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Nationally ranked programs and two of California's best high school football schools are set to kick-off the season on Friday night.
Last year's defending state champion (Div. I-AA) Folsom Bulldogs will travel to Concord to face one of the nation's most storied programs in the De la Salle Spartans. A matchup usually reserved for a Northern California final will be the most anticipated regional game in recent memory.
Folsom will be looking to snap a streak of 290 straight wins by De La Salle against an opponent from NorCal -- a streak dating back to 1991.
"Everybody in the community is talking about it, so it's going to be a big game," said Folsom senior quarterback Kaiden Bennett. "We've just got to play at the best of our abilities."
Bennett and his Clemson-bound receiver Joseph Ngata echoed the Bulldogs' mindset heading into this season - promising to be better than last season. A tall task when last season resulted in an undefeated season and a state championship.
The Bulldogs are treating last season's state championship as an afterthought and aren't looking to carry any momentum from that success into this season.
"It's just coming in and being ready to work, and not being satisfied with yesterday, or the day before," said Ngata following Monday's practice. "We're trying to get to the top and (we know) that these teams are going to be different and going to be better. So we have to get acclimated to their skill sets and playing styles.
"This (game) will set a standard for us; knowing where we can grow and where we can improve," he continued. "This is definitely a great way to show who we are as a team and as a program."
Fifteen starters return for Folsom and the game with De la Salle was scheduled to help motivate them for the coming season.
"They're the measuring stick of all high school programs, if you ask me," said Folsom head coach Kris Richardson. "They've been the best program in the country the past two decades. We want to challenge our kids and If there's a way to motivate a team in the offseason, this is it."
Both the Spartans and Bulldogs are ranked 18th and 19th respectively by MaxPreps in the Xcellent Writers' 25 national poll.
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