Category Archives: CIF State Championships

Pac-5 Showdown: How Big Is It?

One national ranking has it as a No. 1 vs. No. 2 and in some ways it’s even bigger than the famed 1956 CIF Southern Section Major Division Championship between Downey and Anaheim that set a state playoff record with 41,393 on hand. But the Corona Centennial vs. St. John Bosco titanic has one huge […]

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CIF Bowl Board Video (No. 3)

In the third installment of new video feature in which we go over our own CIF state bowl board for both Northern and Southern California, Cal-Hi Sports editor Mark Tennis previews many of the difficult choices that the CIF will be making on Sunday. How will upsets change the lineups? How will rematches of teams […]

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CIF Bowl Board Video (No. 2)

In the second installment of new video feature in which we go over our own CIF state football bowl board for both Northern and Southern California, Cal-Hi Sports editor Mark Tennis previews the first tough choice for the CIF and that will be the selection of the two teams that will need to have a […]

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Preseason Girls BB Ranks (1-15)

With all five starters back from a team that won the CIF Open Division state crown, St. Mary’s of Stockton is easy choice as preseason No. 1 for the state to start the 2015-16 season. It’s not even that hard to choose No. 2 and No. 3, either, as both Chaminade of West Hills and […]

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Introducing CIF Bowl Board

New video feature explains new CIF state bowl games in a different way. It features Cal-Hi Sports editor Mark Tennis and someone who’s been following the CIF bowl games longer than anyone else, starting from the first mock selection meeting held in 2005 in San Diego.

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Sad Weekend State Top 25 Scoreboard

After collecting the results of these teams, it begs the question of what’s better in first-round section playoff games: playing and slaughtering a mismatched opponent or just taking a bye. The only ranked team to play and lose was No. 23 Chaminade, but its loss was to No. 2 Corona Centennial.

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Small Schools Open Div. Breakdown

In addition to the Open Division at the top of this year’s CIF slate of state bowl games, there will be a small schools version of it for those with enrollments below 1,200. Go inside to see why it’s almost guaranteed that the best teams below 1,200 in the state likely don’t have a chance...

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Campo crowd goofs, team doesn’t

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After LB Poly rout, how good is DLS?

In dominating a team that has a win over L.A. City powerhouse Narbonne of Harbor City, No. 1 De La Salle shows the gap between itself and the rest of the state (other than two teams) probably is as wide as its ever been.

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Burning Questions: CIF Bowl Games

Does De La Salle loss in Texas screw up this year’s picks for Northern California? That question plus a few others are answered after the first week of major games are played across the state. Note: In previous years of the CIF state football bowl games, we’ve done the bulk of our breakdowns of what...

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