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Top 2027 defensive lineman Marcus Fakatou (middle) has complete his transfer from Orange Lutheran to Sierra Canyon.

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Marcus Fakatou has completed a transfer from Orange Lutheran to Sierra Canyon this spring.

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Mater Dei could be in jeopardy of not playing a full-season schedule for the third season in a row.

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America's top high school football program has been unlucky the last two seasons when playing 10 regular-season games, it could happen again in 2026.

Yorba Linda coach Jeff Bailey is leaving to take over the football program at Beverly Hills High.

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Yorba Linda coach Jeff Bailey, who played at UCLA, will takeover at Beverly Hills which hasn't had a winning season since 2010.

St. John Bosco head coach Jason Negro is the longest tenured football coach in the Trinity League.

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St. John Bosco will, once again, play a national schedule which includes playing teams from Nevada, Pennsylvania, NorCal and Hawaii.

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Stefan McClure has been the cornerbacks coach at SMU since 2021

QB Furian Inferrera posted on Twitter/X that he's leaving Mater Dei and transferring to Mission Hills. His announcement came after two QB transfers have enrolled at Mater Dei in February.

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There's a slight feel of musical chairs in the quarterback room at Mater Dei. Two new QBs have checked in and one left within a 10-day window.

Servite football coach Chris Reinert stepped down Tuesday after three seasons at the helm. It's the third Trinity League school to make a change after the 2025 season.

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Servite's Chris Reinert announced he's stepping down as football coach Tuesday in a surprising move that makes a third coaching change in the Trinity League.

Former Murrieta Mesa CIF winning coach, Oscar McBride, is the new football coach at Bishop Montgomery.

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Four months after the fallout of the 'Money Man' scandal, Bishop Montgomery football is entering a new era with former NFL player Oscar McBride at the helm.

Orange Lutheran QB Makena Cook (2027) is one of the country's best girls flag football players.

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California's Makena Cook was extended a historic offer by Nebraska football coach Matt Rhule, marking the first-ever scholarship offer by a Power 4 conference for flag football.

Santa Margarita's Dash Fifita was named 2025 All-CIF Defensive Player of the year in Division 1.

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Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year honors, along with a crop of names from each of the CIF Southern Section's 14 playoff divisions.

Jan 17, 2010; San Diego, CA, USA; San Diego Chargers linebacker Stephen Cooper (54) reacts during the 2010 AFC Divisional playoff game against the New York Jets at Qualcomm Stadium. The Jets defeated the Chargers 17-14. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee/Image of Sport-Imagn Images

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Stephen Cooper promoted from coordinator at San Diego High School

Justin Utupo's lifetime ban from coaching in the Long Beach Unified School District was reduced to three years after he won his appeal.

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Former Long Beach Poly football coach Justin Utupo won his appeal against the school district after being let go and receiving lifetime ban.

Palisades wideout Demare Dezeurn is the City Section offensive player of the year for the 2025 season.

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Carson's Chris Fields, Palisades' Demare Dezeurn and Crenshaw's Deandre Kirkpatrick were honored with yearly awards.

Willis' (TX) Jermaine Bishop Jr. is on High School On SI's All-American First Team Defense after a stellar 2025 season.

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See who the top players were around the country during the 2025 high school football season.

Dec 21, 2025; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Carolina Panthers wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan (4) and quarterback Bryce Young (9) celebrate after a play during the second half against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Bank of America Stadium.

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Bryce Young and Tetairoa McMillan were once high school football rivals in Southern California at Mater Dei and Servite, respectively.

Pierce Thompson of Harvard-Westlake is playing some of his best ball ahead of league play this January.

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The latest edition of High School On SI's expert CIF Southern Section high school basketball rankings as teams embark on league play in January.

Nashville (Tennessee) Christian's Jared Curtis is among the finalists for the Maxwell Football Club National Player of the Year award after passing for 36 touchdowns this season.

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From Player of the Year finalists to All-Americans, the Maxwell Football Club honored the nation’s top high school football talent on Monday.

Standout 2027 quarterback Jaden Jefferson of Cathedral High in Los Angeles has officially transferred and enrolled at Corona Centennial.

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One of Southern California's top QBs is transferring at semester break and will be on campus at Centennial this spring.

Dean Herrington is no longer the football coach at St. Francis after he said the school did not renew his contract this fall.

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JSerra and St. Francis already made changes while Long Beach Poly and Oaks Christian are still searching for head football coaches.

Former UCLA football player Dennis Keyes is the new coach at Bishop Alemany High in Mission Hills, Calif.

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Alemany appointed Dennis Keyes as its new head football coach Friday.

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Hardy Nickerson, a former NFL linebacker for 16 years, is the new coach at JSerra after winning CIF State title at Bishop O'Dowd in Northern California.

Trent Mosley holds the CIF State Open Division trophy after helping Santa Margarita beat De La Salle 47-13 at Saddleback College on December 13, 2025.

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Trent Mosley, Taylor Lee, Jaden Walk-Green and Lenny Ibarra are highlighted in the 2025 All-CIF selections by High School On SI.

Father (right), like son, Hardy Nickerson Sr. and Hardy Nickerson Jr., are leaving Oakland's Bishop O'Dowd for JSerra Catholic of San Juan Capistrano in southern Orange County.

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Though tenacity, a competitive edge led him to more than 1,500 career NFL tackles, balance might be the key to the latest gem to lead a Trinity League program

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

Carson Palmer (right) talks to Santa Margarita QB Trace Johnson during the CIF State Open Division final against De La Salle at Saddleback College.

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Former Heisman Trophy winner and NFL QB Carson Palmer coached Santa Margarita to a CIF State Open Division victory Saturday night in his first year at the helm.