The Central Coast Athletic Association (CCAA) is a high school

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in California that is affiliated with the

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. The association was established in 2018 as the Central Coast Athletic Conference and consists of 16 schools in

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and Santa Barbara counties that previously were members of the

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and three of its constituent conferences, the

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, the

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, and the Channel League. In earlier decades, previously-branded leagues such as the Northern League, Central Coast League and Tri-County League were also home to several of the 16 total schools, realigned over the years largely due to enrollment, which today comprise the overall spectrum of the association. (The aforementioned Tri-County League, which was smaller than the peer Northern League and LPL in terms of enrollment, was originally entitled as such due to also including high schools from neighboring

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and

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counties at the time, in addition to San Luis Obispo County.) Briefly, the association also reached into the Pacific View and

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leagues on a football basis, but heading into the fall of 2022, the alignment was simplified to revert back to a more historical format when Cabrillo, Lompoc and Santa Ynez rejoined the CCAA's fellow 13 schools in the Central Section and, thus in turn, its Mountain and Ocean leagues. As the ''

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'' assessed of the unison of all 16 programs: "It's just two leagues and two counties. Again, a much more natural fit." In some sports with individually-based results, such as

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, the association holds combined meets including almost all of the schools in one meet, regardless of assigned league; it also often announces awards and honors simultaneously. The CCAA, which spans the 805 area code, uses a system of

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to place each school's teams, by sport and gender, into either of two leagues periodically based on performance.

Member schools

Arroyo Grande High School Arroyo Grande High School (AGHS) is an American public high school located in Arroyo Grande, California. It serves grades 9–12 as part of the Lucia Mar Unified School District (LMUSD). Campus The majority of classrooms are arranged in rows, ...

Atascadero High School Atascadero High School (formerly Margarita Black Union High School) is an American public high school located in Atascadero, California. Atascadero High School is 1 of 2 high schools in the Atascadero Unified School District. The school receives i ...

* Cabrillo High School *

Lompoc High School Lompoc High School is a public high school serving Lompoc, in northern Santa Barbara County, California, United States. It was first established in the small farming community in 1892. It is part of the Lompoc Unified School District, as is cros ...

Mission College Preparatory High School Mission College Preparatory Catholic High School is a private Roman Catholic high school in San Luis Obispo, California, United States. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Monterey. Remodelings and additions In 2004, Mission College ...

Morro Bay High School Morro Bay High School is a four-year public high school located in the city of Morro Bay along the coast of San Luis Obispo County, California, United States. Students of the school are typically residents of Morro Bay, Los Osos (to the south), ...

Nipomo High School Nipomo High School is an American public high school located in Nipomo, California. It serves grades 9-12 as part of the Lucia Mar Unified School District. History Nipomo High School opened in 2002. Initially, students in Nipomo attended Arroyo ...

Orcutt Academy High School Orcutt is an unincorporated town and census-designated place located in the Santa Maria Valley in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Orcutt is named for William Warren Orcutt, the manager of the Geological, Land and Engineering Dep ...

Paso Robles High School Paso Robles High School (PRHS) is the only comprehensive high school located in the city of Paso Robles, California. The school receives its students from George H. Flamson Middle School and Daniel E. Lewis Middle School, both located in Paso Roble ...

Pioneer Valley High School Pioneer Valley High School (PVHS) is a public comprehensive high school in Santa Maria, California, United States. The school is the newest campus in the Santa Maria Joint Union High School District, opening to a class of freshmen and sophomores ...

* Righetti High School * St. Joseph High School *

San Luis Obispo High School San Luis Obispo High School, also referred to as "San Luis High" and "SLO High", is an American public high school in San Luis Obispo, California. It is the only non- continuation public high school within the city. The school is within the San ...

Santa Maria High School Santa Maria High School (SMHS) is a public comprehensive high school in Santa Maria, California, United States. Located in the heart of the city, Santa Maria High School is the oldest school in the Santa Maria Valley and is part of the oldest hi ...

Santa Ynez Valley Union High School Santa Ynez Valley Union High School (SYHS) is a public high school in Santa Ynez, California that serves students in grades 9–12 in the Santa Ynez Valley. As of the 2017–18 school year, 908 students were enrolled at the school. History Santa ...

Templeton High School Templeton High School is a WASC accredited public high school providing 9th-12th grade education in Templeton, California. In 2006, Templeton High School was nationally recognized as a (NCLB) Blue Ribbon School. It offers a large number of Adv ...

League Championships for Football

References

{{reflist CIF Central Section Sports in Santa Barbara County, California