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Mr. Football 2017: JT Daniels
When the state has one of its strongest national player of the year candidates in many years, it’s fairly obvious who should be Mr. Football for the 2017 season. The Mater Dei quarterback was the clear leader of the nation’s No. 1 team but we still had another finalist with 72 touchdowns and another who […]
State Coach of Year: Kris Richardson
With a team thought to be a year from being dominant, Folsom’s Kris Richardson built a squad that finished 16-0 for the second time in four years and won the CIF Division 1-AA state title. He wasn’t by himself, but this time there was no co-coach and there isn’t much doubt who should get the […]
Preseason Girls BB State Ranks (1-15)
St. Mary’s of Stockton edges Archbishop Mitty of San Jose for the top position as games get underway immediately this week with two of the top three teams in Southern California facing off on Wednesday. Northern California team also fare well at the top with Pinewood of Los Altos Hills at No. 3 and Salesian […]
Preseason Boys BB Ranks (1-15)
It’s time to launch our winter basketball content on CalHiSports.com and we’ll do it with our preseason boys basketball state rankings. The most tumultuous summer and fall we can ever recall in college and grassroots basketball has trickled down to the high school ranks in California and will undoubtedly impact the landscape. Even after all that has transpired with […]
Daniels’ stats lower, but who cares?
Sensational Mater Dei junior QB JT Daniels isn’t quite on the same statistical pace he was on as a sophomore, but the Monarchs are more balanced offensively, they seem to be near an all-time best level overall in all facets of their game and they have a seasoned, veteran leader who clearly knows where the […]
Bosco FB in Eye of Media Storm
Dealing with four or five star player rankings on recruiting networks, going on trips to play in games shown on ESPN and handling social media are just part of what the support staff at a big-time high school football program at a place like St. John Bosco has to grapple with every week and throughout […]
Griffin on a Mission for Diablos
One of the top players who will be on the field for Friday’s showdown between state No. 5 Mission Viejo and state No. 6 Long Beach Poly will be receiver/corner Olaijah Griffin. The UCLA commit will be tested on both sides of the ball by the talented Jackrabbits but he should be up to the […]
CIF Sections: Biggest Challenges 2017
We asked all 10 of California Interscholastic Federation’s section commissioners to talk about what they felt were their biggest challenges heading into the 2017-18 school year and what they were looking forward to the most. Transfers were not highest on the list. Instead, it was more about helping athletic directors and coaches (especially new ones) […]