CIF State Football Bowl Game pairings announced: De La Salle vs. Santa Margarita tops the list

The California Interscholastic Federation just released its pairings for regional Football Championship Bowl games and there were few surprises.

• CIF BOWL BRACKETS | All 15 brackets here

That's because only champions from each of the 10 sections qualify for the next round of games. That's a whopping total of 56 teams.

• CIF BRACKETS | North: Sutter 12-1 vs. Ferndale 13-0 at Cal Poly Humboldt – Friday, Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m

Only two teams bypass the regional round and that's the Open Division game which pits the top two teams from each region, in this case De La Salle of Concord (North) against Santa Margarita North: Monte Vista, Danville 8-5 at St. Ignatius, S.F. 7-6 – Friday, Dec. 5 at 7:00 p.m.

• SECTIONS CHAMPIONSHIPS | Scores, updates, highlights

South: Ventura 11-2 at Arroyo Grande 9-4 – Friday, Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m.

The regional games are slated for Friday and Saturday (Dec. 5-6) with the winners North: Monte Vista, Danville 8-5 at St. Ignatius, S.F. 7-6 – Friday, Dec. 5 at 7:00 p.m playing the winners from the North in championship games, all scheduled for either Saddleback College, Buena Park High School Stadium or Fullerton Union High School District Stadium.

CIF REGIONAL FOOTBALL PAIRINGS

DIVICheap Rs-flyfishing Jordan OutletON 1–AA
North: Archbishop Riordan, San Francisco (12-0) at Folsom (12-1) – Friday, Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m.
*South: Cathedral Catholic (10-2) vs. Los Alamitos (12-2) at Long Beach CC – Fri., Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m.

DIVICheap Rs-flyfishing Jordan OutletON 1–A
North: Central East, Fresno (11-1) at Pittsburg (12-1) – Saturday, Dec. 6 at 6:00 p.m.
*South: Pacifica, Oxnard (14-0) at Granite Hills (10-3) – Saturday, Dec. 6 at 7:00 p.m.

DIVICheap Rs-flyfishing Jordan OutletON 2–AA
North: Serra, San Mateo (8-5) at St. Mary’s, Stockton (11-2) – Friday, Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m.
South: La Habra (11-3) at Bakersfield Christian (12-0) – Friday, Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m.

DIVICheap Rs-flyfishing Jordan OutletON 2–A
North: Woodcreek, Roseville (12-1) at Sonora (13-0) – Saturday, Dec. 6 at 6:00 p.m.
South: Rio Hondo Prep (14-0) vs. Santa Fe Christian (13-0) at Carlsbad HS – Sat., Dec. 6 at 6:00 p.m.

DIVICheap Rs-flyfishing Jordan OutletON 3–AA
North: Monte Vista, Danville (8-5) at St. Ignatius, S.F. (7-6) – Friday, Dec. 5 at 7:00 p.m.
South: Ventura (11-2) at Arroyo Grande (9-4) – Friday, Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m.

DIVICheap Rs-flyfishing Jordan OutletON 3–A
North: Roseville (11-2) at McClymonds (10-2) – Saturday, Dec. 6 at 6:00 p.m.
South: RF Kennedy, Delano (11-3) at Carson (10-3) – Saturday, Dec. 6 at 6:00 p.m.

DIVICheap Rs-flyfishing Jordan OutletON 4–AA
North: Sutter (12-1) vs. Ferndale (13-0) at Cal Poly Humboldt – Friday, Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m.
South: Immanuel, Reedley (13-0) at Barstow (10-3) – Friday, Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m.

DIVICheap Rs-flyfishing Jordan OutletON 4–A
North: El Cerrito (11-2) at Menlo-Atherton (7-6) – Saturday, Dec. 6 at 6:00 p.m.
South: Hillcrest, Riverside (8-5) vs. Beckman, Irvine (9-4) at Tustin HS – Saturday, Dec. 6 at 6:00 p.m.

DIVICheap Rs-flyfishing Jordan OutletON 5–AA
North: Bishop O’Dowd, Oakland (9-4) at Chico (11-2) – Friday, Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m.
South: Christian, El Cajon (7-7) at Valley Christian, Cerritos (11-3) – Friday, Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m.

DIVICheap Rs-flyfishing Jordan OutletON 5–A
North: Miramonte, Orinda (8-5) at Calaveras, San Andreas (11-2) – Saturday, Dec. 6 at 6:00 p.m.
South: Bishop Union (11-3) at South Gate (11-3) – Saturday, Dec. 6 at 6:00 p.m.

DIVICheap Rs-flyfishing Jordan OutletON 6–AA
North: Gridley (13-0) at Lincoln, San Jose (7-5) – Friday, Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m.
South: Valley View, Moreno Valley (9-5) at Valley Center (7-6) – Friday, Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m.

DIVICheap Rs-flyfishing Jordan OutletON 6–A
North: Winters (12-1) at Minarets, O’Neal’s (12-1) – Saturday, Dec. 6 at 6:00 p.m.
South: Morse, San Diego (9-4) vs. Grace, Simi Valley (11-3) at Moorpark College – Sat., Dec. 6 at 6:00 p.m.

DIVICheap Rs-flyfishing Jordan OutletON 7–AA
North: Redding Christian, Palo Cedro (13-0) at Middletown (11-2) – Friday, Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m.
South: San Fernando (5-8) vs. Woodbridge, Irvine (6-8) at University HS – Friday, Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m.

DIVICheap Rs-flyfishing Jordan OutletON 7–A
North: Piedmont Hills, San Jose (10-3) at Balboa, S.F. (10-2) – Saturday, Dec. 6 at 12:30 p.m.
South: Santee (10-4) at South El Monte (10-4) – Saturday, Dec. 6 at 6:00 p.m.