The season is upon us. High school football is back, with a full slate of games involving local teams.
Follow along was we provide live updates from all the Friday games.
FINAL: El Modena 41, Thousand Oaks 34 (OT); Lancers lose a back-and-forth thriller to start the season.
FINAL: Saugus 38, Buena 34; Bulldogs rallied from halftime deficit to take lead after three quarters, but couldn't hold on in season opener.
We have our second overtime game of the night. Thousand Oaks and El Modena tied 34-34 after regulation.
FINAL: Oaks Christian 24, Chaminade 17
FINAL: Simi Valley 49, Valencia 41; Pioneers now 2-0 to start season.
FINAL: Calabasas 9, Oxnard 6 (OT)
FINAL: Newbury Park 52, Millikan 15. Panthers open season with big win.
Agoura opens season by beating Oak Park 42-28 in the annual Kanan Bowl.
FINAL: Royal 23, Fillmore 13. After going 0-10 last season, the Highlanders open 2024 season with a victory.
FINAL: Golden Valley 19, Westlake 14; Warriors' late rally falls short in season opener.
End of regulation: Oxnard 6, Calabasas 0. Both teams had scoring chances in the closing minutes. First overtime game of the season!
Moorpark scores TD. Will the Musketeers go for 2 to take lead over Rio Mesa?
Caden Atkinson hits Charles Davis for a 63-yard touchdown pass as Westlake cuts Golden Valley's lead to 19-14 late in fourth quarter.
Moorpark trying to tie Rio Mesa late in fourth. This play helps:
Newbury Park offense looks in midseason form. Panthers now up 52-15 over Millikan in 4th quarter after another Brady Smigiel TD pass.
Buena scores 14 unanswered points in the third quarter, including a TD on a fake field-goal play, to lead Saugus 20-17 heading into the fourth.
Tagg Harrison connects with Jayden Clarke in the corner of the end zone to give host Simi Valley a 42-35 lead over Valencia with seven minutes remaining in the game.
FINAL: Santa Barbara 42, Camarillo 17
Royal takes a 20-13 lead over Fillmore in the fourth quarter.
FINAL: Pacifica 42, West Ranch 6. Strong start to season for Tritons.
Ben Chacham kicks a 24-yard FG with 5:35 left in fourth quarter as Calabasas ties Oxnard, 6-6.
Brady Smigiel completes a 21-yard TD pass to Shane Rosenthal as Newbury Park extends its lead to 45-15 over Millikan in third quarter.
FINAL: Grace 42, Santa Rosa Academy 6. Lancers win season opener.
Thousand Oaks scores two quick touchdowns early in the third quarter to take a 34-21 lead over El Modena.
FINAL: Santa Paula 56, Bernstein 0. Cardinals start season in impressive fashion.
Brady Smigiel runs for an 8-yard TD as Newbury Park takes 35-18 lead over Millikan in third quarter.
Dominic Duran hits Anthony Macias for a 5-yard TD pass to give Pacifica a 42-6 lead over West Ranch with 9:24 left in the game.
End of third quarter: Fillmore 13, Royal 12
End of third quarter: Golden Valley 19, Westlake 7.
Rio Mesa leads Moorpark 27-26 after three quarters.
End of third quarter: Santa Barbara 35, Camarillo 17
End of three quarters: Oxnard 6, Calabasas 3. Calabasas escaped potential trouble recovering own fumbled punt return at own 5.
Oaks Christian 24, Chaminade 14, with 3:18 left in third quarter.
Santa Paula leads Bernstein 56-0 with 8:00 left in the 4th quarter.
Agoura ups lead to 42-14 over Oak Park in Kanan Bowl.
Shane Feller caps Camarillo drive with a 1-yard rushing touchdown to cut Santa Barbara's lead to 35-17 with 3:16 left in third quarter.
Santa Barbara takes 35-10 lead over Camarillo with 8:01 left in third quarter,
Another TD pass from Dominic Duran to Savion Taylor, this time from 12 yards out, gives Pacifica a 34-6 lead at West Ranch with with 4:54 left in the third quarter. The two have hooked up for four TD passes.
Westlake trails Golden Valley 19-7 late in third quarter.
Down 12-0 at half, Fillmore scores two TDs to grab a 13-12 lead over Royal in third quarter.
Grace leads 35-6 over Santa Rosa Academy in third quarter.
Royal leads Fillmore 12-7 in third quarter.
Halftime: Newbury Park 31, Millikan 7
Halftime: Saugus 17, Buena 6
Bohdie Ing with 30-yard FG. Newbury Park leads Millikan 31-7 late in first half. @NPHSAthletic
Halftime: Golden Valley 14, Westlake 7. Caden Atkinson has completed 10 of 13 passes for 120 yards and a TD for the Warriors.
Halftime: Thousand Oaks 21, El Modena 21.
Izak Simpson returns a fumble 90 yards for a TD as Simi Valley leads Valencia 35-21 in a wild first half.
Halftime: Santa Paula 49, Bernstein 0. Luna with 1-yard TD run to cap Cardinals' first-half onslaught.
Camarillo’s Brayden Smith hits a 30-yard field goal as time expires. Santa Barbara leads 28-10.
