There has been a Cal-Hi Sports all-state first team after every California high school football season since 1980. There also has been at least a second team added on since 1986. Here is an honor roll of the best players from Southern California starting from the first all-state team until the one done last June. […]
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Top 50 Football Players We’ve Seen
Since this list comprises all of the years of the Concord De La Salle dynasty since the early 1980s, the Spartans are well-represented on this list, beginning with the top spot. Physically dominant linebacker-running back D.J. Williams from 1999 is still the best player we’ve ever seen in person from a California high school. We...
All-Decade All-State Football: Teams
We have a first team and a second team comprised of California’s best players since 2010 season, based mostly on high school accomplishment but without ignoring what they might have done later on. Three from the 2019 season are on first team, one is on second. We also have the best current receiver in the...
Stat Stars, State Records & More
From controversial Joe Mixon of the Cincinnati Bengals to new kickers Aldrick Rosas and Rigoberto Sanchez of the New York Giants and Indianapolis Colts, congrats to all of those NFL rookies from California high schools making their debuts this weekend. This column this week also includes updated state record lists for most receiving yards (single...
All-State Football Archives 1980-2023
This is the place to go to find all of the previous all-state football teams (first team overall & second team overall) that Cal-Hi Sports has presented since 1980, which is the first season when these teams were chosen by Mark Tennis (still in college then) and our founder, the late Nelson Tennis. Note: To...
Jake Browning: Mr. Football 2014
The Folsom QB turned in arguably the greatest season by any QB in state history, which frankly made it quite difficult to even consider anyone else. He joins the all-time state list that goes back for more than 100 years.
State Athlete of Year: Nick Nevills
It’s a close call between the three-time CIF heavyweight wrestling champ (who also starred in football) and the electrifying Adoree’ Jackson of Gardena Serra (for football and track), but unfortunately for Jackson we’ll never know how he would have done at his final CIF state track meet.
FB: Final ’14 Player Rankings
We conclude our post-season football coverage for Gold Club members with a look at the state’s top college prospects in the 2014 class (seniors in 2013 season). Our final Cal-Hi Sports Hot 100 will be updated with colleges choices as players sign their LOI on National Signing Day and the days after. ...
All-State Football: First Team
The 35th annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Football Teams are headlined by these 30 players, chosen regardless of school size or year in school. Three juniors are first team and four in all have made it from CIF Open Division champion St. John Bosco.
