Mayfair Looking to Make History, Win State Football Championship

Published on December 6, 2023

Like at pretty much every high school across the United States, the Mayfair gymnasium in Lakewood, California features banners that celebrate various athletic exploits. However, the only one at Mayfair that marks a state championship is courtesy of an individual, Allen Kennett, who won a CIF wrestling crown at 215 pounds in 2001. No team in the school’s 64-year history has laid claim to a state title, but that could change when the Monsoons take on Marin Catholic of Kentfield at 7 p.m. Dec. 9 in the CIF Division 3-A state championship bowl game at El Camino College in Torrance. “To put a banner up there that says, ‘CIF state champions’ would be something that these kids could live on for the rest of their lives,” Mayfair Coach Derek Bedell told The Epoch Times. “That would be truly monumental for us.”...