CIF Sac-Joaquin Section 2024 football playoff scores/brackets: Second round complete, game recaps (11-16-2024)

Five-star Folsom quarterback Ryder Lyons throws for 7 touchdowns in a lopsided D1 quarterfinal, Turlock stuns Central Catholic with a 2-point conversion in overtime; Grant, St. Mary's on collision course after lopsided D2 wins.

St. Mary's junior Kenneth Moore III (3) had eight catches and 81 yards and added a rushing touchdowns in a 38-28 home win over Clovis West on Aug. 18, 2023. Moore, one of the state's top junior prospects, scored a touchdown Friday in a 43-7 home SJS D2 playoff game. / Photo: Dennis Lee

The CIF Sac-Joaquin Section high school football playoffs in seven divisions got through its second round Saturday.

Folsom, ranked 12th in the state, is after its fourth straight Division I championship, the largest in all divisions. The 10-1 Bulldogs rolled to a 68-28 win over Downey behind seven touchdown passes from Ryder Lyons and will now face fourth-seed Inderkum, a 35-20 winnver over Granite Bay.

On the other side of the bracket, Turlock won the playoff game of the year thus far, with a 43-42 win at Central Catholic, going for a 2-point play at the end of overtime. Turlock will now travel to No. 2 Oak Ridge, a 45-20 winner over Monterey Trail.

Other top seeds Rocklin (D2), which edged out No. 2 St. Mary's, Oakdale (D3), Twelve Bridges (D4), Hughson (D5), Bradshaw Christian (D6) and Summerville (D7), all advanced to the semifinals.

Besides Folsom, other defending champions are Rocklin (D2), Grant (D3), Escalon (D4), Casa Roble (D5), Hughson (D6) and Woodland Christian (D7).

The semifinals are Nov. 22 and the finals are Nov. 30.

All section champions qualify for the CIF Northern California Bowl regional, which takes place Dec. 6-7 and the that winner advancing to the State Bowl championships, which are held Dec. 13-14 in Southern California.

SJS 2024 FOOTBALL BRACKETS/SCORES/ROUNDUP

DIVISION 1 BRACKET

No. 1 Folsom 68, No. 8 Downey 28
Despite 318 yards passing and four touchdowns from Downey's Carson Lamb, the Bulldogs (10-1) had little trouble advancing to the semifinals with leads of 21-0 after one quarter and 41-7 at halftime. Five-star junior quarterback Ryder Lyons threw seven touchdown passes, three each to Rob Larson and Taniela Tupou, and one to Daymion Rivera, who also scored on a 19-yard run. Kam Totton added a 91-yard kickoff return voer touchdown.

No. 4 Inderkum 35, No. 5 Granite Bay 20
Ricky Cole completed 28 of 40 for 286 yards and two touchdowns and he rushed for another as the Tigers (9-2) breezed to win over the Grizzlies, who opened with a 42-0 win over Pleasant Grove. On Friday, Isaiah Ene rushed for two touchdowns for the Grizzlies, who finished 8-4.

No. 6 Turlock 43, No. 3 Central Catholic 42
Alex Ventura caught a 2-point conversion from Scout Silva to win the overtime thriller. A Joey Alcutt touchdown run — his fourth of the night — and PAt gave Central Catholic a 42-35 lead after the first possession of overtime. Silva, a freshman quarter, scored on a 9-yard touchdown to cut the lead to 42-41 but instead of kicking a PAT the Bulldogs (9-3) went for glory on the road and Ventura delivered with his conversion catch.

No. 2 Oak Ridge 45, No. 7 Monterey Trail 20
Joaquin Graves-Mercado threw for 252 yards and two touchdowns and Jason Womack rushed for two scores as the Trojans used a 21-0 third quarter to advance to next week's semifinals. D'Adrien Sanchers rushed for 180 yards and a touchdown for Monterey Trail.

DIVSION 2 BRACKET

No. 1 Rocklin 49, No. 8 Elk Grove 14
Rafi Merino, Derek Keeley and Alex Durham each rushed for touchdowns and Mavrik Collins caught won as host Rocklin rolled. the Thunder gave up just 169 yards and Collins and Chase Baker added scoop and score touchdowns for Rocklin.

