This is how the season looked after the first week during our week-by-week replay for three of the most exciting, unpredictable football seasons we’ve covered in our 40-plus years: 1981, 1994 and 2008. No. 1 teams were still Cordova of Rancho Cordova, Bishop Amat of La Puente and De La Salle of Concord (although the...
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Coaching: Most CIF State Titles
Here’s a sport-by-sport look at coaches who have won the most CIF state championships in various sports (through 2023 fall season). GIRLS BASKETBALL 7 – Tom Gonsalves, Stockton St. Mary’s (2002-2015) 6 – Kevin Kiernan, Fullerton Troy & Santa Ana Mater Dei (2003-2012) 6 – Doc Scheppler, Los Altos Hills Pinewood (1999-2014) 6 – Carl...
Saturday CIF State Finals
St. John Bosco of Bellflower makes it 3-for-3 in CIF Open Division state title game triumphs over De La Salle of Concord, but the Spartans hung around until a back-breaking 96-yard fumble return touchdown late in the fourth quarter of 49-28 contest. The CIF Southern Section also made it 3-for-3 on the day at Cerritos […]
State Coaching Wins Update
We had two separate coaches celebrated last Friday night in Oakdale and San Diego — Trent Merzon and Sean Doyle — who reached their 200th win, which is the total it takes to gain entry onto the all-time state list. We also are now including Campolindo of Moraga’s Kevin Macy with 200 career wins, but […]
NEW State Top 50 FB Ranks (1-25)
JSerra does indeed move up after suffering a loss since it was by just 35-28 to a St. John Bosco team that is No. 2 in these state rankings but is No. 1 in some national lists. Other moves completed included St. Francis of Mountain View up to No. 13, Narbonne of Harbor City up...
Football State Team Records Updated
All state football team records, some that date back more than 100 years, have now been updated prior to the start of the 2017 season. To see all of the record lists requires a Gold Club membership, but here is a look at some of the highlights in some of the various categories. Note: There […]
Senior-laden DLS State Team of Year
The only blemish was a strange loss in the season opener almost in the middle of the night (due to weather delays) in Texas, but in the end it’s another top finish for the nation’s all-time best football program. How should the Spartans be handled coming into next season, however, with only two returning starters?
Sac-Joaquin Top 5 List: Closest to DLS
Last week on the FOX 40 Final Quarter high school football show, hosts Jim Crandell and Kristina Werner revealed a list of the top five closest games played by CIF Sac-Joaquin Section schools in matchups against legendary Concord De La Salle, according to CalHiSports.com.It was done after Loomis Del Oro lost to the Spartans last […]
Coach Lad To Become Dr. Lad?
California’s winningest football coach, the recently retired Bob Ladoucuer from De La Salle of Concord, will receive an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters degree on Saturday during San Jose State’s annual Commencement.
