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Football: CIF approves bowl games, expansion proposal

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The CIF Federated Council gave approval Friday to continue the state championship bowl games after holding a two-year pilot program. It also agreed to expand the bowl games from three divisions to five divisions effective next season.

Still to be decided by June are specifics regarding logistics, such as event dates, sites and what changes might be made in selecting the teams that match Southern California representatives against Northern California representatives.

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‘I’m excited about the Federated Council’s decision to increase the football championships to five divisions,’ said CIF Executive Director Marie Ishida in a statement. ‘Now the work begins. We will be sending out RFPs (request for proposals) for a location or locations for the games. What develops from those proposals will help dictate the format of the event in terms of whether the games take place at single or multiple sites.’

The three division championship games the last two years were held at the Home Depot Center in Carson.

-- Eric Sondheimer

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