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Mater Dei linebacker Abduall Sanders Jr. intercepts a pass against St. John Bosco in the 2023 CIF Southern Section Division 1 final at the LA Memorial Coliseum.
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Vote: Who is California's top high school linebacker?

Lance Smith, Mitch Stephens
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Mater Dei linebacker Abduall Sanders Jr. intercepts a pass against St. John Bosco in the 2023 CIF Southern Section Division 1 final at the LA Memorial Coliseum.
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Vote: Who is California's top high school linebacker?

California is brimming with nationally-recruited high school linebackers.

Lance Smith, Mitch Stephens
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Birmingham Charter running back Dredon Fowles carrying the ball against Acalanes in the CIF State Division 3AA title game on Dec. 9, 2023 at Saddleback College.
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Birmingham's Dredon Fowles voted top Offensive Player of the Year candidate in CIF-L.A. City Section by fans

Speedy running back Dredon Fowles enters his senior year with more than 1,200 career rushing yards..

Lance Smith
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SBLive Sports Athlete of the Week
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Vote: Who should be SBLive’s Southern California High School Athlete of the Week (8/28/2024)?

Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Southern California High School Athlete of the Week for Aug. 19-25 as nominated by fans, readers and SBLive’s staff. Read t

Lance Smith, Bodie De Silva
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Birmingham Charter football linemen sit on the bench during their CIF State final in December of 2023 against Acalanes.
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Week 1 predictions, storylines in LA City Section high school football

Birmingham will debut a freshman QB against a Ventura County power and Narbonne will test itself against an Orange County power, while Kennedy and Palisades look to go 2-0 in big Week 1 matchups.

Tarek Fattal, SBLive Sports
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Granite Hills running back Max Turner carries the ball in the 2023 Open Division championship game | Justin Fine
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Best performances in opening week of Southern California high school football (Aug. 22-24)

Granite Hills running back surpassed 200 yards in Friday's season opener at Mission Hills

Bodie De Silva
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Gardena High School
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Top 10 LA City Section high school football rankings (8/26/2024)

Gardena beats Crespi in Encino, and Roosevelt tops Venice to create movement in the City Section Top 10 rankings after Week 0.

Tarek Fattal, SBLive Sports
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The California high school football season starts with a bang as No. 1 Mater Dei hosts No. 8 Centennial on Thursday in a nationally-ranked showdown.
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California high school football Games of the Week (8-22-2024)

Six games pit two California Top 25 teams in Week 0 bonanza of big showdowns

Mitch Stephens
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Darrell Stanley (2) and younger brother Pharrell Stanley (1) will play at Lancaster High in 2024 after playing at Granada Hills Charter in 2023.
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Football brothers Darrell, Pharrell Stanley set to play at Lancaster High

Darrell Stanley tells SBLive he's transferring from Birmingham Charter to Lancaster High to play with his younger brother, Pharrell.

Tarek Fattal, SBLive Sports
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Carson High defense surrounds and brings down the ball carrier.
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Week 0 predictions, storylines in LA City Section high school football

Oklahoma commit, Jaden O'Neal, of Narbonne High will make his debut at QB for the Gauchos against Garfield, the 2023 City Section Open Division runner-up.

Tarek Fattal, SBLive Sports
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Birmingham Charter football linemen sit on the bench during their CIF State final in December of 2023 against Acalanes.
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SBLive's All-LA City Section high school football team (2024 preseason edition)

Marquee names like Jaden O'Neal, Chinedu Onyeagoro, Mark Iheanachor and David Sandy headline SBLive's 2024 All-City Section preseason high school football team.

Tarek Fattal, SBLive Sports
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Harbor City Narbonne High School begins the 2024 football season ranked No. 1 in the SBLive LA City Section preseason Top 10 rankings on Aug. 18, 2024.
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Top 10 LA City Section high school football preseason rankings (8/18/2024)

Narbonne High begins the 2024 high school football season ranked No. 1 in SBLive's LA City Section preseason Top 10 rankings.

Tarek Fattal, SBLive Sports
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Vote: Who will be the Offensive Player of the Year in L.A. City Section high school football?

The CIF-L.A. City Section has a litany of talented offensive player of the year candidates. We want to know which one you think is going to have the biggest sea

Lance Smith, Tarek Fattal, SBLive Sports
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Banning football defeats La Jolla Country Day in CIF State SoCal Regional final in 2023.
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Best LA City Section high school football games to watch for 2024 season

Week-by-week breakdown of the best 2024 LA City Section football matchups from Aug. 22 to Nov. 2.

