Division III Football – 2016

Division 3 Section Championship Bracket

No 1 BAKERSFIELD CHRISTIAN EAGLES beat No 2 TULARE WESTERN 53-19

Semifinals Friday 7pm

  • No 1 Bakersfield Christian beat Memorial 41-35
  • No 2 Tulare Western beat No 3 Hanford 39-16

Quarterfinal Results 

Top Bracket

  • No 1 Bakersfield Christian beat No 8 Fresno High 51-21
  • No 5 Memorial beat No 4 South 27-0

Bottom Bracket

  • No 3 Hanford beat No 6 Kingsburg 36-21
  • No 2 Tulare Western beat No 7 Tehachapi 9-7

1st round results

Top Bracket

  • No 1 Bakersfield Christian (Bye) 
  • No 8 Fresno High beat No 9 East 40-37
  • No 5 Memorial beat No 12 North 70-37
  • No 4 South beat No 13 Hoover 34-16 

Bottom Bracket

  • No 3 Hanford (Bye)
  • No 6 Kingsburg beat No 11 Highland 28-13
  • No 7 Tehachapi beat No 10 Delano 27-0

No 2 Tulare Western (Bye

Pag Meter Division 3 Final ranking

No 1 Bakersfield Christian (13-2) (6-0 S Sequoia Champions) at Selma (13-0) (5-0 CSL) Fri 7:30

  • BC has won 12 straight. Interesting game Friday at Selma 
    • 8/26 Lost to Garces Rams 44-21
    • 9/2 Beat CVC Cavaliers 51-24
    • 9/8 Beat Mission Oak Hawks 41-16
    • 9/16 Beat Tehachapi Warriors 14-7
    • 9/23 Beat Wasco Tigers 20-16
    • 9/30 Beat Kennedy Thunderbirds 47-6
    • 10/7 Beat Chavez Titans 27-21 OT
    • 10/14 Beat Shafter Generals 56-17
    • 10/21 Beat Arvin Bears 56-28
    • 11/4 Beat Taft Wildcats 59-21
    • 11/18 Beat Fresno High Warriors 51-21
    • 11/25 Beat Memorial Panthers 41-35
    • 12/2 Beat Tulare Western Mustangs 53-19
    • 12/9 Beat Selma Bears 28-27
    • 12-17 Lost to Campolindo -Moraga 31-7

No 2 Tulare Western Mustangs (9-4) (4-1 EYL)

  • The Mustangs just didn’t match up against the Eagles offense
  • Tulare Western Schedule (EYL)
    • 8/26 Beat El Diamante Miners 28-7
    • 9/2 Beat Mt Whitney Pioneers 54-20
    • 9/16 Lost to Redwood Rangers 27-26
    • 9/23 Lost to South Rebels 42-25
    • 9/30 Beat Fresno High Warriors 41-35
    • 10/7 Beat Delano Tigers 38-21
    • 10/14 Beat Porterville Panthers 57-25
    • 10/21 Beat Mission Oak Hawks 49-0
    • 10/27 Beat Monache Marauders 48-7
    • 11/4 Lost to Tulare Union Redskins 48-27
    • 11/17 Beat Tehachapi Warriors 9-7
    • 11/25 Beat Hanford Bullpups 39-16
    • 12/2 Lost to Bakersfield Christian Eagles 53-19

No 3 Hanford Bullpups (7-5) (4-2 WYL) 

  • The defending state champions were shut down 165 total yards against TW 
  • Hanford Schedule (WYL)
    • 8/26 Lost to Buchanan Bears 33-14
    • 9/2 Lost to Sanger Apaches 31-14
    • 9/9 Beat Madera Coyotes 27-7
    • 9/15 Beat Porterville Panthers 40-22
    • 9/23 Beat Hanford West Huskies 21-0
    • 9/30 Beat El Diamante Miners 21-0
    • 10/7 Lost to Redwood Rangers 14-10
    • 10/14 Lost to Golden West Trailblazers 23-21
    • 10/21 Beat Mt Whitney Pioneers 35-0
    • 11/4 Beat Lemoore Tigers 27-0
    • 11/18 Beat Kingsburg Vikings 36-21
    • 11/25 Lost to Tulare Western Mustangs 39-16

No 4 Memorial Panthers (7-6) (2-3 CMAC) 

