The most in-depth preseason rankings, write-ups and analysis of California prep football’s top teams is here, led by who else but De La Salle of Concord. Three supremely talented SoCal squads figure to battle it out for the right to probably play DLS in the CIF Open Division bowl game.
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State’s Top 25 DB Prospects
Two from St. John Bosco and two from Gardena Serra are in the top 10, including the overwhelming No. 1 pick Adoree’ Jackson. Two players from De La Salle, meanwhile, are on the rise....
All-State Baseball: Underclass
Four schools lead the way with three players on first and second teams and two of those schools are in the same league. Full release of the 33rd annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Baseball Team should be completed by Sunday.
A thunderous State Coach of the Year
Elk Grove’s Jeff Carlson has pushed his program to a dominant position in the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section and it’s time to put him and the Thundering Herd in the spotlight. Other coaching honors announced for Wilmer Aaron (Gardena Serra) and Gil Ruiz (Pacific Grove).
Harvard-Westlake wins CIFSS title
Triumph over Marina of Huntington Beach Friday at Dodger Stadium also will give Wolverines the final No. 1 state baseball ranking. Other CIFSS winners are Cypress in D2 and Serra of Gardena in D3.
New Baseball State Top 20
First five from last week stay hot in section playoffs, but it’s an upheaval after that. Six new teams are in with the highest risers being Granite Hills of El Cajon and Marina of Huntington Beach.
Final Cal-Hi Sports Girls BB Top 40
Rancho Verde and La Jolla Country Day receive solid bumps for the final, expanded overall rankings of the 2012-13 season. Check inside to see which CIFSS quarterfinalist has been ranked higher than a Division I state finalist. In-depth analysis given on all 40 teams.
Boys open division includes St. John Bosco, bye for Etiwanda
Although it didn’t fit the specific criteria as we comprehended it, we had an inkling St. John Bosco was a strong possibility for the open division and Braves are selected. Read on for instant reaction in all six divisions.
New State Top 20 Girls BB Rankings
No. 3 Bishop O’Dowd shows there’s quite a gap between itself and No. 4 St. Mary’s of Stockton among the best in California high school girls basketball, although the impressive win doesn’t change this week’s rankings. Etiwanda moves into the top 10 while the lone newcomer is Serra of Gardena.
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.