Justin Lewis takes a short pass from Jackson Taylor, breaks a tackle and goes 80 yards for touchdown to give Thousand Oaks a 21-14 lead over host El Modena.
HALFTIME: Grace 21, Santa Rosa Academy 6
Camarillo trails Santa Barbara 28-7 with 3:30 left in second quarter.
Brady Smigiel tosses 1-yard TD pass to Kayin Booker, son of Lorenzo and transfer from St. Bonaventure, as Newbury Park takes 28-7 lead over Millikan with less than 4 minutes left until halftime.
Halftime: Oxnard 6, Calabasas 3. Rafael Bermudez kicked a 25-yard FG on the final play for Calabasas.
Allen Macias rushes for fourth TD as Santa Paula takes 42-0 lead over Bernstein with 5:25 left in 2nd quarter.
Grace leads Santa Rosa Academy 21-6 late in the second quarter.
El Modena scores from a yard out on a QB keeper to Thousand Oaks 14-14 late in the first half.
New Simi Valley quarterback Tagg Harrison connects with Evan Rodriguez for a TD pass as the Pioneers retake lead, 28-21, over host Valencia in a back-and-forth shootout.
Dominica Duran and Savion Taylor hook up again, this time for 42-yard TD pass as Pacifica takes 28-6 lead at West Ranch with 7:28 left in the second quarter.
Shane Feller has a 13-yard rushing TD for Camarillo's first score of the season, but Santa Barbara answers with a score of its own and leads 21-7 in second quarter. 5:16 left in Q2
Shane Rosenthal with a 21-yard interception return for a TD as Newbury Park takes 21-7 lead over Millikan in second quarter.
Valencia answers again, tying Simi Valley at 21-21 in second quarter.
Seth Knight takes interception to the end zone to give Simi Valley a 21-14 lead over Valencia in second quarter.
Poni Maria tosses a 1-yard TD pass to Marcus Mendez with 10:10 left in first half to give Oxnard 6-0 lead over Calabasas.
Make it three rushing TDs for Allen Macias as Santa Paula leads Bernstein 28-0 after first quarter.
Rio Mesa and Moorpark are tied 7-7 after one quarter.
End of first quarter: Newbury Park 14, Millikan 7.
Deshonne Redaux's 4-yard TD run gives Oaks Christian a 7-0 lead over Chaminade with 6:46 left in first quarter.
Royal leads Fillmore 3-0 and Santa Barbara leads Camarillo 14-0 at end of first quarter.
Duran to Taylor for 2-yard TD pass. Pacifica up 21-6 over host West Ranch with 2:51 left in first quarter.
Brady Smigiel with a 4-yard TD pass to Blake Bryce as Newbury Park takes 14-7 lead over Millikan late in first quarter.
End of first quarter: Oxnard 0, Calabasas 0. Oxnard holds on its own 4.
Simi Valley scores on a kickoff return by Jayden Clarke, but Valencia comes back to tie game. 14-14 in 1st quarter.
Another Allen Macias TD run gives Santa Paula 21-0 lead over Bernstein with 3:52 left in the 1st quarter. That's two TDs already for Macias.
Santa Barbara scores TDs on first two possessions and leads Camarillo 14-0 with 4:32 left in first quarter.
After an interception, Pacifica scores again on a 33-yard TD pass to take a 14-6 lead over West Ranch. 7 minutes left in 1st quarter.
Millikan scores on rushing TD to tie Newbury Park at 7-7.
Valencia has long TD pass to tie Simi Valley at 7-7.
Royal gets a FG to take a 3-0 lead over Fillmore in first quarter.
Adrian Ruiz hauls in a 48-yard TD as Pacifica takes 7-6 lead over host West Valley with 8:50 left in 1st quarter.
Alias Rabago returns a punt 70 yards for a TD as Santa Paula takes 14-0 lead over Bernstein in the first quarter.
Justin Lewis had a 40-yard touchdown run on his first carry to give Thousand Oaks a 7-0 lead. Host El Modena comes back to tie game 7-7 with 6:54 left in 1st quarter.
Simi Valley, which opened its season last Friday with a win at Nevada, scores first against Valencia. After a 50-yard pass play, Brice Hawkins runs it twice, the second time for a TD and a 7-0 lead.
Pacifica allows a 62-yard TD run as West Ranch takes 6-0 lead (PAT missed) with 9:32 left in first quarter
All-world quarterback Brady Smigiel runs for a 9-yard TD to give Newbury Park a 7-0 lead over Millikan in first quarter.
Santa Paula takes a 7-0 lead over Bernstein on a 60-yard TD run by Allen Macias, who rushed for 1,552 yards and 22 TDs last season as a junior.
Hueneme opened its season with a 38-7 win on the road against California Military Institute. The Vikings have already matched their win total from last season, when they went 1-9 overall and 1-4 in the Citrus Coast League. Hueneme, which will play in the new Tri-County League this season, will play its home opener against Colton next Friday.
St. Bonaventure opened its season Friday, using a familiar formula to rout St. Francis.
We broke down each of the five reconfigured leagues involving area teams, with predicted order of finish:
You can vote on who will win each league here .
This article originally appeared on Ventura County Star: LIVE: Coverage of opening week of the high school football season
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