  • The Panthers were young this year
  • Memorial Schedule (CMAC)
    • 8/26 Beat Washington Union Panthers 21-14
    • 9/2 Beat Lemoore Tigers 23-15
    • 9/9 Beat Hanford West Huskies 49-19
    • 9/17 Lost to Garces Rams 63-29
    • 9/23 Lost to Sunnyside Wildcats 36-35
    • 10/7 Beat Madera South Stallions 48-20
    • 10/13 Lost to Edison Tigers 35-25
    • 10/21 Beat Madera Coyotes 38-0
    • 10/28 Lost to Bullard Knights 42-20
    • 11/4 Beat Sanger Apaches 56-21
    • 11/10 Beat North Star 70-37
    • 11/18 Beat South Rebels 27-0
    • 11/25 Lost to Bakersfield Christian Eagles 41-35

No 5 South Rebels (9-3) (4-0 SEYL Champions) 

  • The Rebels lost their QB Aries Harris early with a leg injury and was the difference in the game. 
  • Harris was taken off by ambulance with what was reported as an apparent leg injury. 
  • South Schedule (SEYL)
    • 8/26 Lost to Chavez Titans 14-6
    • 9/2 Beat Delano Tigers 34-14
    • 9/9 Beat  Arvin Bears 41-7
    • 9/16 Lost to Independence Falcons 49-26
    • 9/23 Beat Tulare Western Huskies 42-25
    • 9/30 Beat West Vikings 47-7
    • 10/7 Beat North Stars 21-7
    • 10/14 Beat Mira Monte 54-14
    • 10/21 Beat Highland Scots 35-28
    • 10/28 Beat Foothill Trojans 21-7
    • 11/10 Beat Hoover Patriots 34-16
    • 11/18 Lost to Memorial Panthers 27-0

No 6 Tehachapi Warriors (6-6) (4-1 SYL Tri-Champions) 

  • 5 game winning streak is snapped. The Warriors had their chances to win but couldn’t score 
  • Tehachapi Schedule (SYL)
    • 9/2 Lost to Burroughs Burros 22-14
    • 9/9 Lost to Garces Rams 42-7
    • 9/16 Lost to Bakersfield Christian Eagles 14-17
    • 9/23 Lost to Paraclete Spirits 35-7
    • 9/30 Beat North Stars 28-6
    • 10/7 Lost to Independence Falcons 32-8
    • 10/14 Beat East Blades 20-14
    • 10/21 Beat Golden Valley Bulldogs 54-22
    • 10/28 Beat Ridgeview Wolf Pack 28-14
    • 11/4 Beat West Vikings 35-7
    • 11/10 Beat Delano Tigers 27-0
    • 11/17 Lost to Tulare Western Mustangs 9-7

No 7 Fresno High Warriors (8-4) (4-1 NYL)

  • The Warriors offense averaged 35 points a game and the defense gave up 29 points per game in the playoffs. 
  • Fresno High Schedule (NYL)
    • 8/25 Lost to Sanger Apaches 28-21
    • 9/2 Beat Livingston Wolves 46-0
    • 9/16 Beat El Capitan Gauchos 19-10
    • 9/23 Beat Madera South Stallions 40-20
    • 9/30 Lost to Tulare Western Huskies 41-35
    • 10/7 Beat McLane Highlanders 48-0
    • 10/13 Beat Hoover Patriots 33-16
    • 10/21 Lost to Sunnyside Wildcats 48-16
    • 10/28 Beat Reedley Pirates 44-0
    • 11/4 Beat Roosevelt Rough Riders 49-14
    • 11/10 Beat East Blades 40-37
    • 11/18 Lost to Bakersfield Christian Eagles 51-21

No 8 Kingsburg Vikings (8-4) (3-2 CSL)

  • QB Anthony Sierra finished the year with 1,416 and 11 TD passes 
  • Kingsburg Schedule (CSL)
    • 9/2 Lost to Golden West Trailblazers 34-31
    • 9/9 Beat Washington Union Panthers 22-8
    • 9/16 Beat Monache Marauders 26-7
    • 9/23 Beat Reedley Pirates 48-3
    • 9/30 Beat Coalinga Horned Toads 42-7
    • 10/7 Beat Exeter Monarchs 35-21
    • 10/14 Beat CVC Cavaliers 28-25
    • 10/21 Lost to Dinuba Emperors 17-0
    • 10/28 Beat Immanuel Eagles 33-7
    • 11/4 Lost to Selma Bears 48-14
    • 11/10 Beat Highland Scots 28-13
    • 11/18 Lost to Hanford Bullpups 36-21

No 9 East Blades (8-4) (2-3 SYL)

