High school football lit up Southern California under the Friday night lights, as teams from the City Section, Southern Section, and intersectional matchups delivered thrilling victories, surprising upsets, and plenty of offensive fireworks. From nail-biters decided by a single point to powerhouse programs flexing their dominance, here’s a complete look at the weekend’s action.

City Section

Central League

  • Bernstein 52, Mendez 7

Nonleague Highlights

  • Eagle Rock 35, Bell 10

  • Fairfax 49, Los Angeles 28

  • Hawkins 32, Canoga Park 27

  • King/Drew 30, Gardena 6

  • L.A. Hamilton 23, Crenshaw 6

  • L.A. Marshall 13, Contreras 6

  • L.A. University 43, Santee 7

  • Legacy 28, Grant 8

  • Lincoln 48, Jefferson 20

  • Marquez 49, Hollywood 8

  • Maywood CES 54, Reseda 0

  • Monroe 46, Belmont 0

  • Palisades 59, Granada Hills 44 (shootout of the night)

  • Panorama 35, Fulton 6

  • San Fernando 48, Sun Valley Poly 8

  • South East 40, Rancho Dominguez 28

  • Sylmar 40, Chavez 6

  • Taft 43, Arleta 21

  • Van Nuys 32, Roybal 16

  • Washington 40, Diego Rivera 16

  • Westchester 7, Dymally 0 (defensive slugfest)

Southern Section

Nonleague Thrillers and Blowouts

  • Alhambra 27, Temple City 7

  • Aliso Niguel 52, Chino 12

  • Claremont 22, Alta Loma 13

  • Anaheim Canyon 40, Beckman 29

  • Aquinas 35, Bonita 13

  • Arlington 33, Fontana 23

  • Arroyo Valley 44, San Bernardino 12

  • Artesia 35, Firebaugh 0

  • Baldwin Park 42, California 29

  • Banning 32, Whittier Christian 13

  • Segerstrom 28, Barstow 27 (1-point classic)

  • Beaumont 41, Summit 14

  • Bellflower 35, Oxnard 7

  • Bell Gardens 50, Hacienda Heights Wilson 19

  • Bishop Amat 42, Valencia 38 (offensive showcase)

  • Bloomington 42, Rubidoux 12

  • Brea Olinda 37, Diamond Bar 7

  • Brentwood 48, Oak Park 28

  • Saugus 30, Camarillo 27

  • Carpinteria 52, Santa Clara 7

  • Century 10, Santa Ana Valley 10 (deadlock tie)

  • Cerritos 31, Portola 17

  • Charter Oak 34, Muir 33 (edge-of-seat finish)

  • Compton Early College 49, Keppel 21

  • Corona 27, Miller 21

  • Costa Mesa 49, Godinez 0

  • Covina 48, Diamond Ranch 46 (barnburner)

  • Crean Lutheran 23, Capistrano Valley 6

  • Crescenta Valley 42, South Pasadena 21

  • Cypress 40, Eisenhower 0

  • Damien 38, St. Paul 28

  • Dana Hills 63, Esperanza 7 (highest Southern Section total)

  • Desert Christian Academy 12, Desert Mirage 6

  • Dominguez 58, Hawthorne 6

  • Downey 55, Millikan 7

  • Eastlake Roosevelt 49, Ontario Christian 7

  • Edison 31, Lakewood 0

  • El Modena 21, Newport Harbor 17

  • El Segundo 41, Don Lugo 7

  • El Toro 28, El Dorado 21

  • Estancia 42, Katella 0

  • Fillmore 41, Buena 17

  • Gabrielino 49, Azusa 0

  • Ganesha 40, Pomona 6

  • Garden Grove Pacifica 20, Northwood 14

  • Glenn 14, California Military Institute 0

  • Granite Hills 37, Kaiser 14

  • Heritage Christian 54, Compton Centennial 28

  • Hueneme 25, Channel Islands 0

  • Indian Springs 33, Silver Valley 6

  • Inglewood 18, St. Bonaventure 16 (defensive battle)

  • Irvine 29, Woodbridge 2

  • Jurupa Hills 12, Temescal Canyon 7

  • La Cañada 35, Long Beach Jordan 6

  • Laguna Hills 44, Capistrano Valley Christian 30

  • Lakeside 45, Twentynine Palms 8

  • La Habra 41, Ayala 14

  • La Puente 38, Sierra Vista 13

  • La Quinta 36, Citrus Valley 20

  • La Sierra 31, Saddleback 6

  • Lancaster 56, Golden Valley 12

  • Loara 42, Beverly Hills 22

  • Long Beach Poly 28, Tustin 27 (Poly survives by 1)

  • Long Beach Wilson 49, Sunny Hills 21

  • Los Alamitos 41, Gardena Serra 21 (statement win)

  • Mary Star 22, Valley Christian 21

  • Mira Costa 31, Redondo Union 0

  • Garey 55, Mountain View 8

  • Murrieta Mesa 28, Rancho Verde 7

  • Nogales 50, Cantwell-Sacred Heart 30

  • Norco 28, Orange Vista 24

  • Nordhoff 76, Eastside 20 (biggest blowout of the night)

