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Medium/Small Schools State FB Ranks

It’s been a couple of weeks since we were able to do these rankings due to travels in Europe, but we’re back and will be ranking teams now for the rest of 2024 season. There were changes for medium schools based on teams that had to go up into the overall State TOP 50, but...

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Small Town Hughson’s Elite 11 QB

Robert McDaniel’s senior season at Hughson High has benefitted from all he learned last summer at the Elite 11 Quarterback Camp. He’s hoping to help lead the Huskies to another CIF Sac-Joaquin Section title and perhaps a CIF state title before he embarks on his college career at the University of Arizona. He and unbeaten […]

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Preseason Sac-Joaquin Sec FB Team

For this next stop in our series of preseason all-section or all-area football teams from around the state we travel back up north for a look at the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section. This has been the domain of Folsom and the Bulldogs have a couple of big transfers added into their mix of stellar returnees off...

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All-State Football Nominees (NorCal)

Here is the third of three lists of players considered as nominees for the various 2023 season all-state football teams. These are from the CIF sections in Northern California (except the Central Section). This is the 46th consecutive year of Cal-Hi Sports all-state football teams. We welcome additional nominations to be sent in and apologize […]

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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. Two QBs who were perfect on their passing — one that was 17-of-17 and another 12-of-12 — and...

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Medium/Small Schools State FB Ranks

For medium, top three remains Pacifica (Oxnard), Palos Verdes and Grant (Sacramento). Tustin also makes a big move up five spots from previous ranking. For small, Hughson only drops two places after loss to No. 1 Escalon. Ontario Christian still No. 2. Menlo & Sacred Heart Prep both move up to No. 3 and No....

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State FB Playoffs: Early Season Primer

It’s never too early to start thinking about CIF state football championships, especially when just about every year there are changes in some of the CIF section playoff formats that are sure to impact what happens when the regional games are selected. The biggest changes this year are in the CCS and in the Sac-Joaquin. […]

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FINAL Medium/Small School Rankings

As previously announced, the final top spots in these rankings went to Granite Hills of El Cajon and Escalon. There were also a lot of changes for medium schools with big bumps for D3-AA state champ Grant of Sacramento along with others such as Apple Valley, St. Joseph of Santa Maria and D3-A state champ...

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SoCal/NorCal Players of the Week

The purpose of this feature is not only to track potential entries into the Cal-Hi Sports Online Record Book, but also to uncover hidden talent that doesn’t always get the spotlight other then local props. We don’t have any state record book entries this week but we have a few diamonds in the rough. In […]

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FINAL Five-Division State FB Ranks

Since there were games going on until last weekend in a couple of places in the state, the final look at state football for this spring according to our long-time format of divisions (honoring all teams from medium to small school levels) couldn’t be done until now. All final No. 1 teams were previously announced,...

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