Category Archives: CIF State Championships
NEW Girls BB State TOP 35 Rankings
As the regional playoffs start up this week, St. Mary’s of Stockton moves up three spots and Mission Hills of San Marcos goes up two after winning CIF sectional titles last weekend. Etiwanda also exchanges positions with Sierra Canyon at No. 2 and No. 3 after its huge win in the CIF Southern Section Open...
Boys BB: Salute To Section Champions
There were a lot more boys teams that earned CIF section championships over the weekend besides state No. 1 Harvard-Westlake and the ones we covered on Wednesday in Sacramento. Here’s a roundup of all of the other section champions from around California. Each team deserves to get a mention with all of the others that […]
Statement Win For Etiwanda Girls
Defending CIF Open Division state champions use a suffocating defense to turn back Sierra Canyon of Chatsworth in the CIF Southern Section Open Division final on Friday in a matchup of the state’s No. 2 and No. 3 ranked teams. The Eagles will move up to No. 2 and showed they will be a force […]
Harvard-Westlake Wins First CIFSS Open Title
State No. 1 Harvard-Westlake of Studio City defeats No. 2 Roosevelt of Eastvale to capture the program’s first CIF Southern Section Open Division crown. The Wolverines hold on at the end after missed free throws and a tough foul call against Roosevelt after the final missed Wolverines’ foul shot. Harvard-Westlake will now enter the SoCal […]
Mr. Football 2023: Elijah Brown
For the fourth time in the last seven years, a player from Mater Dei of Santa Ana has captured the state’s longest running and perhaps most prestigious high school football honor. Elijah ended his career with several totals that put him ahead of all others who were considered: 42-2 record as a starter for three […]
More State Football Players of the Year
Check inside this post for the honorees who have been chosen among juniors, sophomores, freshmen, medium schools and small schools. Northern California standouts capture the junior & sophomore No. 1 positions while the CIF Central Section gains both the medium schools and small schools winners. To see who has been named Cal-Hi Sports Mr. Football […]
Floyd Burnsed: State FB Coach of Year
Acalanes of Lafayette head coach became the oldest known winner of a CIF state football title and has won more than 200 games during the high school portion of a career that spans six decades. We first got to know him from a 19-year stint at Miramonte of Orinda, where he won 10 league titles […]
More State Football Coaches of Year
Here are the honorees from among those schools considered large or small schools for the 2023 season. Our medium schools winner also is the choice for overall so this time a separate large schools coach of the year has been chosen. Our small schools honoree ended the season with his second CIF state title after […]
