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Julius Price, of No. 3 St. Joseph-Santa Maria, swoops in for two of his 16 points in Saturday's 76-67 win over No. 9 Salesian in the Crush in the Valley Showcase in San Pablo Calif. Price and his brother Malcolm are at least two Knights on the list as well as three Salesian players heading into Monday's MLK Classic at De La Salle.

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Five top 20 senior prospects in California are among the players to watch at the longtime showcase that features seven games on MLK Day

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De La Salle junior Davit Pachulia, oldest son of former NBA veteran Zaza Pachulia, is the Spartans leading scorer after slim playing time last season on De La Salle's North Coast Section Open Division championship team.

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Beyond all-around offensive skills, Davit Pachulia's biggest contributions may be 'engaging, warm, fun' personality says his coach, whose inexperienced team is a surprising 17-2

Jan 9, 2026; Denver, Colorado, USA; Atlanta Hawks guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker (7) defends on Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon (32) in the second quarter at Ball Arena. Gordon may be the best player under any criteria to ever play in the Martin Luther King Classic presented by De La Salle. The 28th annual event takes place Monday at the Concord campus. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images

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Always room for debate when looking over the last 27 boys basketball showcases in Northern California's Bay Area, but no questioning these 28 players have been something special

St. Joseph-Santa Maria senior guard Julius Price has been a starter for one of the state's top teams for four seasons and after this season is headed to Stanford to play. St. Joseph takes on the host team De La Salle in one of the prime matchups of Monday's 28th Martin Luther King Jr. Classic.

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St. Joseph, Riordan and Salesian among the top squads at the longstanding event to honor the civil rights leader

Brandon McCoy Jr. throws down a dunk in his Sierra Canyon debut against JSerra at Pauley Pavilion on Saturday, November 22.

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Southern Section dominates as usual with 18 of the top 25, including the five best led by Sierra Canyon, which doesn't exactly breeze in the first week of the Mission League

File photo of McKenna Woliczko during first-quarter action of last season's Jan. 6 game against Ontario Christian, the game she tore her ACL and MCL. The nation's No. 6 recruit from the Class of 2026 returned to the court Friday in a nonleague home game with Clovis.

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California girls basketball national power Mitty welcomes two-time national player of the year back and her performance offers a surprise

Santa Margarita poses after winning the CIF State Open Division championship with a 47-13 win over De La Salle at Saddleback College.

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Remaining section champions will be crowned this week after another wild week of playoff action

Fresno's Central East wins the CIF State Division 1-A final after beating Oxnard Pacifica 42-28 at Saddleback College.

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Brandon Smith rushes for 144 yards and three touchdowns, Jelani Dippel passes for 293 and accounts for three as Central East wins second state title after losing in finals last season.

St. Mary's senior and UCLA commit Kenneth Moore III (3) leads the Rams into the CIF State Division 2-AA game. Moore has 56 catches, 858 yards and 10 touchdowns heading into the game.

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First meeting between the two longstanding outstanding programs from the Sac-Joaquin and Central sections

Dominic Davis breaks free for a 70-yard touchdown run in the 2025 Silver Bowl win over Oakland Tech at Castlemont High School

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Quiet on the field, the versatile 1,750-yard rusher gives insights on his teammates, coaches, Oakland and the late John Beam

What will Santa Margarita senior Trent Mosley do for an encore after going for more than 300 reception yards in his team's surprisingly lopsided Southern Section finals win over Corona Centennial. The Eagles go for their second state title Saturday at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo. Check out how to watch, history, top players and predictions below from all 15 CIF California State football championships.

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One stop shop for all 15 games at three different Southern California sites Friday and Saturday (Dec. 12-13)

There's no looking back at last season's failure in the state finals, the Central East Bengals are now looking straight ahead to their state-title date at Saddleback College on Dec. 13 against unbeaten Pacifica Oxnard. Bayon Harris had touchdown catches of 49 and 30 yards on Saturday night in Pittsburg and now has 25 on the season. Central East moved inside the Top 25 in the state rankings this week.

