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The Fresno Bee Top 25: Clovis rolls; Tulare Western escapes and Kerman adds shutout
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- Clovis beat Bullard 49-7 and entered conference play on a four-game streak.
- Bakersfield improved to 4-0 as Damir Lomax scored four touchdowns.
- Kerman posted its third straight shutout as Jordan Valdivia had two pick-sixes.
Clovis High is rolling at the right time.
Aiden Dunkley scored two rushing touchdowns as The Bee’s 21st-ranked Cougars rolled to a 49-7 victory over No. 25 Bullard in a nonleague game at Lamonica Stadium on Friday night.
After opening the season with a loss to Bakersfield, Clovis (4-1) has won four straight heading into its Tri-River Athletic Conference opener against No. 3 Buchanan.
And the wins haven’t been close.
Clovis has scored at least 40 points in three of those four games and has outscored its opponents 149-49 during the winning streak.
No. 12 Bakersfield 49, No. 8 Tulare Union 27
Damir Lomax rushed for 168 yards and three touchdowns and added a fourth score on a 96-yard kickoff return to lead the Drillers past the Tribe and improve to 4-0.
Bakersfield rushed for 301 yards, with Da’Mariae Lee adding 67 yards and two touchdowns.
Tulare’s Demaje Riley rushed for 48 yards and two touchdowns out of a wildcat formation and caught seven passes for 145 yards. He also completed two passes.
Braneil Harris recovered a fumble and picked off an interception for the Drillers.
Tribe quarterback Kylan Henderson threw for 271 yards as Tulare gained 453 yards and Bakersfield finished with 403.
No. 10 Kingsburg 54, Selma 0
Kellen Verners passed for four touchdowns as the Vikings rolled to the win and retained the Fire Extinguisher trophy.
Clayton Warkentin had three receptions for 76 yards and two touchdowns.
No. 9 Hanford 42, Centennial 28
Trailing 21-0 in the second quarter, the Bullpups weren’t ready to quit.
Hanford rallied to take a 28-21 lead, but the Golden Hawks answered in the third quarter to tie the game at 28.
Hanford then regained control as Sebastian Cardiel scored to give the Bullpups a 35-28 lead. He later added another touchdown on a 5-yard run.
No. 13 Tulare Western 41, No. 11 Shafter 38
The Mustangs barely secured the victory.
Juju Hernandez threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Landan Seechan with 6:50 remaining, and Ethan Esquibel had a sack to help seal Tulare Western’s win.
The Generals had a chance to send the game to overtime, but a missed field goal prevented that.
No. 20 Immanuel 29, Edison 8
The Eagles scored touchdowns in the second and fourth quarters.
Three different Immanuel players found the end zone on rushing touchdowns: Seth Thomas, Carter Zulik and Chris Viscarra.
No. 24 Kerman 53, Central 0
The Lions entered the game with one of the top defenses in the Central Section and showed why in a rout of the Grizzlies.
Jordan Valdivia returned two interceptions for touchdowns as Kerman cruised to the shutout.
It was the third straight game in which the Mustangs have shut out an opponent.
No other team in the section has recorded three consecutive shutouts this season.