The highest rising newcomer compared to the previous rankings is unbeaten Simi Valley, especially after its win two weeks ago vs St. Bonaventure. Also new is Downey, Long Beach Millikan, San Jacinto and Yorba Linda. Up five spots from last time is Rocklin and St. Mary’s of Stockton. San Juan Hills is up six. TO...
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NEW State TOP 50 FB Rankings (1-25)
A tidal wave splash created by the boys at JSerra (San Juan Capistrano) last Friday with their big win over Sierra Canyon pushes them up to No. 6 in this week’s rankings. It’s an eight spot jump. Centennial (Corona) also stays No. 3 after loss to No. 1 Mater Dei. More big upward moves this...
More State Schools of the Year
For boys sports only, St. John Bosco’s finishes in football, boys hoops, baseball and wrestling gain it a second top spot in five years. For the girls, Mater Dei edges Archbishop Mitty. Other schools earning overall state sports excellence honors for 2023-24 are Harvard-Westlake of Studio City (D2), Acalanes of Lafayette (D3), University of San […]
NEW Softball State TOP 35 Rankings
No. 1 St. Francis of Mountain View looks to cap perfect season with a CIF NorCal title at the end of this week. Major movers in next to last rankings include Poway (up four spots), Oak Ridge (up 12 after big win over previous No. 7 Whitney) and Clovis North (up 16). Livermore also goes...
Spring Football: Track stars abound
We begin ramping up our coverage of California high school football for the 2024 season with a look at a great crop of spring athletes in track and field putting up some sizzling marks, including some from Saturday. We also go over an early look at potential top 10 teams to start for the fall […]
State Stat Stars of the Week
This feature serves as our statewide collection of milestone achievements in California high school sports. More than lists and numbers, we can provide historical context since we’ve maintained state records in California for more than 40 years. In softball, leaders include 10 RBI in one day for Fresno State-bound standout, 19 strikeouts in one game...
NEW Boys BB State TOP 35 Rankings
The regional playoff brackets are set and the top two seeds in both the North and South open brackets receive byes, but after that there is a mixed bag of seedings that don’t really match our boys basketball weekly State Top 35. We’ll run down why and how some of the seedings don’t follow the...
NEW Boys BB State TOP 35 Rankings
In a special MLK edition of the boys basketball State TOP 35, all the Monday results are compiled and factored in, but it’s a game earlier in the week that causes the most change. See how Corona Centennial’s big league win over previous No. 2 Roosevelt affects the longest-running weekly rankings in the state by...
State TOP 25 Weekend Scoreboard
The highest ranked team to lose to a lower ranked team on either Thursday or Friday was No. 12 Rancho Cucamonga on Thursday to Upland. The most head-turning score was Friday’s 49-0 victory by JSerra over Servite of Anaheim, especially after Servite had just defeated Santa Margarita. Congratulations to all the teams that wrapped up […]
NEW State TOP 50 FB Rankings (1-25)
There’s a new No. 1 according to the system we’ve used in the last eight years of the Mater Dei-St. John Bosco era of domination as MD takes over for the Braves after their loss in Hawaii. The other big news is Clovis North of Fresno zooming up to No. 10 and generating buzz about...
