The Hillcrest and Valley View football teams claimed CIF Southern Section championships this past Saturday evening.
And now the two Sunbelt League squads will look to add CIF State regional championship plaques to the trophy case this week.
Hillcrest made history last week, becoming the first Alvord Unified School District football team to win a section title after beating Tahquitz 63-34 in the Division 10 championship game. The Trojans extended their winning streak to five games.
Hillcrest (9-5) squares off against Irvine Beckman (11-3) in the CIF State’s Division 4A regional championship game on Saturday at 6 p.m. at Tustin High School. Beckman pulled out a 30-24 overtime victory over Brea Olinda in the Southern Section Division 8 championship game. The Patriots bring a 10-game winning streak into Saturday evening’s regional final.
Valley View captured the program’s second Southern Section championship with a 20-18 victory over Baldwin Park in the Division 11 championship game. This marks the program’s second appearance in the CIF State playoffs. Valley View beat San Gorgonio 31-14 in the Division 5AA regional final in 2016 but lost to Oakland Bishop O’Dowd 43-24 in the state championship game.
The Eagles (9-5) will make the journey to Valley Center (7-6) for this year’s Division 6AA regional championship game on Friday at 7:30 p.m. Valley Center won the San Diego Section’s Division 4 title with a 21-14 victory over Chula Vista Eastlake.
Santa Margarita (10-3) and Concord De La Salle (12-0) will square off for this year’s CIF State Open Division championship on Saturday, Dec. 13, at 8 p.m. at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo.
Below is the full schedule of this week’s regional championship games. Dates, sites and times scheduled to change.
CIF STATE FOOTBALL REGIONAL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
Division 1AA
North: San Francisco Archbishop Riordan (12-0) at Folsom (12-1), 7:30 p.m. Friday
South: San Diego Cathedral Catholic (10-2) vs. Los Alamitos (12-2) at Long Beach City College, 7:30 p.m. Friday
Division 1A
North: Fresno Central East (11-1) at Pittsburg (12-1), 6 p.m. Saturday
South: Oxnard Pacifica (14-0) at El Cajon Granite Hills (10-3), 7 p.m. Saturday
Division 2AA
North: San Mateo Serra (8-5) at Stockton St. Mary’s (11-2), 7:30 p.m. Friday
South: La Habra (11-3) at Bakersfield Christian (12-0), 7:30 p.m. Friday
Division 2A
North: Roseville Woodcreek (12-1) at Sonora (13-0), 6 p.m. Saturday
South: Arcadia Rio Hondo Prep (14-0) vs. Solana Beach Santa Fe Christian (13-0) at Carlsbad HS, 6 p.m. Saturday
Division 3AA
North: Danville Monte Vista (8-5) at San Francisco St. Ignatius (7-6), 7 p.m. Friday
South: Ventura (11-2) at Arroyo Grande (9-4), 7:30 p.m. Friday
Division 3A
North: Roseville (11-2) at Oakland McClymonds (10-2), 6 p.m. Saturday
South: Delano Kennedy (11-3) at Carson (10-3), 6 p.m. Saturday
Division 4AA
North: Sutter (12-1) vs. Ferndale (13-0) at Cal Poly Humboldt, 7:30 p.m. Friday
South: Reedley Immanuel (13-0) at Barstow (10-3), 7:30 p.m. Friday
Division 4A
North: El Cerrito (11-2) at Menlo-Atherton (7-6), 6 p.m. Saturday
South: Riverside Hillcrest (9-5) vs. Irvine Beckman (11-3) at Tustin HS, 6 p.m. Saturday
Division 5AA
North: Oakland Bishop O’Dowd (9-4) at Chico (11-2), 7:30 p.m. Friday
South: El Cajon Christian (7-7) at Cerritos Valley Christian (11-3), 7:30 p.m. Friday
Division 5A
North: Orinda Miramonte (8-5) at San Andreas Calaveras (11-2), 6 p.m. Saturday
South: Bishop Union (11-3) at South Gate (11-3), 6 p.m. Saturday
Division 6AA
North: Gridley (13-0) at San Jose Lincoln (10-3), 7:30 p.m. Friday
South: Moreno Valley Valley View (9-5) at Valley Center (7-6), 7:30 p.m. Friday
Division 6A
North: Winters (12-1) at O’Neals Minarets (12-1), 6 p.m. Saturday
South: San Diego Morse (9-4) vs. Simi Valley Grace (11-3) at Moorpark College, 6 p.m. Saturday
Division 7AA
North: Palo Cedro Redding Christian (13-0) at Middletown (11-2), 7:30 p.m. Friday
South: San Fernando (5-8) at Irvine Woodbridge (6-8), 7:30 p.m. Friday
Division 7A
North: San Jose Piedmont Hills (10-3) at San Francisco Balboa (10-2), 12:30 p.m. Saturday
South: Los Angeles Santee (10-4) at South El Monte (10-4), 6 p.m. Saturday
