California High School Football Rules Spark Debate As State Champion Exploits Wild Fog For Touchdown

Folsom runs past Cathedral Catholic for 1-AA state football title

MISSION VIEJO – Fifteen minutes before Cathedral Catholic kicked off against Folsom in Friday’s Division 1-AA state championship football game at Saddleback College, a thick wave of fog settled onto the field. The London-like soup was so thick that players couldn’t see across the field. Said the public address announcer early in the first quarter: “I think it’s second-and-goal.” The Dons certainly couldn’t track down Folsom junior quarterback Br…

California High School Football Rules Spark Debate As State Champion Exploits Wild Fog For Touchdown

Folsom defeated Cathedral Catholic to win the high school football state championship in California by a final score of 42-28 without starting quarterback Ryder Lyons. It was hard to see anything in the fog! Not only was there some debate about whether the game should be played in these conditions, a very specific rule spoiled one of the coolest plays of the night. I am not sure whether the controversial high school football ruling would’ve had …

Folsom Bulldogs Take 6th State Title With 42-28 Win Over Cathedral Catholic – Folsom Times

MISSION VIEJO — The Folsom Bulldogs added another historic chapter to their storied program Friday night, capturing the 2025 CIF State Championship with a 42-28 victory over Cathedral Catholic at Saddleback College, earning the program’s sixth state title and doing so in one of the most improbable ways imaginable. Facing a Cathedral Catholic team the Bulldogs had not beaten since 2018 and forced to rely on their second-string quarterback for vir…