15 local teams earn spots in Sac-Joaquin Section football playoffs

Fifteen teams from the Gold Mountain California News Media coverage area have qualified for the Sac-Joaquin Section football playoffs, with seven divisions featuring local representation heading into Friday's quarterfinals. Folsom and Oak Ridge headline the Division I field as the top-seeded Bulldogs will host No. 8 Modesto-Downey, while No. 2 Oak Ridge welcomes No. 7 Lincoln of Stockton. Del Oro leads the charge in Division II as the No. 1 seed. The Golden Eagles will host No. 8 Stockton-Chavez. Fourth-seeded Whitney will face defending champion No. 5 St. Mary's in the first round while No. 2 Rocklin travels to face No. 7 Manteca at Manteca High School. The Thunder are unable to host due to sanctions from the section. Woodcreek is the lone local representative in Division III. The No. 2 Timberwolves will host No. 7 Antelope. Division IV features three local teams, led by top-seeded Twelve Bridges. The Raging Rhinos are the top seed for the fourth consecutive season and will host No. 8 McNair. Defending section champion No. 5 Roseville travels to face No. 4 Hughson, while No. 6 Placer heads to Patterson to take on the third-seeded Tigers. Oakmont is the area's lone Division V representative. The No. 5 Vikings will travel to face two-time reigning state champion No. 4 Sonora. Three local teams landed in Division VI. No. 8 Bear River faces a difficult road matchup against top-seeded Liberty Ranch, while No. 6 Colfax travels to No. 3 Ripon. No. 2 Lincoln will host No. 7 Bradshaw Christian. Foresthill represents the area in Division VIII. The No. 2 Wildfires will host No. 7 Valley Christian of Roseville The quarterfinals are scheduled for Friday, Nov. 13, with all games kicking off at 6 p.m. Sac-Joaquin Section Football Playoffs All quarterfinal games are Friday, Nov. 13, at 6 p.m. Division I No. 1 Folsom vs. No. 8 DowneyNo. 4 Inderkum vs. No. 5 EdisonNo. 3 Grant vs. No. 6 FranklinNo. 2 Oak Ridge vs. No. 7 Lincoln (Stockton) Division II No. 1 Del Oro vs. No. 8 ChavezNo. 4 Whitney vs. No. 5 St. Mary'sNo. 3 Central Catholic vs. No. 6 JesuitNo. 2 Rocklin vs. No. 7 Manteca (at Manteca High School) Division III No. 1 Destiny Christian Academy vs. No. 8 JohansenNo. 4 Oakdale vs. No. 5 VacavilleNo. 3 Vanden vs. No. 6 MercedNo. 2 Woodcreek vs. No. 7 Antelope Division IV No. 1 Twelve Bridges vs. No. 8 McNairNo. 4 Hughson vs. No. 5 RosevilleNo. 3 Patterson vs. No. 6 PlacerNo. 2 Yuba City vs. No. 7 East Union Division V No. 1 Hilmar vs. No. 8 Casa RobleNo. 4 Sonora vs. No. 5 OakmontNo. 3 Escalon vs. No. 6 FoothillNo. 2 Sutter vs. No. 7 Rosemont Division VI No. 1 Liberty Ranch vs. No. 8 Bear RiverNo. 4 Ripon Christian vs. No. 5 CenterNo. 3 Ripon vs. No. 6 ColfaxNo. 2 Lincoln vs. No. 7 Bradshaw Christian Division VII No. 1 Calaveras vs. No. 8 Rio VistaNo. 4 Denair vs. No. 5 River IslandsNo. 3 Linden vs. No. 6 Mariposa CountyNo. 2 Golden Sierra vs. No. 7 Stone Ridge Christian Division VIII No. 1 Mira Loma vs. No. 8 FlorinNo. 4 Vacaville Christian vs. No. 5 ValleyNo. 3 Millennium vs. No. 6 EncinaNo. 2 Foresthill vs. No. 7 Valley Christian