Santa Margarita let the country know, it’s ready to challenge for the 2026 High School Football America national championship Friday night. The Eagles, who won the 2025 California Open Division championship during former NFL QB Carson Palmer‘s first year as... The post No. 3 Santa Margarita (California) takes down 5X High School Football America national champ Mater Dei (California) appeared first
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Santa Margarita let the country know, it’s ready to challenge for the 2026 High School Football America national championship Friday night. The Eagles, who won the 2025 California Open Division championship during former NFL QB Carson Palmer‘s first year as... The post No. 3 Santa Margarita (California) takes down 5X High School Football America national champ Mater Dei (California) appeared first
High School Football America published this report on October 3, 2026. The headline reads: “No. 3 Santa Margarita (California) takes down 5X High School Football America national champ Mater Dei (California)”. The full article, including quotes and images, is on the publisher's page — the link is in the table above.
This story ties to the 2026–27 high school football schedule: Mater Dei at Santa Margarita in California on 2026-10-02. Other rounds from the same state playoffs are listed under “More from this state”.
Summarised by the HSFootballStream news desk from the report by High School Football America. No extra quotes or figures were added. Read the original before you rely on a detail.
Details
| Headline | No. 3 Santa Margarita (California) takes down 5X High School Football America national champ Mater Dei (California) |
|---|---|
| Published | October 3, 2026 |
| Section | Rankings |
| Publisher | High School Football America |
| Original article | High School Football America |
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- Mater Dei at Santa Margarita — 2026-10-02, California
- Jserra Catholic San Juan Capistrano at Mater Dei Santa Ana — 2026-10-09, California
- Santa Margarita Rancho Santa Margarita at Servite Anaheim — 2026-10-09, California
- Santa Margarita at St. John Bosco — 2026-10-16, California
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