For the fourth time in the last seven years, a player from Mater Dei of Santa Ana has captured the state’s longest running and perhaps most prestigious high school football honor. Elijah ended his career with several totals that put him ahead of all others who were considered: 42-2 record as a starter for three […]
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Mr. Football State POY: Raesjon Davis
In the strangest season in state history, it still reverts to some normalcy for the annual Mr. Football State Player of the Year honor. The winner is Mater Dei of Santa Ana defensive standout Raesjon Davis, who is the third Mr. Football honoree from the school in the last four years. With seniors from the […]
DLS vs. MD: History & More
It’s only been five times that the Spartans and Monarchs have played in a football game entering this weekend’s CIF Open Division state championship at Cerritos College. After suffering four losses in as many years when the two began a series in the late 1990s, last year’s CIF Open Division victory by the Monarchs was […]
NEW State Top 50 FB Ranks (1-25)
Chaminade and Calabasas are now both in the top 10 and both have big tests Thursday this week with the Eagles facing Serra of Gardena and the Coyotes meeting Valencia. Others getting bumps this week include Mission Hills, San Ramon Valley and Central of Fresno. Newcomers to the first 25 are Upland and San Diego...
State Top 25 Weekend Scoreboard
No. 2 Corona Centennial falls to national power IMG Academy (Florida) on Saturday in Honor Bowl finale. On Friday, No. 1 Mater Dei ends 55-game win streak of Las Vegas Bishop Gorman, No. 4 De La Salle rallies from 31-14 deficit in second half to beat Washington D.C. St. John’s and No. 8 Long Beach […]
Preseason All-Orange County FB Team
With a team that is the consensus preseason No. 1 team in the nation, you might expect that the outlook for the Orange County region of the CIF Southern Section might be dominated by Mater Dei of Santa Ana. Yep, that’s true. The Monarchs have a whopping 10 players among the 30 on this group....
FB Preseason: Meet Class of 2019
If you thought Najee Harris got a lot of attention over the last two years, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet. J.T. Daniels not only will be likely setting a lot of records over the course of this season and next at Mater Dei of Santa Ana but will be in the hype capital of the...
More State Boys Athletes of the Year
Among others being selected for top state honors is one of the most dominating wrestlers in the nation — Seth Nevills of Clovis (juniors) and one of the best distance runners in the last 20 years — Cooper Teare of Alameda St. Joseph Notre Dame (Division IV). And when learning of his background, how could […]
All-State Football: Sophomores
It’s time to begin announcing the 38th annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Football Teams and we’re starting with this Gold Club exclusive highlighting sophomores from the 2016 season. Sure, this is a group led by QBs J.T. Daniels (Mater Dei) and Hank Bachmeier (Murrieta Valley) but the real strength may be up front on defense with...
More State Football Players of the Year
Check inside this post for the honorees who have been chosen among juniors, sophomores, medium schools, small schools and for those who play defense. We tried, but couldn’t get any from Northern California for this season.
