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California high school football game played in the snow, below-freezing temperatures

Baldwin Park traveled roughly 100 miles to take on Big Bear for a playoff game in the snow.

Tarek Fattal

Baldwin Park plays at Big Bear in the snow in the Division 11 quarterfinals
Baldwin Park plays at Big Bear in the snow in the Division 11 quarterfinals / Gabriel Duarte

When you think of California, you think of sunny beaches and palm trees. But, it‘s not like that all the time.

On Friday night, in the CIF Southern Section Division 11 high school football quarterfinals, Baldwin Park traveled to Big Bear where the cold weather reached below-freezing temperatures, but provided an epic memory for all those involved when snow began to fall.

"Some of my players have never seen or touched the snow. So ,it was great to have that experience," Baldwin Park coach Robert Maxie said.

Some areas in Southern California will get very cold weather, especially in the desert areas, but football in the snow is rare.

Not only did the Braves of Baldwin Park get the experience, but they got the victory, too, beating Big Bear 28-21 to advance to the Division 11 semifinals where they'll face Portola on the road, again, but without the snow this time.

Local reporter for the Southern California News Group took on the weather and posted videos and images on Twitter/X.

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TAREK FATTAL

Tarek Fattal has been covering high school sports since 2015 in Southern California and primarily in Los Angeles, covering notable athletes such as Bronny James, Kayvon Thibodeaux and Alyssa Thompson. He was with the LA Daily News for eight years, which included being the beat reporter for the UCLA men's basketball team. Tarek can be seen on TV regularly on CBS/KCAL as a sports analyst with Jim Hill.

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