We start out in the Fresno/Clovis area this week for one of the greatest performances ever in the rivalry series between Clovis and Clovis West. From there, we make two stops not far from the state capitol before heading to Southern California. Our three stops there are in the far reaches of the Inland Empire […]
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NEW State TOP 50 FB Ranks (26-50)
There are two newcomers this week and both of them are in for the first time this season — San Joaquin Memorial of Fresno and Villa Park. The biggest movers among this group, meanwhile, are both from the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section: Jesuit of Carmichael and Central Catholic of Modesto. Go inside for breakdowns of all...
NEW State TOP 50 FB Ranks (26-50)
This week’s biggest mover among this group of teams is Bellarmine of San Jose. While we don’t yet have the Bells higher than three other West Catholic Athletic League rivals, their last two wins jumps them from No. 45 to No. 34. A group of five newcomers, meanwhile, is led by the Trinity League’s sixth...
Boys BB: More State Coaches of Year
Congratulations to all of the Cal-Hi Sports State Coaches of the Year for boys basketball for the 2020-21 season. We have one selected for each CIF division despite no state championships for the second straight season. We almost always honor the overall State Coach of the Year from a school that was in the Open […]
Boys BB: State Ranks By Divisions
Historically, these have been done for many years according to the CIF’s and our own five divisions. For this year, we are combining the teams in the SoCal regional brackets (AA & A) into one division and then injecting where the NorCal teams would fit in based on our own criteria. There are at least […]
Boys BB Primer: Top All-State Players
We broke down the state’s top teams last week heading into this much different spring season and this week we take a look at the top players from around California, including an early season or preseason all-state team. We also break down how the impacted season might impact post-season honors, such as all-state and Mr. […]
NEW State TOP 35 Baseball Ranks
There may not be any CIF Southern Section playoffs this year, but that hasn’t prevented the best of the best playing each other. That’s why there’s a new No. 1 for the first regular season rankings of 2021 as Orange Lutheran goes back to the same place it stood when the 2020 season was shut...
Preseason State Baseball Top 25
A few games have already started, but for the 2020 season in California it’s going to start where it left off with De La Salle of Concord in the No. 1 position. The Spartans will have a 28-game win streak heading into their first game and have plenty of returning top players to earn the […]
Boys BB: Updated ’21 Player Rankings
Our boys basketball coverage for Gold Club VIPs continues with a look at the state’s top college prospects in each class. The sophomore class (2021) has good players at every position, but the sure-fire All-Americans have not developed quite yet. We expand our 2021 rankings from 25 to 65 with five newcomers to the original 25...
FB: Sac-Joaquin Section Top 25 (12)
Inderkum proves that the preseason rankings were right all along after big win over previously unbeaten Antelope in D2 semifinals. Defending D2AA state champ Del Oro is next. In the D1 bracket, meanwhile, top two seeds St. Mary’s and Folsom both roll in the semifinals to set up what should be great matchup in section […]
