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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Here is the week's top 10 in each Division for both the North and South.
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North Division I
(1) De La Salle (8-0)
(2) Pleasanton Foothill (8-0)
(3) Deer Valley (8-0)
(4) Monte Vista (7-1)
(5) Granite Bay (7-1)
(6) San Ramon Valley (8-0)
(7) San Mateo Serra (7-2)
(8) Vacaville (7-1)
(9) Pittsburg (5-2)
(10) Merced (7-1)
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South Division I
(1) Mission Viejo (6-2)
(2) Esperanza (7-1)
(3) Corona Centennial (8-0)
(4) Torrey Pines (8-0)
(5) San Clemente (6-2)
(6) Carlsbad (6-0-1)
(7) Canyon (5-2)
(8) Long Beach Poly (7-1)
(9) Los Alamitos (7-1)
(10) Riverside North (8-0)
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North Division II
(1) Palo Cedro Foothill (9-0)
(2) Del Oro (7-1)
(3) Mitty (6-2)
(4) St. Francis (4-3-1)
(5) Paradise (8-1)
(6) Palo Alto (7-1)
(7) St. Ignatius (5-2-1)
(8) Escalon (8-0)
(9) Stockton St. Mary's (5-2)
(10) Los Gatos (6-2)
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South Division II
(1) Orange Lutheran (7-1)
(2) Notre Dame-Sherman Oaks (8-0)
(3) Santa Margarita (7-1)
(4) Mater Dei (6-2)
(5) Edison (6-2)
(6) El Dorado (7-1)
(7) Westlake (8-0)
(8) Servite (6-2)
(9) Oceanside (5-2-1)
(10) El Capitan (8-0)
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North Division III
(1) Cardinal Newman (7-1)
(2) Modesto Central Catholic (7-1)
(3) Palma (7-1)
(4) Modesto Christian (8-0)
(5) Scotts Valley (8-0)
(6) Gridley (9-0)
(7) Anderson (7-2)
(8) Menlo (7-1)
(9) Hilmar (6-2)
(10) McClymonds (4-2-1)
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South Division III
(1) Oaks Christian (8-0)
(2) St. Bonaventure (7-1)
(3) Crespi (5-3)
(4) Garces (8-1)
(5) Big Bear (8-0)
(6) Chaminade (5-3)
(7) Santa Fe Christian (6-2)
(8) Taft (8-1)
(9) El Cajon Christian (6-2)
(10) Serra (6-2)
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Photo: Mission Viejo's Warren Reuland celebrates a score. (By Dennis Lee)