It wasn’t close to the 59-14 triumph from earlier this season, but national/state No. 1 Mater Dei of Santa Ana tops state No. 2 St. John Bosco of Bellflower, 31-24, to win its second straight CIF Southern Section D1 championship. They will now go into the CIF Open Division state final in two weeks to […]
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Second Half Surge For No. 1 Mater Dei
In the first game of the season on Thursday for state No. 1 Mater Dei of Santa Ana and the first game for new head coach Raul Lara, No. 3 Centennial (Corona) only trailed 22-17 at halftime. Then the vaunted MD defense took over in the second half in a 42-25 win. Not having top […]
Preseason All-Orange County FB Team
We are once again going to take a tour of the state prior to the start of the 2023 football season through the selection of preseason football honor squads. We begin with Orange County of the CIF Southern Section where the most talent-laden team of returnees that we’ve ever seen in more than 40 years...
More State Football Players of the Year
Check inside this post for the honorees who have been chosen among juniors, sophomores, freshmen, medium schools and small schools. State No. 2 Mater Dei of Santa Ana has collected two of them. We also have our first-ever State Freshman of the Year. Plus, versatility on both sides of the ball helps the top honorees […]
NEW State TOP 50 FB Rankings (1-25)
We’re down to one week to go for the regular season in most places around the state. The most changes in this week’s rankings were caused by Sierra Canyon’s victory over previous No. 9 Chaminade. It wasn’t so much a big jump for the Trailblazers, but a big drop for the Eagles. Edison of Huntington...
State TOP 25 Weekend Scoreboard
No. 1 Mater Dei of Santa Ana wins in the trenches and on the scoreboard with a 17-7 victory over No. 2 St. John Bosco of Bellflower. While that score was on the low side, two other big ones from around the state were not. St. Mary’s of Stockton won its biggest game in years […]
