East Bakersfield High School Blades - one of California's top high schools.

Here's a collection of articles from the Californian documenting this historic rise to the Central Section Championship.

Blades win section title
For the first time in school history, East High wins a Central Section football championship.
Clutch TD lifts Blades
With tears streaming down his face Robert Salazar struggled to put into words what had just happened.
Blades strike early in rout
Even with Thanksgiving dinner well-digested, the East High football team remains hungry.
East High pays tribute to longtime coach Henderson
East High boys basketball coach Milt Henderson was honored at a surprise dinner held at a local restaurant Wednesday night.
Stockdale, East get No. 1 seeds in playoffs
Two local high school football programs, Stockdale and East, earned the top seeds in the Central Section Division I and II playoffs, and Taft received a No. 2 in Division IV, making it 18 Kern County programs advancing to the playoffs in five different divisions.
Chris King leads Blades to 34-7 victory
Senior Chris King threw for 220 yards and three touchdowns to lead the East High Blades to a 34-7 homecoming victory over the Foothill Trojans.
King leads East past Garces
Garces High had to deal with a lot of pain going into its second Southeast Yosemite League game against rival East.
McDonald rushes for 157 yards; Blades top Scots in SEYL game
It was all about sophomore Jeffery McDonald and the East High Blades as they soared past Highland 59-19 Friday in Southeast Yosemite League play.
Arvin stuns East on last play, 40-39
Arvin High quarterback Jose Tamayo had one last shot at East, and he made the most of it Friday night.
East stymies West offense en route to 24-14 win
Fans in West High's stands chanted "We want Ryan!" over and over again before halftime.
East stays hot with big win over North 59 - 0
East 51, Golden Valley 6
Quarterback Chris King had 11 carries for 100 yards and three touchdowns Friday to lead East High past Golden Valley.
Former prep stars Matthews, Stancil join 'Gades' backfield
The Bakersfield College football team looks to have the makings of a crowded -- and talented -- backfield.