Category Archives: CIF State Championships
NEW Medium/Small School FB Ranks
The only newcomer this week is Capital Christian of Sacramento in the medium schools top 15. Teams moving up include Palos Verdes and Hanford for medium plus Ripon, Rio Hondo Prep and Kennedy of Richmond for small. The trick for these rankings will be to evaluate teams that have to play up against much bigger...
Prep Notes With A Twist
This week’s version of our prep column includes our first look at what to look for regarding this year’s CIF Northern California and Southern California bowl games lineup. We think there’s a problem toward the top of the NorCal board without the Open Division section runner-up teams that were able to play in NorCal games...
NEW State Top 50 FB Ranks (26-50)
Vista Murrieta and Cardinal Newman make returns to the State Top 50 this week, but for different reasons. We also welcome in for the first time Oxnard and Steele Canyon of Spring Valley. One of those beat a previously ranked team to go in. The other is on track to be 9-0 when it faces...
Escalon Wins No. 1, No. 2 Showdown
There were some moments when Hilmar was threatening to tie or take the lead, but generally it was an impressive 34-21 triumph for the state’s top-ranked small school over a league foe that was considered No. 2 entering the night. It could still wind up easier for Hilmar to go far in the CIF state […]
Medium & Small School Ranks Begin
With competitive equity taking over California sections and how they conduct playoffs, certain schools can be forgotten as they are moved up and down in divisions with no regard at all for their size. We’ll still be doing CIF bowl game projections and at the end of the season will again do state rankings according […]
NEW State Top 50 FB Ranks (1-25)
It’s another big win for Helix of La Mesa and now that the Highlanders are unanimous No. 1 in San Diego they pop up to No. 10 in this week’s state rankings. Mater Dei stays No. 1 with trip this week to Washington D.C. after its bye week while No. 2 St. John Bosco is...
NEW State Top 50 FB Ranks (26-50)
One of our two newcomers this week, Murrieta Valley of Murrieta, has to go in quite high since the win that put the Nighthawks over the top was against Oaks Christian of Westlake Village (previous No. 28). The other newcomer is unbeaten Pacifica of Oxnard, which has been the buzz of Ventura County. Others getting...
NEW State Top 50 FB Ranks (26-50)
Teams getting more than decent bumps this week are new No. 35 Clayton Valley of Concord, new No. 40 Palos Verdes of PV Estates and new No. 45 McClymonds of Oakland. There are four newcomers, meanwhile, and yes it does matter which team any of the newcomers is playing next. Congrats to Carlsbad, Marin Catholic...
DLS Makes Folsom Sing The Blues
Spartans go to Sacramento County powerhouse school for the first time and head home with their NorCal record of domination since 1991 intact after a 42-27 victory. The win in No. 3 vs. No. 4 in state matchup also puts them in usual position of being the favorite to play for the CIF Open Division […]