  • Northview 22, Glendora 16

  • Norwalk 42, Pasadena 34

  • Ocean View 28, Buena Park 27

  • Ontario 49, Jurupa Valley 10

  • Orange 15, Los Osos 7

  • Oxnard Pacifica 56, Newbury Park 35

  • Pacific 65, Pasadena Marshall 13

  • Palm Desert 27, Elsinore 21

  • Palm Springs 61, Coachella Valley 27

  • Paraclete 47, Hart 21

  • Paramount 7, Compton 3

  • Ramona 44, Hillcrest 28

  • Rancho Alamitos 35, Anaheim 13

  • Rancho Cucamonga 14, Oak Hills 3

  • Rancho Christian 49, West Valley 14

  • Rancho Mirage 42, Tahquitz 16

  • Rim of the World 55, Perris 21

  • Riverside King 35, Riverside North 13

  • Riverside Notre Dame 24, Temecula Prep 20

  • Rowland 42, Placentia Valencia 6

  • San Clemente 35, Chaparral 34 (instant thriller)

  • San Dimas 14, Colony 0

  • San Gabriel 28, El Monte 21

  • San Jacinto Valley Academy 48, Duarte 14

  • San Juan Hills 42, Chino Hills 21

  • San Marino 35, South Torrance 27

  • Santa Ana Calvary Chapel 27, Westminster 14

  • Santa Ana Foothill 10, Norte Vista 9

  • Santa Barbara 44, Dos Pueblos 7

  • Santa Margarita 45, Highland 13

  • Santa Monica 35, Burbank Burroughs 9

  • Santa Paula 42, Del Sol 0

  • Schurr 35, Village Christian 9

  • Servite 46, Chaminade 3

  • Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 49, St. Francis 12

  • South El Monte 20, Montebello 0

  • St. Genevieve 14, South Hills 12

  • St. Margaret’s 35, La Salle 27

  • Temecula Valley 48, Paloma Valley 27

  • Tesoro 17, La Mirada 5

  • Thousand Oaks 20, Agoura 19

  • Torrance 45, St. Anthony 7

  • Trabuco Hills 29, St. Pius X-St. Matthias 20

  • Troy 31, Fullerton 12

  • Vasquez 17, Littlerock 14

  • Ventura 35, Rio Mesa 6

  • Villa Park 24, Upland 17

  • Vista del Lago 35, Adelanto 0

  • Walnut 37, Sonora 12

  • Webb 50, Anza Hamilton 14

  • West Covina 21, El Rancho 14

  • West Ranch 23, Antelope Valley 13

  • West Torrance 20, Peninsula 14

  • Westminster La Quinta 6, Bassett 6 (tie)

  • Whittier 14, Rosemead 0

  • Yucaipa 45, Shadow Hills 20

Intersectional Battles

  • Bakersfield West 42, Ridgecrest Burroughs 14

  • Big Bear 37, Rosamond 30

  • Bishop Diego 34, East Las Vegas Mater Academy 6

  • Burbank 52, Reno Galena 9

  • Chandler (AZ) Basha 30, Orange Lutheran 24

  • Crespi 44, Cleveland 16

  • Culver City 43, Narbonne 6

  • Oakland Castlemont 27, Dorsey 7

  • Fresno San Joaquin Memorial 49, Castaic 0

  • Garfield 42, La Palma Kennedy 38

  • Grace 31, El Camino Real 29

  • Granada Hills Kennedy 29, Canyon Country Canyon 21

  • Great Oak 28, San Pedro 27

  • Hoover 22, Verdugo Hills 20

  • JSerra 38, Honolulu Kamehameha 20

  • Las Vegas Centennial 14, North Torrance 12

  • Las Vegas Shadow Ridge 14, Quartz Hill 6

  • Lawndale 69, L.A. Wilson 7

  • Lynwood 50, Locke 6

  • Mater Dei 21, Kahuka (Hawaii) 18

  • Mission Viejo 53, Folsom 14 (national spotlight win)

  • Monrovia 46, L.A. Roosevelt 6

  • Moorpark 38, Birmingham 13

  • Oaks Christian 35, Bakersfield Liberty 28

  • Palos Verdes 30, Carson 6

  • Pine Valley Mountain Empire 37, Nuview Bridge 0

  • River Ridge (La.) Curtis Christian 54, L.A. Cathedral 26

  • Riverside Prep 28, California City 7

  • South Gate 46, Santa Fe 14

  • Spring Valley Mt. Miguel 21, Loyola 0

  • St. Bernard 42, L.A. Jordan 0

  • St. John Bosco 21, Baltimore St. Frances Academy 14 (national heavyweight showdown)

  • St. Monica 40, Huntington Park 0

  • Tempe (AZ) Corona del Sol 31, Apple Valley 0

  • Venice 17, Harvard-Westlake 3

  • Westlake 31, Chatsworth 0

  • Wilmington Banning 55, Long Beach Cabrillo 7

8-Man Football

Southern Section

  • Majestic League: Hillcrest Christian 60, Highland Entrepreneur 12

  • Lancaster Baptist 39, Academy for Careers & Exploration 14

  • Maricopa 36, Lucerne Valley 0

  • Orcutt Academy 54, Malibu 18

Intersectional

  • Sage Hill 55, Animo Jackie Robinson 8

  • Cornerstone Christian 21, Vista St. Joseph Academy 6

  • Legacy Christian Academy 50, Noli Indian 6

  • Mammoth 56, Santa Clarita Christian 28

  • San Diego Francis Parker 34, New Designs Watts 30

Final Word

From dominant blowouts like Nordhoff’s 76-20 rout of Eastside to nail-biters like Long Beach Poly’s 28-27 survival over Tustin, Southern California football once again proved why it’s one of the nation’s most competitive regions. With powerhouse programs such as Mater Dei, St. John Bosco, Los Alamitos, Mission Viejo, and Servite all earning big wins, the road ahead promises even more drama as league play looms.