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Alijah Arenas of Chatsworth High in Los Angeles, Calif., son of former NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas, has reclassified to the class of 2025 from 2026.

Alijah Arenas explains why he reclassified to 2025 (video interview)

Tarek Fattal
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Alijah Arenas of Chatsworth High in Los Angeles, Calif., son of former NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas, has reclassified to the class of 2025 from 2026.

Alijah Arenas explains why he reclassified to 2025 (video interview)

Son of former NBA star, Gilbert Arenas, is a 5-star basketball recruit that's reclassified from being a junior to a senior in high school.

Tarek Fattal
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A tremendous dual threat, Amador Valley senior quarterback Tristan Ti'a is expected to sign his early signing papers to Oregon State. After leading his team to their first North Coast Section title, Ti'a is preparing for the CIF Northern Region 3-AA championship game against McClymonds on Friday. He's accounted for more than 4,200 yards and 45 touchdowns. He's recruitment has improved almost 100 spots.
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Where Top 20 California High School senior quarterbacks are expected to sign on early National Signing Day

Amador Valley dual threat Tristan Ti'a is biggest riser and is all set to sign at Oregon State, while top QB recruit Husan Longstreet remains firm on USC

Mitch Stephens
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Pittsburg senior Marley Alcantara isn't just nimble on his feet, as shown in last year's CIF Northern California Division 1-AA 28-25 loss at Folsom, but he has a big, accurate arm which had led to a North Coast Section D1 championship. The two teams tangle again in the same game at Pittsburg on Friday
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CIF California State Bowl Championships brackets: Updated pairing, destinations, results and more

One championship matchup is decided, the 14 others will be decided by regional bowl championships

Mitch Stephens
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The Chatsworth High football team wins the City Section Division II final after a wacky ending against South Gate.
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California high school football championship ends in wackiest sequence ever (video breakdown)

Chatsworth High defeats South Gate in the final seconds of a championship game to conclude one of the wackiest finishes in high school football history.

Tarek Fattal
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Mater Dei hopes to repeat as CIF State Open Division champions after defeating Serra last year. The Monarchs will play De La Salle in the 2024 game at Saddleback College Dec. 14 at 7 p.m.
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CIF State California Football high school championship pairings announced

As expected, De La Salle and Mater Dei will meet for the CIF Open Division title game on Dec. 14 at Saddleback College; List of all other regional games here

Mitch Stephens
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Members of the Pittsburg Pirates hold up the North Coast Section Division 1 hardware after a 35-28 win over San Ramon Valley Friday at Diablo Valley College. It was Pittsburg's fourth straight Division 1 title. The Pirates will now likely meet Folsom in the CIF State Division 1-AA Northern Region title game.
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CIF California Section-by-section football championship game score list

A total of 48 champions are crowned from up and down the Golden State, now awaits the CIF State Bowl Championships

Mitch Stephens
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Newbury Park's Shane Rosenthal (left) and Brady Smigiel celebrate after a play earlier this season. On Saturday, the two plus a handful of others made big plays, particularly Drew Cofield in a wild 31-28 win over Murrieta Valley in the CIF Southern Section D2 title game. It was the Panthers second CIF title and first since 1993.
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Top 10 CIF-California high school section final playoff games wrap; Other top games of week

Newbury Park wins wild, historic Southern Section D2 title game Saturday night, Folsom romps over Oak Ridge, Max Turner rushes for five touchdowns to lead Granite Hills to SDS crown

Mitch Stephens
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Narbonne junior QB Jaden O’Neal (2) led the Gauchos to an Open Division City title in a victory over San Pedro at El Camino College on Friday, November 29, 2024.
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Oklahoma QB commit Jaden O’Neal throws 6 TDs in high school football championship victory

Narbonne won its 11th City title thanks to Jaden O’Neal.

Tarek Fattal
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Mater Dei 4-star linebacker Nasir Wyatt with a big hit on St. John Bosco freshman QB Koa Malau’ulu, during a surprising 59-14 lopsided victory over St. John Bosco at Santa Ana Stadium on Oct. 25. The teams rematch Friday for the CIF Southern Section Division 1 championship, the seventh time they've met since 2016
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Top 10 CIF-California high school section final playoff games this week; Analysis, breakdowns, predictions

National No. 1 Mater Dei looks for repeat performance; St. John Bosco seeks revenge; Newbury Park-Murrieta Valley might require track shoes; Pittsburg-San Ramon Valley hints at instant classic

Mitch Stephens
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Lincoln tight end and linebacker Kevin Zhao hopes to bring the Mustangs their third Turkey Day/San Francisco Section championship when they face Balboa for a fifth straight year at Kezar Stadium on Thanksgiving.
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California (CIF) high school football Week 4 playoff scores, live updates (11/29/2024)

Live California high school football postseason scores from all sections brought to you by High School On SI, starting with a Turkey Day tradition in San Francisco

Mitch Stephens
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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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Longtime Bishop Montgomery basketball coach Doug Mitchell (center) reached the 800-win career mark to make him 15th all-time in California.
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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.

Tarek Fattal
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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

Mitch Stephens
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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.

Tarek Fattal
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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.

Tarek Fattal
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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

Mitch Stephens
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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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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.

Tarek Fattal
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Chatsworth guard Alijah Arenas is one of the best high school basketball players in the country for the 2026 class.
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Top 25 high school boys basketball guards in CIF Southern Section, LA City Section

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

Tarek Fattal
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A tremendous dual threat, Amador Valley senior quarterback Tristan Ti'a heads into his regular-season ending game versus California-San Ramon with nearly 600 yards rushing and 12 touchdowns to go along with 2,627 passing yards. He outdid himself on Friday with 502 total yards and five touchdowns.
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Best performances in California high school football (Nov. 7-9)

Opening rounds of playoffs, regular-season finales prove more than productive for 28 top performers

Mitch Stephens
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Apple Valley coach speaks to his team during the second quarter of their game against Oak Hills on Friday, October 18, 2024 at Newton T. Bass Stadium in Apple Valley. Oak Hills defeated Apple Valley 30-14 to remain first in the Mojave River League.
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Top high school football quarterfinal matchups in CIF Southern Section, LA City

The best storylines heading into Friday night's high school football quarterfinal games in Southern California.

Tarek Fattal
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Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) surged to No. 1 in the SBLive National High School Girls Volleyball rankings after winning the Durango Fall Classic in Las Vegas in September. The Monarchs are the defending CIF State Open Division champions.
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CIF California State 2024 girls volleyball playoff brackets: Updated scores, matchups, game times (11-12-2024)

Defending state champions are Mater Dei (Open Division), Valley Christian (D1), Campbell Hall (D2), Ripon Christian (D3), Glendale (D4) and Crystal Springs Uplands (D5)

Mitch Stephens
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Grace Brethren QB Ethan LaSecla has over 2,000 yards passing and over 1,700 yards rushing on the season.
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Top QBs to watch in CIF Southern Section, LA City high school football playoffs

A look at the top high school quarterbacks to watch in the playoffs, division by division, the CIF Southern and City Section.

Tarek Fattal
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Narbonne football players in a huddle before a game.
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Top 10 LA City Section high school football final regular season rankings (11/5/2024)

Narbonne finishes No. 1 heading into the postseason.

Tarek Fattal
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SBLive Sports Athlete of the Week

Vote: Who should be the California High School Football Athlete of the Week (11/5/2024)?

Vote now to select SBLive Sports California High School Tackle Football Athlete of the Week for Oct. 17-19

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