High School football begins play this weekend

The high school football season gets underway this week.

All games Friday, August 25

Pleasant Grove at Placer

Kennedy at Bradshaw Christian

Woodcreek at Sheldon

McNair at Franklin

Inderkum at Elk Grove

Cosumnes Oaks at River Valley

Monterey Trail at Wilcox

Encina Prep at Valley

Florin and Laguna Creek are idle the first week

Elk Grove Laguna News is looking for school correspondents for each school to report on the football games. If you’re a high school student and interested in being a sports reporter for your school, please email elkgrovelagunaforums@gmail.com with your name and school

Four Elk Grove area high schools msde the Sacramento Bee’s preseason Top 20, with perennial power Elk Grove high school starting the season at #6   Other schools making the top 20 were Franklin High, Cosumnes Oaks and Sheldon

The Bee’s Top 20

(With last year’s record)

1. Folsom 12-2

2. Jesuit 9-4

3. Granite Bay 4-7

4. Oak Ridge 10-3

5. Del Oro 13-3

6. Elk Grove 11-2

7. Inderkum 11-3

8. Grant 8-4

9. Rocklin 4-6

10. Capital Christian 11-3

11. Franklin 5-5

12. Sheldon 8-4

13. Sacramento 10-2

14. Antelope 12-1

15. Cosumnes Oaks 8-4

16. Christian Brothers 11-3

17. Whitney 6-5

18. Del Campo 6-6

19. Placer 7-6

20. Vista del Lago 8-4