Author Archives: Mark Tennis
Preseason State TOP 50 FB Ranks (1-10)
It’s now up to nine straight seasons that either Mater Dei of Santa Ana or St. John Bosco of Bellflower has started out No. 1 in the state and for 2024 that means the Monarchs are in that position. They are the defending CIF Open Division state champions and they also have a lot more […]
Preseason CIFSS Inland Empire Team
After the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section a few days ago, we head back south for our series of preseason all-section or all-area football teams from around California. The Inland Empire for these purposes includes the high desert area of San Bernardino County and the Palm Springs region of Riverside County. Once again, Corona Centennial rules supreme...
Ryder Dodd: State Athlete of Year
The school year for 2024-25 has begun in many places, but the final honor for the 2023-24 school year just had to wait until the final day of the Paris Olympics since we knew our winner for the Class of 2024 was still playing for the USA national men’s water polo team. The Americans, with […]
More State Girls Athletes of Year
To go with overall honoree Sadie Engelhardt, since she was a junior during 2023-24, we have others selected as the best among girls athletes for seniors, sophomores, freshmen and those from divisions (D1, D2, D3, D4 and D5) for the school year. We thought three were clearly at the top and picked these in a […]
RBs in the All-Time State Records
There are only a handful of returning runningbacks in the state this season who already have their names in the state record lists that were started and have been maintained by Cal-Hi Sports for four decades. Will the CIF Central Section have most of the record-breakers once again? All major categories are now updated and […]
Preseason All-Long Beach/South Bay
After hitting the CIF Central Section, the next stop in our annual tour of the state through the selection of preseason football honor squads is the area of the CIF Southern Section that contains schools in the Long Beach/South Bay region. It’s also the home of national power St. John Bosco, not to mention Long...
State FB Team Records Ready To Go
All state football team records are now updated in all categories prior to the start of the 2024 season. In one of them, Folsom has moved in front of Concord De La Salle, which are not playing this season but could be the top two teams from the north in line for the CIF Open […]
Preseason All-Central Section FB Team
After starting in Orange County, the second stop in our annual tour of the state through the selection of preseason football honor squads is the CIF Central Section. It’s the home of three current NFL starting QBs (Josh Allen, Derek Carr & Jordan Love) and we had to get creative through our multi-purpose category to...
Football: Public School State TOYs
Here’s a look at what we consider the No. 1 public schools for each year of California high school football going back to 1990. It’s much different that State Team of the Year, which has been Mater Dei, St. John Bosco or De La Salle back to 2008. CAL-HI SPORTS STATE PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOOTBALL TEAMS...