Tarek Fattal, SBLive Sports
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Jaden O'Neal drops back in the pocket during his sophomore season at Newport Harbor
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Top LA City Section high school football players (2025 & 2026 commits)

Narbonne junior quarterback Jaden O'Neal added offers from many college football powers before selecting Oklahoma

Bodie De Silva
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Chinedu Onyeagoro of King/Drew is committed to SMU and pledges to record 35 sacks in 2024.
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Top defensive players in LA City Section high school football

King/Drew defensive end Chinedu Onyeagoro, an SMU commit, headlines the top defensive players to watch in the LA City Section

Tarek Fattal, SBLive Sports
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Birmingham Charter running back Dredon Fowles carrying the ball against Acalanes in the CIF State Division 3AA title game on Dec. 9, 2023 at Saddleback College.
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Top offensive players in LA City Section high school football

Narbonne QB Jaden O'Neal, an Oklahoma commit, headlines the top offensive players to watch in the City Section.

Tarek Fattal, SBLive Sports
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Mater Dei will play Bishop Gorman for the fourth time on Sept. xx after winning for a third straight time here in 2022, 24-21. 5-star running back Jordon Davison (0) is back for the Monarchs.
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Vote: Which California high school running back will have biggest 2024 season?

Two weeks ago, we broke down who we think are the top 50 running backs in California high school football heading into the 2024 season. Now, it's your turn to s

Lance Smith, Mitch Stephens
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Folsom QB Ryder Lyons was the SBLive/SI California Co-Offensive Player of the Year in 2023.
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SBLive/SI All-State California high school football teams for 2023 season

We honored 114 players across the state, including seven total Players of the Year, one coach along with a dozen QBs, RBs, WRs, DL, LBs, DBs and all-purpose standouts

Mitch Stephens, SBLive Sports
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Saint Francis senior Kate Munnerlyn went 15-0 and slugged six home runs to earn California Player of the Year honors
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SBLive/SI California all-state softball teams: Kate Munnerlyn named 2024 Player of the Year

Top-ranked Pacifica (Garden Grove) leads the way with three first-team selections; Saint Francis pitcher-slugger Kate Munnerlyn is State Player of the Year

Lance Smith
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Mater Dei incoming senior running back Jordon Davison should carry the ball more than 101 times as he did as a junior/Photo: John Bowers
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California's Top 50 high school running backs to watch in 2024 football season

The high school football season is only a month away and here are 50 of the top running backs in California

Mitch Stephens
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Mater Dei will play Bishop Gorman for the fourth time on Sept. 6 after winning for a third straight time here in 2022, 24-21. 5-star running back Jordon Davison (0) is back for the Monarchs.
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Which football teams have the toughest schedules in every California (CIF) Section?

From Clovis North to Mater Dei, here's a look at 10 of the toughest 2024 high school football schedules in the state

Mitch Stephens
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Mission Viejo's Dijon Lee competing at the 2024 Battle at the Beach at Edison High on July 13, 2024.
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Battle at the Beach: Takeaways, impressers, photos

Mission Viejo, St. John Bosco, Santa Margarita and Edison impressed at the 2024 edition of the Battle at the Beach.

Tarek Fattal, SBLive Sports
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Four-star recruit Jake Hall of Carlsbad will be one of the top players more than 150 college coaches will be watching in the Boys Cali Live 24 event Friday through Sunday at Roebbelen Center in Roseville (Calif.).
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Top prospects to watch at Boys Cali Live 2024 high school basketball event

If you're one of the approximate 150 men's basketball coaches who plan to attend Boys Cali Live 24 Friday through Sunday at the Roebbelen Center, this list is for you. It's more than 300 possible Division I college prospects who will be in action.

Mitch Stephens
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SBLive's California Softball Top 25 (3/20/2024): No. 1 Pacifica-Garden Grove off to blistering start
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SBLive's California Softball Top 25 (3/20/2024): No. 1 Pacifica-Garden Grove off to blistering start

Here are SBLive's California softball rankings for the week of Mar. 18-24. CALIFORNIA SOFTBALL TOP 25: 1. Pacifica-Garden Grove (12-0) The Mariners still

Lance Smith, SBLive Sports
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Top 10 California high school baseball rankings: LA City Section (3/18/2024)
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Top 10 California high school baseball rankings: LA City Section (3/18/2024)

Birmingham Charter moves into No. 1 after taking down El Camino Real; North Hollywood cracks Top 10 after a win over Sylmar

Tarek Fattal, SBLive Sports
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