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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)

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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

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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

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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

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)

Kingston Keanaaina (2) rushed for 212 yards and three touchdowns in the second half lifting Saint Francis, the No. 4 team in the Central Coast Section according to the SBLive computer rankings, to a 27-13 win at St. Ignatius on Oct. 18, 2024.

California high school football computer rankings (10/22/2024)

High School on SI's custom rankings formula for every section of California high school football ahead of Week 9

The CIF Southern Section and CIF State offices have revealed updated transfer numbers through September of 2024.

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CIF transfers slightly rise in Southern Section, but are slightly down statewide

The CIF Southern Section processed 2,952 transfers so far this year, a slight increase from 2023.

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Vote: Who should be the California High School Football Athlete of the Week (10/1/2024)?

Vote now to select SBLive Sports California High School Football Athlete of the Week for Sep. 26-28

Half Moon Bay QB Dusty Dimas (7) hands ball to RB Adler Halterman (26) during a Sept. 20 game versus Woodside, a 43-29 Cougars win.

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Best performances in California high school football (Sept. 26-28)

Despite fractured week, here's 25 performances that deserve a double take

Bosco offensive lineman Adrian Tavui (left) squares off with Serra's Quinn Seeberan during a Sept. 14 tussle. Both teams are near the top of their respective sections, Bosco (Southern) and Serra (Central Coast)

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California high school football computer rankings (9/24/2024)

Check out SBLive's custom rankings formula for every section of the California Interscholastic Federation ahead of Week 5 games

Pittsburg senior RB and SS Jamar Searcy, a Washington State commit, rushed 17 times for 164 yards and four touchdowns in Friday's 56-42 win over Riordan.

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Best performances in Northern California high school football (Sept. 12-14)

Central Section's leading rusher Brison Abbott rushes for more than 200 yards again, leading Bakersfielld to a huge win over Bullard

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Yreka's Trevan Crane is SBLive's Northern California Athlete of the Week (9/17/2024)

Crane dominated on both offense and defense in a Week Two high school football victory over Colusa.

Pleasant Valley's Gavin Garretson holds up the trophy help the Vikings win the Northern Section title in 2023

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Gavin Garretson commits to San Diego State: California high school football recruiting updates

Garretson had 16.5 sacks during Pleasant Valley's road to the CIF State title game in 2023

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Vote: Who should be SBLive’s Northern California High School Athlete of the Week (9/11/2024)?

Voting runs through 11:59 p.m. Monday.

Clovis High School junior Deagan Rose, who has already accepted a scholarship to Oregon State, had another huge game on Friday and is one of the top Northern California performers from Sept. 5-7.

Best performances in Northern California high school football (Sept. 5-7)

The individual numbers are staggering: 29 tackles, 421 passing yards, 252 rushing yards, eight total touchdowns, all among 35 different standouts

Aug 17, 2024; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud (7) during the game against the New York Giants at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images

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From CIF to NFL: California high school football stars on 2024 NFL rosters

Rancho Cucamonga's CJ Stroud was named NFL's Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2023

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Vote: Who should be SBLive’s Northern California High School Athlete of the Week (9/4/2024)?

Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Northern California High School Athlete of the Week for Aug. 26 - Sep. 1 as nominated by fans, readers and SBLive’s staff.

Monte Vista quarterback Brayden Turner, who committed to Fresno State during the summer, opened his 2024 season with 300 yards passing and four touchdowns to earn a spot on the top NorCal performers' list | Photo: Troy Jones

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Best performances in Northern California high school football (Aug. 29-31)

Big scores, big numbers set the tone as five NorCal Sections opened play last week

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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

Pacifica's softball team celebrates late during a 3-0 win over Orange Lutheran for the CIF Southern Section Division 1 title.

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SBLive/SI California Top 25 high school softball rankings: Pacifica finishes 2024 season as top team in state

Led by three first-team All-State performers, the Southern Section Division I champions finish on top

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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

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

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

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How to watch 2024 California CIF State high school basketball championship games: Live streams, scores

SACRAMENTO - The 2024 California (CIF) boys and girls high school basketball state championships tip off Friday morning (March 8) at Golden 1 Center. Six state

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Colfax beats Pleasant Valley to claim 2nd straight Northern California girls basketball regional title

CHICO, CALIFORNIA — You don't win 34 games by accident. Or a second straight Northern California girls basketball championship. Considered small, but mighty,

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CIF California girls basketball semifinal roundup, preview to regional finals (3-5-2024)

From buzzer beaters to blowouts to nail-biters to massive upsets, the road to the CIF California Regional girls basketball finals have been wide and varied.