With a team thought to be a year from being dominant, Folsom’s Kris Richardson built a squad that finished 16-0 for the second time in four years and won the CIF Division 1-AA state title. He wasn’t by himself, but this time there was no co-coach and there isn’t much doubt who should get the […]
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CIF Bowl Boards 8 (North & South)
There are eight new teams listed on our SoCal board this week and there are three in the north. We’re now just a few days away, of course, from finding out from the CIF which teams are going to match up against each other after Friday and Saturday section finals. Granite Bay in the north...
Stat Stars, State Records & More
Starting this weekend just about every football team in the state will be playing league games for the next few weeks. It’s a good time therefore to rank the state’s top 10 best leagues (No. 1 is obvious) and go over some of the state’s longest current league winning streaks. Check this week’s column for...
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 Bowl Games: What’s Next?
There is discussion about a proposal to allow every section football champion to have the opportunity to play in a regional bowl game. But that would likely require 11 or 12 divisions. We run a simulated selection from last year. See what you think.
California football updates
Why Serra’s Adoree’ Jackson might have monster senior season, top NorCal coach steps down and Mission Viejo adds well-known position coach. That plus more in our football updates, including Californians that will compete at The Opening in Oregon.
Granite Bay’s Ernie Cooper: State Coach of the Year
It’s the third time in the last five years that a coach from the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section has gained the state’s top overall coaching honor.
Week 15 D1 North CIF Bowl Rankings
SUNDAY PICKS ARE IN: De La Salle to face Folsom at Sac State plus Granite Bay to meet St. Ignatius. Go inside for early predicted winners.