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Edison star players Jake Minter (left) and Julius Gillick speak on live television after the victory ceremony of the Chargers' 21-14 victory of Central in Saturday's CIF Division 1-A title game at Saddleback College.
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California high school championship team's sprint to the finish filled with blood, sweat and push from above

Mitch Stephens
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Edison star players Jake Minter (left) and Julius Gillick speak on live television after the victory ceremony of the Chargers' 21-14 victory of Central in Saturday's CIF Division 1-A title game at Saddleback College.
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California high school championship team's sprint to the finish filled with blood, sweat and push from above

Edison heroes inspired by the life, death of own personal heroes lead to Edison's thrilling last-minute victory in CIF D1-A title game

Mitch Stephens
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De La Salle quarterback Toa Faavae is flipped over by Mater Dei defense in first half when Monarchs took a 23-0 lead.
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Box score: Mater Dei 37, De La Salle 15, CIF Open Division California high school championship

Washington-bound quarterback Dash Beierly throws for 355 yards and 3 touchdowns as Monarchs win their fifth Open Division crown and likely clinch another mythical national championship

Mitch Stephens
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Edison senior Julius Gillick (9) breaks tackle on way to a 14-yard second-quarter touchdown run in terrific first half against Fresno Central in CIF Division 1-A championship game at Saddleback College.
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Last-second 54-yard TD catch, run by Jake Minter lifts Edison past Central in CIF championship: Live updates recap

Great matchup of elite running backs in Central's Brandon Smith versus Edison's Julius Gillick

Mitch Stephens
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De La Salle's Dominic Kelley breaks free on a go-ahead and ultimately game-winning 35-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter while QB Brayden Knight signals touchdown en route to a tough 10-7 victory over Pittsburg in the CIF North Coast Section Open Division title game at Diablo Valley College on Nov. 22. | Photo: Dennis Lee
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Police escorted, De La Salle heads to St. John Bosco to play Mater Dei

partans to practice at arch rival of Saturday’s CIF Open Division foe, the national No. 1 ranked Monarchs

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From L-R, Ontario Christian sophomore Kaleena Smith and freshemen Sydney Douglas and Tati Griffin hold up hardware for earning All-Tournament honors at the Troy Classic. Griffin was tournament MVP.
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California Top 25 girls basketball rankings (12-10-2024)

Ontario Christian rattles off nine straight wins before anyone can catch their collective breath; No. 2 Marin Catholic wins La Jolla Country Day Sweet 16

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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)

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

Tarek Fattal
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Bakersfield 2026 QB Elijah Cavazos has passed for 1,714 yards and 16 touchdowns in his first 12 games of 2024, leading the Drillers into the CIF Central Section Division 1-A championship game.
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CIF Central Section 2024 football playoff updated brackets, roundup, predictions (11-18-2024)

Clovis East, Central impressive in decisive semifinal wins, to meet for D1-AA title Friday; Frontier, Bakersfield collide for D1-A title; 10 other semifinal games this week

Mitch Stephens
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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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Mission Viejo quarterback Luke Fahey (3) combined with Draiden Trudeau to throw for more than 250 yards and three touchdowns in a 41-7 win at Kapalama earlier this season. Mission Viejo travels to Corona Centennial in the state Game of the Week, a Southern Section Division I quarterfinal contest.
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Top 25 California high school football rankings (11/12/2024)

Second-ranked Mission Viejo travels to No. 6 Corona Centennial in a Southern Section Division I quarterfinal; Section playoffs begin in parts of Northern California

Mitch Stephens
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Duece Jones-Drew scored on a 5-yard run less than two minutes into the game to make it 14-0 for De La Salle in its 42-14 win over San Ramon Valley. The Spartans are the top seed in the North Coast Section Open Division. All playoffs begin Friday.
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CIF North Coast Section 2024 football playoff brackets: Updated scores, matchups, game times (11-11-2024)

Defending champions are De La Salle (Open), Pittsburg (D1), El Cerrito (D2), Marin Catholic (D3), Acalanes (D4), Miramonte (D5), St. Vincent (D6), Ferndale (D7), South Fork (8-man D1) and Roseland University Prep (8-man D2)

Mitch Stephens
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Del Norte-San Diego QB Diesel Taylor on way for touchdown during a 20-7 2024 season opening win over Point Loma. Del Norte opened the SDS D1 playoffs with a 42-35 win over Oceanside.
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CIF San Diego Section 2024 football playoff first-round scores; brackets, updated matchups (11-9-2024)

Of the 24 first-round games played, only two were won by lower seeds — No. 9 seed Del Norte in Division 1 and No. 12 Monte Vista knocked off 5th-seed Fallbrook in D5

Mitch Stephens
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Clovis East with big stick on Grant Union ball carrier on 9-13-2024
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CIF Central Section 2024 football playoff first-round scores: Updated scores, matchups, game times (11-2-2024)

Fifth-seed Clovis ends the perfect season of No. 4 Hanford in the Central Section's top 1-AA division; A pair of 15 seeds surprise No. 2 seeds in Divisions 4 and 5

Mitch Stephens
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Grant quarterback Luke Alexander looks downfield for a receiver. His team is the top seed in Division 3 for the Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs which get underway Friday.
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CIF Sac-Joaquin Section 2024 football playoff scores/brackets: 27 of 28 first-round games complete (11-9-2024)

Only three higher seeds knock off lower seeds in a fairly predictable first day of the postseason