No. 4 Manteca 58, No. 5 Rodriguez 18
The host Buffaloes exploded for 37 first-quarter points and had 51 by halftime in a game largely played with a running clock. Ruben Moreno opened the scoring with a 50-yard run and Elijah Stevenson added a 5-yard TD. That was followed by back to back kickoff and punt returns for touchdowns by Nate Slikker (50 yards) and Quinn Martinez (70 yards). Quarterback Owen Gully added TD passes of 30 yards to Martinez and 49 yards to Nikko Juarez, who later scored on a 67-yards run.

No. 3 Grant 49, No. 6 Jesuit 7
Brandon Lambert rushed for two touchdowns, Luke Alexander threw for two scores and Jojo Fotofili added a 50-yard pick six leading the host Pacers (8-3) to a lopsided win.

No. 2 St. Mary's 43, No. 7 Vacaville 7
Junior running back Anthony Alexander rushed 16 times for 194 yards and three touchdowns as the Rams (9-2) won their seventh straight game and now get Grant in next weeks semifinals. Kenneth Moore III had four catches for 79 yards and a touchdowns and Osani Gayles added five catches.

DIVISION 3 BRACKET

No. 1 Oakdale 35, No. 8 Woodcreek 14
The Mustangs exploded for 479 rushing yards, including 247 on 32 carries and three touchdowns by Wes Burford in a decisive win. Richard Flores added 164 yards on just 10 carries and two scores.

No. 5 Destiny Christian Academy 28, No. 4 Christian Brothers 7
Quarterback Dallas Munn rushed for a 75-yard touchdowns and added a 49-yard TD pass to Nehemiah Simmons keying the Lions' hard-nosed win over the Falcons, who got a 3-yard TD run by Jay Cummings. Munn threw for 202 yards and rushed for 91. Teammates Caleb Hill and Dallas Bey also rushed for TDs.

No. 3 Vanden 28, No. 6 Vista del Lago 7
Kalani McLeod completed 17 of 26 for 361 yards and two touchdowns and he rushed for another as the host Vikings breezed. Zack Tayeh added 92 yards rushing and a TD, and receivers Chris Clark (five catches, 151 yards, TD) and Logan Bailey (6, 113) also had big games.

No. 2 West Park 45, No. 7 Merced 28
Jaden Jackson completed just nine passes but four of them went for touchdowns, three to Mason Johnson (4 catches, 134 yards). Ben Osby added 23 carries for 206 yards and a score. The Panthers piled up 448 yards.

DIVISION 4 BRACKET

No. 1 Twelve Bridges 63, No. 9 Sierra 7
It was another lopsided win for the Raging Rhinos, who have outscored opponents 564-187. Braeden Ward needed just five carries to go for 203 yards and three touchdowns. Connor Flaherty completed 5 of 6 passes for 190 yards and two scores. Twelve Bridges finished with 559 total yards.

No. 4 Placer 42, No. 5 Escalon 2
Rian Miller need just four completeions to pile up 217 yards passes and two touchdowns, one each to Baylor Kelly (2, 127) and one to Luke Platzer for 38 yards. Kelly also rushed for two touchdowns on five carries for 64 yards. A first-quarter safety was all the Cougars could muster.

No. 6 Sacramento 45, No. 3 Roseville 38
According to Nick Pecoraro of the Sacramento Bee, the victorious Dragons scored on their first seven possessions behind Le'Ron James-Radcliffe, who accounted for five touchdowns. His cousin Cordell Radcliffe rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns. Mason Susnara passed for two TDs and Colton Wolfe rushed for two scores for Roseville.

No. 2 Patterson 38, No. 10 East Union 22
Junior quarterback Max Medina completed 17 of 23 for 248 yards and four touchdowns, two going to Noah Cozart as the Tigers sprinted to a 28-7 halftime lead and were never really threatened. Tresor Mulumba had two sacks and Royale Tago and Ronin Cantu added interceptions for Patterson.

