Rio Hondo Prep’s Season Ends with Loss to Sonora in State Football Finals

Rio Hondo Prep’s season ends with loss to Sonora in state football finals

Braeden Yokoyama #24 of the Rio Hondo Prep Kares runs the ball on the opening kick off in the first half of a CIF State Division 2-A football championship game against Sonora at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo on Saturday, December 13, 2025.(Photo by Libby Cline Birmingham, Contributing Photographer) Elias Har #9 of the Rio Hondo Prep reaches for the ball as Cash Byington #7 of the Sonora prepares to tackle him in the first half of a CIF Sta…

Rio Hondo Prep falls to Sonora in Division 2-A state championship football game

In a battle of unbeaten small-school powers, the Kares' leading rusher is hobbled and they can't keep pace with the Wildcats.

Sonora raises $38K to fund Wildcats’ trip to state title game

Sonora turned out in force for its Wildcats this week by helping the Sonora Area Foundation raise $38,565 to send the football team, band and cheerleaders 380-plus miles south to Mission Viejo for Saturday’s CIF Division 2-A State Championship game.