Under first-year head coach and 2002 Heisman Trophy winner Carson Palmer, the Eagles (11-3) notched impressive wins over
Mater Dei (Santa Ana),
Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth) and
Centennial (Corona) twice while winning its first state crown since 2011.
Centennial (Corona) finished No. 2 after reaching the Southern Section Open Division final before falling to Santa Margarita at the Rose Bowl. The Huskies (11-2) beat Mater Dei twice.
Other state champions include
Folsom in 1AA,
Central East (Fresno) in 1A,
St. Mary's (Stockton) in 2AA,
Sonora in 2A,
St. Ignatius College Preparatory (San Francisco) in 3AA,
Kennedy (Delano) in 3A,
Barstow in 4AA,
El Cerrito 4A,
Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland) in 5AA,
Calaveras (San Andreas) in 5A,
Valley Center in 6AA,
Winters in 6A,
Redding Christian (Palo Cedro) in 7AA and
Balboa (San Francisco) in 7A.
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1.
Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita), 11-3
2.
Centennial (Corona), 11-2
3.
Mater Dei (Santa Ana), 8-3
4.
Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth), 10-1
5.
St. John Bosco (Bellflower), 9-2
6.
De La Salle (Concord), 12-1
7.
Folsom, 14-1
8.
Orange Lutheran (Orange), 3-9
9.
Mission Viejo, 9-2
10.
Archbishop Riordan (San Francisco), 12-1
11.
Cathedral Catholic (San Diego), 11-3
12.
Central East (Fresno), 14-1
13.
Granite Hills (El Cajon), 10-4
14.
Los Alamitos, 12-3
15.
Mission Hills (San Marcos), 9-2
16.
Servite (Anaheim), 6-5
17.
Carlsbad, 10-2
18.
San Clemente, 9-5
19.
La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad), 9-2
20.
Murrieta Valley (Murrieta), 9-4
21.
Pittsburg, 11-3
22.
St. Mary's (Stockton), 13-2
23.
Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills), 9-4
24.
Lincoln (San Diego), 10-3
25.
Pacifica (Oxnard), 15-1
