Liberty's offense jumped out to a 21-point lead by halftime of their first-ever home game on campus. Valley News/JP Raineri photo

— SOUTHWEST RIVERSIDE COUNTY — Scores for Week One high school football games involving local teams inside our coverage area were reported as follows:

8/25 (Thursday)

San Jacinto – 61, Heritage – 28

8/26 (Friday)

Vista Murrieta – 37, Murrieta Mesa – 14

Murrieta Valley – 52, Great Oak – 14

Tesoro – 14, Chaparral – 10

Temecula Valley –  35, Elsinore – 7

Eisenhower – 40, Temescal Canyon – 27

Rancho Christian – 43, San Bernardino – 8

Liberty – 42, AB Miller – 0 

Tahquitz – 34, Lakeside – 13

Paloma Valley – 42, Moreno Valley – 20

California Lutheran – 12, Calvin Christian – 6

8/27 (Saturday)

Pacifica – 41, Linfield Christian – 22

Santa Rosa – 54, Nuview Bridge – 12

This season the Valley News Sports Department will be focusing on the schools and sports inside a limited coverage area due to print space and manpower. Those schools include Great Oak, Temecula Valley, Chaparral, Murrieta Valley, Murrieta Mesa, Vista Murrieta, Linfield Christian, Rancho Christian, Elsinore, Paloma Valley, Liberty, St. Jeanne de Lestonnac, Heritage, Temecula Prep, Hamilton (Anza), California Lutheran, Cornerstone Christian, Temescal Canyon, Lakeside and the River Springs Charter Schools (no football programs).

*All stats, schedules, photos, and scores are supplied by local high school athletic directors, MaxPreps, CIF-SS offices, contributing writers/photographers and countless fans of the games via social media. Is your team’s score missing? Let us know if your school is inside our coverage area and would like to be mentioned.

JP Raineri can be reached by email at sports@reedermedia.com.

JP Raineri

JP is an award-winning multimedia journalist and head of the sports department at the Valley News. A former Southwestern League head baseball coach and former President of the Temecula Youth Baseball League, he has also worked as a local radio personality for All Pro Broadcasting and as a television host for the Outdoor Channel. When he’s not covering sports, JP works in the Media Technology Department for Major League Baseball.