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Crespi senior forward Peyton White throws down a dunk against Golden Valley at home.

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Top 25 California Southern Section high school boys basketball rankings (12/2/2024)

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Top 25 California Southern Section high school boys basketball rankings (12/2/2024)

No. 1 and 2, St. John Bosco and Harvard-Westlake, stay unbeaten through the first two weeks of the season.

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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.

Newbury Park football coach Joe Smigiel raises the CIF championship plaque after beating Murrieta Valley 31-28 on Saturday, November 30, 2024.

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Newbury Park football forges improbable CIF championship run fueled by naysayers

Newbury Park overcame a 14-point deficit to take down Murrieta Valley in the D2 final for the program's first CIF title since 1993.

St. Pius X poses for photo at the CIF championship football luncheon in Long Beach on Monday, November 25, 2024.

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How a California high school football team won a CIF championship after one-win season

St. Pius X, a small private school in Downey, Calif. - in south Los Angeles - won a CIF championship after winning just one game in the regular season.

Rio Hondo Prep coach Mark Carson introduces his team at the CIF Luncheon.

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California small school with 71 boys beats 3,635-enrollment public in championship football game

"I think it's the highest enrollment differential in CIF finals history," Rio Hondo Prep football coach Mark Carson said.

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.

Mater Dei football players pose for a picture at the CIF championship football luncheon in Long Beach.

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Top players to watch in each CIF Southern Section high school football final

From Division 1 to Division 14, here are the big names expected to perform on championship weekend for each respective CIF football finalist.

Edison star running back Julius Gillick won't be able to play in the team's CIF Southern Section Division 3 final against Simi Valley after picking up two unsportsmanlike penalties in the semifinal.

California high school football star can't play in championship after unsportsmanlike penalties (video)

Edison High running back Julius Gillick will have to sit out the team's CIF final after questionable unsportsmanlike penalty calls in semifinal.

Murrieta Valley football coach George Wilson speaks about his team at the 2024 CIF Football Luncheon in Long Beach on November 25, 2024.

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Murrieta Valley vs. Newbury Park CIF Southern Section D2 football final should provide fireworks

Quarterbacks Bear Bachmeier (Stanford commit) and Florida State commit Brady Smigiel will face off in the CIF championship on Saturday.

Rio Hondo Prep football players at the annual CIF football luncheon for finalists.

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California high school with 71 boys takes on school with 3,635 enrollment in CIF football final

Rio Hondo Prep will play Warren High in the CIF Southern Section Division 7 final in what might be the biggest difference in enrollment for a CIF final ever.

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.

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.

Mazi Mosley, a 4-star shooting guard in the 2025 class, has transferred to Prolific Prep (Calif.) from Montverde Academy (Fla.), after being there for just a few months.

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LSU basketball commit Mazi Mosley transfers across country for second time since July

Mosley, a 4-star shooting guard in the 2025 class, has transferred to Prolific Prep (Calif.) from Montverde Academy (Fla.), after being there for just a few months.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.