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Running back Derrick Blanche (right) of De La Salle attempts to elude Grant linebacker Jeremiah Tuiileila in an August game. Both teams reached the State Bow finals, one was picked to win by both CalPreps and SBLive, the other one was not.
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CalPreps, staff predictions for CIF California high school State Bowl Championships

Mitch Stephens
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Running back Derrick Blanche (right) of De La Salle attempts to elude Grant linebacker Jeremiah Tuiileila in an August game. Both teams reached the State Bow finals, one was picked to win by both CalPreps and SBLive, the other one was not.
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CalPreps, staff predictions for CIF California high school State Bowl Championships

CalPreps picks Northern California in all but three of the games, but one of South's wins is projected to win by 38 points — can you guess who?

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 Friday's 42-14 win over San Ramon Valley.
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California CIF State high school football championship previews, storylines for each final

Can De La Salle hang with Mater Dei in the CIF State Open Division final? That's just one storyline ahead of this weekend's 15 state championship finals.

Tarek Fattal, Mitch Stephens
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Mater Dei routs St. John Bosco at Santa Ana Stadium on Friday, October 25, 2024.
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California high school football CIF State championship schedule - date, times, locations

The CIF State championships will be played on December 13-14 in three different locations.

Tarek Fattal
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Edison star running back Julius Gillick rushed 39 times for 240 yards and three touchdowns in Saturday's 34-28 win over Granite Hills in the CIF South Region Division 1-A championship. He and the Chargers advanced to Saturday's state 1-A championship to face Fresno Edison.
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CIF State Football regional championship scores, state championship matchups

Fresno Central, Huntington Beach to meet in the 1-AA championship after impressive regional titles; Twelve Bridges, Palos Verdes to tangle for 2-A state crown

Mitch Stephens
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BYU-bound RB Kingston Keanaaina, who signed at BYU on Wednesday, breaks free momentarily while leading Saint Francis to a 27-13 win at St. Ignatius in San Francisco on Oct. 18, 2024 Keanaaina's Lancers host Grant tonight at 7:30 p.m. in a CIF Division 2-AA NorCal Regional championship. St. Ignatius, the CCS Open champion, travels to Central of Fresno on Saturday.
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2024 California high school football playoffs: CIF Regional final scores

Check back for 29 scores througout the weekend to see which teams play for state championships

Mitch Stephens
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Amador Valley senior QB Tristan Tia in game versus cross-town rival Foothill Oct. 4, 2024. The Oregon State commit leads the Dons into their first regional when it travels to McClymonds-Oakland in the D3-AA game.
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CIF California State Bowl Northern California Championships pairings, brackets, predictions, analysis

North State championship bowl games will be decided between 14 contests Friday and Saturday, — here's how a computer and a human thinks they'll turn out

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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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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Balboa sophomore Joseph "Jojo" Smith during his team's 26-7 San Francisco Section/Turkey Day championship win over Lincoln on Thanksgiving at Kezar Stadium.
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Joseph Smith, Balboa show Holiday spirit during, after surprising San Francisco Section, Turkey Day victory

Sophomore tailback does it all, sees big picture as the Buccaneers down Lincoln 26-7 in 100th Thanksgiving Day high school football triumph at historic Kezar Stadium

Mitch Stephens
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Lincoln sophomore Kai'Veyh Robinson scored both touchdowns in her team's 12-2 win over Lowell in the first San Francisco Section Flag Football championship game played Thanksgiving at Kezar Stadium. 11-28-2024
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San Francisco, Thanksgiving treat: Lincoln wins first Turkey Day flag football title

Lethal competion of senior QB Anya Tom to sophomore Kai'Veyh Robinson proves decisive to avenge earlier loss to Lowell

Mitch Stephens
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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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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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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

Mitch Stephens
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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.

Tarek Fattal
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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

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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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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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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Photos: CIF Northern California 2024 soccer championships — Washington San Franciso wins D5 title over Stevenson
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Photos: CIF Northern California 2024 soccer championships — Washington San Franciso wins D5 title over Stevenson

It was an apt setting to play a championship soccer match.  Washington of San Francisco, which plays its home games overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge, traveled

Mitch Stephens, SBLive Sports
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CIF Northern California 2024 girls soccer playoff brackets: Updated scores, matchups, game times (3-2-2024)
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CIF Northern California 2024 girls soccer playoff brackets: Updated scores, matchups, game times (3-2-2024)

The 2024 CIF Northern California girls soccer championship matches are on for Saturday.  Four of the five top seeds will host matches for Northern California

Mitch Stephens, SBLive Sports
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CIF Northern California 2024 boys soccer playoff updates: Scores, matchups, game times (3-2-2024)
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CIF Northern California 2024 boys soccer playoff updates: Scores, matchups, game times (3-2-2024)

The 2024 CIF Northern California boys soccer championship matches are on for Saturday.  Top seeds advanced in three of the five divisions, including Dougherty

Mitch Stephens, SBLive Sports
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