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Los Gatos senior quarterback Scotty Brennan (14), shown here in a game versus Palo Alto earlier this month, Saturday threw for more than 300 yards and three touchdowns in the Wildcats' stirring 35-28 win at third-seed Riordan in a CCS Division 1 semifinal game.
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Son of Arizona coach Brent Brennan leads Los Gatos to surprising win over Riordan in NorCal football playoffs

Mitch Stephens
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Los Gatos senior quarterback Scotty Brennan (14), shown here in a game versus Palo Alto earlier this month, Saturday threw for more than 300 yards and three touchdowns in the Wildcats' stirring 35-28 win at third-seed Riordan in a CCS Division 1 semifinal game.
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Son of Arizona coach Brent Brennan leads Los Gatos to surprising win over Riordan in NorCal football playoffs

Scotty Brennan throws 3 TD passes including go-ahead 18-yarder in final minute as the Wildcats beat the star-studded Crusaders in Central Coast Section D1 semifinal

Mitch Stephens
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Oakland senior Noah Bandabaila on verge of kicking game-winning walk-off 42-yard field goal in 10-7 win over Oakland Tech on Nov. 16 sending the Wildcats to the Silver Bowl.
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Oakland Wildcats take bite out of adversity, embraces change, reach pinnacle game

After losing 21 straight games, new coach Tee Hendrix helps get 'basketbal, academic school' once led by Damian Lillard to high water football mark since the mid-1990

Mitch Stephens
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Newbury Park's Shane Rosenthal (left) and Brady Smigiel celebrate after a play.
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CIF Southern Section high school football semifinal scores, championship matchups

The CIF finals are set! See which teams will play for a high school football championship next weekend.

Tarek Fattal
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St. John Bosco (left) and Mater Dei during coin flip at the LA Memorial Coliseum in the 2023 CIF Southern Section Division 1 final. Mater Dei prevailed 35-7.
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Mater Dei, St. John Bosco will play in Division 1 final for seventh time since 2016

Mater Dei and St. John Bosco will head into November 29's Division 1 final with three wins each in the championship series.

Tarek Fattal
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Derrick Blanche Jr. (22) finished with 12 carries, 182 yards rushing, including a 62-yard touchdown jaunt to finish off the scoring. De La Salle finished with 332 yards rushing and 408 overall in a 39-10 win over Serra on Sept. 6, 2024.
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De La Salle versus Pittsburg: top 15 game-breakers, college prospects

The options, future college stars are plentiful as teams battle for the North Coast Section Open Division crown at Diablo Valley College

Mitch Stephens
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Mater Dei senior quarterback Dash Beierly threw for 308 yards and four touchdowns and added a 40-yard TD run in the Monarchs' 59-14 win over St. John Bosco Oct. 25 at the Santa Ana Bowl.
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Mater Dei runs away with it, capitalizing on several Centennial mistakes: Live score updates recap

The game was close early but Centennial made too many mistakes as Mater Dei dominates; St. John Bosco rematch looms

Sam Brown
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Jaxon Bell, a junior running back from Liberty-Brentwood, is one of 61 top performers this week after he rushed for 267 yards and three touchdowns in a North Coast Section playoff win.
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Best performances in California high school football (Nov. 14-16)

How good were the perfromances this week? Try a whopping 61 standouts as playoff action hits full throttle in California

Mitch Stephens
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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

Mitch Stephens
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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.

Tarek Fattal
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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.

Tarek Fattal
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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

Andrew Nemec
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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.

Tarek Fattal
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Mater Dei remains No. 1 in the SBLive/SI Top 25 national high school football rankings.
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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"

René Ferrán
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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.

Tarek Fattal
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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

Mitch Stephens
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Newbury Park senior Shane Rosenthal, a Princeton commit, became California's all-time reception leader in a playoff victory over San Clemente on November 15, 2024.
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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.

Tarek Fattal
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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.

Tarek Fattal
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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

Mitch Stephens
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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.

Tarek Fattal
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A high ankle sprain derailed much of Saliou Sow's junior season but the Bishop O'Dowd senior running back is making up for lost time. He rushed for 150 yards on 33 carries in the Dragons' 24-20 upset win at Monte Vista earlier this year; The two teams faced off again Friday in the NCS D2 playoffs and the Dragons won again, but it was even closer
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CIF North Coast Section 2024 football playoff updated brackets, first-round scores; next matchups (11-15-2024)

De La Salle, Pittsburg and San Ramon Valley all win handily in top division; Bishop O'Dowd edges Monte Vista in the Game of the Night in D2

Mitch Stephens
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Derrick Blanche Jr. (22) finished with 12 carries, 182 yards rushing, including a 62-yard touchdown jaunt to finish off the scoring. De La Salle finished with 332 yards rushing and 408 overall in a 39-10 win over Serra on Sept. 6, 2024. On Friday in a 42-10 win over San Marin, Blanche finished off the scoring with a 40-yard touchdown in the third quarter.
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De La Salle powers past San Marin, now gets Pittsburg in much anticipated NorCal heavyweight matchup

Spartans spread the wealth to increase unbeaten North Coast Section streak to 277 games; Pittsburg breezes past Clayton Valley

Mitch Stephens
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Baldwin Park plays at Big Bear in the snow in the Division 11 quarterfinals
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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
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Granite Hills, which hosts Torrey Pines Friday in D1 quarterfinal play, here prepared for Mission Hills in August / Photo: Steven Silva.
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CIF San Diego Section 2024 football playoff bracket, predictions, scores, updates (11-15-2024)

Results really get interesting this week, highlighted by Open Games Mission Hills at Lincoln and Cathedral Catholic at La Costa Canyon

Mitch Stephens
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We are the champions. Alameda's girls flag football team won the initial NCS championship after a 26-20 overtime win over Alhambra at California High.
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'Holy cow,' Alameda High School wins first North Coast Section flag football championship with Hail Mary

After game-winning touchdown pass is wiped out by penalty, the Hornets would not be denied in flag football thriller at California High

Mitch Stephens
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Four-star linebacker Tristan Phillips
Recruiting

Prediction: Oregon Ducks to land bluechip linebacker

Oregon appears poised to add one of the nation's top linebacker in the class of 2026

Andrew Nemec
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