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Mitty senior Kacie Caolli (5) is one of seven seniors who lead the Monarchs after their on-going state record 21st regional title Tuesday in a three-game Northern California Open Division sweep over arch-rival Saint Francis. Mitty goes for their record 15th state crown Saturday against national powerhouse Cathedral Catholic of San Diego, which beat defending state Open champion Mater Dei in four games Tuesday. The state championships are at Santiago Canyon College in Orange.

CIF California 2024 girls volleyball playoff brackets: Regional final scores; State tital matchups (11-20-2024)

Mitty (North) and Cathedral Catholic (South) make statements with decisive Open regional championship victories; 11 more regional champions crowned, now set for state finals in Orange

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CIF high school basketball: Bishop Montgomery's Doug Mitchell notches career win 800 (11/20/24)

Mitchell now sits at No. 15 all-time in California history for career wins in boys basketball.

Prolific Prep senior combo guard Darryn Peterson dunks home two of his game-high 33 points on Tuesday night in a 66-54 win over Columbus (Miami) at Florida Atlantic University on Nov. 19, 2024.

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High school boys basketball National Player of the Year watchlist for 2024-25

High School on SI will name a National Player of the Year in boys basketball at the end of the 2024-25 season. Here is a list of names vying for the honor.

Julian Snyder was a powerful, fun-loving, gregarious offensive lineman for the Casa Roble High School football team (Orangevale, Calif.) who was killed in a vehicle accident on Nov. 16.

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California high school football team endures unspeakable loss after season-ending defeat

Sacramento Bee Hall of Fame writer Joe Davidson tells the tragic story a stadium filled with football fans not to cheer, but to mourn the sudden death of teammate Julian Snyder

Chris Varner (center) announces his retirement from high school football after nine seasons at West Ranch.

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West Ranch football coach Chris Varner announces retirement from coaching

Varner was the coach at West Ranch for nine seasons and won the program's first and only Foothill League title in 2022.

Centennial QB Husan Longstreet will lead the Huskies into the CIF-SS Division 1 semifinals against Mater Dei at home.

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Calpreps' semifinal predictions for CIF Southern Section high school football playoffs

A look at Calpreps predictions for each semifinal matchup in the CIF Southern Section high school football playoffs.

Ryder Lyons (left) and Lucas Hardeman celebrate by hoisting the state championship trophy at Saddleback College from the 2023 State Division 1-A title game. Saddleback has been secured for the fourth straight year to host tentative the top five divisions of the 15-game State Bowl Championships.

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CIF football championship venues are set: Saddleback College, Long Beach City College and Fullerton Stadium

Sites for the 15 State Bowl Games have been set for three different Southern California locales

Archbishop Riordan offensive lineman Peter Langi

Recruiting

Peter Langi sets commitment date, previews finalists

Peter Langi is set to choose from among six finalists on November 24

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Top 25 California high school boys basketball preseason rankings (11/17/2024)

St. John Bosco, two-time defending Open champion Harvard-Westlake and Eastvale Roosvelt head the pack

Harvard-Westlake guard Joe Sterling scored 25 points including seven 3-pointers in his debut Tuesday night at home.

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CIF high school basketball: Harvard-Westlake debuts new faces, Joe Sterling shoots lights out (11/19/24)

Sterling, a junior transfer from Crespi, made seven 3-pointers in his Harvard-Westlake debut at home.

Prolific Prep senior guard Darryn Peterson scored 33 points and added eight rebounds and four assists in a 66-54 victory over national No. 1 Columbus (Miami, Fla.) Friday night. This is from earlier in the season as the Crew improved to 7-0.

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Kansas commit Darryn Peterson, Prolific Prep take down No. 1 Columbus, Cameron Boozer in Florida blockbuster

Combo guard explodes for 33 points as Crew fight back from first-quarter hole to beat Columbus in convincing fashion

Anaheim Canyon forward Brandon Benjamin is back for his senior season after a year at Mater Dei.

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CIF high school basketball: San Diego commit Brandon Benjamin scores big in first game back at Canyon (11/18/2024)

High school basketball season is officially underway in California. Southern Section play began Monday and Benjamin was one of the big scorers.

