We go over why we’re moving up Corona Centennial to No. 2 this week instead of dropping previous No. 1 Mater Dei down to No. 2 behind new No. 1 St. John Bosco. This also is a good week to give JSerra a bump to No. 6 before the Lions take a crack at the...
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Bosco thunders past Mater Dei
There won’t be any disagreements at the top of every national ranking next week after St. John Bosco tops Mater Dei on Saturday night in one of those rare No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchups. The Braves will now be favored to win the CIF Southern Section Division I title and CIF Open Division state […]
State Top 25 Weekend Scoreboard
At the Honor Bowl on Saturday night, No. 10 Serra (Gardena) goes down to host school (which is good news for two other top ranked San Diego area squads). Highest ranked team to lose on Friday was No. 17 Long Beach Poly, which couldn’t get going against Los Alamitos after its big win last week […]
Bosco FB in Eye of Media Storm
Dealing with four or five star player rankings on recruiting networks, going on trips to play in games shown on ESPN and handling social media are just part of what the support staff at a big-time high school football program at a place like St. John Bosco has to grapple with every week and throughout […]
State Top 25 Weekend Scoreboard
Matchup between No. 2 St. John Bosco and No. 6 Chaminade is close for awhile, but Braves wore down the Eagles 31-17. NorCal No. 1 De La Salle had similar game with NorCal No. 3 St. Francis of Mountain View but dominant defense helped Spartans pull away 31-7 in second half. One of biggest upsets […]
Mr. Football 2016: Wyatt Davis
Can a lineman who primarily only plays on offense ever be named State Player of the Year? For the 2016 season, the answer is an emphatic YES. St. John Bosco’s senior leader off of its CIF Open Division state title team is indeed the Cal-Hi Sports Mr. Football State Player of the Year. It’s not […]
FINAL, Expanded Top 50 (No. 1-20)
More reasons given for De La Salle staying fourth and St. Mary’s staying sixth. In other final moves, Helix flip-flops with Folsom at No. 11, Vista Murrieta and CIF state champ Madison both come up five spots and Calabasas ends up at No. 20. If you can’t see this post, it’s easy to become a...
St. John Bosco State Team of Year
It’s not the same as when there was no Open Division of the CIF state bowl games, but the Braves still officially get added to the list of all-time great teams in California that dates back more than 100 years.
Saturday Bowls: Bosco, then the rest
It’s a dominant showing for state No. 1 St. John Bosco of Bellflower, which wins its second CIF Open Division state title in four years with 56-33 win over two-time defending champion De La Salle of Concord. The nature of the win also displays the wide gap between SoCal’s top three teams this season — […]
CIFSS D1: Bosco Back in Business
In the latest state No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup in the CIF Southern Section’s Major Division title game, No. 2 St. John Bosco wears down top-ranked Mater Dei of Santa Ana, 42-28, to win the section D1 title. It will be an easy call to pit current state No. 2 St. John Bosco vs. perennial […]
