With many teams on a bye week, the only changes to really ponder were where to put De La Salle after its 24-20 loss to Folsom and which team should go in at No. 25. The answers were No. 9 and West Ranch of Valencia. This is our 44th consecutive year of compiling California state...
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Preseason All-NCS/East Bay FB Team
For this next stop in our tour of the state through preseason all-section, all-area or all-county football teams we hit the first one for the San Francisco Bay Area. This one covers the East Bay portion of the CIF North Coast Section (with the Redwood Empire done separately). We also include the CIF Oakland Section...
FB Team Records: All-Time Wins & More
While still working on several major honors still to come for the 2022 baseball and softball seasons plus athletes of the year and Grid-Hoop all-state teams, we’re also getting all of our exclusive state records in football updated before the start of the 2022 fall season. Here’s a look at two big ones: schools with […]
FINAL State TOP 50 FB Ranks (26-50)
Extra time also is taken to closely check out any teams that can move up in these final rankings. For this group, Lincoln of San Diego goes from No. 29 to No. 26, Bellarmine of San Jose goes from No. 35 to 30 and Cajon of San Bernardino gets the nod to rejoin the top...
NEW State TOP 50 FB Rankings (1-25)
Friday’s CIF Southern Section D1 championship between longtime Orange County rivals Mater Dei and Servite isn’t just their first football meeting in a section final. It’s also the first between them as the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the state. This week’s new order also shows Alemany of Mission Hills and Cathedral Catholic...
State TOP 25 Weekend Scoreboard
Friday night’s biggest clash was at Folsom where the host Bulldogs ran into a De La Salle buzz-saw that will reshape the race for the CIF NorCal Open Division berth. On Saturday, No. 7 Serra of San Mateo rolled over Archbishop Riordan. More updates through Saturday also have been added. Note: Look for a brand […]
Preseason All-East Bay (NCS & Oak)
Not surprisingly, De La Salle of Concord leads the way with four first team and four second team selections. They are not household names, but isn’t that the way it is every year for the Spartans? Pittsburg is close behind with Clayton Valley, Benicia and McClymonds next. Note: These preseason all-section or all-area teams are...
Class of 23 FB: Preseason Hot 100
Here is our first deep dive into the top 100 ranked football recruits from California for the Class of 2023. These juniors have all played fewer games than any other previous classes due to the pandemic and only in the last few months have been able to get busy attending various showcase events plus 7-on-7s....
All-State FB 2020-21: Sophomores
The 42nd annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Football Teams may be as late as they can be, but they were always going to be done. This year’s series of teams begins with a look at the best of the best among sophomores. Mater Dei and St. John Bosco are represented by two players, but the school...
NEW State TOP 50 FB Ranks (1-25)
As No. 1 St. John Bosco and No. 3 Servite get ready to face off later this week, the team making the biggest move is new No. 20 Los Alamitos, which scored 35 points in one quarter of a win against 2019 CIF D2-AA state champ Corona del Mar. Both Cathedral Catholic and St. Augustine...
