For this final boys sports honor roll for the 2020-21 school year, the headline announcement centers on a track-football standout who already has begun the 2021-22 school year with a bang. Meet Domani Jackson from Mater Dei of Santa Ana, who has been named State Athlete of the Year for his junior year accomplishments. His […]
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Preseason All-State Football Teams
This is the 35th consecutive season that there has been a preseason all-state teams by Cal-Hi Sports. We honored the all-state juniors just a couple of months ago, but it’s not as easy as you might think because there were some all-state sophomores chosen as well and these teams are a combination of those plus […]
Preseason STATE TOP 50 (Part 1)
With positive thoughts that there won’t be the similar numbers of games cancelled this fall as there were last spring due to COVID, we present the starting point of state football rankings for the 2021 fall season. This will be the 44th season in which Cal-Hi Sports founder Nelson Tennis (1936-2004) or Cal-Hi Sports publisher […]
Mater Dei State Football Team of Year
The strange, spring season concluded for the Monarchs with a win over St. John Bosco last Saturday as those two schools have now shared top honors in the state for five straight seasons. It’s Mater Dei, though, now on top for three of the last four. The Monarchs will likely continue their dominance for years […]
State FB TOP 25 Weekend Scoreboard
No. 2 Mater Dei gets four TD passes from its freshman QB in 34-17 win over No. 1 St. John Bosco on Saturday night. The highest-ranked team to lose on the weekend was No. 5 Mission Viejo, which fell to South Coast League rival San Clemente (No. 12). Sierra Canyon, Cathedral Catholic and Folsom also […]
NEW State TOP 50 FB Ranks (1-25)
As No. 1 St. John Bosco and No. 3 Servite get ready to face off later this week, the team making the biggest move is new No. 20 Los Alamitos, which scored 35 points in one quarter of a win against 2019 CIF D2-AA state champ Corona del Mar. Both Cathedral Catholic and St. Augustine...
CIF Open Boys: Three in a row also is No. 10 for Mater Dei
Stanley Johnson and Aaron Gordon both put on a show in first CIF Open Division state final. Johnson’s 26 points leads SoCal team to victory, making coach Gary McKnight’s program the first to win three straight state titles in the top division.
Boys BB Regional Finals Previews
Sacramento Sheldon vs. Archbishop Mitty plus Mater Dei vs. Etiwanda will tip on Saturday to see which two will play each other in the first CIF Open Division state championship game. Go inside for breakdowns and favorites in all divisions.
New State Top 20 Boys BB Rankings
With the Nike Extravaganza coming up Saturday at Mater Dei, the major moves in this week’s new order involve St. John Bosco, El Camino Real, Mission Viejo, Hart and Serra of Gardena. New divisional boys and girls rankings being done later this week as well.
New State Top 20 Boys BB Rankings
Long Beach Poly remains No. 1 in the state rankings with its only loss to the nation’s top-rated team. Mater Dei climbs to No. 2 with Sheldon up to No. 3. New Top 20 for girls and first look at divisional state rankings coming early this week as well.
