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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

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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.

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

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Inglewood's Jason Crowe Jr. became the Golden State's all-time scoring leader, and the number will continue to grow to an untouchable number ...

Sierra Canyon incoming junior Jerzy Robinson (left) averaged 22.5 points and 10.8 rebounds last season for the 31-3 Trailblazers.

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Here are High School On SI's CIF-Southern Section girls basketball rankings for the week of Dec. 15. The rankings will be released every Monday throughout the s

Crean Lutheran's Nick Giarrusso brings the ball up the floor in a game against Reseda Cleveland.

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Crean Lutheran and Sierra Canyon will clash Saturday in a much-anticipated matchup between top five teams.

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.

Santa Margarita senior WR Trent Mosley and USC commit had eight catches for 134 yards and two touchdowns in the first half when the Eagles raced to a 35-7 lead in the CIF State Open Division championship at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo.

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Last game of season in California pits two nationally ranked teams in Trinity League powerhouse and blue blood of Northern California.

Sonora High wins the CIF State Division 2-A championship with a 35-10 win over Rio Hondo Prep at Saddleback College on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025.

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Sonora, which has a population of less than 5,000, saw its high school football team win a CIF State championship Saturday.

The CIF State Division 7-A final between South El Monte and San Francisco Balboa didn't finish due to a fight. Officials called the game.

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The CIF State Division 7-A final between South El Monte and San Francisco Balboa ended early due to brawl on the sideline between players.

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.

Folsom junior quarterback Brody Rudnicki (10) came off the bench late in the third quarter to replace an injured Ryder Lyons, the Gatorade California Player of the Year and BYU commit. Rudnicki's two touchdown passes and a 50-yard scamper helped the Folsom pull off a wild 42-38 comeback win in the CIF Northern California Division 1-AA championship game at Folsom High School.

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In place of injured Ryder Lyons again, junior quarterback clearly makes case for nation's top backup quarterback with six touchdowns convincing CIF Division 1-AA championship

Winters Warriors (CA) heading to compete for their first ever CIF State Title

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Led by coach Daniel Ward and star quarterback Lane Brown, the Winters high school football is headed to Southern California to compete for their first ever state title.

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

Santa Margarita football coach Carson Palmer holds the CIF Southern Section Division 1 plaque after his Eagles beat Corona Centennial in the final at the Rose Bowl.

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Santa Magarita, Oxnard/Pacifica, Rio Hondo Prep. Ventura, Barstow, Beckman, Woodbridge and South El Monte from SoCal are competing for CIF State titles.

Oaks Christian football coach Charlie Collins is out after eight seasons.

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Charlie Collins, a former wide receivers coach in the NFL, is out as coach at Oaks Christian after eight seasons.

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)

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5-star guard of Inglewood High, Jason Crowe Jr., became California's all-time leading scorer Tuesday night, and he did it in just 100 games.

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

Tariq Johnson of Servite is one of SoCal's most promising freshmen.

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A recap of the week's top performances, notable headlines and scores from high school basketball in the CIF Southern Section.

Ontario Christian freshman Tati Griffin drives hard to the basket en route to two of her 14 points, helping the Knights beat Archbishop Mitty 61-44 in the premier game of the 4th Sabrina Ionescu Classic in Concord 1/4/2025

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Here are High School On SI's CIF-Southern Section girls basketball rankings for the week of Dec. 8. The rankings will be released every Monday throughout the se

Joe Sterling of Harvard-Westlake drives the ball against Bishop Gorman of Nevada.

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Harvard-Westlake's Joe Sterling has been lighting it up while the Wolverines climb the rankings in this week's Top 25.

Santa Margarita prepares to take the field at the Rose Bowl in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 final against Corona Centennial.

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Below are the scores to each Southern California regional final and the CIF State finals schedule for Dec. 12-13. The bottom of the page has ticket information.

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.