Football/ Dec 05 2021

CIF State Regional Playoff Scores & Next Week’s Championship Schedule; Northview Will Play for D-4A Title in San Francisco

Photo by Josh Thompson Football: CIF-State Regional Scores & Next Saturday’s Title-Game Schedule: Open Division Championship: Serra of San Mateo vs Mater Dei at Saddleback College Division 1-AA Scores: North: Folsom 28, De La Salle 27 South: Cathedral Catholic 71, Orange Lutheran 62 Division 1-AA Title Game: Folsom at Cathedral Catholic Division 1-A Scores: North: […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Dec 04 2021

Friday’s State Playoff Scores & Saturday’s Schedule: Cathedral Catholic Downs Orange Lu, 71-62, & Northview Faces Colony Tonight

Photo by Miranda Saiz Football: Friday’s CIF-State Playoff Scores: Division 1-AA: North: Folsom 28, De La Salle 27 South: Cathedral Catholic 71, Orange Lutheran 62 Division 2-AA: North: Central Catholic 44, Bullard 41 South: Mater Dei Catholic 24, Helix 21 Division 3-AA: North: Vanden 56, Windsor 28 South: Aquinas 42, Newport Harbor 28 Division 4-AA: […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Dec 03 2021

Northview Travels to Colony on Saturday Night in CIF-State Division 4A Southern California Regional

Photo by RT Tolentino Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Who: Northview (8-4) vs Colony (8-4) What: CIF State D-4A Southern Cal Regional Where: at Colony High School When: Saturday at 6 When they travel to Ontario for Saturday’s CIF-State Division 4A Southern California Regional, Northview will be able to look across the line of […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Dec 03 2021

St. Francis RB, Max Garrison, Named Angelus League’s Offensive MVP; Jack Jacobs Selected 1st-Team QB, & Duncan Sprengel is MVP Lineman

Football: All-Angeles League: MVP: Tahj Owens, Loyola senior (RB/CB) & Isaiah Dunn, St. Paul senior (QB) Offensive MVP: Max Garrison, St. Francis senior (RB) Defensive MVP: Jackson Shea, Loyola senior (FS) MVP Lineman: Duncan Sprengel, St. Francis senior First Team Offense: Sam Yoon, Loyola senior (OL) Racin Delgatty, St. Francis junior (OL) Peter Terry, St. […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Nov 29 2021

CIF-State Football Schedule: If Northview Defeats Colony on Saturday, Vikings Will Play For D-4A State Title Next Week

Photo by RT Tolentino Football: Editor’s Note: Tickets for the 2021 CIF Regional Football Championship Bowl Games are available online only through CIF’s ticketing partner GoFan. Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for high school students, seniors (65+), and children (5+). Two tickets would be required to attend at least one game on each […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Nov 29 2021

List of Area Football Teams w/Most Wins & Points Scored, & Least Points Allowed Through CIF-SS Championship Round

Photo by RT Tolentino Editor’s Note: Northview has at least one more game, so their stats will change after Saturday’s CIF State Division 4A playoff game at Colony. Football: Most Wins: Etiwanda (12-1) Glendora (11-1) Monrovia (10-1) Rio Hondo Prep (10-2) St. Francis (10-3) Ayala (9-2) Bonita (9-3) Pasadena (9-3) San Dimas (8-4) Alta Loma […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Nov 28 2021

Pasadena City College Closes Game on 14-0 Run; Lancers Defeat Santa Ana, 28-21, in Saturday’s SoCal Bowl

Thanks to PCC SID, Robert Lewis, for these stats & game notes Pictured L-R: Kade Wentz & Miles Anderson College Football: PCC has displayed its mettle all season. But never in a bigger moment than Saturday night’s SoCal Bowl game against Santa Ana College. The Lancers trailed the Dons, 21-14, with nine minutes to play […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Nov 28 2021

Long Beach Poly Ends St. Francis’ Historic Season, 38-7, in Saturday’s Championship Game of CIF-SS Division 4 Playoffs

Thanks to Ryan Tomey for photos, game info & stats: Football: No one wants to say it out loud. But anyone that has followed high school football in the southern section over the years knows that Long Beach Poly is far too loaded and talented to be in the CIF-SS Division 4 bracket. Even in down […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Nov 27 2021

RT Tolentino’s Photo Gallery of Northview’s 27-20 Victory Over St. Anthony in the CIF-SS Division 10 Championship Game

Football: A big thanks to RT Tolentino for this 16-pic photo gallery of the Northview High School football program. The Vikings defeated visiting St. Anthony of Long Beach, 27-20, on Friday night to claim the CIF D-10 title. Northview hadn’t won a CIF championship in football since 1987. Marcel Perez, who played for the Vikings […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Nov 27 2021

Northview Wins First CIF-SS Championship Since 1987; Vikings Outlast St. Anthony, 27-20, in D-10 Title Game

Photos by RT Tolentino Football: Story by John Honell Northview High School rode its defense and special teams all the way to its first CIF-SS football championship since 1987. St. Anthony scored on its first drive of the game, once in the third quarter, and the boys from Long Beach got to within seven points […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Nov 27 2021

