey, 7 p.m.

Denair vs Riverbank, 7:15 p.m.

Ripon vs McClatchy, 7:30 p.m.

Ripon Christian vs Calaveras, 7:30 p.m.

Modesto vs Stagg, 7:30 p.m.

Week 4

Friday, September 9

Livermore vs Gregori, 7 p.m.

Davis vs Mariposa County, 7 p.m.

Hughson vs Summerville, 7 p.m.

Oakdale vs Balboa, 7 p.m.

Modesto vs Patterson, 7 p.m.

Enochs vs Central Valley, 7 p.m.

Kimball vs Escalon, 7 p.m.

Twelve Bridges vs Johansen, 7 p.m.

Downey vs Beyer, 7 p.m.

Pitman vs Golden Valley, 7 p.m.

Manteca vs Turlock, 7 p.m.

Foresthill vs Big Valley Christian, 7:30 p.m.

Calaveras vs Ripon, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, September 10

Delta Charter vs Modesto Christian, noon

Palma vs Hilmar, 1 p.m.

Serra vs Central Catholic, 1:30 p.m.

This story was originally published July 29, 2022 at 6:00 AM.

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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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