Category Archives: State Record Book
All-State Football 2022: Small Schools
The top three teams in our final small schools state rankings — Escalon, Sacred Heart Prep and St. Pius X-St. Matthias — all land three players on either first or second team for the annual all-state small schools honors. We also have a rare occasion of an eight-man player on the first team and two […]
State Stat Stars of the Week
This feature serves as our statewide collection of milestone achievements in California high school sports. For boys hoops, we have details on a new NorCal individual scoring record for most points scored in one half and we have two players who made enough three-pointers in a game to eventually get their names entered into the...
State’s College FB Award Winners
This list has been updated again to reflect the 2023 Heisman Trophy ceremony in New York when San Bernardino Cajon’s Jayden Daniels won college football’s highest honor. Go inside to see which national honorees starting from Glenn Davis of Army winning the Heisman Trophy in 1946 to the present day went to California high schools. […]
Mr. Football 2022: Roderick Robinson
There’s still a long way to go for San Diego Lincoln’s power-packed running back to really get compared to the school’s two most famous running back alums, but for what he did in high school he matches one of them by being named as Mr. Football State Player of the Year. Robinson led the Hornets […]
More State Football Players of the Year
Check inside this post for the honorees who have been chosen among juniors, sophomores, freshmen, medium schools and small schools. State No. 2 Mater Dei of Santa Ana has collected two of them. We also have our first-ever State Freshman of the Year. Plus, versatility on both sides of the ball helps the top honorees […]
State Stat Stars of the Week
This feature serves as our statewide collection of milestone achievements in California high school sports. For girls hoops this week, Ontario Christian’s Chloe Briggs leads the pack by becoming the 16th player in state history to reach 3,000 points in her career. Two of the girls written up, Sierra Maxwell from Heritage of Menifee and...
Bryan Nixon: State FB Coach of the Year
Back to back CIF Central Section D1 titles, a CIF D1-A state title and a resume over 25 years that includes coaching two NFL quarterbacks plus 198 wins nets Liberty of Bakersfield’s Bryan Nixon the most prestigious single state football coaching honor. He also is the first State Coach of the Year from Bakersfield who […]
More State Football Coaches of Year
Here are the honorees from among those schools considered medium or small schools for the 2022 season. Our medium schools honoree already has been named Orange County Coach of the Year and just won his 150th game. Our small schools honoree directed his team to one of the historically greatest seasons in his CIF section’s […]
