🏆 This Week in Simi Valley High School Sports

November 4–10, 2026

All three local football programs head into CIF playoffs, Simi Valley and Royal girls tennis open postseason competition, and Royal boys water polo keeps the spotlight on the pool.

🏆 Last Week’s Highlights

Three Local Football Teams Earn CIF Playoff Berths

It is a big week for local football: Simi Valley High, Royal High and Grace Brethren all qualified for CIF Southern Section postseason play, with first-round games on Friday, November 6.

Grace Brethren closed the regular season with a 42–10 victory over Channel Islands. Royal defeated Hueneme 20–14 to finish 9–1, while Simi Valley fell 42–20 to Pacifica but secured an at-large Division 5 berth.

Royal Boys Water Polo Wins Its Playoff Opener

Royal defeated Chino Hills 13–7 on October 29 in the Division 2 opening round. The Highlanders advanced to face Redondo Union on Tuesday, November 3, at 5 PM.

Publication note: At the time this article was prepared, the November 3 final score had not yet been posted in the sources reviewed. Readers can check the CIF Southern Section bracket for the recorded result.

📅 This Week’s Varsity Schedule

November 4–10, 2026

Wednesday, November 4

Simi Valley High School
🎾 Girls Tennis — Vista Murrieta @ Simi Valley
2:00 PM • Simi Valley High School
CIF Southern Section Division 5 First Round

Royal High School
🎾 Girls Tennis — Cathedral City @ Royal
2:00 PM • Royal High School
CIF Southern Section Division 7 First Round

Thursday, November 5

Royal High School
🏃 Cross Country — League Finals
1:00 PM • Mission Oaks Park, Camarillo

Friday, November 6

Simi Valley High School
🏈 Varsity Football — Simi Valley @ El Dorado
7:00 PM • El Dorado High School, Placentia
CIF Southern Section Division 5 First Round

Royal High School
🏈 Varsity Football — Royal @ Nogales
7:00 PM • Nogales High School
CIF Southern Section Division 10 First Round

Grace Brethren
🏈 Varsity Football — Grace @ Granite Hills
7:00 PM • Apple Valley High School, Apple Valley
CIF Southern Section Division 10 First Round

Tuesday, November 10

Grace Brethren
⚽ Boys Varsity Soccer — Moorpark @ Grace • Preseason scrimmage
3:00 PM • Grace Jr./Sr. High School, 1350 Cherry Avenue, Simi Valley

Playoff schedules and venues can change. Click each school name above to confirm game-day information directly.

👀 What to Watch For

Royal boys water polo: The November 3 second-round game against Redondo Union took place after the reporting cutoff for this edition. See the official CIF bracket for the final result.

Girls tennis: Simi Valley and Royal both open the CIF team playoffs at home on Wednesday. Additional rounds are scheduled for advancing teams; subsequent opponents will depend on results.

Friday night football: All three local teams will try to advance from their opening-round games. CIF quarterfinals are scheduled for November 13, one week after this issue’s Friday slate.

Winter sports: Grace’s November 10 boys soccer scrimmage is an early sign of the changing season. Royal’s calendar also lists girls water polo on November 12 and 13, girls basketball beginning November 16, and boys soccer and basketball contests on November 17.

🎓 Alumni in the News / Who’s on the Move

College Signing Season Begins November 11

Next Wednesday marks the opening of the NCAA Division I basketball early signing period and the start of the signing period for many other Division I and II sports. The football early signing period begins December 2.

We have not verified a new November signing or alumni announcement from the three schools for this edition. We will spotlight confirmed commitments as the schools announce them.

Know a local student-athlete who has announced a college commitment? Send the school’s public announcement so The Simi Signal can recognize the achievement.

For playoff bracket updates, visit CIF Southern Section.