Category Archives: Divisional State Football Rankings
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 Medium/Small School FB Ranks
Half Moon Bay goes up to No. 1 for small schools after Ripon takes down previous No. 1 Escalon and we explain why it’s possible that Half Moon Bay might stay there even if it were to lose in a CIF Central Coast Section playoff game. Ripon charges up to No. 6 with Escalon at...
NEW Medium/Small School FB Ranks
Team that everybody in the state really is rooting for, Paradise, makes a big move this week even though the 7-0 Bobcats didn’t play. Losing teams and results from earlier in the season have just worked out for them. Ayala of Chino Hills and Rio Hondo Prep of Arcadia are two other newcomers in medium...
NEW Medium/Small School FB Ranks
Culver City takes over in No. 1 slot for medium schools in the state, but will have showdown game with Lawndale on Friday. Another huge matchup in Southern California sees No. 3 Pacifica of Oxnard go up against No. 9 Oxnard in what is known locally as the Battle for Gonzales Road. For the small...
NEW Medium/Small School FB Ranks
With byes and the only teams losing were in close games to larger schools or higher-ranked opponents, there are no new teams among the 30 that are ranked in these two classifications. We do have some changes in the order, however, and have added several schools onto the bubble lists. We’ll still be doing CIF...
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 […]
CIF Bowl Boards 1 (North & South)
With the football regular season about to end in every section of the state except two (CIF Central Coast Section & CIF Northern Section), we’re going to take our first shot at breaking down all of the possibilities for this year’s CIF NorCal & SoCal regional bowl game matchups. Keep in mind that any team […]
