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2023 Football Coaching Highlights

Before we begin with the first of our many state season honors, which will be the 2023 state coaches of the year, we like to update the all-time state coaching leaders list. This is the one that has the names of just more than 140 through all the years of state history who have won […]

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FINAL Divisional State FB Rankings

When the very first Cal-Hi Sports state football rankings were compiled in the late 1970s by founder Nelson Tennis, they were done in five divisions (Class AAAA, etc.). Sorry for the delay in getting them out, but here they are for the 2023 season. Already announced as No. 1 teams were Mater Dei of Santa...

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FINAL Medium/Small School Rankings

As previously announced, the final top spots in these rankings went to La Serna of Whittier and Escalon. Biggest risers at the end for medium are Central Valley Christian, Tustin, Acalanes, Yorba Linda and Soquel. For small schools, Woodland Christian (15-0) jumps five spots, but Hughson came up even more. Rio Hondo Prep also goes...

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FINAL State TOP 75 FB Rankings (1-25)

Mater Dei & St. John Bosco end as the top two for the seventh time in the last eight seasons. Serra (SM) still ends in the top five. Orange Lutheran has to come back up in front of De La Salle. Folsom drops three spots despite D1-A state title win. More CIFSS teams also go...

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FINAL State TOP 75 FB Ranks (26-75)

As is our custom, we take the previous bubble list and turn it into actual rankings of the next 25 teams for the end of the season. This group is led by Los Alamitos (up two spots from previous ranking) and then there’s CIF D1-A state runner-up St. Bonaventure. La Serna goes in front of...

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Mater Dei State Team of Year 2023

Here is the official updated list of the California high school football state teams of the year that goes back for more than 120 years with Mater Dei of Santa Ana now added for 2023. This is the first No. 1 finish for the Monarchs in the state with a different head coach than Bruce […]

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More State FB Teams of the Year

With just a one-point loss to St. John Bosco in the CIFSS D1 semifinals, Centennial of Corona is the 2023 State Public Schools Team of the Year. We also have La Serna of Whittier (medium schools) and Escalon (small schools) collecting final No. 1 honors. Plus, there are separate teams of the year for D3 […]

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Saturday CIF State FB Finals

Mater Dei gains its fourth CIF state title since 2017 with a 35-0 triumph against Serra of San Mateo in the Open Division championship. Other winners in games at Saddleback College were Folsom in D1-A and Acalanes of Lafayette in D3A-A. We also have all winners with highlights/notes from all games at El Camino College […]

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Friday CIF State Football Finals

Mission Viejo captures its second CIF state title with a 27-14 win over De La Salle in the D1-AA championship. It also shows the relative strength of the elite teams in the CIF Southern Section over the rest of the state. The SoCal teams also remained unbeaten at Saddleback College earlier in the night with […]

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All-State Football Nominees (NorCal)

Here is the third of three lists of players considered as nominees for the various 2023 season all-state football teams. These are from the CIF sections in Northern California (except the Central Section). This is the 46th consecutive year of Cal-Hi Sports all-state football teams. We welcome additional nominations to be sent in and apologize […]

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