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A First for the Toros: Torres Wins the First Playoff Game in Program History Before Falling to Bakersfield Christian

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November 2, 2026

Torres players gather in a team huddle during the Toros' 2026 playoff run.

Photo courtesy of Torres Girls Flag Football (torresgff.com)

Matilda Torres High is one of the youngest schools in the Central Section, and its flag football program now has a night it will never forget. The No. 7 seed Toros beat No. 10 Chavez Collegiate of Delano 21-6 on Tuesday, October 27, in Madera, the first playoff victory in program history.

Torres had never played a playoff game before Tuesday night. The Toros hosted the round of 16 as the No. 7 seed and made their postseason debut a win the school will talk about for years.

The celebration was short by necessity. Two days later, on Thursday, October 29, Torres traveled to Bakersfield Christian and lost 25-6, ending the Toros’ season in the second round. Bakersfield Christian had also beaten Torres 32-12 on October 6.

The playoff breakthrough capped a memorable closing stretch. Torres finished the regular season unbeaten at home down the stretch, highlighted by a 68-0 Senior Night win over Mendota on October 22, when the program honored its six seniors.

The program’s rise is already opening doors. Senior Amerie Lujan holds college flag football offers from Lurleen B. Wallace Community College and Culver-Stockton College, and senior Angelina Fernandez has collected four offers, from Mount Mary University, East Texas Baptist University, Lurleen B. Wallace and Elizabethtown College, according to the team’s official site.

For a young school still building its traditions, a first playoff win is a foundation piece. The Toros have theirs, and the standard that comes with it: Torres expects to be playing in late October every year. Bakersfield Christian, meanwhile, moves on to the Central Section semifinals against Templeton on Tuesday, November 3.

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James Clemens Gets the Hardest Draw in 6A: A Playoff Trip to Hewitt-Trussville

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November 2, 2026

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James Clemens players in action during the Jets' Oct. 20 win over Mae Jemison.

Photo by 100Shotz Media via James Clemens girls flag (@jchsgirlsflag) on Instagram.

Every bracket has a draw nobody wants, and in Class 6A it belongs to James Clemens. The Jets travel to Hewitt-Trussville on Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 6 p.m. for a first round playoff game, a road trip confirmed on Hewitt-Trussville’s official athletics schedule.

James Clemens, from Madison, won six of its 14 games and closed the regular season the right way, with a 6-0 shutout win at Columbia on Oct. 27. The Jets’ wins include a 36-6 rout of Bob Jones, a 35-0 shutout of St. John Paul II, a 31-13 win over Mae Jemison on Oct. 20 and an 18-0 shutout of Hazel Green. The losses show the gap the Jets have to close. Gadsden City beat them 36-6 on Oct. 22, and Sparkman edged them 13-6 on Oct. 13.

Hewitt-Trussville is the standard on the other sideline. The Huskies are one of the powers of the 6A bracket, and the program’s flag account still points to the inaugural state title it won in 2021, before flag became an official AHSAA championship sport.

Three of the Jets’ six wins were shutouts, so the defense has traveled before. The game is also one of eight first round matchups in the Class 6A bracket, while eight other teams, including Spain Park and Smiths Station, sit out the week on byes and wait for the winners.

For James Clemens, the math is simple. The Jets have already shown they can pitch a shutout and score in bunches against their own level. Tuesday asks them to do it in the hardest building in the bracket.