CIF Southern Section semifinal pairings

2024 CIF Southern Section high school football playoffs.
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It’s semifinal time in the powerful CIF Southern Section in Southern California. The top two divisions feature head-to-head matchups inside the High School Football America 300 national rankings, powered by NFL Play Football.

In Division 1, defending national champ Mater Dei squares-off with No. 19 Corona Centennial. The No. 1 Monarchs beat the Huskies 42-25 in the season opener for both clubs.

In the other semi, No. 5 St. John Bosco plays No. 13 Orange Lutheran. During the Trinity League regular season, Bosco came from behind to beat the Lancers 28-24.

In Division 2, No. 143 Murrieta Valley plays No. 170 Oaks Christian and No. 214 Yorba Linda faces No. 263 Newbury Park.

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Below are all of the semifinal games with seeding in parenthesis.

Division 1

  • 1) Mater Dei 4) Corona Centennial
  • 3) Orange Lutheran vs. 2) St. John Bosco

Division 2

  • 1) Murrieta Valley vs. 5) Oaks Christian
  • 11) Yorba Linda vs. 2) Newbury Park

Division 3

  • 1) Simi Valley vs. 13) Loyola
  • 3) Edison (Huntington Beach) vs. 15) Vista Murrieta

Division 4

  • 1) St. Bonaventure vs. 12) Apple Valley
  • 3) Pacifica Beach (Oxnard) vs. 10) Thousand Oaks

Division 5

  • 8) Summit 45 vs. 4) La Serna
  • 14) Foothill 38 vs. 2) Palos Verdes

Division 6

  • 9) St. Francis vs. 4) Murrieta Mesa
  • 11) Glendora vs. 2) Dana Hills

Division 7

  • 1) West Torrance vs. 12) Rio Hondo Prep
  • 3) Warren vs. 10) Yucaipa

Division 8

  • 9) Lancaster vs. 4) Serrano
  • 6) Salesian vs. 7) St. Pius X/St. Matthias

Division 9

  • 1) Highland vs. 4) Quartz Hill
  • 3) Long Beach Wilson vs. 2) Great Oak

Division 10

  • 1) St. Anthony vs. 5) Pacifica (Garden Grove)
  • 3) South Pasadena vs. 7) Silverado

Division 11

  • 16) Portola vs. 4) Baldwin Park
  • 6) El Rancho vs. 7) San Gorgonio

Division 12

  • 1) Mary Star of the Sea vs. 4) Palmdale
  • 6) Carter vs. 10) Wilson (Hacienda Heights)

Division 13

  • 1) Gahr vs. 4) Anaheim
  • 3) Lynnwood vs. 10) Pasadena

Division 14

  • 8) Duarte vs. 5) San Gabriel
  • 11) Ganesha vs. 2) Pioneer

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Jeff Fisher
Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.