We like to start off this annual feature with our writeup of the most inspirational player of the year, highlighting a player who had to overcome some adversity to have a memorable season. This year, that honor goes to Pacific Grove’s Danielle Pasquariello. We also have a salute to another player — West of Torrance’s...
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Inside the All-State Football Teams
Leading off this final post for our 2017 All-State Football Teams, presented by Blast Athletics, is an announcement of Sacramento Foothill’s T.J. Pesefua as the most inspirational player of the year. That part of this post is free for all to see, but Gold Club items include list of top freshmen to watch; a writeup...
NEW CIF Sac-Joaquin Sec Top 20
Once again, since the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section is the one for our home base in Stockton, we’ll put together a weekly Top 20 in football for that section this season. We will continue to post these top 20s until all games for all teams are done for the season.
NEW State Top 50 FB Ranks (1-25)
Mater Dei and De La Salle will head into this year’s CIF Open Division final on Dec. 16 at No. 1 and No. 3 in the state. This week’s biggest movers include Oaks Christian, up from No. 11 to No. 8, Paraclete, up from No. 19 to No. 12, and Helix, up from No. 20...
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...
NEW CIF Sac-Joaquin Sec Top 20
Once again, since the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section is the one for our home base in Stockton, we’ll put together a weekly Top 20 in football for that section this season. Watch the FOX40 Final Quarter this week on Friday at 10:45 p.m. for all the playoff highlights. Our Top 5 lists and the 11 p.m. […]
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...
State Top 25 Weekend Scoreboard
For Freedom-O’Dowd breakdown/What We Learned, CLICK HERE. No. 1 Mater Dei, No. 2 St. John Bosco and No. 5 De La Salle all win on Saturday but it was only easy for the Monarchs, who played at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara. Bosco came from behind to beat St. John’s in Washington DC while DLS […]
