Category Archives: Football Scores/Game Writeups
State Top 25 Weekend Scoreboard
If next week’s showdown between No. 3 De La Salle and No. 4 Folsom is similar to Friday’s victory by No. 6 Cathedral Catholic of San Diego over No. 5 Corona Centennial, then we’re in for a wild ride. Friday night also was great for the Serra schools with No. 14 Serra of Gardena knocking […]
Serra QB a hit in win vs. Pitt
State No. 30 Padres break three-year losing streak to CIF North Coast Section powerhouse in surprisingly one-sided triumph on Saturday over state No. 37 Pittsburg that shows they’ll be a serious contender for CIF Central Coast Section Open Division title. Their new starting quarterback leads the way. FOR THIS WEEK’S STATE TOP 25 WEEKEND SCOREBOARD, […]
CdM Depth On Display In Road Win
Washington-bound quarterback Ethan Garbers threw for five more touchdown passes for state No. 21 Corona del Mar of Newport Beach in its win at No. 49 St. Francis of Mountain View on Friday, but the main takeaway from the game was the depth of the receiving corps. On a night when one of the top […]
State Top 25 Weekend Scoreboard
Saturday losers to out-of-state foes were No. 4 Narbonne and No. 5 JSerra, but No. 6 Cathedral Catholic got it done against No. 1 team from Arizona. On Friday, No. 2 St. John Bosco again made a national statement with win over namesake school from New Jersey while No. 20 Grace Brethren had perhaps the […]
Narbonne beats the heat & Buchanan
It was one of those hot August nights in the Central Valley, but the Narbonne of Harbor City football team didn’t wilt and showed a lot of determination in defeating Buchanan of Clovis on Saturday night. Both teams entered in the top 12 of the preseason state rankings and both were preseason No. 1 teams […]
Mater Dei Cruises With Defense & QB
For anyone hoping that it might be different this year in California prep football — with Mater Dei of Santa Ana and St. John Bosco of Bellflower holding a wide gap in talent, explosiveness and size mixed with elite coaching over any other schools — then you can probably forget it. Mater Dei opened its […]
State Top 25 Weekend Scoreboard
Preseason No. 3 De La Salle loses, but does so by 24-14 to a team that has been placed No. 1 in some national rankings. No. 2 St. John Bosco rolled on Saturday over one of top teams from East Coast. The other highest ranked team to lose was No. 10 Upland (on Thursday), so […]
Lions FB: Two kicks lead to North win
The 46th annual Central California Lions All-Star Football Game returned to Stockton on Saturday night after a seven-year break and it was a lucky seven for the victorious North squad. The team of players mostly from San Joaquin County edged the South 19-18 and also ended a six-year streak of winless games in the prestigious […]
New Frontier For Sierra Canyon Girls
Trailblazers win in No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown of state-ranked teams on Tuesday night (they were No. 2) over Windward of Los Angeles and now assume catbird’s seat in California girls hoops for the first time in school history. This isn’t new for the Sierra Canyon boys, who are defending CIF Open Division state […]