Ratings Compiled By Ned Freeman
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California's first CIF State Football Championship Bowl Games will take place Dec. 16 at the Home Depot Center in Carson.
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Three schools from the North will meet three from the South in Divisions I, II, and III to give California its first true state championship teams.
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MaxPreps will detail the potential contenders each week through Ned Freeman's ratings. Ultimately, section commissioners will decide the pairings, but the ratings should give fans a good indication of the schools in the running to be part of the historical event.
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Keep in mind that teams must win their respective section titles in order to be considered for inclusion. As the postseason begins this weekend, the bowl picture will begin to take shape as teams are eliminated.
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Here are this week's top 10 in each Division for both the North and South.
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North Division I
(1) De La Salle (10-0)
(2) Pleasanton Foothill (10-0)
(3) Deer Valley (10-0)
(4) San Mateo Serra (8-2)
(5) San Ramon Valley (9-1)
(6) Monte Vista (7-3)
(7) Granite Bay (8-2)
(8) Vacaville (9-1)
(9) Merced (9-1)
(10) Elk Grove (9-1)
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South Division I
(1) Corona Centennial (10-0)
(2) Mission Viejo (8-2)
(3) Esperanza (9-1)
(4) Clovis West (8-2)
(5) Canyon (7-2)
(6) Clovis East (9-1)
(7) Carlsbad (7-0-2)
(8) San Clemente (8-2)
(9) Long Beach Poly (9-1)
(10) Vista Murrieta (10-0)
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North Division II
(1) Del Oro (9-1)
(2) St. Ignatius (7-2-1)
(3) Palo Cedro Foothill (10-0)
(4) Palo Alto (9-1)
(5) Paradise (9-1)
(6) St. Francis (5-4-1)
(7) Mitty (7-3)
(8) Windsor (8-1)
(9) Los Gatos (8-2)
(10) Novato (9-1)
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South Division II
(1) Notre Dame-Sherman Oaks (10-0)
(2) Orange Lutheran (9-1)
(3) Edison (8-2)
(4) Mater Dei (8-2)
(5) Santa Margarita (8-2)
(6) Westlake (10-0)
(7) El Dorado (9-1)
(8) Servite (7-3)
(9) Atascadero (9-1)
(10) El Capitan (10-0)
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North Division III
(1) Cardinal Newman (9-1)
(2) Palma (9-1)
(3) Modesto Central Catholic (9-1)
(4) Modesto Christian (10-0)
(5) Scotts Valley (9-1)
(6) Anderson (8-2)
(7) Healdsburg (7-3)
(8) Gridley (10-0)
(9) McClymonds (6-2-1)
(10) Hilmar (7-3)
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South Division III
(1) Oaks Christian (10-0)
(2) St. Bonaventure (9-1)
(3) Crespi (6-4)
(4) Chaminade (7-3)
(5) Garces (8-2)
(6) Santa Fe Christian (8-2)
(7) Big Bear (10-0)
(8) St. Paul (5-5)
(9) Gardena Serra (8-2)
(10) St. Joseph (8-2)
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Photo: Notre Dame's Ben Bruneau. (By Juliann Tallino)