Here is a version of a column written last week for the Stockton Record, which is a column that I do every week for that paper. This is not the edited version — which frankly was better and much tighter (thanks sports editor Bob Highfill) — but this version is easier to post on our […]
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Final, Expanded Top 50 (No. 21-50)
All five state champions crowned in Sacramento are within the top 24 while Norco ends up snagging the final 25th spot in the final rankings. Others that gained after the final week include Rocklin, Chaminade and Oakdale. All 50 teams in this Gold Club post are written up. For breakdowns of teams from No. 1...
CIF Major Division Bowl Breakdowns
We break down every matchup and choose a predicted score for every game coming up this weekend at Sacramento State. You can see the score in a post for every bowl game in our insider’s blog, but you need to be a Gold Club member to check out why we’re going with the teams we’ve...
NorCal/SoCal Players of the Week
Yeah, we do try to avoid picking the big-time recruits for these honors in favor of those that might more need the love, but just couldn’t resist a salute to what Oaks Christian’s Michael Pittman Jr. did in his final prep performance. Others gaining honors are from Hayward, Loomis, Galt, Redondo Beach and San Diego.
Preseason Football Top 50 (Part 2)
It was 35 years ago (1980) when the very first Cal-Hi Sports state preseason football rankings were compiled. We start 2015 with the state’s top 50 preseason teams. This second group leads off with Santa Margarita in the No. 11 position. Others written up include Liberty of Bakersfield, Del Oro of Loomis, Mission Viejo, Helix...
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 […]
CA goes 1-1 Friday at Honor Bowl
California split its games on the first night of the Honor Bowl in Loomis as Elk Grove defeated Damonte Ranch (Reno, Nevada) 55-7 before Kamehameha (Hawaii) defeated Del Oro (Loomis) 25-17
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.
CIF State Bowl Picks & Previews
The Open Division final between No. 1 De La Salle and No. 2 St. John Bosco is without question the best showdown so far since the CIF bowl games began in 2006. Don’t be surprised if it goes to overtime. We break down each team’s offense, defense and go inside every matchup....
Week 16 State Rankings Updates
Chaminade moves up to No. 3 with now having two avenging losses. Enterprise also gets a shout out at No. 25 heading into D2 state bowl game.