  • The Blades lost a tough one late to Fresno High. QB Richard Lara went 20-34 for 228 yards and 2 TD passes. 
  • The Blades are the only team in the valley that will play 11 games.
  • East Schedule (SYL)
    • 8/26 Beat Delano Tigers 4-6
    • 9/2 Beat North Stars 22-19
    • 9/9 Beat Mira Monte Lions 14-0
    • 9/16 Beat Highland Scots 26-21
    • 9/23 Beat McFarland Cougars 46-7
    • 9/30 Beat Foothill Trojans 34-10
    • 10/7 Beat West Vikings 42-0
    • 10/14 Lost to Tehachapi Warriors 20-14
    • 10/21 Lost to Ridgeview Wolf Pack 28-22
    • 10/28 Lost to Independence Falcons 14-10
    • 11/4 Beat Golden Valley Bulldogs 24-22 (Double OT) 
    • 11/10 Lost to Fresno High Warriors 40-37

No 10 Delano Tigers (4-7) (2-3 EYL)

  • The Tigers never played well with the offense and the defense at the same time all year. 
  • Delano Schedule (EYL)
    • 8/26 Lost to East Blades 14-6
    • 9/2 Lost to South Rebels 34-14 
    • 9/16 Beat North Stars 28-7
    • 9/23 Beat Foothill Trojans 26-14 
    • 9/30 Lost to Wasco Tigers 31-27
    • 10/7 Lost to Tulare Western Mustangs 38-21
    • 10/14 Lost to Tulare Union Redskins 42-35
    • 10/20 Beat Monache Marauders 44-27
    • 10/28 Lost to Porterville Panthers 14-17
    • 11/4 Beat Mission Oak Hawks 22-15
    • 11/10 Lost to Tehachapi Warriors 27-0

No 11 Mt Whitney Pioneers (3-7) (2-4 WYL) 

  • The Pioneers with a 4 game losing streak to end the year. Will be better next year
  • Mt Whitney Schedule (WYL)
    • 8/26 Lost to Tulare Union Redskins 35-7
    • 9/2 Lost to Tulare Western Mustangs 54-20
    • 9/8 Lost to Sunnyside Wildcats 49-7
    • 9/16 Beat Mission Oak Hawks 14-6
    • 9/23 Beat El Diamante Miners 32-29
    • 10/7 Beat Hanford West Huskies 20-15
    • 10/14 Lost to Lemoore Tigers 34-15
    • 10/21 Lost to Hanford Bullpups 35-0
    • 10/27 Lost to Golden West Trailblazers 32-14
    • 11/4 Lost to Redwood Rangers 31-13

No 12 Mission Oak Hawks (3-7) (2-3 EYL) 

  • The Hawks were young and will be very good next year
  • Mission Oak Schedule (EYL) 
    • 8/26 Lost to Dinuba Emperors 35-21
    • 9/1 Beat Madera Coyotes 42-41
    • 9/8 Lost to Bakersfield Christian Eagles 41-16
    • 9/16 Lost to Mt Whitney Pioneers 14-6
    • 9/23 Lost to Frontier Titans 42-10
    • 10/7 Beat Porterville Panthers 9-0
    • 10/14 Beat Monache Marauders 24-21 OT
    • 10/21 Lost to Tulare Western Mustangs 49-0
    • 10/28 Lost to Tulare Union Redskins 56-18
    • 11/4 Lost to Delano Tigers 22-15

No 13 North Stars (4-7) (3-1 SEYL)

  • The Stars with a 3 game winning streak is snapped at Memorial.  
  • North Schedule (SEYL)
    • 8/26 Beat Independence Falcons 24-14
    • 9/2 Lost to East Blades 22-19
    • 9/9 Lost to Wasco Tigers 21-17
    • 9/16 Lost to Delano Tigers 28-7
    • 9/23 Lost to Monache Marauders 34-13
    • 9/30 Lost to Tehachapi Warriors 28-6
    • 10/7 Lost to South Rebels 21-7
    • 10/14 Beat Foothill Trojans 54-0
    • 10/21 Beat Mira Monte Lions 47-20
    • 11/4 Beat Highland Scots 28-21
    • 11/10 Lost to Memorial Panthers 70-37

No 14 Monache Marauders (3-7) (1-4 EYL) 

  • 4 game losing streak snapped to end the season
  • Monache Schedule (EYL)
    • 8/25 Lost to Golden West Trailblazers 41-10
    • 9/2 Beat Taft Wildcats 35-12
    • 9/9 Lost to El Diamante Miners 22-8
    • 9/16 Lost to Kingsburg Vikings 26-7
    • 9/23 Beat North Stars 34-13
    • 10/7 Lost to Tulare Union Redskins 62-35
    • 10/14 Lost to Mission Oak Hawks 24-21 OT
    • 10/20 Lost to Delano Tigers 44-27 OT
    • 10/27 Lost to Tulare Western Mustangs 48-7
    • 11/4 Beat Porterville Panthers 21-20

No 15 Porterville Panthers (2-8) (1-4 EYL) 

