Regional Bowl Games set for 2021 CIF State Football Championships: brackets, game times
State championship football is back in California.
After a hiatus last year because of the coronavirus pandemic, high school football state championship games will be played in 2021.
The CIF released the Open Division State Championship matchup as well as the North and South Regional Bowl Game matchups on Sunday afternoon.
In the Open Division matchup, Mater Dei, the top-ranked high school football team in the country in the SBLive Power 25, will play Serra (San Mateo) on Dec. 11 at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, Calif.
Here are the Regional Bowl Game matchups with brackets and game times:
North: Folsom at De La Salle – Friday, Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m.
South: Cathedral Catholic vs. Lutheran, Orange at Orange Coast College – Friday, Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m.
North: Pittsburg vs. Liberty, Bakersfield at Bakersfield College – Saturday, Dec. 4 at 6:00 p.m.
South: Long Beach Poly at Serra – Saturday, Dec. 4 at 6:00 p.m.
North: Bullard at Central Catholic – Friday, Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m
South: Helix at Mater Dei Catholic – Friday, Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m
North: Manteca at Wilcox – Saturday, Dec. 4 at 6:00 p.m.
South: Scripps Ranch at Valencia – Saturday, Dec. 4 at 6:00 p.m.
North: Vanden at Windsor – Friday, Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m.
South: Newport Harbor at Aquinas – Friday, Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m.
North: Campolindo at McClymonds – Saturday, Dec. 4 at 6:00 p.m.
South: Birmingham at Patrick Henry – Saturday, Dec. 4 at 6:00 p.m.
North: Escalon vs. Marin Catholic at San Rafael H.S. – Friday, Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m.
South: Central Valley Christian at Serrano – Friday, Dec. 2 at 7:30 p.m.
North: Chico vs. Sacred Heart Cathedral at Kezar Stadium – Saturday, Dec. 4 at 6:00 p.m.
South: Northveiw at Colony – Saturday, Dec. 4 at 6:00 p.m.
North: San Marin vs. Sutter at River Valley H.S. – Friday, Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m.
South: Independence, Bakersfield at Venice – Friday, Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m.
North: UPrep at Sacred Heart Prep – Saturday, Dec. 4 at 1:00 p.m.
South: Righetti vs. Northwood at Irvine H.S. – Saturday, Dec. 4 at 6:00 p.m.
North: St. Vincent at Argonaut – Friday, Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m.
South: Quartz Hill at Palo Verde – Friday, Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m.
North: Aragon at Salesian – Saturday, Dec. 4 at 1:00 p.m.
South: El Camino Real vs. Arlington at Ramona H.S. – Saturday, Dec. 4 at 6:00 p.m.
North: Le Grand at Fall River – Saturday, Dec. 4 at 6:00 p.m.
South: Loara at Morro Bay – Friday, Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m.
DIVISION 7–A Championship
Taft at Balboa – Saturday, Dec. 11 at 1:00 p.m.
(Feature photo by Ralph Thompson)
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