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Elias Obenyah lifted Salesian over the top with 16 of his game-high 20 points after the third quarter in a 59-54 overtime win at Riordan in the NorCal Open championship on March 10, 2026

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Rested Salesian stifles St. Ignatius, plays dominating Riordan for Open championship; Mitty girls roll, Clovis West edges St. Mary's

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Carlton Perrilliat Jr. puts the finishing touches in the middle of the fourth quarter on Salesian's 61-41 win over St. Ignatius for the CIF Northern California Open Division semifinal victory at Contra Costa College on March 7, 2026

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Rested Salesian stifles St. Ignatius, plays dominating Riordan for Open championship; Mitty girls roll, Clovis West edges St. Mary's

Riordan's Emmanuel Ahamefule ready to lead the Crusaders into Saturday's home semifinal against the Crusaders of Modesto Christian

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St. Ignatius-Riordan, Modesto Christian-Riordan boys, San Ramon Valley-Mitty, St. Mary's-Clovis West girls are the Open Division semifinal pairings on Saturday

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)

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

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

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

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Federal funds, other sanctions on line not only in California, but other states; DOE says AB Hernandez' participation in 2025 CIF State Track championships violated Title IX protections

Four second seeds escape with regional championships on a day of upsets

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Eight of the 10 regional finals decided by a single tally in a nervous final day of the 2024-25 athletic season in California

Pow for Poway! Senior slugger Sophia Burmeister had 18 homers and 38 RBI heading into a SoCal semifinal Division 1 game on Thursday.

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Brackets, scores, roundup: Many squads travel more than 150 miles to play elimination games in high intensity one-week tournament up and down the 780-mile length of Golden State

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The CIF State regional playoff brackets have been announced, placing all the sections in the North and South into one regional tournament from Divisions 1-5.

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The CIF State regional playoff brackets have been announced, placing all the sections in the North and South into one regional tournament from Divisions 1-5.

Glendora wins the CIF Southern Section Division 3 baseball championship over San Dimas at Cal State Fullerton on Saturday, May 31, 2025.

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The CIF State regional playoff brackets have been announced, placing all the sections in the North and South into one regional tournament from Divisions 1-5.

San Diego freshman Jasir Fontenot eyeballs the finish line en route to breaking his own meet record in the 110 high hurdles Saturday in the California (CIF) State Championship at Veteran's Memorial Stadium on the campus of Buchanan High School in Clovis

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Meet records, national-leading marks dominate right down to Long Beach Poly's dramatic 4x400 relay win over local Central East, Servite; Fontenot family, Herbst twins among countless stars

Servite track and field impressed at the CIF Southern Section finals.

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Triple-digit temperatures should match the sizzling marks, action, drama on the field and track for the 104th annual event

Sage Hill 6-10 outside hitter Jackson Cryst with big block in Sage Hill's five-game win at Santa Barbara for the Southern Section championship last week

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First state championship tournament will culminate in four divisions at Fresno City College on May 31

West Valley (left) defeated Red Bluff 6-4 on March 7 and both teams are in the CIF Northern Section playoffs. Red Bluff is the No. 2 seed in Division 2, while West Valley is top seed in Division 3.

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Top seeds in each division are Chico (D2), West Valley (D3), Winters (D4), Mt. Shasta (D5), Los Molinos (D6) and Loyalton (D7)

Foothill (Palo Cedro) pitcher Elisea Wiegand and her team enter the Northern Section Division 2 Super Regional as the No. 3 seed. Wiegand is 15-2 with a 1.47 ERA . She's struck out 257 batters in 128.1 innings, including 31 in a 13-inning 2-1 win over Red Bluff.

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Top seeds in each division are Pleasant Valley (D2), Lassen (D3), Colusa (D4), East Nicolaus (D5) and Los Molinos (D6/7)

High School baseball from CIF Central Section: Frontier-Bakersfield high school junior Laylen Tia checks the ball in flight while running bases in a 7-1 win over Garces Memorial. Garces sophomore Gavin Williams looks on.

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San Francisco, Oakland Sections start next week; Regional play is June 3-7 in the North and South

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The following high school baseball standouts are among the best performing hitters in California this season, according to the numbers.