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Notre Dame's NaVorro Bowman Jr. handles the ball in a game against Sierra Canyon at the Intuit Dome.

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Heading into the postseason — more than half the state is done with the regular season — here's the best of the best in the Golden State

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Sierra Canyon's Maxi Adams gave an impressive performance in a victory over Columbus (FL) in the 2026 Hoophall Classic. The Trailblazers are the No. 1 team in California's Top 25 boys basketball rankings for Jan. 27.

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With the regular season winding down in parts of the state, here's the latest high school rankings in the Golden State

Stanford-signee Julius Price with two of his 16 points helping the Knights to a 19-point victory over host De La Salle at the 28th MLK Classic on Monday. St. Joseph moved up a sport this week in the High School On SI California rankings.

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The state's elite and its order taking shape after busy, competitive, MLK Jr. Holiday week

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

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.

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

Lamar Ellis is on the move to Orange County where his Bishop O'Dowd Dragons will take on Christian-El Cajon in a CIF state Championship Division5-AA title game. Ellis has rushed for nearly 1,300 and 19 touchdowns in eight games.

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After having to sit out five games due to transfer rules, Lamar Ellis has made up for lost time while propelling Dragons into the CIF State 5-AA championship against Christian-El Cajon

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

Village Christian's Will Conroy Jr. (far right) is making a name for himself as a freshman.

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Village Christian's Will Conroy Jr., and Long Beach Millikan's Quali Giran have made headlines already — and are among the best freshmen in SoCal.

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

Mater Dei quarterback Ryan Hopkins releases a throw in his team's 23-20 win over St. Thomas Aquinas to open the season; He threw four more TD passes in the second half and five overall in his team's wild 36-31 win at top-ranked St. John Bosco on Friday night.

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St. John Bosco vs. Mater Dei week feels a little different but both teams come in victorious; Nearly half the Top 25 to play on Thursday instead of Friday

Mater Dei and St. John Bosco battled for the 2023 CIF Division I championship game at the LA Memorial Coliseum. As always the game was up for grabs, though the Monarchs won this won going away, 35-7, about six weeks after St. John Bosco shutout Mater Dei, 28-0. Anything can happen even with host Braves being the big favorite Friday at home

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St. John Bosco vs. Mater Dei week feels a little different but both teams come in victorious; Nearly half the Top 25 to play on Thursday instead of Friday

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

Manteca's Quinn Martinez (4) and Micah Cardoza (16) are all fired up during a big 15-14 win at North Coast Section power Marin Catholic on Sept. 13. Manteca (8-0) moved into the High School On SI Top 25 California football rankings this week.

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Sac-Joaquin Section power Manteca moves into the Power 25 rankings in the Golden State

Bosco's wide receiver Daniel Odom (#3) was one of four receivers who collected touchdown passes from Koa Malau'ulu in Friday's 27-14 win over Santa Margarita. Here Odom is forced out of bounds by Manatee's defensive back Zyaire Green (#10) in the opening game of the season in Florida.

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Twenty of the 21 Top 25 teams win on Thursday or Friday night with lone loss being No. 4 Santa Margarita to No. 1 St. John Bosco

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