CIF State Regional Football Championship Bowl Game pairings announced

By Mitch Stephens Dec 3, 2017, 12:00am

As expected, Mater Dei (Santa Ana) and De La Salle (Concord) picked as the top teams in the South and North.

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Here are the pairings of the 2017 CIF Regional Football Championship Bowl Games, just released by the California Interscholastic Federation.

The games pit winners of 50 section champions throughout the state and the winners of games Friday and Saturday will meet for state bowl titles Dec. 15-16.

The CIF state commissioners picked the top two teams from the South and North, Mater Dei (Santa Ana) and De La Salle (Concord), who will play for the Open Division championship Dec. 16 at Sacramento State University.



Mater Dei, the Southern Section Division I champion, is ranked No. 1 in the nation by MaxPreps, and De La Salle is No. 15. The two will renew a rivalry that took place in the late 1990s. The Monarchs and Spartans haven't played since 1999.

2017 California Regional Bowl Game Pairings

Open Division

North
North Coast Section Open — De La Salle (Concord), 11-1, 71.6 computer points

South
Southern Section 1 — Mater Dei (Santa Ana), 14-0, 96.8

Place: Sacramento State University
When: Dec. 16, 8 p.m.



1-AA Division
Folsom quarterback Kaiden Bennett has accounted for more than 4,800 yards and 62 touchdowns.
Folsom quarterback Kaiden Bennett has accounted for more than 4,800 yards and 62 touchdowns.
Photo by Robert Schlie

North
Sac-Joaquin Section 1 — Folsom, 14-0, 72.5
Central Section 1 — Central (Fresno), 12-1, 59.9

Place: Folsom HS
When: Friday, 7:30 p.m.


South
Southern Section 2 — Oaks Christian (Westlake Village) 12-2, 66.1
San Diego Section Open — Helix (La Mesa), 12-0, 64.0

Place: Oaks Christian
When: Friday, 7:30 p.m.

1-A Division
Paraclete quarterback Brevin White (7) threw for 3,555 yards and 49 touchdowns in his first 12 games this season.
Paraclete quarterback Brevin White (7) threw for 3,555 yards and 49 touchdowns in his first 12 games this season.
Photo by Steven Silva
North
North Coast Section Open — Pittsburg, 8-2, 59.4
Sac-Joaquin Section 2 — Granite Bay, 12-2, 55.7

Place: Granite Bay
When: Saturday, 6 p.m.



South
Southern Section 5 — Paraclete (Lancaster), 13-1, 58.5
Los Angeles Section Open — Narbonne (Harbor City), 10-3, 54.0

Place: Narbonne
When: Saturday, 6 p.m.

2-AA Division

North
Central Coast Section 2 — Serra (San Mateo), 11-2, 53.8
Central Section 2 — Tulare Union (Tulare), 13-0, 51.7

Place: Bob Mathias Stadium
When: Friday, 7:30 p.m.

South
Southern Section 3 — Rancho Verde (Moreno Valley), 12-2, 52.3
Southern Section 4 — Cajon (San Bernardino), 13-1, 57.9



Place: Rancho Verde
When: Friday, 7:30 p.m.

2-A Division

North
Sac-Joaquin Section 3 — Manteca, 12-2, 46.6
Central Coast Section 2 — Saint Francis (Mountain View), 9-4, 44.0

Place: Manteca
When: Saturday, 6 p.m.

South
Southern Section 9 — Aquinas (San Bernardino), 14-0, 46.5
Southern Section 8 — Grace Brethren (Simi Valley), 11-2, 43.3

Place: Moorpark College
When: Saturday, 6 p.m.



3-AA Division
Marin Catholic quarterback and Oregon State commit Spencer Petras threw for 504 yards and four touchdowns in a 59-56 NCS D3 championship win over Cardinal Newman.
Marin Catholic quarterback and Oregon State commit Spencer Petras threw for 504 yards and four touchdowns in a 59-56 NCS D3 championship win over Cardinal Newman.
File photo by Dennis Lee
North
North Coast Section 3 — Marin Catholic (Kentfield, Calif.), 12-0, 45.1
Northern Section 2 — Shasta (Redding), 11-1, 40.0

Place: Shasta
When: Saturday, 6 p.m.

South

Southern Section 10 — Quartz Hill, 13-1, 46.1
Southern Section 6 — Bishop Diego (Santa Barbara), 13-1, 44.7

Place: Santa Barbara City College
When: Saturday, 6 p.m.

3-A Division

North
Northern Section 3 — Sutter, 12-1, 39.0
Central Coast Section 3 — Half Moon Bay, 13-0, 42.8

Place: Half Moon Bay
When: Saturday, 6 p.m.



South

San Diego Section 2 — Steele Canyon (Spring Valley), 10-4, 41.4
Southern Section 7 — El Modena (Orange) 12-2, 40.0

Place: El Modena
When: Saturday, 6 p.m.

4-AA Division

North


Sac-Joaquin Section 4 — Placer (Auburn), 12-1, 37.3
Central Coast Section 1 — Salinas, 11-2, 33.3



Place: Salinas
When: Friday, 7:30 p.m.

South
San Diego Section 1 — El Camino (Oceanside), 8-5, 39.7
Los Angeles Section Open — Crenshaw (Los Angeles), 10-3, 34.3

Place: El Camino
When: Friday, 7:30 p.m.

4-A Division

North
Central Coast Section 1 — Milpitas, 12-1, 38.0
North Coast Section 2 — Campolindo (Moraga), 10-4, 31.0

Place: Campolindo
When: Saturday, 6 p.m.



South
Central Section 3 — San Joaquin Memorial (Fresno), 11-2, 38.2
San Diego Section 3 — Southwest EC (El Centro), 13-0, 35.3

Place: Southwest EC
When: Saturday, 6 p.m.

5-AA Division


North

Oakland Section — McClymonds (Oakland), 12-0, 29.8
Northern Section 4 — East Nicolaus (Nicolaus), 13-0, 30.5

Place: East Nicolaus
When: Friday, 7:30 p.m.

South
Southern Section 12 — Big Bear, 13-1, 27.2
Central Section 4 — Golden West (Visalia), 11-2, 28.1

Place: Visalia Community Stadiumy
When: Friday, 7:30 p.m.



5-A Division

North
North Coast Section 4 — Fortuna, 11-2, 25.9
Sac-Joaquin Section 5 — Bear River (Grass Valley), 10-3, 26.6

Place: Fortuna
When: Saturday, 6 p.m.

South
Southern Section 11 — Katella (Anaheim), 11-2, 22.6
San Diego Section 4 — Monte Vista (Spring Valley), 8-5, 20.3

Place:
Western HS
When: Saturday, 6 p.m.

6-AA Division

North
North Coast Section 5 — St. Patrick-St. Vincent (Vallejo), 11-1, 18.1
Central Section 6 — Strathmore, 14-0, 14.9



Place: Strathmore
When: Friday, 7:30 p.m.

South
Central Section 5 — Caruthers, 12-0, 17.9
Southern Section 13 — Orange, 12-2, 15.6

Place: El Modena HS
When: Friday, 7:30 p.m.

6-A Division

North
San Francisco Section — Galileo (San Francisco, Calif.), 9-2, 2.0
Sac-Joaquin Section 7 — Rio Vista, 9-3, 1.2

Place: Rio Vista
When: Saturday, 6 p.m.



South
San Diego Section 5 — Vincent Memorial (Calexico), 11-2, 5.5
Los Angeles City Section 2 — Huntington Park, 11-3, 9.7

Place: Calexio HS
When: Saturday, 6 p.m.