High school football: Photos from Saturday’s CIF State championship games

Arlington quarterback Dominic Johnson (14) is sacked by Salesian’s Giancarlo Thurmond (50) during the second half of their CIF Division 6-A state championship game at Salesian High in Richmond, Calif., on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. Salesian won 42-21. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

Serra quarterback Maalik Murphy hurdles over Liberty defenders in the first quarter in the CIF Division 1-A California State football championship in Mission Viejo on Saturday, December 11, 2021. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)

Northview’s Erik Saiz (3) dives with the ball into the red zone against Sacred Heart Cathedral in the second half of the Division 4-A state championship game, Saturday, December 11, 2021, at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

Serra Coach Scott Altenberg, center, celebrates with his team after they defeated Libertyt in the CIF Division 1-A California State football championship in Mission Viejo on Saturday, December 11, 2021. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)

McClymonds’ Tajir Golden (31) jumps over Birmingham’s Jason Pineda (28) on a run for a first down in the first quarter during the CIF Division 3-A state championship game at McClymonds High School Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Oakland, Calif. (Photo by Jim Gensheimer)

Aquinas High School linebacker, Ronnie Roberts II (27) sacks Vanden High School quarterback, Tre Dimes (5) during the first quarter of their 14-13 loss in the state tile game Saturday, December 11, 2021 at Vanden High School in Fairfield, California.
(Joel Rosenbaum / The Reporter)

Head coach Bruce Rollinson of Mater Dei Monarchs is hoisted on the shoulders of his players after defeating the Serra Padres 44-7 during a 2021 CIF State Football Championship Bowl Game at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo on Saturday, December 11, 2021. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)

Christian Williams #8 of Mater Dei Monarchs holds up the championship trophy after defeating the Serra Padres 44-7 during a 2021 CIF State Football Championship Bowl Game at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo on Saturday, December 11, 2021. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)

Northview’s RJ Ford (11) elevates for a reception against Sacred Heart Cathedral’s Erik Bosch (21) in the second quarter of the Division 4-A state championship game, Saturday, December 11, 2021, at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

Arlington quarterback Dominic Johnson (14) scores a touchdown against Salesian High during the first half of their CIF Division 6-A state championship game at Salesian High in Richmond, Calif., on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

Serra running back Troy Tw crozier, right, fights off Liberty’s Jason Oliver, center, and Jason Oliver, left, in the CIF Division 1-A California State football championship in Mission Viejo on Saturday, December 11, 2021. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)

Christian Williams #8 of Mater Dei Monarchs runs for a first down against the Serra Padres in the second half of a 2021 CIF State Football Championship Bowl Game at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo on Saturday, December 11, 2021. Mater Dei Monarchs won 44-7. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)

Sacred Heart Cathedral celebrates their first ever state championship after defeating Northview-Covina in the Division 4-A state championship game, Saturday, December 11, 2021, at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

Aquinas High School linebacker, Robby Stevens (53) is overcome with emotions as he watches members of the Vanden High School football team celebrate their come-from-behind 14-13 victory in the title game in the Division 3-AA of the 2021 CIF State Football Championships Saturday, December 11, 2021 at Vanden High in Fairfield, California.
(Joel Rosenbaum / The Reporter)

Cooper Barkate #18 of Mater Dei Monarchs celebrates with teammate Elijah Brown #12 of Mater Dei Monarchs after catching a pass and runs for a touchdown against the Serra Padres in the first half of a 2021 CIF State Football Championship Bowl Game at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo on Saturday, December 11, 2021. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)

Head coach Bruce Rollinson of Mater Dei Monarchs celebrates players after defeating the Serra Padres 44-7 during a 2021 CIF State Football Championship Bowl Game at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo on Saturday, December 11, 2021. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)

Sacred Heart Cathedral’s Dermot Fitzpatrick (53) sacks Northview quarterback James Arellanes (16) forcing a second quarter turnover in the Division 4-A state championship game, Saturday, December 11, 2021, at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

