Category Archives: CIF State Championships
A first-year coach like no other
Justin Alumbaugh has helped make it a seamless transition in his first season as De La Salle’s new head coach after the retirement of Bob Ladouceur. Coach Lad is still on the sidelines of California’s No. 1 team, but Alumbaugh is clearly the one in charge.
CIF State Bowl Picks & Previews
The Open Division final between No. 1 De La Salle and No. 2 St. John Bosco is without question the best showdown so far since the CIF bowl games began in 2006. Don’t be surprised if it goes to overtime. We break down each team’s offense, defense and go inside every matchup....
Saturday SoCal Bowl Highlights
We told one person going to the St. John Bosco-Centennial game that it might be 60-40. We were wrong. Bosco won it 70-49. Other victors were Chaminade of West Hills and Corona del Mar of Newport Beach.
Saturday NorCal Bowl Highlights
De La Salle does its part to set up monster CIF Open Division state final by throttling Folsom. Enterprise of Redding and Sacred Heart Prep of Atherton also post triumphs.
Friday Regional Bowl Highlights
It will be Bakersfield vs. Del Oro of Loomis next week in a very intriguing CIF Division I state bowl game after both won on Friday night. The Division IV winners, meanwhile, are Central Catholic of Modesto and Bakersfield Christian.
CIF Bowl Game Breakdowns (South)
Check here for teams we think will get bowl bids in next week’s Southern California regional bowls and for those that we are recommending picked. All divisions are complete and ready to go, led by St. John Bosco vs. Corona Centennial for Open Division.
Week 14 Top 25 Scoreboard
Does the state’s previously mentioned Big Four now seem more like a Big Two after No. 3 Folsom and No. 4 Serra of Gardena escape upset bids? More big winners include No. 6 Mater Dei (over No. 5 Long Beach Poly), No. 8 Corona Centennial (set state record), No. 11 Serra of San Mateo (on […]
Week 13 Top 25 Scoreboard
No. 9 Mater Dei takes down No. 5 Mission Viejo while No. 17 Oceanside storms back from 30-7 down in the second half to stun No. 13 Eastlake 33-30. We have more teams on the bubble this weekend than ever before.
Week 12: SoCal Bowl Rankings
This is the expanded version from the list updates that were posted on Monday and is presented for Gold Club members. We have a Team of the Week for each division, a look ahead to big games on the horizon and more breakdowns that have helped us win multiple awards from the California Prep Sportswriters...
Week 12: NorCal Bowl Rankings
This is the expanded version from the list updates that were posted on Monday and is presented for Gold Club members. We have a Team of the Week for each division, a look ahead to big games on the horizon and more breakdowns that have helped us win multiple awards from the California Prep Sportswriters...
