Bullard defensive players make a tackle on a Mayfair running back at Ratcliffe Stadium on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026.
MARTY SOLIS
The Fresno Bee high school football rankings look a lot different this week, beginning at No. 6.
And a new team has entered the rankings.
Several big matchups in Week 1 led to a shakeup in the Top 25, including a thrilling showdown between Tulare Union and Kennedy.
Heading into the game, the Tribe was ranked No. 6, while the Thunderbirds were No. 18.
In a wild finish, Kennedy defeated Tulare Union 36-35 in overtime.
As a result, the Thunderbirds jumped 10 spots to No. 8, while Tulare Union dropped two spots to No. 9.
The result also created a ripple effect throughout the rankings.
Hanford and Sanger played a close game, but the Bullpups held on for a 28-24 victory.
Hanford moved up two spots to No. 11, while Sanger dropped five spots to No. 12.
In another big matchup, Redwood went on the road and defeated Kingsburg 10-0. The Rangers moved up two spots to No. 7, while the Vikings fell three spots to No. 14.
McLane, meanwhile, suffered a 7-6 loss to Coalinga. As a result, the Highlanders fell out of the Top 25, while Bullard entered the rankings at No. 25.
The Knights rolled to a 42-0 victory over Mayfair.
Top 25 rankings
1. Central East (1-0)
Last week: defeated Grant-Sacramento 42-12
Pvs: 1
Up next: Friday vs. Grant-Sacramento, 7 p.m.
2. Bakersfield Christian (0-1)
Last week: Bye
Pvs: 2
Up next: Sept. 4 vs. Clovis West, 7:30 p.m.
3. Buchanan (1-1)
Last week: defeated Central Valley Christian 55-21
Pvs: 3
Up next: Friday vs. Manteca, 7 p.m.
4. St. Joseph (2-0)
Last week: defeated Frontier 52-7
Pvs: 4
Up next: Friday at Paso Robles, 7:30 p.m.
5. Clovis West (2-0)
Last week: defeated La Costa Canyon-Carlsbad 44-28
Pvs: 5
Up next: Friday at Bakersfield Christian, 7:30 p.m.
6. Garces (1-1)
Last week: defeated Wasco 42-13
Pvs: 8
Up next: Thursday at Tehachapi, 7:30 p.m.
7. Redwood (2-0)
Last week: defeated Kingsburg 10-0
Pvs: 9
Up next: Friday at El Diamante, 7:30 p.m.
8. Kennedy (2-0)
Last week: defeated Tulare Union 36-35 (OT)
Pvs: 18
Up next: Thursday vs. Mission Oak, 7:30 p.m.
9. Tulare Union (1-1)
Last week: lost to Kennedy 36-35 (OT)
Pvs: 6
Up next: Friday vs. Lemoore, 7:30 p.m.
10. San Luis Obispo (2-0)
Last week: defeated Mission Oak 35-13
Pvs: 10
Up next: Friday at Independence, 7 p.m.
11. Hanford (1-0)
Last week: defeated Sanger 28-24
Pvs: 13
Up next: Friday vs. San Joaquin Memorial, 7:30 p.m.
12. Sanger (1-1)
Last week: lost to Hanford 28-24
Pvs: 7
Up next: Friday at Clovis, 7:30 p.m.
13. Bakersfield (2-0)
Last week: defeated Paraclete 42-17
Pvs: 14
Up next: Sept. 11 vs. Clovis West, 7:30 p.m.
14. Kingsburg (1-1)
Last week: lost to Redwood 10-0
Pvs: 11
Up next: Friday vs. Central Valley Christian, 7:30 p.m.
15. Shafter (2-0)
Last week: defeated Tehachapi 29-0
Pvs: 15
Up next: Friday at Highland, 7:30 p.m
16. Tulare Western (2-0)
Last week: defeated Mt. Whitney 55-21
Pvs: 16
Up next: Thursday at Porterville, 7:30 p.m.
17. Arroyo Grande (1-1)
Last week: defeated Paso Robles 36-7
Pvs: 17
Up next: Friday vs. Newbury Park, 7 p.m.
18. Independence (0-1)
Last week: lost to Cajon 35-14
Pvs: 12
Up next: Friday vs. San Luis Obispo, 7 p.m.