Aquinas High School linebacker, Myles Markham (22) is overcome with emotions following their 14-13 loss to Vanden High School in the title game in the Division 3-AA of the 2021 CIF State Football Championships Saturday, December 11, 2021 at Vanden High in Fairfield, California.
(Joel Rosenbaum / The Reporter)

Arlington quarterback Dominic Johnson (14) fumbles the ball as Salesian’s Andre Prince (9) dives for it during the second half of their CIF Division 6-A state championship game at Salesian High in Richmond, Calif., on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

Cooper Barkate #18 of Mater Dei Monarchs catches a pass and runs for a touchdown against the Serra Padres in the first half of a 2021 CIF State Football Championship Bowl Game at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo on Saturday, December 11, 2021. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)

Mater Dei Monarchs defense celebrates after stopping Serra Padres on 3rd and inches as the time runs out in the first half of a 2021 CIF State Football Championship Bowl Game at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo on Saturday, December 11, 2021. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)

A sign saying that head coach Bruce Rollinson of Mater Dei Monarchs is the greatest of all time in the first half of a 2021 CIF State Football Championship Bowl Game between the Mater Dei Monarchs and the Serra Padres at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo on Saturday, December 11, 2021. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)

Head coach Bruce Rollinson of Mater Dei Monarchs is hoisted on the shoulders of his players after defeating the Serra Padres 44-7 during a 2021 CIF State Football Championship Bowl Game at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo on Saturday, December 11, 2021. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)

Cooper Barkate #18 of Mater Dei Monarchs catches a pass and runs for a touchdown against the Serra Padres in the first half of a 2021 CIF State Football Championship Bowl Game at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo on Saturday, December 11, 2021. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)

Elijah Brown #12 of Mater Dei Monarchs intercepts a pass and runs fora touchdown against the Serra Padres in the first half of a 2021 CIF State Football Championship Bowl Game at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo on Saturday, December 11, 2021. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)

McClymonds’ Amir Gobar (4) is tackled by Birmingham’s Jordan Padilla (41) in the first quarter during the CIF Division 3-A state championship game at McClymonds High School Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Oakland, Calif. (Photo by Jim Gensheimer)

Joshua Hunter #14 of Mater Dei Monarchs recovers a Serra Padres fumble in the first half of a 2021 CIF State Football Championship Bowl Game at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo on Saturday, December 11, 2021. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)

in the CIF Division 1-A California State football championship in Mission Viejo on Saturday, December 11, 2021. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)

Mater Dei Monarchs celebrate after a touchdown against the Serra Padres in the first half of a 2021 CIF State Football Championship Bowl Game at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo on Saturday, December 11, 2021. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)

A pass intended for Serra running back Troy Tw Crozier, right, is overthrown as Liberty outside linebacker Beckam Nilsson trails behind in the CIF Division 1-A California State football championship in Mission Viejo on Saturday, December 11, 2021. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)

Serra running back Troy Tw Crozier, right, is congratulated by quarterback Maalik Murphy, left, after Crozier scored a touchdown against Liberty on a run in the CIF Division 1-A California State football championship in Mission Viejo on Saturday, December 11, 2021. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)

Arlington quarterback Dominic Johnson (14) is tackled as he reaches a first down against Salesian High during the second half of their CIF Division 6-A state championship game at Salesian High in Richmond, Calif., on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

Serra defensive end D’angelo Davis, left, pursues Liberty quarterback Carson Woods in the CIF Division 1-A California State football championship in Mission Viejo on Saturday, December 11, 2021. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)

Arlington quarterback Dominic Johnson (14) runs with the ball en route to the end zone for a touchdown against Salesian High during the first half of their CIF Division 6-A state championship game at Salesian High in Richmond, Calif., on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

Aquinas High School cornerback, Cesar Fernandez (11) breaks up a pass intended for Vanden High wide receiver, Amarion York (2) during fourth quarter action of the FalconsÕ 14-13 loss to the Vikings in the CIF Division 3-AA State Title game Saturday, December, 11, 2021 in Fairfield, California.
(Joel Rosenbaum / The Reporter)

