The massive CIF-Southern Section is ready for the postseason. The 2023 playoff brackets were announced Sunday.
As usual, all eyes will be on Division 1, arguably the toughest high school football playoff bracket in the nation. Led by 2022 High School Football America national champ St. John Bosco, all eight teams are in our national rankings, powered by NFL Play Football.
CIF-SS Division 1 Teams in HSFA 300
- No. 1 St. John Bosco
- No. 2 Mater Dei
- No. 14 Sierra Canyon
- No. 21 Corona Centennial
- No. 70 Orange Lutheran
- No. 80 Santa Margarita
- No. 93 JSerra
- No. 106 San Clemente
Below are all of the first round matchups in all 14 divisions.
DIVISION 1
First round, November 10
San Clemente at St. John Bosco
Orange Lutheran at Centennial
Santa Margarita at Sierra Canyon
JSerra at Mater Dei
DIVISION 2
First round, Friday, November 3
Edison at Rancho Cucamonga
Damien at Murrieta Valley
Chaparral at Oaks Christian
Palos Verdes at Mission Viejo
Bishop Amat at Serra
Upland at Los Alamitos
Valencia (Valencia) at Servite
Vista Murrieta at Long Beach Poly
DIVISION 3
First round, Friday, November 3
St. Francis at San Juan Hills
Citrus Valley at Leuzinger
Cajon at Pacifica/Oxnard
St. Bonaventure at Etiwanda
Beaumont at Oak Hills
Warren at Tustin
Millikan at Villa Park
Inglewood at Chaminade
DIVISION 4
First round, Friday, November 3
Norte Vista at Loyola
Moorpark at Yorba Linda
Santa Barbara at St. Paul
Paraclete at Corona del Mar
Culver City at Ayala
Downey at Capistrano Valley
Trabuco Hills at Newport Harbor
Great Oak at La Serna
DIVISION 5
First round, Friday, November 3
Ventura at Newbury Park
Aquinas at Foothill
Northview at Bonita
El Modena at Thousand Oaks
Apple Valley at Hesperia
Western at Colony
San Jacinto at Liberty
Eisenhower at Orange Vista
DIVISION 6
First round, Friday, November 3
Dana Hills at Ontario Christian
Glendora at Huntington Beach
Crean Lutheran at Hart
Simi Valley at Rancho Verde
Laguna Hills at Murrieta Mesa
West Ranch at La Habra
Mira Costa at Yucaipa
Rio Mesa at Cypress
DIVISION 7
First round, Friday, November 3
Long Beach Jordan at Chino
Village Christian at Mayfair
Agoura at Burbank Burroughs
Muir at Diamond Ranch
Lakewood at ML King
Salesian at Granite Hills
Redondo at Bishop Diego
El Dorado at Laguna Beach
DIVISION 8
First round, Friday, November 3
Fountain Valley at Brentwood
San Dimas at Highland
Charter Oak at North Torrance
Covina at Summit
St. Pius X-St. Matthias at Barstow
Tahquitz at St. Anthony
Lawndale at Aliso Niguel
Jurupa Hills at Irvine
DIVISION 9
First round, Friday, November 3
St. Margaret’s at Rio Hondo Prep
Orange at Diamond Bar
Marina at Vista del Lago
Sonora at Rancho Mirage
Santa Ana at Santa Monica
Monrovia at Troy
Kaiser at Dominguez
South Pasadena at Los Osos
DIVISION 10
First round, Friday, November 3
Segerstrom at Torrance
Redlands at San Marino
Rancho Christian at Hemet
Brea Olinda at Elsinore
Beckman at Capistrano Valley Christian
Paloma Valley at West Covina
Xavier Prep at La Quinta/LQ
Crescenta Valley at Kennedy
DIVISION 11
First round, Friday, November 3
Gahr at Quartz Hill
Hillcrest at Linfield Christian
San Gorgonio at Ramona
Bellflower at Palmdale
Riverside Poly at Esperanza
Patriot at Los Altos
Maranatha at Cantwell Sacred Heart
Westminster at Schurr
DIVISION 12
First round, Friday, November 3
South El Monte at Coachella Valley
Don Lugo at Santa Paula
Western Christian at Victor Valley
Cerritos at Fillmore
Arroyo at Arrowhead Christian
Rim of the World at Santa Fe
Arroyo Valley at Buena Park
Wilson/HH at Yucca Valley
DIVISION 13
First round, Friday, November 3
Los Amigos at San Gabriel
Silver Valley at Walnut
AB Miller at Grace Brethren
San Bernardino at Bloomington
Santa Ana Valley at St. Monica Prep
Garey at Montclair
Baldwin Park at Estancia
Jurupa Valley at Desert Hot Springs
DIVISION 14
First round, Friday, November 3
Temecula Prep at Artesia
Rancho Alamitos at Santa Rosa Academy
La Puente at Bell Gardens
Bolsa Grande at Ocean View
Anaheim at Hawthorne
El Monte at Bishop Montgomery
Webb at Lynwood
Duarte at Whittier Christian
