Three lead changes in the last seven minutes shows just how close state No. 14 Bellarmine of San Jose and state No. 23 Del Oro of Loomis were to each other in a Friday night matchup. It was an improbable 34-31 win for Bellarmine and a second straight tough loss to a strong opponent for […]
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NEW State Top 25 Football Rankings
De La Salle stays on top despite loss to one of the best teams in Texas, but questions linger and No. 3 St. John Bosco could be in the midst of brewing another super team like the one from two years ago. Newcomers this week are Norco and Clovis and we have nearly 30 more...
Archive done: 55 years of Del Oro
As the first school in the state to order the new Cal-Hi Sports football archives project, we’ve determined that Del Oro of Loomis’ all-time winning percentage since 1960 of 69.5 percent is strong enough to get listed in the state record book. For more on the Cal-Hi Sports football archives project and on how we […]
Coaches Speak: More CIF Bowl Games
In a non-scientific survey of top football coaches from around the state who responded to a questionnaire we sent out last week, there appears to be a majority of them who are not supportive of that many teams potentially playing 16-game schedules.
Preseason FB: Del Oro vs. Granite Bay
This is the sixth in a series of posts comparing two local rivals who both may be toward the top of the preseason state football rankings. We’ll write up what we think these teams will be like heading into the season, then we hope to see what their fans have to say through comments, reaction.
Drillers win one for the record books
Bakersfield’s 56-26 victory over Del Oro gives the school its seventh CIF state football title but the first one since 1927. Asauni Rufus just did too much as the option quarterback.
Top Things Learned at SD Honor Bowl
It was a whirlwind of football at Oceanside High and Cal-Hi Sports was there for all four games. With scores of 50-39, 41-24, 57-21 and 69-55 it’s going to take awhile to sort everything out, but we’ll try with this feature post.
Summer football report: Part two
Two more top young Northern California high school football coaches prep their teams in the summer heat. Part two of our summer series takes an inside look at the programs at Casa Grande of Petaluma and Del Oro of Loomis....