Mitch Stephens
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California junior RB Jhadis Luckey rushed for more than 300 yards and a school record seven touchdowns in a wild 54-48 win at Amador Valley Nov. 8. This was Luckey during a Week 2 home game versus James Logan.
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Oregon State-bound Tristan Ti'a vs. Jhadis Luckey surpasses all in California high school OT classic, 54-48

California's Luckey rushes for seven touchdowns including the game-winner in OT

Mitch Stephens
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De La Salle QB Toa Faavae jukes a couple defenders on his way to a 12-yard scamper in a 42-14 win over San Ramon Valley on Oct. 18. Faavae opened the scoring in Friday's 49-3 win at Clayton Valley with a 55-yard TD run, going over 2,000 rushing yards in his career. He's the first De La Salle quarterback ever to do so.
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California power De La Salle streaks on, increases unbeaten NCS mark to 276 with 49-3 win at Clayton Valley

Spartans complete first unbeaten regular season since 2018 as six different players score in another decisive win

Mitch Stephens
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Amador Valley QB Tristan Ti'a has committed to Oregon State but not before putting up huge numbers his senior season, accounting for more than 3,300 yards and almost 40 touchdowns heading into a season-finale versus California.
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Oregon State-bound QB Tristan Ti'a, rising junior RB Jhadis Luckey could decide NCS Player of the Year tonight

Playoff positioning will be in play when Amador Valley hosts California, but the showcase of two of the section's biggest offensive talents will draw loads of attention

Mitch Stephens
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Elk Grove senior WR-DB Jeremiah Williams (7) in game vs. Laguna Creek on Oct. 11, 2024. Elk Grove hosts Kimball in a first-round playoff game on Nov. 8.
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Top 10 Sac-Joaquin Section high school football playoff first-round games

Based on Calprep.com predictions, here are the tightest games not to miss; notes, history on each game, program

Mitch Stephens
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Mission Viejo hosts Santa Margarita on Saturday in a California high school football Southern Section showdown.
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Top 25 California high school football rankings (11/4/2024)

Section playoffs start in San Diego, Southern, LA City, Central and Sac-Joaquin this week

Mitch Stephens
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Granite Bay volleyball senior setter Abigayle Gotwals about to serve in match with Bradshaw Christian on Aug. 25 2024. The Grizzlies play Vacaville in a Sac-Joaquin Section D2 semifinal match on Tuesday.
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CIF Sac-Joaquin Section 2024 girls volleyball playoff brackets: Updated scores, matchups, game times (11-5-2024)

Semifinal play in all six divisions continues on Tuesday including Division 1 play where top seed Rocklin hosts No. 4 Pleasant Grove, and No. 3 St. Mary's travels to No. 2 Folsom

Mitch Stephens
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Lincoln senior WR Ty Olsen finished the regular season with 43 catches for 760 yards and 11 touchdowns helping the Hornets to the top seed in the CIF San Diego Section Open Division playoffs, which get underway Friday in most divisions. The Open Division begins on Nov. 15.
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CIF San Diego Section 2024 football playoff brackets: Updated scores, matchups, game times (11-4-2024)

Top seeds are Lincoln (Open), San Marcos (D1), University City (Division 2), Central (D3), Ramona (D4), Vista (D5), Calipatria (5-AA) and St. Joseph Academy (D6-eight man)

Mitch Stephens
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Grant quarterback Luke Alexander looks downfield for a receiver. His team is the top seed in Division 3 for the Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs which get underway Friday.
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CIF Sac-Joaquin Section 2024 football playoff brackets: Updated scores, matchups, game times (11-3-2024)

Top seeds are Folsom (Division 1), Rocklin (D2), Oakdale (D3), Twelve Bridges (D4), Hughson (D5), Bradshaw Christian (D6) and Summerville (D7)

Mitch Stephens
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Junior guard Brandon McCoy, the nation's top recruit in the class of 2026, will lead preseason No. 1 St. John Bosco into the 2024-25 season eyeing a CIF State Open Division title.
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Top 25 California Southern Section high school boys basketball preseason rankings (11/4/2024)

St. John Bosco will roll into the high school basketball season the No. 1 team in the High School on SI preseason Top 25 rankings.

Tarek Fattal
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Marin Catholic freshman VB player Eden Cisneros gets ready for a serve from Saint Francis as rest of the Wildcats looks on during a Sept. 12 match. Saint Francis prevailed in five games but the Wildcats have won 16 of 18 since and are the No. 2 seed in the Open Division of the North Coast Section playoffs.
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CIF North Coast Section 2024 girls volleyball playoff brackets: Updated scores, matchups, game times (11-2-2024)

Defending champions are Foothill (D1), Branson (D2), Tmalpais (D3), Head-Royce (D4), Berean Christian (D5) and St. Bernard's (D6)

Mitch Stephens
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What makes Ryder Lyons so effective is that he's equally good in or at of the pocket, as he displayed during a 63-20 opening game win over Long Beach Poly. The Bulldogs won eight of their next nine to finish regular season as obvious No. 1 team.
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How Top 15 CIF Sac-Joaquin Section high school football fared; Roundup (11/2/2024)

Top ranked Folsom swamps No. 6 Granite Bay, and No. 5 Oak Ridge takes down No. 4 Rocklin in final week of regular season

Mitch Stephens
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Marin Catholic's defense pressured Cardinal Newman freshman quarterback Tino Retamoza all day during a 13-3 home win to clinch a tie of the initial Redwood Empire-Adobe league crown on Nov. 2.
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Marin Catholic locks down Cardinal Newman in North Bay Titanic

Two touchdown passes from Caedon Afsharipour is more than Wildcats need to knock Newman from ranks of unbeaten, clinch tie for initial Redwood Empire-Adobe crown

Mitch Stephens
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