The closest Sylmar has gotten to making the championship game was in 2005, losing to Taft High School 48–28 in the semi-finals when Sylmar finished the season 12–1. Sylmar had running back C. J. Gable at the time. In 2014, the Sylmar football team made it to the Division 2 championship game, losing 58–31 to Hamilton High School.
Sylmar's most recent attempt at reaching the championship was in 2005, when they were defeated by Taft High School 48–28 in the semi-finals and finished with a strong 12–1 record. At that time, Sylmar had a standout running back named C. J. Gable. In 2014, the team made it to the Division 2 championship game but lost to Hamilton High School 58–31.