The highest ranked teams to lose in section playoff openers were No. 14 Napa and No. 17 Roseville, but you can’t call either loss an upset. The only newcomer is Inderkum of Sacramento, which is playing No. 3 Sacramento in a Division II quarterfinal.
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Cal-Hi Sports Insider Blog
Quick-hitting, behind-the-scenes news and notes from the CalHiSports.com staff, including previews of upcoming content and events.
FB: Sac-Joaquin Section Top 25 (10)
Sac-Joaquin Top 5: Playoff Streaks
Last week on the latest FOX 40 Final Quarter high school football show of the 2016 season, hosts Jim Crandell and Kristina Werner revealed a list of the top five longest playoff streaks in CIF Sac-Joaquin Section history, according to CalHiSports.com and the section office. Read more…
Vet’s Day story: Fred Feary of Stockton
Fred Feary was the grandfather of Stockton St. Mary’s head football coach Tony Franks and his story of being an Olympic medalist and survivor against incredible odds in World War II has similarities to the story of Torrance legend Louis Zamperini. In honor of Veterans everywhere on Veterans Day, we present Fred’s story through a column we wrote last week and published earlier this week in the Stockton Record:
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NFHS Playoff Games of the Week
All four of the big four in the CIF Southern Section Division I playoffs can be seen on TV this week from our partners at the NFHS Network. Read more…
FB: Top 10 Rankings Update
Freedom of Oakley has done enough to jump up into the same No. 10 position that was occupied last week by Monte Vista of Danville. The Falcons (10-0) also are the No. 2 seed behind De La Salle in CIF North Coast Section Open Division.
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FB: Sac-Joaquin Section Top 25 (9)
The SJS D1 playoff seedings went with Folsom at No. 1, but generally we don’t switch rankings to agree and still have St. Mary’s of Stockton at No. 1. The big mover as the regular season ends is Antelope, which is seeded third in the D2 playoffs behind only Sacramento and Del Oro and benefits from Oakdale’s big win over Central Catholic.
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Sac-Joaquin Top 5: Heisman Trophy
Last week on the latest FOX 40 Final Quarter high school football show of the 2016 season, hosts Jim Crandell and Kristina Werner revealed a list of the top five Heisman Trophy vote-getters from the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section, according to CalHiSports.com. Read more…
Bay Area Top 25 Football – Week 9
Here are rankings done by longtime Bay Area analyst Harold Abend and done for use on Antioch High football game broadcasts. Anyone wishing to see writeups and breakdowns of the top teams in the state, sign up for our Gold Club membership. For details, CLICK HERE.
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FB: Top 10 Rankings Update
Top five from CIF Southern Section Division I playoff grouping holds strong and it probably will stay that way until quarterfinals. Only change is to move up Monte Vista of Danville to No. 10 heading into matchup vs. No. 8 De La Salle.
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FB: Sac-Joaquin Section Top 25 (8)
With no problems at the top of the order and teams setting up showdown games for league titles, there was plenty of difficulty toward the bottom. Three new teams broke into the first 25 with two of them – Cosumnes Oaks and Tracy – going in for the first time all season.
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