The California Interscholastic Federation is ready to crown 15 high school football champs this week. Following CIF State Regional Bowl Games this past weekend, the schedule is now set for the state championship games on December 12-13. All 15 games will be played at one of three host venues: Buena Park High School Stadium (BPHS), Fullerton Union High School District Stadium (FUHSDS), and Saddleback College in Mission Viejo.
This year’s games feature 11 schools with State titles: Bakersfield Christian, Balboa (San Francisco), Bishop O’Dowd (Oakland), Cathedral Catholic, Central East (Fresno), De La Salle, Folsom, McClymonds (Oakland), Pacifica (Oxnard), Santa Margarita, and Sonora.
Additionally, two schools return in search of their first State Championship: Bishop Union and Rio Hondo Prep.
The remaining 17 schools are making their CIF State Football Championship Bowl Game debut: Barstow, Beckman (Irvine), Calaveras (San Andreas), Christian (El Cajon), El Cerrito, Lincoln (San Jose), Morse (San Diego), Redding Christian (Palo Cedro), RF Kennedy (Delano), South El Monte, St. Ignatius (San Francisco), St. Mary’s (Stockton), Sutter, Valley Center, Ventura, Winters, Woodbridge (Irvine).
Three of the games will feature head-to-head matchups between teams in the High School Football America 300 national rankings, powered by NFL Play Football.
Open Division: No. 4 Santa Margarita vs. No. 11 De La Salle
Division 1-AA: No. 40 Folsom vs. No. 154 Cathedral Catholic (San Diego)
Division 1-A: No. 161 Central East (Fresno) vs. No. 248 Pacifica (Oxnard)
Below is the schedule for every state championship game.
OPEN DIVISION
De La Salle (12-0) vs. Santa Margarita (10-3) on Saturday, Dec. 13 at 8:00 p.m. at Saddleback College
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Folsom (13-1) vs. Cathedral Catholic (11-2) on Friday, Dec. 12 at 8:00 p.m. at Saddleback College
DIVISION 1–A
Central East, Fresno (13-1) vs. Pacifica, Oxnard (15-0) on Saturday, Dec. 13 at 3:30 p.m. at Saddleback College
DIVISION 2–AA
St. Mary’s, Stockton (12-2) vs. Bakersfield Christian (13-0) on Fri., Dec. 12 at 4:00 p.m. at Saddleback Coll.
DIVISION 2–A
Sonora (14-0) vs. Rio Hondo Prep (15-0) on Saturday, Dec. 13 at 11:30 a.m. at Saddleback College
DIVISION 3–AA
St. Ignatius, S.F. (8-6) vs. Ventura (13-2) on Friday, Dec. 12 at 8:00 p.m. at FUHSDS
DIVISION 3–A
McClymonds, Oakland (11-2) vs. RF Kennedy, Delano (12-3) on Saturday, Dec. 13 at 7:00 p.m. at FUHSDS
DIVISION 4–AA
Sutter (13-1) vs. Barstow (11-3) on Friday, Dec. 12 at 8:00 p.m. at BPHS
DIVISION 4–A
El Cerrito (12-2) vs. Beckman, Irvine (12-3) on Saturday, Dec. 13 at 7:00 p.m. at BPHS
DIVISION 5–AA
Bishop O’Dowd, Oakland (10-4) vs. Christian, El Cajon (8-7) on Friday, Dec. 12 at 4:00 p.m. at BPHS
DIVISION 5–A
Calaveras, San Andreas (12-2) vs. Bishop Union (12-3) on Saturday, Dec. 13 at 3:00 p.m. at FUHSDS
Lincoln, San Jose (11-3) vs. Valley Center (8-6) on Friday, Dec. 12 at 4:00 p.m. at FUHSDS
DIVISION 6–A
Winters (13-1) vs. Morse, San Diego (10-4) on Saturday, Dec. 13 at 3:00 p.m.at BPHS
DIVISION 7–AA
Redding Christian, Palo Cedro (14-0) vs. Woodbridge, Irvine (7-8) on Sat., Dec. 13 at 11:00 a.m. at FUHSDS
DIVISION 7–A
Balboa, San Francisco (11-2) vs. South El Monte (11-4) on Saturday, Dec. 13 at 11:00 a.m. at BPHS