The CIF state football championships will unfold this weekend in Southern California, with 30 teams playing across 15 divisions in quest of finishing the season with a top prize.

De La Salle will be back in action after having a bye during the regionals.

The Spartans, aiming for their eighth state title but first in a decade, will play Santa Margarita for the Open Division championship on Saturday night in Mission Viejo.

Five other teams from the Bay Area News Group’s coverage area – St. Ignatius, McClymonds, El Cerrito, Bishop O’Dowd and Lincoln-San Jose – are also making the trip to SoCal after capturing NorCal championships last weekend.

There are plenty of storylines:

– The South Bay community is celebrating as longtime Lincoln coach Kevin Collins has the San Jose school on the br

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