Category Archives: Gold Club Content
Preseason CIFSS All-San Gabriel Valley
This is the final stop in our series of preseason all-section or all-area football teams in California for the 2024 season. It’s also the fifth one to complete the massive CIF Southern Section. In addition to the traditional San Gabriel Valley, this team also includes the Antelope Valley to the north plus private schools Loyola...
Preseason All-CCS Football Team
Our next to last stop in our series of preseason all-section or all-area football teams covers the CIF Central Coast Section. It’s been the home of the top NorCal team for 2021, 2022 & 2023 from Serra (San Mateo). The Padres lost a tremendous senior class, which is shown by more players on this team...
Preseason All-Northern Sec FB Team
For our this stop in our series of preseason all-section or all-area football teams from all corners of California, we go to the far north, which has been dealing with the massive Park Fire in recent weeks. There was an unbeaten CIF state champion from there last season in a lower division, but the top...
Preseason San Fernando/Ventura Team
For our next to last stop for the SoCal region in our series of preseason all-section or all-area football teams, we head to the San Fernando Valley & Ventura County area of the CIF Southern Section. This team also includes players from Santa Barbara County plus the Santa Clarita Valley but not the Antelope Valley....
Preseason NCS Redwood Empire Team
We stay inside the CIF North Coast Section for our next stop in our series of preseason all-section or all-area football teams from around California, going from the East Bay portion of the section to the Redwood Empire. We do the Redwood Empire separately since it is the home of associate editor Harold Abend as...
Preseason NCS East Bay FB Team
Continuing to bounce around the state, our next stop in our series of preseason all-section or all-area football teams from around California is the East Bay portion of the CIF North Coast Section. This team also includes players from the very small CIF Oakland Section mixed in. Pittsburg and De La Salle both have the...
Preseason CIFSS Inland Empire Team
After the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section a few days ago, we head back south for our series of preseason all-section or all-area football teams from around California. The Inland Empire for these purposes includes the high desert area of San Bernardino County and the Palm Springs region of Riverside County. Once again, Corona Centennial rules supreme...
Preseason Sac-Joaquin Sec FB Team
For this next stop in our series of preseason all-section or all-area football teams from around the state we travel back up north for a look at the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section. This has been the domain of Folsom and the Bulldogs have a couple of big transfers added into their mix of stellar returnees off...
Preseason L.A. City Section FB Team
After San Diego, we go back up the road for our series of preseason all-section or all-area teams around the state with a look at the CIF L.A. City Section. At its strongest, L.A. City Section football was dominated by long-time Marine League powers Carson and Banning of Wilmington, and this year it looks like...