DIVISION 5 BRACKET

No. 1 Hughson 28, No. 8 El Dorado 6
Robert McDaniel threw for 172 yards and two touchdowns and Eli Wilbanks rushed13 times for 130 yards and two more scores as the host Huskies rolled. Valente Soria had eight tackles including 3.5 sacks and Malaki Sumter added an interception.

No. 4 Union Mine 55, No. 5 Casa Roble 41
Brock Buak rushed for touchdowns of 4, 3, 1, 75 and 30 yards leading the Diamondbacks to the back-and-forth victory. Jake Cherrington added two TD runs and Julio Hernandez finished it off with a 72-yard TD for the winners. It helped all offset big games from Casa Roble's Aidan Lopez (22 of 28, 297 yards, 3 TDs) and Elijah Huddle (eight catches, 127 yards, TD).

No. 3 Lathrop 35, No. 6 Hillmar 14
Pablo Pena rushed for touchdowns of 53 and 4 yards, while Chris Ramos (25 yards) and Sean Teu (27 yards) also rushed for scores in the host Spartans home victory. Lathrop scored all 35 points in the first half.

No. 2 Sutter 47, No. 7 Oakmont 7
The Huskies dominated from the get-go and got 100-yard rushing games from Dominic Souza (5 rushes, 119 yards) and QB Braden Scritchfield (5, 101) in the easy win. Scritchfield also passed for 100 yards and a score as Sutter piled up 571 yards of offense. Eleven different Huskies carried the ball.

DIVISION 6 BRACKET

No. 1 Bradshaw Christian 55, No. 8 Ripon Christian 7
Nathan Zeppieri rushed eight times for 162 yards and two touchdowns and Mateo Mojica carried it 14 times for 137 yards and three touchdowns as Bradshaw Christian piled up 489 total yards in the wire-to-wire victory.

No. 4 Linden 47, No. 5 Orestimba 0
Matthew Schallberger completed 12 of 13 passes for 176 yards and two scores and Landen Ly rushed for 129 yards and two scores as the host Lions scored the surprising lopsided victory over the Warriors. The Linden defense had five sacks and three interceptions one each from Shane Carter, Carson Chea and Braden Busalacchi.

No. 3 Sonora 64, No. 11 Calaveras 7
The Wildcats rushed for 401 yards with five of them going for at least 58 yards, including three touchdowns from Eli Ingalls, who carred the ball just three times for 61 yards. Cash Byington carried three times for 90 yards and two scores.

No. 2 Woodland Christian 21, No. 7 Liberty Ranch 7
Devin Herrero broke up a 7-7 tie with two fourth-quarter touchdown runs of 4 and 1 yards and the defending state champions avoided a big upset from Liberty Ranch, which scored on an 8-yard run by Joseph Brown after Noah Hinkle gave the Cardinals a 7-0 lead with a 19-yard run.

DIVISION 7 BRACKET

No. 1 Summerville 56, No. 8 Gustine 0
Colton Cash (25 and 30 yards) and Aiden Ripley (30 and 20) rushed for two touchdowns each as the top-seeded Bears rulled to an easy win. Orlando Lopez rushed for a touchdowns and caught a TD pass from Malakai Lopez. The Bears have outscored opponents 477-121.

No. 5 Big Valley Christian 55, No. 4 Waterfold 25
The visiting Lions rushed for 475 yards including 202 on 12 carries and three touchdowns by Ezra Stubbert and 193 on 23 carries and three touchdowns from Jeremie Jourdan. It helped offset a big passing performance from Waterford's Bryan Martinez (20 of 34, 312 yards, three TDs). Nathyn Morris added eight catches and 166 yards and two scores for the Wildcats.

No. 6 Rio Vista 14, No. 3 Elite 12
Freshman Richie Tamayo caught a 15-yard touchdonw from Emmett Meders, who also rushed for a touchdown leading the visiting to a tough win over the Eagles, who were shutout for three quarters. Senior QB Emanual Daugherty accounted for both touchdowns for the Eagles.

No. 2 Stone Ridge Christian 35, No. 7 Denair 15
The second-seeded Knights streaked to a 21-0 lead behind sophomore quarterback Marcus Gray who came into the game with 22 touchdown passes and nearly 1,900 passing yards.