Buchanan stays on top following victory over another State Top 20 team earlier this week in a tournament championship. Previous No. 2 Chatsworth, however, has to drop after falling to unbeaten Harvard-Westlake in a different tourney final. New teams going in this week in rankings that are counting scores from earlier this week are Bellarmine […]
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NEW Central, LA & SD All-State Noms
There have been additional players listed since the first post two weeks ago plus other updates. This is the list we’ll be going off of to start picking the 38th annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Football Teams. It’s still not too late to send in a nomination but teams will start to be picked later this...
State Stat Stars Of The Week
Fourteen is the magic number for top receivers Grant Calcaterra of Santa Margarita, Xavier Marshall of Corona Centennial and Tyson Fraser of Clovis. Rancho Cotate junior Jaelen Ward, however, caught 15 and his quarterback, junior Jake Simmons, passed for 562 yards. The only problem is that Rancho Cotate lost to Analy of Sebastopol.
Preseason State Super 50 (Part 3)
This group of teams starting at No. 26 is led off by ultra-talented Calabasas, which hopes to go even further in its CIF state division this season. Last year’s NorCal D1-AA representative to the CIF state bowl games, No. 27 Bellarmine of San Jose, is rebuilding but can’t be counted out. In this group as...
More State Boys Athletes of Year
Among others earning top state honors are Najee Harris of Antioch (juniors), U.S. Olympian Ben Hallock of Harvard-Westlake (Division III) and Andrew Daschbach of Sacred Heart Prep (Division IV). Alexander Mattison of San Bernardino also is third-ever State Three-Sport Athlete of the Year. Finally, what would a State Athlete of the Year package be without […]
All-State Softball: Underclass
Announcement of the 34th annual Cal-Hi Sports all-state teams for softball begins with honors for the best of the best among juniors, sophomores and freshmen. It also can be a sneak peak at the next season and if that’s the case then Mission Viejo, Norco, Orange Lutheran and Sacramento Sheldon are going to be off […]
NEW Baseball State Top 20
Previous No. 7 San Mateo Serra, No. 9 J.W. North and No. 12 Mira Costa become first state-ranked teams to lose in section playoffs and see their seasons end. Top-ranked Buchanan, meanwhile, is down to just two more wins in the CIF Central Section before it locks up State Team of the Year selection. We’re...
NEW Softball State Top 20
There’s only one newcomer this week, but plenty of movement due to upsets involving previous No. 2 Mission Viejo and previous No. 7 Mater Dei of Santa Ana. Los Alamitos climbs back to No. 2 behind No. 1 Orange Lutheran while Amador Valley joins the top five. The only new team is defending CIF Central...
NEW Baseball State Top 20
JSerra’s three-game sweep of previous No. 2 Orange Lutheran causes a lot of changes at the top, but it also strengthens Buchanan’s grip at No. 1. This week’s highest newcomer is Vista while joining the top 10 are J.W. North, El Toro and La Costa Canyon. Kudos also to fast-rising Oak Ridge of El Dorado...
