MaxPreps California Regional Bowl Game Matchups

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There's a new sheriff in town, and the name is the St. Mary's Rams.

St. Mary's (Stockton) took over the Open Division selection for Northern California in the MaxPreps California Regional Bowl Game matchups after De La Salle (Concord) lost its first game of the season to East (Salt Lake City, Utah) 23-21.

The last time De La Salle wasn't considered the top team in Northern California was 2008 when Grant (Sacramento) received the Open Division bid and defeated Long Beach Poly. Prior to that season, you would have to go back to 1991 to find a time when the Spartans weren't the top team in NorCal. That's also the last time De La Salle lost a North Coast Section championship.

It should also be noted that according to the Sac-Joaquin Section playoff bylaws, both Del Oro (Loomis) and St. Mary's could end up playing in the Division 1 playoffs (if they both win their league) or they could both end up in the Division 2 playoffs (if they don't win their league). We will continue to list St. Mary's as the top Division 1 team in the Sac-Joaquin Section and Del Oro as the top Division 2 team until league champions have been decided.

Also, Central Catholic (Modesto) can no longer be considered a Division 3 team in the Sac-Joaquin Section this year due to its continued success at that level. The Raiders will be considered Division 2 for the remainder of the season. Oakdale replaces Central Catholic in that division this week.

MaxPreps determines its regional matchup predictions based on the MaxPreps Computer Rankings presented by the Army National Guard. Care is also taken to avoid regional matchups between teams from the same section when possible. The team's record from last year and its preseason computer ranking are included in the preseason regional matchups.


Open Division

North
Sac-Joaquin Section I – St. Mary's (Stockton), 4-0, 64.0

South
Southern Section 1 – Mater Dei (Santa Ana), 4-0, 94.7

1-AA Division

North
North Coast Section I – De La Salle (Concord), 3-1, 61.5
Sac-Joaquin Section II – Del Oro (Loomis), 4-0, 57.7

South
Southern Section 3 – La Mirada, 2-2, 65.4
Los Angeles City Section I – Narbonne (Harbor City), 3-0, 63.5

1-A Division

North
Central Coast Section Open 2 – Saint Francis (Mountain View), 3-0, 49.9
Central Section I – Clovis, 4-0, 47.7

South
San Diego Section Open – Cathedral Catholic (San Diego), 4-0, 60.4*
Southern Section 2 – Oaks Christian (Westlake Village), 3-1, 56.8

2-AA Division

North
Central Coast Section Open 2 Runner-up – Valley Christian (San Jose), 3-0, 46.7
North Coast Section 4 – Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa), 3-1, 42.7

South
Southern Section 5 – Calabasas, 4-0, 51.1
Los Angeles City Section II – Hawkins (Los Angeles), 4-0, 54.9 2-A Division

North
Central Coast Section Open 1 – Bellarmine College Prep (San Jose), 2-1, 46.3
Sac-Joaquin Section V – Sonora (La Habra), 4-0, 39.3

South
San Diego Section 2 – Mater Dei Catholic (Chula Vista), 2-1, 43.9
Southern Section 4 – Charter Oak (Covina), 4-0, 50.2

3-AA Division

North
Central Coast Section Open 1 runner-up – Milpitas, 4-0, 41.9
Sac-Joaquin Section III – Oakdale, 2-1, 39.1

South
San Diego Section 1 – Valhalla (El Cajon), 4-0, 37.9
Southern Section 6 – Saugus, 4-0, 36.1*

3-A Division

North
Northern Section III – Sutter, 3-0, 37.3
Central Section II – Sanger, 4-0, 36.2

South
Southern Section 7 – Pacifica (Oxnard), 2-2, 34.1
Southern Section 9 – La Salle (Pasadena), 3-1, 33.2

4-AA Division

North
North Coast Section 2 – Campolindo (Moraga), 2-2, 34.0
Northern Section II – Pleasant Valley (Chico), 2-2, 32.5

South
Southern Section 8 – Grace Brethren (Simi Valley), 3-1, 31.9*
Central Section IV – Selma, 4-0, 31.8

4-A Division

North
Central Coast Section Open 3 – Palma (Salinas), 2-2, 32.4
North Coast Section 3 – Analy (Sebastopol), 3-1, 30.7

South
San Diego Section 3 – Lincoln (San Diego), 3-0, 31.1*
Southern Section 10 – Dos Pueblos (Goleta), 3-1, 28.7

5-AA Division

North
Oakland Section – McClymonds (Oakland), 3-1, 30.4
Sac-Joaquin Section IV – Sierra (Manteca), 3-0, 28.7

South
Central Section III – Tulare Western (Tulare), 2-1, 25.0*
San Diego Section 4 – Southwest EC (El Centro), 4-0, 21.5

5-A Division

North
Northern Section IV – East Nicolaus (Nicolaus), 4-0, 22.2
Sac-Joaquin Section VI – Bradshaw Christian (Sacramento), 4-0, 23.3

South
Southern Section 12 – Rancho Mirage (Rancho Mirage), 3-1, 21.2
Southern Section 11 – Highland (Palmdale), 1-2, 15.1

6-AA Division

North
North Coast Section 5 - Berean Christian (Walnut Creek), 2-1, 12.4
Central Section V – Mendota, 4-0, 20.9

South
Los Angeles City Section III – Reseda, 4-0, 7.2
Southern Section 13 – Rancho Christian (Temecula), 3-0, 9.4

6-A Division

North
Sac-Joaquin Section VII – Stone Ridge Christian (Merced), 3-0, -0.5

North Play-In Game
Northern Section V – Fall River (McArthur), 3-1, -0.5
San Francisco – Mission (San Francisco), 0-4, -23.9

South
Central Section VI – Strathmore, 3-0, -5.0*
San Diego Section 5 – Tri-City Christian (Vista), 3-0, -8.3*

* New to this week's regional matchups