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Football:
Editor’s Note: These are projections from Calpreps, whose rankings form the CIF-SS playoff pairings.
Division 1:
Mater Dei (Santa Ana, CA) vs. Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, CA) at TBA, 7:00pm [projection and percent chances to win: Mater Dei (Santa Ana, CA) 31 (87%) Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, CA) 14 (13%)]
St. John Bosco (Bellflower, CA) vs. Centennial (Corona, CA) at TBA, 7:00pm [projection and percent chances to win: St. John Bosco (Bellflower, CA) 41 (62%) Centennial (Corona, CA) 35 (38%)]
D-2:
Mission Viejo (CA) vs. Murrieta Valley (Murrieta, CA) at TBA, 7:00pm [projection and percent chances to win: Mission Viejo (CA) 42 (75%) Murrieta Valley (Murrieta, CA) 31 (25%)]
Serra (Gardena, CA) vs. Servite (Anaheim, CA) at TBA, 7:00pm [projection and percent chances to win: Serra [Junipero] (Gardena, CA) 38 (77%) Servite (Anaheim, CA) 26 (23%)]
D-3:
San Juan Hills (San Juan Capistrano, CA) vs. St. Bonaventure (Ventura, CA) at TBA, 7:00pm [projection and percent chances to win: San Juan Hills (San Juan Capistrano, CA) 27 (61%) St. Bonaventure (Ventura, CA) 22 (39%)]
Warren (Downey, CA) vs. Chaminade (West Hills, CA) at TBA, 7:00pm [projection and percent chances to win: Warren (Downey, CA) 31 (53%) Chaminade (West Hills, CA) 30 (47%)]
D-4:
La Serna (Whittier, CA) vs. Culver City (CA) at TBA, 7:00pm [projection and percent chances to win: La Serna (Whittier, CA) 35 (65%) Culver City (CA) 28 (35%)]
Yorba Linda (CA) vs. Corona del Mar (Newport Beach, CA) at TBA, 7:00pm [projection and percent chances to win: Yorba Linda (CA) 28 (53%) Corona del Mar (Newport Beach, CA) 27 (47%)]
D-5:
Newbury Park (CA) vs. Thousand Oaks (CA) at TBA, 7:00pm [projection and percent chances to win: Newbury Park (CA) 35 (60%) Thousand Oaks (CA) 31 (40%)]
Orange Vista (Perris, CA) vs. Western (Anaheim, CA) at TBA, 7:00pm [projection and percent chances to win: Orange Vista (Perris, CA) 31 (58%) Western (Anaheim, CA) 28 (42%)]
D-6:
Murrieta Mesa (Murrieta, CA) vs. Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach, CA) at TBA, 7:00pm [projection and percent chances to win: Murrieta Mesa (Murrieta, CA) 22 (53%) Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach, CA) 21 (47%)]
Simi Valley (CA) vs. Huntington Beach (CA) at TBA, 7:00pm [projection and percent chances to win: Simi Valley (CA) 34 (62%) Huntington Beach (CA) 28 (38%)]
D-7:
King (Riverside, CA) vs. El Dorado (Placentia, CA) at TBA, 7:00pm [projection and percent chances to win: King [Dr. Martin Luther] (Riverside, CA) 22 (61%) El Dorado (Placentia, CA) 17 (39%)]
Mayfair (Lakewood, CA) vs. Muir (Pasadena, CA) at TBA, 7:00pm [projection and percent chances to win: Mayfair (Lakewood, CA) 24 (58%) Muir [John] (Pasadena, CA) 21 (42%)]
D-8:
Highland (Palmdale, CA) vs. Charter Oak (Covina, CA) at TBA, 7:00pm [projection and percent chances to win: Highland (Palmdale, CA) 27 (62%) Charter Oak (Covina, CA) 21 (38%)]
St. Pius X-St. Matthias (Downey, CA) vs. Jurupa Hills (Fontana, CA) at TBA, 7:00pm [projection and percent chances to win: St. Pius X-St. Matthias (Downey, CA) 24 (65%) Jurupa Hills (Fontana, CA) 17 (35%)]
D-9:
Santa Monica (CA) vs. Kaiser (Fontana, CA) at TBA, 7:00pm [projection and percent chances to win: Santa Monica (CA) 28 (53%) Kaiser [Henry J.] (Fontana, CA) 27 (47%)]
Vista del Lago (Moreno Valley, CA) vs. Rio Hondo Prep (Arcadia, CA) at TBA, 7:00pm [projection and percent chances to win: Vista del Lago (Moreno Valley, CA) 22 (53%) Rio Hondo Prep (Arcadia, CA) 21 (47%)]
D-10:
Hemet (CA) vs. Torrance (CA) at TBA, 7:00pm [projection and percent chances to win: Hemet (CA) 27 (61%) Torrance (CA) 22 (39%)]
West Covina (CA) vs. Xavier Prep (Palm Desert, CA) at TBA, 7:00pm [projection and percent chances to win: West Covina (CA) 17 (58%) Xavier Prep (Palm Desert, CA) 14 (42%)]
D-11:
Poly (Riverside, CA) vs. Westminster (CA) at TBA, 7:00pm [projection and percent chances to win: Poly (Riverside, CA) 20 (72%) Westminster (CA) 12 (28%)]
Ramona (Riverside, CA) vs. Quartz Hill (CA) at TBA, 7:00pm [projection and percent chances to win: Ramona (Riverside, CA) 22 (53%) Quartz Hill (CA) 21 (47%)]
D-12:
Coachella Valley (Thermal, CA) vs. Cerritos (CA) at TBA, 7:00pm [projection and percent chances to win: Coachella Valley (Thermal, CA) 35 (65%) Cerritos (CA) 28 (35%)]
Yucca Valley (CA) vs. Santa Fe (Santa Fe Springs, CA) at TBA, 7:00pm [projection and percent chances to win: Yucca Valley (CA) 38 (74%) Santa Fe (Santa Fe Springs, CA) 28 (26%)]
D-13:
Desert Hot Springs (CA) vs. St. Monica (Santa Monica, CA) at TBA, 7:00pm [projection and percent chances to win: Desert Hot Springs (CA) 34 (58%) St. Monica (Santa Monica, CA) 31 (42%)]
Walnut (CA) vs. San Bernardino (CA) at TBA, 7:00pm [projection and percent chances to win: Walnut (CA) 21 (53%) San Bernardino (CA) 20 (47%)]
D-14:
Artesia (Lakewood, CA) vs. Bell Gardens (CA) at TBA, 7:00pm [projection and percent chances to win: Artesia (Lakewood, CA) 28 (60%) Bell Gardens (CA) 24 (40%)]
Hawthorne (CA) vs. Lynwood (CA) at TBA, 7:00pm [projection and percent chances to win: Hawthorne (CA) 26 (57%) Lynwood (CA) 24 (43%)]
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