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Remaining section champions will be crowned this week after another wild week of playoff action

Fleet Central East wide receiver Xavior Jones salutes after scoring on a 52-yard reverse in the second quarter of his team's 55-36 CIF Northern California Division 1-A championship win at Pittsburg on Dec. 6.

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Senior tailback carries a career high 38 times for 270 yards, carrying the Bengals to the finish of a thorough road win over a determined and host Pirates team

After starting quarterback Ryder Lyons got injured during the final drive of the third quarter against undefeated Archbishop Riordan on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, Folsom junior backup Brody Rudnicki guided a pair of second-half touchdown drives to help the Bulldogs pull out a stunning 42-38 come-from-behind victory in the CIF NorCal Division I-AA regional championship.

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After California POY Ryder Lyons goes down with shoulder injury, junior quarterback throws two late touchdowns to pull out wild Division 1-AA title comeback victory; The Smiths — Brandon and Mekei (no relation — led Central East, Balboa to Saturday wins

Folsom quarterback Ryder Lyons passes during Friday's season-opening victory over visiting Long Beach Poly. He's finishing off illustrious career with either his last game or second-to-last game Friday versus powerhouse Riordan.

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Elite quarterbacks Ryder Lyons (BYU signee) versus Michael Mitchell (Stanford) take center stage in premier game; 13 other contests also determine state finalists

Santa Margarita defeats Corona Centennial 42-7 to win the CIF Southern Section Division 1 championship at the Rose Bowl on Friday, November 28, 2025.

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Remaining section champions will be crowned this week after another wild week of playoff action

Santa Margarita (blue) will take on De La Salle in the CIF Open Division Bowl Championship on Dec. 13 at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo.

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Top Division 1-AA games feature Cathedral Catholic, Los Alamitos, Riordan and Folsom

Balboa's Joseph Smith rushed for 133 yards and scored touchdowns of 40 and 44 yards as the Buccaneers piled up more than 500 yards en route to its second straight San Francisco Section title.

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Scores, information throughout California in all sections

Corona Centennial is back in the CIF Southern Section's top division final for the first time since 2015 after beating Mater Dei in the semifinal.

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Remaining section champions will be crowned this week after another wild week of playoff action

Corona Centennial's line was exceptional on Friday in a 28-27 stunning win over Mater Dei.

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HOW CALIFORNIA TOP 25 FARED (11-21-2025) (Records up to date) No. 1 Mater Dei (8-3) Final: Centennial 28, Mater Dei 27 LIVE SCORING No. 2 Santa Margarita (9-3)

Orange Lutheran's Nico Bland put Orange Lutheran on the board first with a long touchdown catch, setting the stage for the Lancers huge playoff upset.

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Orange Lutheran's shocking win over St. John Bosco sets the tone for one of the oddest weeks in recent California high school history

Santa Margarita stunned its third Top 5 team this season with a 21-9 victory over Sierra Canyon, a team wich had given up 43 points all season

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Southern Section Division 1 upsets set the tone for a wild week for playoffs up and down the state; Eight ranked teams have seasons end with playoff defeats

Mission Viejo QB Luke Fahey fires a sidearm throw against Folsom on Sept. 5, 2025. Fahey is one of nine quarterbacks as Player of the Year finalists in California

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Fourteen of the top players in the state that includes nine quarterbcks all have reached at least the quarterfinals of their section playoffs

Sierra Canyon Trailblazers vs Downey Vikings - Sep 12, 2025. Sierra Canyon remained undefeated with its fifth shutout of the season.

Six elite California teams go down, five in surprising fashion with the regular season finishing up soon

St. John Bosco junior RB Maliq Allen is the Braves' leading rusher. He's shown here last season racing for a touchdown against San Mateo Serra.

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National No. 1 St. John Bosco attempts to avoid another big upset by state No. 4 Santa Margarita; Chico and Pleasant Valley tangle again the Northern Section's Almond Bowl classic