California high school football section playoff brackets: Schedule, start times and more information for every section and division

By Staff Report Nov 1, 2022, 11:35am

Central, LA City, Sac-Joaquin and Southern sections get underway this week.

The high school football postseason gets underway this week in California with five sections – Central, LA City, Sac-Joaquin, San Diego and Southern – kicking off playoffs beginning as early as Thursday. Central Coast, North Coast, Northern, Oakland and San Francisco section playoffs begin next week.

The postseason culminates with 15 state championship bowl games scheduled for Dec. 9-10. Open Division and Divisions 1-A, 1-AA, 2-A and 2-AA will be played at Saddleback College while all other games will be held at home sites. Visit the CIF's football championships page for more information.

See below for brackets, schedules, start times and more information for each section/division:

Central Section: Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 | Division 5 | Division 6 | 8-player

LA City Section: Open | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | 8-player

Sac-Joaquin Section: Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 | Division 5 | Division 6 | Division 7



Southern Section:
Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 | Division 5 | Division 6 | Division 7 | Division 8 | Division 9 | Division 10 | Division 11 | Division 12 | Division 13 | Division 14