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De La Salle junior Davit Pachulia had career high 29 points in a 75-66 East Bay Athletic League home win over Dougherty Valley on Tuesday night. Pachulia, son of former NBA forward Zaza Pachulia, made six 3-pointers en route to his career night.

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Davit Pachulia drills 6 three-pointers as Spartans dominate down low in back-and-forth game against Dougherty Valley

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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

Kaleena Smith, Ontario Christian junior point guard and No. 1 recruit for the 2027 class, outdid herself if that's possible with a 50-point explosion lead her No. 1 ranked team in the country over No. 3 Mitty in a double-overtime classic.

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The nation's No. 1 recruit finishes off one of great girls baksetball in history with 11 in second overtime as top-ranked Ontario Christian fights back to stun No. 3 Mitty.

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

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.

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

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

JP Tofi, the 10-year-old brother of Riordan senior and Oregon-signee Tommy Tofi is battling acute myeloid leukemia in a UCSF Benloff Children's Hospital with the support of a large family and Riordan community.

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JP Tofi is on mind, in the heart of gigantic 4-star lineman heading into Northern California Division 1-AA championship against Folsom

St. John Bosco football players pose for a photo with head coach Jason Negro (center) after Signing Day Wednesday morning on campus.

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See where the best football players from SoCal's powerhouse programs signed Wednesday on Signing Day.

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)

Tommy Tofi (77) is a standout even on Riordan's massive offensive line. The Bay Area's top recruit has committed to Oregon. He leads the Crusaders into a rematch with Serra in next week's Central Coast Section Open Division final after both teams won decisive semifinal games on Saturday.

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Possible Sacred Heart Cathedral, St. Ignatius rematch still possible after decisive first-round CCS D2 wins; Palma, Los Gatos, Santa Teresa and Menlo School are other first-round winners

Cardinal Newman junior wide receiver Naiomi Hayeems was called the best receiver Acalanes coach Mike Ivankovich has ever seen in flag football after the Cardinals 34-6 North Coast Section Division 2 win over Acalanes Thursday (Nov. 6) at Clayton Valley Charter High School.

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Hayeems twins are headliners but the Cardinals have so much more as shown in a dominating finals victory over talented Acalanes team

Riordan junior quarterback Mike Mitchell leads the handshake line after a stirring 27-21 home win over Serra in 2024; Riordan will face Serra again next week with the West Catholic Athletic League title on the line after beating Mitty 37-7 on Saturday.

The dream season continued for Riordan’s football team on Saturday and their seniors on Senior Day took center stage. Vanderbilt-bound quarterback Mike Mitchel

Granada wide receiver Marin Lnenicka (3) has helped the Matadors into the North Coast Section semifinals

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California, Granada and San Ramon Valley streak to semifinals to join top seed, undefeated Las Lomas; Cardinal Newman, Acalanes continue to dominate in Division 2

Lakeland defensive back Christopher Cresser (26) and his teammates did a great job containing North Carolina-bound speedster Jaden Jefferson (15) all night in De La Salle's 10-6 home win over Aug. 29, 2025. Jefferson found much more running room on Thursday with 161 yards rushing on just seven carries.

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State champion sprinter goes for TDs of 99 and 85 yards in first minute of another blowout win for Northern California power

Dodgers' future Hall of Fame pitcher Clayton Kershaw as a star at Highland Park High School in Texas. He's one of four former Texas high school standouts in the 2025 World Series, which starts Friday in Toronto.

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Here's where every MLB player on the active roster in the 2025 Fall Classic finished their prep baseball career; 21 states represented, led by California

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

Carson Palmer on the sidelines while coaching his Santa Margarita football team; The Eagles have defeated national powers Corona Centennial and Mater Dei and now gets top-ranked St. John Bosco on Friday night

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Will Santa Margarita slay a third national power this week when it hosts top-ranked St. John Bosco?

Bosco's wide receiver Daniel Odom (#3) is forced out of bounds by Manatee's defensive back Zyaire Green (#10). The Manatee Hurricanes hosted St. John Bosco (California) with a 31-0 lead over Manatee at halftime. After a long lightning delay the rest of the game was canceled at Joe Kinnan Field at Hawkins Stadium on Friday August 22, 2025, in Bradenton, Florida.

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Upsets aplenty in week 7 of the football season, including No. 7 Santa Margarita shocking fourth-ranked Mater Dei; Top 25 goes 13-7 on Friday night

Santa Margarita knocked off a nationally-ranked team for the second time this season with a shocking 7-6 win over Mater Dei on the Monarchs' homecoming at the Santa Ana Bowl

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Get game updates from a top California high school football matchup between the Monarchs and the Eagles

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Top nine teams remain intact; Leuzinger, Corona del Mar enter among California's elite

McKenna Woliczko announced on Instagram Wednesday morning that she had picked the Hawkeyes over South Carolina, USC and Ohio State

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The two-time High School on SI Player of the Year picks the Hawkeyes over USC, South Carolina and Ohio State

Corona Centennial broke through Friday to beat Mater Dei for the first time in 10 years with a wild 43-36 victory at home over the nation's No. 1 team.

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Monarchs can't overcome 28-0 deficit, six turnovers, 12 costly penalties, even after taking lead late in the third quarter; Huskies 'bend but don't break!'

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Dynamic duo of Mater Dei, St. John Bosco predictably at the top of the heap, but watch out for Mission Viejo, Folsom and Lincoln of San Diego