Madison and Santa Fe Christian are about to break the oldest record, often tied, in  San Diego County.

The Warhawks (13-1) and Eagles (11-3)  will play their 15th games of the 2012 season when the Southern champions tee up in State Bowl Championship games against Kentfield Marin Catholic and Modesto Central Catholic,  respectively, this week at Cal State Dominguez Hills in Carson.

San Diego High was the first area squad to play 14 games.  The Hilltoppers, as they were  better known,  were 10-4 in 1922, the season ending in a 17-6, state playoffs loss to Bakersfield.

Sixteen other area prep squads have completed 26 seasons of 14 games,  including coach Herb Meyer’s powerful El Camino Wildcats, who went the long way five years in a row, 1989-93.

Madison has a State Bowl III Championship date with Kentfield Marin Catholic at 4 p.m. next Saturday  at Cal State Dominguez Hills in Carson.

The Warhawks (13-1) advanced after a pulsating, 21-17, come-from-behind victory at Monrovia (12-3), which managed to shackle Madison’s big-play weapons,  outgained the visitors 448 yards to 119, and led until a 91-yard kickoff return by Lee Walker with 5:30  remaining.

Madison held on until Mason Garner finally put away the Wildcats with an interception in the game’s final seconds.

Marin Catholic (14-1) defeated Sutter 23-7 for the North regional title.  If CalPreps power ratings mean anything, the San Francisco North Bay team will rate a slight favorite with a 46.8 rating to Madison’s 43.5.