Here are the predictions for the Week 0 football games in the southern half of the Sac-Joaquin Section on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 17-18, as picked by Joe Cortez and James Burns of FrontRowPreps.com:
Davis at Amador, 7 p.m. Burns: Davis Cortez: Davis
El Dorado at Argonaut, 7 p.m. Burns: El Dorado Cortez: El Dorado
Beyer vs. Enochs (Johansen), 7 p.m. Burns: Enochs Cortez: Enochs
Orestimba at Bret Harte, 7 p.m. Burns: Orestimba Cortez: Orestimba
Central Valley at Ceres, 7 p.m. Burns: Central Valley Cortez: Central Valley
Merced at Del Campo, 7 p.m. Burns: Del Campo Cortez: Del Campo
Hilmar at Delhi, 7:30 p.m. Burns: Hilmar Cortez: Hilmar
Woodland Christian at Denair, 7 p.m. Burns: Denair Cortez: Denair
East Union at Downey, 7 p.m. Burns: Downey Cortez: Downey
Foresthill vs. Turlock Christian (Hilmar), 7 p.m. Burns: Turlock Christian Cortez: Turlock Christian
Gregori at Buhach Colony, 7 p.m. Burns: Gregori Cortez: Gregori
Manteca at Lathrop, 7 p.m. Burns: Manteca Cortez: Manteca
Franklin at Linden, 7 p.m. Burns: Franklin Cortez: Franklin
Sierra at Modesto Christian, 7 p.m. Burns: Modesto Christian Cortez: Modesto Christian
Sonora at Oakdale, 7 p.m. Burns: Oakdale Cortez: Oakdale
El Capitan at Pacheco, 7 p.m. Burns: Pacheco Cortez: Pacheco
Stone Ridge Christian at Vacaville Christian, 7 p.m. Burns: Stone Ridge Christian Cortez: Stone Ridge Christian
Atwater at West, 7 p.m. Burns: Atwarer Cortez: Atwater
Harker at Big Valley Christian, 7 p.m. Burns: Big Valley Christian Cortez: Harker
Central Catholic at Clovis West, 7 p.m. Burns: Central Catholic Cortez: Central Catholic
Los Banos at Dos Palos, 7 p.m. Burns: Los Banos Cortez: Los Banos
Turlock at Freedom, 7 p.m. Burns: Freedom Cortez: Turlock
Livermore at Golden Valley, 7 p.m. Burns: Livermore Cortez: Livermore
Riverbank at Madison Park, 7 p.m. Burns: Madison Park Cortez: Madison Park
Mountain House at Chavez, 7:15 p.m. Burns: Mountain House Cortez: Chavez
Livingston at Le Grand, 7:15 p.m. Burns: Livingston Cortez: Livingston
Patterson at Tokay, 7:15 p.m. Burns: Patterson Cortez: Patterson
Escalon at Union Mine, 7:30 p.m. Burns: Escalon Cortez: Escalon
Johansen at Waterford, 7:30 p.m. Burns: Waterford Cortez: Waterford
Weston Ranch at Ripon, 7:30 p.m. Burns: Ripon Cortez: Ripon
Millennium at Ripon Christian, 7:30 p.m. Burns: Ripon Christian Cortez: Ripon Christian
Napa at Pitman, 7:30 p.m. Burns: Pitman Cortez: Pitman
Stagg at Hughson, 7:30 p.m. Burns: Stagg Cortez: Stagg
Mariposa at Minarets, 7:30 p.m. Burns: Mariposa Cortez: Mariposa
Saturday, Aug. 18
Modesto at Clovis, 7 p.m. Burns: Clovis Cortez: Clovis