Northview running back Cheo Medina (6) steps over the reach of Sacred Heart Cathedral’s RL Miller (4) in the second quarter of the Division 4-A state championship game, Saturday, December 11, 2021, at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

Cooper Barkate #18 of Mater Dei Monarchs catches a pass and runs for a touchdown against the Serra Padres in the first half of a 2021 CIF State Football Championship Bowl Game at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo on Saturday, December 11, 2021. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)

Northview quarterback James Arellanes (16) looks for a receiver against Sacred Heart Cathedral in the Division 4-A state championship game, Saturday, December 11, 2021, at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

Serra quarterback Maalik Murphy lays on the field after hurting his leg on a play in the fourth quarter against Liberty in the CIF Division 1-A California State football championship in Mission Viejo on Saturday, December 11, 2021. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)

The Taft football team poses for a group photo after it lost in its first CIF State final appearance to San Francisco Balboa, 43-0, Saturday afternoon. (Courtesy of LA City Section)

Sacred Heart Cathedral’s RL Miller (4) catches a touchdown pass in the end zone against Northview’s Erik Saiz(4) in the fourth quarter of their Division 4-A state championship game, Saturday, December 11, 2021, at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

Salesian’s Christian Montuya (42) is tackled after running with the ball on an interception against Arlington during the second half of their CIF Division 6-A state championship game at Salesian High in Richmond, Calif., on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

McClymonds quarterback Dreyan Paul (7) is rushed on a pass by Birmingham’s Jordan Padilla (41) in the first quarter during the CIF Division 3-A state championship game at McClymonds High School Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Oakland, Calif. (Photo by Jim Gensheimer)

Serra running back Kai Honda, right, celebrates with defensive lineman Jaggar Tavai after Honda scored a touchdown against Liberty in the third quarter in the CIF Division 1-A California State football championship in Mission Viejo on Saturday, December 11, 2021. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)

Serra Coach Scott Altenberg, center, celebrates with the CIF Division 1-A California State football championship trophy after his team defeated Liberty in Mission Viejo on Saturday, December 11, 2021. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)

The Salesian football players pose for photos as they celebrate their CIF Division 6-A state championship game after defeating Arlington-Riverside High at Salesian High in Richmond, Calif., on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

McClymonds’ Jaivian Thomas (21) dives but can’t stop Birmingham’s Peter Cortes (21) from scoring a touchdown in the third quarter during the CIF Division 3-A state championship game at McClymonds High School Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Oakland, Calif. (Photo by Jim Gensheimer)

Salesian’s Andre Prince (9) reacts after a fumble recovery against Arlington during the second half of their CIF Division 6-A state championship game at Salesian High in Richmond, Calif., on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. Salesian won 42-21. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

Sacred Heart Cathedral’s Bruce Uperesa (11) breaks free from Northview defenders for a first quarter touchdown in the Division 4-A state championship game, Saturday, December 11, 2021, at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

The Salesian High football players celebrate their CIF Division 6-A state championship game after defeating Arlington-Riverside High at Salesian High in Richmond, Calif., on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

Serra’s Cincere Rhaney changes direction as he runs up field for a big gain against Liberty in the CIF Division 1-A California State football championship in Mission Viejo on Saturday, December 11, 2021. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)

Serra linebacker Cincere Rhaney, center, breaks his way past the Liberty line to set up the ball for a Serra touchdown on the next play in the third quarter in the CIF Division 1-A California State football championship in Mission Viejo on Saturday, December 11, 2021. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)

Head coach Bruce Rollinson of Mater Dei Monarchs with his grandson after defeating the Serra Padres 44-7 during a 2021 CIF State Football Championship Bowl Game at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo on Saturday, December 11, 2021. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)

McClymonds’ defense swarms Birmingham’s Peter Cortes (21) in the third quarter during the CIF Division 3-A state championship game at McClymonds High School Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Oakland, Calif. (Photo by Jim Gensheimer)

Head coach Bruce Rollinson of Mater Dei Monarchs blows a kiss to someone in the stands prior to a 2021 CIF State Football Championship Bowl Game between the Mater Dei Monarchs and the Serra Padres at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo on Saturday, December 11, 2021. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)