The Bartlett Golden Bears got beat in the heat Friday night in Chico, California, where temperatures topped 100 degrees.
The Pleasant Valley Vikings, California's defending Division 4AA champion, used a hot start and a late touchdown to subdue the Golden Bears 41-26.
Pleasant Valley rode three touchdown passes from quarterback Tanner Hughes to a 22-14 halftime lead and scored twice in the opening eight minutes of the second half to surge to a 34-14 lead.
Bartlett (2-2) battled back with two straight touchdown runs from Hunter Cargill, the second of which trimmed the Pleasant Valley lead to 34-26 with just under five minutes to play.
The Vikings (1-1) took nearly four minutes off the clock before putting the game out of reach with a touchdown at the 1:19 mark.
Friday's scores
Pleasant Valley (CA) 41, Bartlett 26
Redington 34, Seward 14
Wasilla 17, West Valley 13
Soldotna 20, Crater (OR) 7
North Pole 46, Barrow 0
Houston 53, Monroe 6
Palmer 57, Kodiak 0
Thunder Mountain 10, Juneau 7 (OT)