Category Archives: football
More State Football Coaches of Year
Here are the honorees from among those schools considered large or small schools for the 2023 season. Our medium schools winner also is the choice for overall so this time a separate large schools coach of the year has been chosen. Our small schools honoree ended the season with his second CIF state title after […]
2023 Football Coaching Highlights
Before we begin with the first of our many state season honors, which will be the 2023 state coaches of the year, we like to update the all-time state coaching leaders list. This is the one that has the names of just more than 140 through all the years of state history who have won […]
FINAL Divisional State FB Rankings
When the very first Cal-Hi Sports state football rankings were compiled in the late 1970s by founder Nelson Tennis, they were done in five divisions (Class AAAA, etc.). Sorry for the delay in getting them out, but here they are for the 2023 season. Already announced as No. 1 teams were Mater Dei of Santa...
FINAL Medium/Small School Rankings
As previously announced, the final top spots in these rankings went to La Serna of Whittier and Escalon. Biggest risers at the end for medium are Central Valley Christian, Tustin, Acalanes, Yorba Linda and Soquel. For small schools, Woodland Christian (15-0) jumps five spots, but Hughson came up even more. Rio Hondo Prep also goes...
Mater Dei State Team of Year 2023
Here is the official updated list of the California high school football state teams of the year that goes back for more than 120 years with Mater Dei of Santa Ana now added for 2023. This is the first No. 1 finish for the Monarchs in the state with a different head coach than Bruce […]
More State FB Teams of the Year
With just a one-point loss to St. John Bosco in the CIFSS D1 semifinals, Centennial of Corona is the 2023 State Public Schools Team of the Year. We also have La Serna of Whittier (medium schools) and Escalon (small schools) collecting final No. 1 honors. Plus, there are separate teams of the year for D3 […]
Saturday CIF State FB Finals
Mater Dei gains its fourth CIF state title since 2017 with a 35-0 triumph against Serra of San Mateo in the Open Division championship. Other winners in games at Saddleback College were Folsom in D1-A and Acalanes of Lafayette in D3A-A. We also have all winners with highlights/notes from all games at El Camino College […]
Friday CIF State Football Finals
Mission Viejo captures its second CIF state title with a 27-14 win over De La Salle in the D1-AA championship. It also shows the relative strength of the elite teams in the CIF Southern Section over the rest of the state. The SoCal teams also remained unbeaten at Saddleback College earlier in the night with […]