All eyes are on the following signal callers heading into the 2026 CIF Southern Section high school football season. TOP QUARTERBACKS TO WATCHHuntington Beach's Brady Edmunds heads into the 2026 season among one of California's most highly-touted quarterbacks. ; Russell Sekona, Mater Dei, Jr.2025 CIF-SS FOOTBALL RECAPPALMER LEADS SANTA MARGARITA TO GLORYWhen looking back at the 2025 high school football season in the CIF Southern Section, the lede is undoubtedly Santa Margarita — for a multitude of reasons. The fallout from the story resulted in Bishop Montgomery cancelling its varsity football season . 2025 CIF-SS CHAMPIONSClick HERE for a quick recap of all the CIF Southern Section football champions from 2025 from Divisions 1 through 14.