The CIF Southern Section Division 1 high school football playoff bracket has been among the toughest to win anywhere in the country for the past several years running and this year expects to be no different.
The eight-team field that was announced Sunday includes four teams in the MaxPreps Top 25 as well as two others that spent time in the rankings this season.
Below are the Southern Section brackets for all 16 divisions:
Centennial (8-2) has been in the national rankings all season and its two losses are to Mater Dei and national No. 1 Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas).
On the other side of the bracket is second-seeded Mater Dei
Mater Dei (Santa Ana). The Monarchs open the postseason against
JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano) with a potential semifinal meeting of the winner of
Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita) and unbeaten
Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth).
Senior quarterback Caleb Sanchez leads St. John Bosco into the Southern Section Division 1 playoffs staring Nov. 10. The D1 bracket is annually among the toughest in high school football. (Photo: Louis Lopez)