New teams being placed for various reasons this week are Central Catholic of Modesto, Palma of Salinas, Rio Linda, Paradise, Colfax, Denair, Christian of El Cajon and Eagle Rock. We also have several teams in higher divisions than before, including Tulare and Highland of Palmdale. Keep in mind that any team playing in a CIF...
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State Top 25 Weekend Scoreboard
All of the hoopla surrounding No. 1 Mater Dei and No. 2 St. John Bosco playing each other can begin after both teams won on Friday with the Braves coming on strong in the second half after they were tied 21-21 in the second quarter with No. 9 Orange Lutheran. It’s also going to be […]
NEW State Top 50 FB Ranks (26-50)
Results from the CIF Central Coast Section help Wilcox of Santa Clara to a brand-new state ranking, but we’ll see if the Chargers can do what league rival Milpitas did last season. This week’s other newcomers are Eastlake of Chula Vista, Moorpark, Palma of Salinas, Cardinal Newman of Santa Rosa and Cathedral of Los Angeles....
Preseason All-State FB Teams
We have two squads selected with 30 players each. Defending CIF Open Division champion Mater Dei leads the way with seven who’ve been named with St. John Bosco and Cajon of San Bernardino both checking in with three. Other schools with more than one player chosen are Orange Lutheran, De La Salle, Jesuit of Carmichael, […]
Preseason State 50 Football Ranks (2)
Jesuit of Carmichael and Liberty of Brentwood could have all-time best teams this season and highlight this group of squads that have been ranked from No. 16 to No. 34 in the state in the preseason. We also have our preseason No. 1 teams from the CIF San Diego Section and CIF Central Coast Section […]
FB Preseason: Class of ’20 Top 100
We still have a few more posts for 2017-18 school year honors, but are going to get serious with preseason football over the next four weeks, beginning today with a top 100 player ranking for the the Class of 2020. St. John Bosco quarterback D.J. Uigalelei isn’t unanimous as the No. 1 overall prospect of...
FINAL All-State Boys BB Nominee List
With the players and coaches of the year honors handed out, we’re now going into the final days of selecting the 40th annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State boys basketball teams. There will be one super elite first team, second team and third team of 10 players each and then top teams of underclass and for each...
NEW State Top 50 FB Ranks (26-50)
Central Catholic of Modesto is in a goofy spot in that it was last in the post last week for 1-25 but this week is first in the 26-50 post. Several teams playing each other in the CIF Southern Section Division II quarterfinals also are all up this week and in this range of the...
NEW State Top 50 FB Ranks (26-50)
Serra of Gardena climbs six spots after beating Long Beach Poly but still has to stay behind Bishop Amat (head-to-head loss). Granite Bay gets a slight bump but we still have the Grizzlies behind St. Mary’s of Stockton. This week’s lone newcomer, meanwhile, is 9-1 Corona del Mar of Newport Beach. For teams ranked No....
Stat Stars, State Records & More
Starting this weekend just about every football team in the state will be playing league games for the next few weeks. It’s a good time therefore to rank the state’s top 10 best leagues (No. 1 is obvious) and go over some of the state’s longest current league winning streaks. Check this week’s column for...