Cathedral Catholic junior opposite hitter Sophia Johnson has 253 kills in 107 sets play at a 42% kill rate. She's also registered 81 kills. The Dons are the top seed in Regional Open Division play and host defending champion Mater Dei in Tuesday's regional final, with the winner advancing to the state championships to face the winner of Mitty and Saint Francis.

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CIF California State 2024 girls volleyball playoff brackets: Regional semifinal scores; Final previews (11-18-2024)

Four of the state's top 12 teams converge in Open Division regional finals, including No. 1 and defending state champion Mater Dei vs. No. 5 and top seed Cathedral Catholic

Narbonne football had seven players deemed ineligible for the playoffs just hours before the opening round on Friday, November 15.

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Narbonne football players deemed ineligible in playoffs for 'fraudulent documentation'

Findings from an investigation by the school district and the section office show evidence of violations that made seven Narbonne players ineligible for the postseason.

Westchester's Tajh Ariza, son of former Laker Trevor Ariza.

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Top 25 high school boys basketball forwards/wings in CIF Southern Section, LA City Section

Here are the top forwards/wings to watch in the CIF Southern Section and LA City Section for the 2024-25 season, which begins in mid-November.

Recruiting

Jaron Sagapolutele, newly-minted 5-star quarterback, discusses 3-horse race for commitment

Five-star quarterback Jaron Sagapolutele is considering Cal, Georgia and Oregon late

Rankings

SBLive/SI Top 25 national high school football rankings (11/18/2024)

Centennial took down Mission Viejo in Southern California's "Public School Super Bowl"

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California high school girls volleyball team ends season amid gender identity laws, religious belief conflict

Stone Ridge Christian of Merced forfeits CIF Northern California Division 6 semifinal match rather than play top seed San Francisco Waldorf, could receive future CIF sanctions

National

Vote: Who should be High School Sports on SI National Boys Athlete of the Week? (11/18/2024)

Which athlete had the best performance in the nation from Nov. 11-17?

Corona Centennial QB Husan Longstreet has flipped his college commitment from Texas A&M to USC.

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USC football flips California's No. 1 high school quarterback Husan Longstreet

Longstreet commits to USC after being a longtime Texas A&M commit.

St. Mary's junior Kenneth Moore III (3) had eight catches and 81 yards and added a rushing touchdowns in a 38-28 home win over Clovis West on Aug. 18, 2023. Moore, one of the state's top junior prospects, scored a touchdown Friday in a 43-7 home SJS D2 playoff game.

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CIF Sac-Joaquin Section 2024 football playoff scores/brackets: Second round complete, game recaps (11-16-2024)

Five-star Folsom quarterback Ryder Lyons throws for 7 touchdowns in a lopsided D1 quarterfinal, Turlock stuns Central Catholic with a 2-point conversion in overtime; Grant, St. Mary's on collision course after lopsided D2 wins

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Princeton football commit becomes California's all-time reception leader

Newbury Park's Shane Rosenthal cemented himself atop an impressive record list after nine receptions Friday night.

St. Francis football player runs out with a school before a playoff game against St. Pius.

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CIF Southern Section high school football playoffs: Quarterfinal results, semifinal matchups

A look at every semifinal matchup in Divisions 1 through 14 in the CIF Southern Section. See who's hosting or on the road, and see the scores from the first two rounds.

BYU-bound RB Kingston Keanaaina breaks free momentarily while leading Saint Francis to a 27-13 win at St. Ignatius in San Francisco on Oct. 18, 2024; The two teams will meet again Nov. 22 for the CCS Open Division crown after first-round wins on Friday

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CIF Central Coast 2024 football playoff first-round scores, updated brackets, next round matchups (11-15-2024)

St. Ignatius, St. Francis will meet for Open Division championship after defeating Salinas, Valley Christian

Corona Centennial QB Husan Longstreet guided the Huskies to a big Division 1 playoff victory Friday night over Mission Viejo.

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Husan Longstreet leads Corona Centennial to victory over Mission Viejo in D1 quarterfinal

Husan Longstreet threw for 236 yards and a touchdown in the Huskies’ big road win Friday night.