19. Clovis North (2-0)
Last week: defeated Edison 22-19
Pvs: 19
Up next: Friday vs. Archbishop Mitty, 7:30 p.m.
20. Liberty-Bakersfield (2-0)
Last week: defeated Menlo-Atherton 35-14
Pvs: 20
Up next: Friday at Oaks Christian, 7 p.m.
21. Immanuel (2-0)
Last week: defeated Firebaugh 43-0
Pvs: 21
Up next: Friday vs. Le Grand, 7:30 p.m.
22. Templeton (2-0)
Last week: defeated Santa Maria 49-0
Pvs: 22
Up next: Friday vs. Coalinga, 7:15 p.m.
23. Golden West (2-0)
Last week: defeated Righetti 56-28
Pvs: 24
Up next: Friday at Mt. Whitney, 7:30 p.m.
24. Clovis (1-1)
Last week: defeated Salinas 44-14
Pvs: 25
Up next: Friday vs. Sanger, 7:30 p.m.
25. Bullard (2-0)
Last week: defeated Mayfair 42-0
Pvs: NR
Up next: Friday vs. McLane, 7:30 p.m.
Others: Madera (2-0), Kerman (2-0), Coalinga (2-0), Washington Union (2-0), McLane 0-1
Week 1 scores
Aug. 27
Cuyama Valley 14, Tehillah Christian Academy 12
Clovis North 22, Edison 19
Kennedy 36, Tulare Union 35 (OT)
Buchanan 55, Central Valley Christian 21
Aug. 28
Laguna Blanca 36, Orcutt Academy 8
Alpaugh wins by forfeit over Mojave
Frazier Mountain 36, Maricopa 34
Mammoth 45, Flintridge Prep 25
Clovis West 44, La Costa Canyon 28
San Luis Obispo 35, Mission Oak 13
Atascadero 10, Golden Valley 0
Bishop Union 64, Yerington 0
Cajon 35, Independence 14
Minarets 20, Modesto Christian 0
North 24, Pioneer Valley 0
Bakersfield 40, Paraclete 14
St. Joseph 52, Frontier 7
Eastside 16, Rosamond 12
Silver Valley 38, California City 13
Lancaster Baptist 38, Desert 12
Lone Pine 58, Valley Oaks Charter 33
Washington Union 62, Central 0
Fresno Christian 31, Laton 14
Clovis 44, Salinas 14
Kings Christian 39, Coast Union 10
Liberty-Bakersfield 35, Menlo Atherton 14
Los Banos 22, Dos Palos 19
Central East 42, Grant-Sacramento 12
Nipomo 49, Corcoran 3
East Bakersfield 38, Kern Valley 7
Arroyo Grande 36, Paso Robles 7
Clovis East 21, Centennial 14
Lompoc 42, Santa Ynez 0
Tranquillity 21, Riverdale 0
Granite Hills 43, Farmersville 6
Orosi 22, Woodlake 21
Templeton 49, Santa Maria 0
Orange Cove 25, Avenal 20
Lemoore 42, San Joaquin Memorial 27
Immanuel 43, Firebaugh 0
Highland 40, Stockdale 12
Golden West 56, Righetti 28
Sanger West 54, Fowler 6
Garces 42, Wasco 13
Dinuba 28, Reedley 7
Liberty-Madera Ranchos 55, Caruthers 21
Boron 27, McFarland 26
Exeter 34, El Diamante 20
Shafter 29, Tehachapi 0
Mendota 20, Hanford West 12
Porterville 42, Sunnyside 40
Taft 45, Del Oro 14
Foothill 45, Chavez 21
Delano 20, West 14
Roosevelt 26, Monache 13
Chowchilla 55, Yosemite 14
Ridgeview 40, South 14
Cabrillo 36, Hoover 20
Tulare Western 55, Mt. Whitney 21
Coalinga 7, McLane 6
Redwood 10, Kingsburg 0
Hanford 28, Sanger 24
Sierra Pacific 29, Strathmore 27
Madera 42, Torres 7
Kerman 35, Garza 6
Lindsay 48, Morro Bay 12
Bullard 42, Mayfair 0
Madera South 39, Parlier 0
Selma 56, Fresno 0
Aug. 29
Mission Prep 24, St. Francis 13
Trona 38, ACE 22
Week 2 schedule
Thursday
Milken at Mojave, 6 p.m.
