Rio Hondo Prep Makes it Three in a Row, 29-7

The Kares’ celebrate after winning a CIF Southern Section-Ford Division 5 Championship high school playoff football game between the Redondo Union Sea Hawks and the visiting Rio Hondo Prep Kares on November 29, 2025 at the Sea Hawk Stadium in Redondo Beach, CA (Photo by David Thomas)

By Rich Whittington

(Redondo Beach) – The Rio Hondo Prep Kares captured their third consecutive CIF Title Saturday evening, defeating the host Redondo Union Sea Hawks, 29-7, in front of an overflow crowd at Redondo Union High School. The win gives the Kares three titles in three years. They won the Division 9 Title in 2023, the Division 7 Title in 2024, and the Division 5 Title Saturday evening.

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South El Monte Wins First CIF Title

South El Monte CIF Division 14 champs. It’s the first CIF football championship in school history. (Photo by Duane Barker).

By Tim Peterson

(Whittier) – Gabriel Canchola hauled in a 10-yard touchdown pass from Michael Maldonado with 21 seconds left in the fourth quarter to propel South El Monte to a 14-6 win over Pioneer Friday night at Dick Torres Memorial Stadium in the CIF Division 14 Finals.

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Montebello Falls to Waylon and Woodbridge

Freshman quarterback Waylon Stone secured the Warriors D-13 title behind a 249-yard/ two touchdown performance Friday night at Montebello High School.

By Alex A. Gonzalez

Montebello – With 1:09 remaining in the fourth quarter, Montebello’s Donovan Murillo reached the endzone, making it 24-23 Woodbridge Friday night at Montebello High School, but when the special teams lined up for the game’s tying PAT, the kick was missed wide left and the Warriors escaped the CIF-SS Division 13 Final with the one-point win.

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NFL Notes & Numbers: Week 12

By Tim Byrnes

The Buffalo Bills can’t decide if they want to be the team that entered the season with ESPN’s third best odds (+700) to win the Super Bowl, or the team that recently lost 30-13 to the hapless Dolphins. 

Without quarterback CJ Stroud, backup Davis Mills, and a strong defense the Texans have won the last two games and look to extend the streak. Read more »