CIF D-10 Notebook: Northview Shined in All Three Phases of Game, Played Disciplined & Intelligent Football

Photo by RT Tolentino Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor If one happened to be sitting in the stands behind the south sideline on Friday night at Covina District Field, you went home in the greatest of moods. But it didn’t come without a little drama. Northview was enjoying a 17-point lead (24-7) in the […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Nov 25 2021

St. Francis Hosts Long Beach Poly in Saturday’s CIF-SS Division 4 Title Game; Jackrabbits Ranked 21st in State

Photos by Ryan Tomey Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Who: Long Beach Poly (10-3) vs St. Francis (10-2) What: CIF-SS Division 4 Championship Game Where: St. Francis High School When: Saturday at 7 For the second time in four years, St. Francis will host a CIF-SS title game. And just like in 2017, the […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Nov 25 2021

Northview & St. Anthony Meet Up Friday in CIF-SS Division 10 Championship; Vikings’ Defense & Ground Game Key to Victory

Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Who: St. Anthony (9-4) vs Northview (7-6) What: CIF-SS Division 10 Championship Game Where: Covina District Field When: Friday at 7 p.m. After a 29-28 loss to 1-8 Los Altos in their regular-season finale, a setback that cost Northview a first-round home playoff game, very few people outside of […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Nov 25 2021

CalPreps Makes Predictions For All 14 CIF-SS Championship Games

Football: Editor’s Note: These projections emanated from the website, CalPreps, which has no affiliation to 210 Prep Sports. This post isn’t meant to upset anyone if they predicted that your program will fall in this weekend’s title games. They believe that half of the 14 contests will be determined by two points or less. And while they […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Nov 25 2021

This Weekend’s CIF Championship Round Schedule; St. Francis Hosts Long Beach Poly & Northview Welcomes St. Anthony

Photo by Ryan Tomey CIF-SS Football Championship Games: Division 1: Friday: Mater Dei (10-0) vs Servite at Veterans Stadium Division 2: Saturday: Orange Lutheran (9-4) at Alemany (8-3) Division 3: Saturday: Serra (8-4) at Apple Valley (10-3) Division 4: Saturday: Long Beach Poly (10-3) at St. Francis (10-2) Division 5: Friday: Oaks Christian (7-6) at […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Nov 22 2021

Northview’s Defense Contains Potent Palmdale Offense in Vikings’ 28-14 Road Victory in CIF-SS D-10 Semifinal

Football: You’ve probably heard it a thousand times. But that doesn’t make it any less true. ‘Defense wins championships.’ And Northview’s defense played a huge role in the Vikings finding itself just one win away from a potential CIF-SS Division 10 title. On Friday, Northview made the 79-mile trip to face a Palmdale program that […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Nov 21 2021

Comparing SGV Area Playoff Records by League; Baseline, Angelus, Valle Vista & Citrus 4 Won Four or More Games

Photo by Ryan Tomey Football: Angelus League: (4-2) St. Francis (3-0) Loyola (1-1) St. Paul (0-1) Baseline League: (6-4) Etiwanda (2-1) Chino Hills (2-1) Upland (1-1) RCHS (1-1) Citrus 4 League: (4-1) Colony (3-0) Glendora (1-1) Del Rey League: (5-2) St. Anthony (3-0) Salesian (2-1) Harvard Westlake (0-1) Gold Coast League: (3-4) Sierra Canyon (2-1) […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Nov 20 2021

St. Francis Defense Pitches Shutout; Golden Knights Earn Spot in CIF-SS D-4 Title Game After 20-0 Victory Over La Serna

Photos by Ryan Tomey Football: There is no question that St. Francis is playing its best football of the season. And it couldn’t have come at a better time. The Golden Knights defense stepped up huge and played the starring role in Friday’s 20-0 victory over La Serna in a CIF-SS Division 4 semifinal round contest. […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Nov 20 2021

Every CIF D1-14 Semifinal Round Score; Northview & St. Francis Earn Title-Game Appearances in D10 & 4, Respectively

Photo by Ryan Tomey Football CIF-SS Division 1-14 Semifinal Round Scores: Division 1: Mater Dei 21, Corona Centennial 16 Servite 40, St. John Bosco 21 Division 2: Alemany 56, Inglewood 30 Orange Lutheran 42, Sierra Canyon 40 Division 3: Apple Valley 35, Roosevelt 28 Serra 21, Etiwanda 20 Division 4: Long Beach Poly 35, Cypress […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Nov 17 2021

Statistical Comparisons For All Six CIF-SS Semifinal Round Playoff Games

Photo by Jim McCormack Football: CIF-SS Semifinal Stat Comparisons: Division 3: Serra at Etiwanda Records: E: (12-0, 4-0); S: (7-4, 3-1) Points For: E: (423); S: (317) Points Allowed: E: (153); L: (215) League Finish: E: (Baseline champs); S: (third in Mission) Current Win Streak: E: (12); S: (2) First Round: E: (46-20 over Oak […]

By Brian Baiotto