As a companion list to a group of those considered more near the top of the state to be the first-ever State Freshman Player of the Year, here’s a more comprehensive list of those now on our radar screen as ninth graders we’ll likely be following for the next few years. FOR INTRO ABOUT FIRST-EVER...
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State TOP 25 Weekend Scoreboard
On Saturday, No. 2 St. John Bosco defeated the top-ranked team in Hawaii. In a pair of key matchups between top teams from different CIF sections on Friday, Folsom of the Sac-Joaquin Section topped Pittsburg of the North Coast while De La Salle of the North Coast defeated Cathedral Catholic of San Diego. There also […]
NEW State TOP 50 FB Rankings (26-50)
Making the biggest move among these teams is new No. 26 Oaks Christian, which jumps up from No. 49 after taking down Sierra Canyon. San Joaquin Memorial of Fresno, Granite Bay and Salinas also are among those getting strong bumps. This week’s highest ranked newcomer is Alemany of Mission Hills, but Menlo-Atherton is right behind....
NEW State TOP 50 FB Ranks (26-50)
Corona del Mar of Newport Beach, Madison of San Diego and San Joaquin Memorial of Fresno are all three teams that moved up five spots this week. Edison of Huntington Beach and Apple Valley did even much better than that. Newcomers are Granite Bay, West Ranch of Valencia and Manteca. FOR ARCHIVES OF OUR FINAL...
NEW State TOP 50 FB Ranks (26-50)
It’s been a few weeks since there was a huge major mover, but Granite Bay qualifies among this group. The Grizzlies went from on the bubble to No. 33 after triumph against Folsom. Also new this week is St. Mary’s (Stockton), Bellarmine (San Jose) and Citrus Valley (Redlands). Unfortunately, since many of these teams in...
NEW State FB TOP 50 FB Ranks (26-50)
Major movers are led by Vista Murrieta, which is now up 17 spots after its win last week over Murrieta Valley. Can Lincoln of Stockton do the same this week when it plays local rival St. Mary’s? Also coming up this week are Damien of La Verne (up six), Rancho Verde of Moreno Valley (up...
NorCal/SoCal Players of the Week
For week three of our Baseball and Softball Players of the Week feature we start out in Placer County (north of Sacramento) in the community of Granite Bay, then head south to the Port City of Stockton, and then to Ventura County for the second straight week, before ending this week’s journey across the border […]
SJS Top 5: Best Defenders 2010s
We are happy to say that for the seventh straight year the CalHiSports.com web site and Cal-Hi Sports was part of the weekly Final Quarter high school football show on Friday nights on the FOX 40 station in Sacramento. On last week’s 13th and final show for the 2019 season, we revealed our list of […]
All-State Softball Nominees (Part 2)
Here is an updated, second list of nominees who are going to be considered for one or more of the 37th annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Softball Teams. Thanks to everyone who sent in a nomination for their favorite player (either already on the first list or just added to this second one). Nominations are not...
SoCal/NorCal Players of the Week
In a wild-and-wacky week in which five different quarterbacks in the state (three from the same CIF section) threw for eight TDs in one game, we go with one of them as the SoCal Offensive POW. We also have a highly recruited defensive end who recovered two fumbles for touchdowns and a kicker with a […]