Here is the third of three updated lists of players considered as nominees for the various 2022 season all-state football teams. These are all from the CIF Southern Section. Thanks to everyone who sent in info about these players compared to the first list of nominees that we compiled. It’s not too late to contribute...
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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. […]
FINAL All-State FB Noms (NorCal)
Here is the first of three updated lists of players considered as nominees for the various 2022 season all-state football teams. These are from Northern California CIF sections (not including Central Section). Thanks to everyone who sent in info about these players compared to the first list of nominees that we compiled. It’s not too...
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 Defensive POY: Deven Bryant
St. John Bosco linebacker adds a statewide honor to two big more local ones that he’s already received. He’s also the first-ever State Defensive POY from his school, but the third in a row from the Trinity League.
NEW Boys BB State TOP 25 Rankings
Top-ranked Corona Centennial and No. 2 Harvard-Westlake have taken losses, but both remain unbeaten against in-state foes. What the plethora of holiday tournament results show is that the Golden State has some good teams, but not likely a super team this year. No. 3 Bishop Montgomery remains undefeated and has a showdown on Saturday against...
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 […]