US EditionSanta Margarita Football Rolls De La Salle to Win State Open Division Title
Santa Margarita dominated with a 47-13 victory over De La Salle at the CIF Open Division final, led by Trent Mosley's 11 catches for 183 yards and touchdowns, officials said.
- On Saturday, December 13, 2025, Santa Margarita Eagles defeated De La Salle Spartans 47-13 at Saddleback College to claim the CIF State Open Division title and extend Southern California's nine-season streak.
- With offensive fixes including Trace Johnson becoming comfortable, Carson Palmer, a Heisman Trophy winner and first-year head coach, led the program's transformation.
- Trent Mosley finished with 11 receptions for 183 yards and three touchdowns, two weeks after 10 catches for 292 yards in the Corona Centennial game.
- The victory positions Santa Margarita Eagles as a national title contender and ends a 14-year state championship drought, while De La Salle Spartans finish 12-1 with an eight-game championship bowl losing streak.
- Turnovers and special teams plays, including Simote Katoanga's blocked field goal and Siua Holani's late interception return, helped Santa Margarita seal dominant margins after a 94-22 section playoff combined margin.
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Santa Margarita football rolls De La Salle to win state Open Division title
Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now MISSION VIEJO — Santa Margarita’s football program completed the final stage of a radical transformation Saturday at a destination many believed wasn’t possible before the season. The Eagles played for the CIF State Open Division championship one season removed from a 5-7 finish, and just more than a year since an alleged hazing incident surfaced. De La Salle…
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East Bay TimesDe La Salle, doomed by early woes, routed by Santa Margarita in state final
MISSION VIEJO — De La Salle still can’t solve Southern California. The Spartans traveled to Mission Viejo for another state championship game and walked off the field in defeat once again as Santa Margarita and its USC-bound superstar, Trent Mosley, breezed to the Open Division title 47-13 on Saturday night at Saddleback College. The loss was De La Salle’s eighth in a row in a state championship game, all but two at the Open level. The opponen…
Santa Margarita completes the mission, cruises past De La Salle for CIF state title
Santa Margarita players pose with the CIF state trophy following the victory Saturday night. (PHOTOS: Mark Bausman, For OC Sports Zone). For the first time since 2011 Santa Margarita High School is once again on top of the California high school football world. The Eagles (11-3) dominated from the opening kickoff and cruised to a 47-13 victory over De La Salle of Concord in the CIF Open Division State Championship Saturday night at Saddleback Co…
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