Only one of the big regular season finale showdowns was close and that was in Modesto where No. 23 Oakdale edged No. 24 Central Catholic. For No. 4 Mission Viejo, No. 5 De La Salle and No. 6 Folsom it was smooth sailing over opponents that were all 9-0. No. 1 Mater Dei and No. […]
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NEW State Top 50 Ranks (26-50)
Eight is great for both Bishop Amat of La Puente and Serra of San Mateo as both of those teams are given eight-spot bumps in this week’s rankings. There are some showdown games this week among this group of squads as well, highlighted by No. 28 Paraclete vs. No. 30 Sierra Canyon (two CIF state...
CIFSS honors for McIntosh, others
Noted historian Bruce McIntosh, currently living in Rio Vista but formerly of San Pedro for decades, will be among those honored Wednesday as one of the CIFSS Hall of Fame and Distinguished Service Award winners at a luncheon in Long Beach.
NEW State Top 50 FB Ranks (1-25)
Bosco stays close enough to Mater Dei and has enough big games coming up to remain No. 2 in the state behind No. 1 Monarchs. JSerra, meanwhile, has to go up to No. 6 from No. 10 heading into this week’s game against Mater Dei. We also have two new teams that have been added...
Stat Stars, State Records & More
From controversial Joe Mixon of the Cincinnati Bengals to new kickers Aldrick Rosas and Rigoberto Sanchez of the New York Giants and Indianapolis Colts, congrats to all of those NFL rookies from California high schools making their debuts this weekend. This column this week also includes updated state record lists for most receiving yards (single...
NEW Girls BB State Top 20 Rankings
The CIF Southern Section Open Division could easily be re-named “upset central” with several ranked teams either biting the dust or barely escaping with a win against fellow ranked and non-ranked teams. Because of that, after the first eight spots in this week’s rankings, there has now been some major re-adjustments. A familiar face that...
NEW Girls BB State Top 20 Rankings
Stockton is becoming synonymous with knee injuries after State Freshman and State Sophomore of the Year Aquira DeCosta went down with a torn meniscus last week. Earlier in the week at the MLK Showcase, Sierra Smith, DeCosta’s former teammate now at Salesian, went down in a heap and later found out she tore her ACL....
NEW State Top 25 FB Rankings
Freedom of Oakley and Chaminade of West Hills lead a group of six newcomers to this week’s rankings. The season is going to become one in which we’ll be comparing rout losses inflicted by the top four teams and it’s now that time of the season in which some teams are going to be ranked...
Preseason State Super 50 (Part 2)
This group of teams starting at No. 13 is led off by St. Mary’s of Stockton, which is loaded with returning players, but 2016 CIF Division II-A titlist Del Oro of Loomis is right behind. This group down to No. 25 also includes our top preseason top picks for the CIF Central Coast Section and […]
Some NorCal Nike Nuggets Are SoCal
Moving from QBs to linemen and then to RBs and LBs, you can’t see everyone at a Nike Football The Opening Regional. But when you do spot someone who makes a few plays, you put a check next to their name. Here’s a list of 15 players from last weekend in El Sobrante who were […]
