Vanden hosts Wood on Friday, Oct. 24 — kickoff 5:15 p.m. PT

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Wood travels to Vanden for a Northern California league meeting on Friday, Oct. 24. Kickoff is set for 5:15 p.m. Pacific at Vanden, with the game page and team pages available on SBLive.

Game details

• Game: Wood Wildcats at Vanden Vikings

• Date/time: Friday, Oct. 24, 2025 — 5:15 p.m. PT

• Location: Vanden (home)

• SBLive game page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/football/games/5542734-wood-vs-vanden

• Vanden Vikings: https://scorebooklive.com/california/football/teams/235956-vanden-vikings-jv (SBLive fans: 7)

• Wood Wildcats: https://scorebooklive.com/california/football/teams/236048-wood-wildcats-jv (SBLive fans: 0)

Quick context and recent meeting

The Vikings and Wildcats last met on Oct. 25, 2024, a game Vanden won 42-15. See the box score and recap from that meeting here: https://scorebooklive.com/california/football/games/4448146-vanden-vs-wood. Expect both teams to lean on areas that worked for them last season — Vanden’s balanced attack and Wood’s effort to tighten up on defense — as they jockey for position in league play.

Streaming and tickets

• Streaming: Both programs maintain NFHS Network pages for live video. Vanden: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/vanden-high-school-fairfield-ca/football?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive. Wood: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/will-c-wood-high-school-vacaville-ca/football?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive.

• Tickets: No ticketing URL provided on the SBLive entry; check the home team’s athletic department or NFHS Network page for event links.

Get involved — follow teams and make your pick

Follow both teams on SBLive to get updates and help grow their fan counts: Vanden (https://scorebooklive.com/california/football/teams/235956-vanden-vikings-jv) and Wood (https://scorebooklive.com/california/football/teams/236048-wood-wildcats-jv). Picks on SBLive are for fun and fan engagement (both teams currently show 0 picks); these numbers and any win projections can change, so follow your team and make your pick if you want to show support.

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