Despite scoring on the opening kickoff, NorCal No. 1 and state No. 7 De La Salle needed to survive an incredible last touchdown by St. Mary’s of Stockton with an unsuccessful onside kick by the Rams to post a 38-35 victory. It was the first road game for the Spartans and it was a lack...
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Medium/Small Schools State FB Ranks
Two new teams in this week’s medium schools top 15 are Soquel and Bonita of La Verne. Cardinal Newman of Santa Rosa also gets a two-spot bump. For small schools, there are no changes at all with the top three still shown as Bradshaw Christian, Carmel and Sonora. Bradshaw had a big win over another...
State Stat Stars & Record Updates
Bakersfield has started 4-0 and has moved back to within two wins of Long Beach Poly’s all-time state leading win total. Ramona of Riverside also now has longest win streak in the state after Strathmore falls. For stat stars, Drew Washington of San Pedro Mary Star will go into the state records for catching five...
State Football Players of the Week
This week’s six State Football Players of the Week didn’t give us any entries to track for the Cal-Hi Sports Online Record Book, which is one of the goals of this feature, but we did uncover some diamonds in the rough and some exceptional talent that garners statewide recognition to go with local kudos. This […]
NEW State TOP 50 FB Rankings (1-25)
There is just a flip-flop of the No. 4 and No. 5 teams this week between JSerra and Orange Lutheran, but the Trinity League still has five of the top six spots. And we asked St. John Bosco’s Jason Negro last Saturday how good he thought the league looks this season. The biggest mover of...
State HOF Adds 25 More Players
The next 25 group of inductees for the California High School Football Hall of Fame have been announced after the first 100 were done two years ago for an exhibit at the Rose Bowl that was unveiled last year. Here is where the Hall of Fame stands in getting the most deserving players into induction, […]
What We Saw: Bosco vs Serra
The only player to score more than one touchdown for state No. 2 St. John Bosco of Bellflower on Saturday at Serra of San Mateo (No. 12) in a 56-16 victory was freshman Darren Tubbs in his breakout. The Braves won as expected against a team that played in the last three CIF Open Division...
What We Saw: Pitt vs Riordan
Two teams chasing a higher level and clearly knowing which teams they’re going to have to likely beat to win a CIF section title met on Friday in Pittsburg. Both the host Pirates and visiting Archbishop Riordan of San Francisco displayed plenty of firepower but need a lot of improvement to meet their goals. A […]
Medium/Small Schools State FB Ranks
No. 1 teams continue to be Newbury Park (medium) and Bradshaw Christian of Sacramento (small). Los Gatos makes a big move up on the medium side while a newcomer into those rankings this week is Crean Lutheran of Irvine. Sutter is the big mover for small schools entering big matchup vs Bradshaw Christian. Woodland Christian...
