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Merced at Hilmar — Bears travel to Hilmar High on Thursday, Sept. 18

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Hilmar High School -

Merced (Bears) visits Hilmar (Yellowjackets) for a Thursday night meeting at Hilmar High School. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. PDT on Sept. 18, 2025. Fans can follow the game on the SBLive game page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/football/games/5640688-merced-vs-hilmar

Quick facts

  • Date/time: Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025 — 6 p.m. PDT

  • Location: Hilmar High School (Hilmar, Calif.)

  • Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/football/games/5640688-merced-vs-hilmar

  • Home: Hilmar Yellowjackets — https://scorebooklive.com/california/football/teams/233563-hilmar-yellowjackets-fr (SBLive team page)

  • Away: Merced Bears — https://scorebooklive.com/california/football/teams/234305-merced-bears-fr (SBLive team page)

Streaming and team links

  • Hilmar NFHS Network page (check for live stream availability): https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/hilmar-high-school-hilmar-ca/football?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

  • Merced NFHS Network page (check for live stream availability): https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/merced-high-school-merced-ca/football?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

Notes and what to watch

There’s no recent meeting on file between these programs in the SBLive game data. Hilmar and Merced both have games the following week — Hilmar hosts Escalon on Sept. 25 (https://scorebooklive.com/california/football/games/5640689-escalon-vs-hilmar) and Merced hosts Enochs on Sept. 25 (https://scorebooklive.com/california/football/games/5553311-enochs-vs-merced) — so expect coaches to use this matchup as a benchmark before league play ramps up.

SBLive fan info & engagement

  • Hilmar fans: 3 Merced fans: 1 (current SBLive counts; these numbers can change)

  • Picks on this game: 0 (make your pick on the SBLive game page; picks are for fun and do not affect any win projections)

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