McLane at Bullard, 7 p.m. (Sunnyside Stadium)
Turlock at Clovis East, 7 p.m.
Boron at Silver Valley, 7 p.m.
Legacy Christian Academy at Valley Oaks CES, 7 p.m.
Hanford West at Riverdale, 7:15 p.m.
Mariposa County at Sierra, 7:15 p.m.
Corcoran at Sierra Pacific, 7:15 p.m.
Garces at Tehachapi, 7:30 p.m.
Chowchilla at West, 7:30 p.m.
Mission Oak at Kennedy, 7:30 p.m.
Tulare Western at Porterville, 7:30 p.m.
Friday
Desert at Desert Christian, 6 p.m.
Chadwick at Mammoth, 6:30 p.m.
Woodlake at Mendota, 7 p.m.
Beatty at Trona, 7 p.m.
Dos Palos at Garza, 7 p.m.
Santa Ynez at Nipomo, 7 p.m.
Frontier at Northgate, 7 p.m.
Central at Roosevelt, 7 p.m. (Sunnyside Stadium)
Priory at Fresno Christian, 7 p.m.
Mira Monte at Nordhoff, 7 p.m.
Fresno at Minarets, 7 p.m.
Coast Union at Laton, 7 p.m.
Maricopa at Immanuel Christian, 7 p.m.
Frazier Mountain at Alpaugh, 7 p.m.
Liberty-Bakersfield at Oaks Christian, 7 p.m.
San Luis Obispo at Independence, 7 p.m.
Washington Union at Torres, 7 p.m.
Lompoc at Cabrillo, 7 p.m.
Righetti at Pioneer Valley, 7 p.m.
Yosemite at Stone Ridge Christian, 7 p.m.
Mission Prep at Bishop Union, 7 p.m.
Atascadero at Morro Bay, 7 p.m.
Lone Pine at Indian Springs, 7 p.m.
Kern Valley at Rosamond, 7 p.m.
Manteca at Buchanan, 7 p.m.
Central East at Oak Ridge, 7 p.m.
Newbury Park at Arroyo Grande, 7 p.m.
Coalinga at Templeton, 7:15 p.m.
Fowler at Orange Cove, 7:15 p.m.
Delano at Granite Hills, 7:15 p.m.
Taft at Santa Monica, 7:30 p.m.
McFarland at California City, 7:30 p.m.
Selma at Sanger West, 7:30 p.m.
Ridgeview at North, 7:30 p.m.
Monache at Stockdale, 7:30 p.m.
Kerman at Madera, 7:30 p.m.
Orosi at Reedley, 7:30 p.m.
Lindsay at Exeter, 7:30 p.m.
Sunnyside at Dinuba, 7:30 p.m.
Chavez at East Bakersfield, 7:30 p.m.
Firebaugh at Caruthers, 7:30 p.m.
Redwood at El Diamante, 7:30 p.m.
Central Valley Christian at Kingsburg, 7:30 p.m.
Lemoore at Tulare Union, 7:30 p.m.
Golden West at Mt. Whitney, 7:30 p.m.
Madera South at Denair, 7:30 p.m.
Archbishop Mitty at Clovis North, 7:30 p.m.
Shafter at Highland, 7:30 p.m.
Edison at Centennial, 7:30 p.m.
Farmersville at Avenal, 7:30 p.m.
Liberty-Madera Ranchos at Hoover, 7:30 p.m. (McLane Stadium)
Wasco at Foothill, 7:30 p.m.
Clovis West at Bakersfield Christian, 7:30 p.m.
St. Joseph at Paso Robles, 7:30 p.m.
Sanger at Clovis, 7:30 p.m. (Lamonica Stadium)
San Joaquin Memorial at Hanford, 7:30 p.m. (Neighbor Bowl)
Arvin at Golden Valley, 7:30 p.m.
Del Oro at Tranquillity, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday
Malibu at Orcutt Academy, 1 p.m.
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