  • The Panthers were young this year
  • Porterville Schedule (EYL) 
    • 9/2 Beat West Vikings 35-6
    • 9/8 Lost to Taft Warriors 31-24
    • 9/15 Lost to Hanford Bullpups 40-22
    • 9/23 Lost to Dinuba Emperors 56-20
    • 9/30 Lost to Buchanan Bears 48-0
    • 10/7 Lost to Mission Oak Hawks 9-0
    • 10/14 Lost to Tulare Western Mustangs 57-25
    • 10/20 Lost to Tulare Union Redskins 50-7
    • 10/28 Beat Delano Tigers 14-7
    • 11/4 Lost to Monache Marauders 21-20

No 16 Golden Valley Bulldogs (3-7) (1-4 SYL)

  • The Bulldogs played a tough schedule and lost in double OT to East
  • Golden Valley Schedule (SYL)
    • 8/26 Lost to Taft Wildcats 47-7
    • 9/2 Lost to Chavez Titans 41-36
    • 9/9 Lost to Centennial Golden Hawks 31-10
    • 9/16 Beat Shafter Generals 36-12
    • 9/23 Beat Highland Scots 35-14
    • 10/7 Lost to Ridgeview Wolf Pack 33-10
    • 10/21 Lost to Tehachapi Warriors 54-22
    • 10/28 Beat West Vikings 38-6
    • 11/4 Lost to East Blades 24-22 (Double OT) 

No 17 Highland Scots (6-5) (2-2 SEYL)

  • The Scots had a good year and will be even better next year. 
    • 8/26 Beat Arvin Bears 41-18
    • 9/2 Beat Shafter Generals 45-27
    • 9/9 Beat Kennedy Thunderbirds 28-12
    • 9/16 Lost to East Blades 26-21
    • 9/23 Lost to Golden Valley Bulldogs 35-14
    • 9/30 Beat Hoover Patriots 27-12
    • 10/7 Beat Foothill Trojans 48-14
    • 10/21 Lost to South Rebels 35-28
    • 10/28 Beat Mira Monte Lions 31-7
    • 11/4 Lost to North Stars 28-21
    • Lost to Kingsburg Vikings 28-13

No 18 Madera Coyotes (0-10) (0-5 CMAC)

  • New head coach Yosef Fares is the perfect guy running the show. Madera has played by far the toughest division 3 schedule. Will not enter the tournament 
  • Madera Schedule (CMAC)
    • 8/26 Lost to Los Banos Tigers 35-20
    • 9/1 Lost to Mission Oak Hawks 42-41
    • 9/9 Lost to Hanford Bullpups 27-7
    • 9/16 Lost to Merced Bears 54-27
    • 9/23 Lost to Atascadero Greyhounds 45-21
    • 10/7 Lost to Edison Tigers 52-10
    • 10/14 Lost to Bullard Knights 42-7
    • 10/21 Lost to Memorial Panthers 38-0
    • 10/28 Lost to Sanger Apaches 53-14  
    • 11/4 Lost to Madera South Stallions 49-35

No 19 Hoover Patriots (3-8) (3-2 NYL) 

  • The Patriots are slowly getting better and 3-2 in the NYL. Jordan Daniels returned a fumble for a 36 yard TD and caught a 55 yard TD pass from Kalei Acfalle. 
    Hoover Schedule (NYL) 
    • 8/26 Lost to CVC Cavaliers 49-26 
    • 9/1 Lost to Sierra Pacific Golden Bears 30-14
    • 9/9 Lost to Madera South Stallions 42-20
    • 9/23 Lost to Washington Union Panthers 28-17
    • 9/30 Lost to Highland Scots 22-12
    • 10/7 Beat Reedley Pirates 34-14
    • 10/13 Lost to Fresno High Warriors 33-16
    • 10/20 Beat Roosevelt Rough Riders 24-20
    • 10/28 Lost to Sunnyside Wildcats 36-0
    • 11/3 Beat McLane Highlanders 35-8
    • 11/10 Lost to South Rebels 34-16

No 20 Reedley Pirates (0-10) (0-5 NYL)

  • The Pirates started out strong but couldn’t hold it at South. 
  • Reedley Schedule (NYL)
    • 8/26 Lost to Redwood Rangers 48-7
    • 9/2 Lost to Dinuba Emperors 41-16
    • 9/9 Lost to Selma Bears 42-7
    • 9/23 Lost to Kingsburg Vikings 48-3
    • 9/30 Lost to Sanger Apaches 48-0
    • 10/7 Lost to Hoover Patriots 34-14
    • 10/14 Lost to Roosevelt Rough Riders 41-7
    • 10/21 Lost to McLane Highlanders 36-13
    • 10/28 Lost to Fresno High Warriors 44-0
    • 11/4 Lost to Sunnyside Wildcats 41-7

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