Watch Folsom vs. Cathedral Catholic in California 1-AA football championship: Live stream, tickets
Folsom takes on Cathedral Catholic in the 2025 California high school state 1-AA football championship bowl game on Friday evening.
The game begins at 8 p.m. PST on Friday, Dec. 12, at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, California.
The game will stream live on the NFHS Network.
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What: California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Division 1-AA football championship
Who: Folsom vs. Cathedral Catholic
When: Friday, Dec. 12, 2025
Where: Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, California
Time: 8 p.m. PST
Stream: NFHS Network
Tickets: $16.75 for adults and $11,50 for students and seniors
Record, MaxPrep state rankings: Folsom 13-1, No. 7; Cathedral Catholic 11-2, No. 10
Here is a preview of the game from the San Diego Union-Tribune, via the Tribune News Service:
Preview: Cathedral Catholic scored come-from-behind wins over Carlsbad to win the San Diego Section Open Division championship and Los Alamitos in the Southern California Regional championship. The Dons are led by quarterback Brady Palmer, who has thrown for 2,242 yards and 21 TDs with five interceptions. Honor Fa’alave-Johnson has rushed for 1,229 yards and 25 TDs; he’s also a top defender, with 33 tackles and a pair of interceptions. Isaac Cook has 47 catches for 1,163 yards and 12 TDs. The defense is led by Kevin Clark, who has 91 tackles; Samuel Samuela, who has 79 tackles; and Bronx Letuligasenoa, who has 69 tackles and five sacks. … Folsom, which beat Oakdale for the Sac-Joaquin Section title and San Jose Archbishop Riordan for the Northern California championship, has won 11 games in a row. The Bulldogs are led by Ryder Lyons, who has thrown for 3,270 yards and 34 TDs. The team has rushed for only 1,307 yards, led by Bronson Bambino, who has 73 carries for 342 yards and 14 TDs. The Bulldogs have a pair of 1,000-yard receivers in Rob Larson, who has 74 catches for 1,045 and 16 TDs, and Jameson Powell, who has 72 catches for 1,203 yards and 13 TDs. Linebackers EJ Coleman and Nick Wegner, who both have more than 100 tackles, lead the defense. Jason Hill has intercepted six passes.
College commits: Cathedral Catholic had five players sign in last week’s NCAA Early Signing Period: Palmer (Minnesota), Letuligasenoa (San Jose State), Cade Smith (USD), Chase Denitz (USC) and Sebastian Tucker (Davidson). Folsom has eight players sign … Lyons (BYU), Hill (Stanford), Powell (Oregon State), Brooks Dupree (Army), August Dupree (Dartmouth), Isaiah Williams (Nevada) and Vlad Dyakonov (USC).
Series history: The teams have played twice. Cathedral Catholic won 33-21 in 2021 and Folsom won 21-14 in overtime in 2018.
Prediction: Cathedral Catholic 24, Folsom 21
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