Category Archives: football
NEW State TOP 50 FB Rankings (1-25)
We have arrived at the week of the likely first of two massive matchups between Mater Dei of Santa Ana (No. 1) and St. John Bosco of Bellflower (No. 2). There is another potentially even more historic game up north between state-ranked De La Salle and San Ramon Valley. The biggest mover in this week’s...
NEW State TOP 50 FB Ranks (26-50)
There are two newcomers and one of them will be playing on Friday night at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. The other didn’t just go into the top 50, but went in with a big jump into the top 40. We also have a big jump for Vista Murrieta after its win over Chaparral with more...
State TOP 25 Weekend Scoreboard
No. 1 Mater Dei and No. 2 St. John Bosco both win easily in lead up to their game next Friday in Bellflower. All four top 25 teams from San Diego also all roll with one of them making news for its second 99-yard touchdown of the season. In the north, Folsom rocks Rocklin and […]
CIF top division state fb finals may split
The California Interscholastic Federation released more details this week about how it will conduct upcoming state football championships under a new format in which all of the title games will be played at one of three junior colleges in Southern California. We hope you enjoy this free post on CalHiSports.com. To join our Gold Club […]
State Stat Stars of the Week
This feature serves as our statewide collection of milestone achievements in California high school sports. More than lists and numbers, we can provide historical context since we’ve maintained state records in California for more than 40 years. One of the QBs featured will make it onto an all-time state list by one yard. Another threw...
Medium/Small Schools State FB Ranks
For medium, top three remains Pacifica (Oxnard), Palos Verdes and Grant (Sacramento). Tustin also makes a big move up five spots from previous ranking. For small, Hughson only drops two places after loss to No. 1 Escalon. Ontario Christian still No. 2. Menlo & Sacred Heart Prep both move up to No. 3 and No....
NorCal/SoCal Players of the Week
This is a week in which not only do we fulfill one of the reasons we do this feature, and that is to track potential entries for the Cal-Hi Sports Online Record Book, but we also use it to uncover hidden gems that might otherwise only get local attention. This week we have one record […]
NEW State TOP 50 FB Rankings (1-25)
Head-to-head results causes JSerra of San Juan Capistrano to get a solid jump in this week’s rankings after its big win over Orange Lutheran. We also have more modest gains for Helix of La Mesa and Serra of Gardena. Los Alamitos, meanwhile, goes back up into this first group of teams. FOR ARCHIVES OF OUR...
NEW State TOP 50 FB Ranks (26-50)
There are four newcomers being called up this week, led by new No. 44 Archbishop Riordan of San Francisco. The other three are Vista Murrieta, Millikan of Long Beach and California of San Ramon. The two teams getting the strongest bumps are Damien of La Verne and Edison of Huntington Beach. Oaks Christian also moves...
Prep Notes With A Twist
We’re doing a combo column this week on our trip to see two of the state’s top three small school football teams face off, an early look at CIF state/regional bowl possibilities for Clovis North and why a win by Southwest High of San Diego caused us to go through our book of all-time win-loss […]