The selection process for the 39th annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Football Teams continues with the second set of all-state nominees. This first group of players who were placed on our board are from the CIF Central Coast Section, CIF North Coast Section, CIF Northern Section, CIF Sac-Joaquin Section plus San Francisco & Oakland. This second […]
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Friday CIF Regional Finals Scoreboard
Highest state-ranked teams playing Friday were No. 6 Folsom and No. 7 Central of Fresno against each other in D1-AA NorCal final. Folsom won 54-35, but the Grizzlies still mounted an impressive comeback that fell short. The Bulldogs will now play D1-AA SoCal champ Helix of La Mesa for state title after the Highlanders beat […]
NEW State Top 50 FB Ranks (1-25)
Mater Dei and De La Salle will head into this year’s CIF Open Division final on Dec. 16 at No. 1 and No. 3 in the state. This week’s biggest movers include Oaks Christian, up from No. 11 to No. 8, Paraclete, up from No. 19 to No. 12, and Helix, up from No. 20...
CIF Bowl Boards 9 (North & South)
These are the CIF Bowl Boards that we put together after all of the Friday and Saturday CIF section championship games have been played. Check them out late Saturday or early Sunday and then compare to the actual CIF lineup that will be announced early on Sunday afternoon. Did the ones we do make more...
Stat Stars, State Records & More
This will be the weekly post for Gold Club members mixed with opinions, top state stat stars of the week and state record updates. This week, we propose a national Open Division for football, say why Jordan Brown’s move to Prolific Prep hurt more than the usual transfer, add Acalanes QB Robbie Rowell to all-time...
Preseason All-State FB Teams 2017
With an all-state junior and sophomore team to go by from just last January, it might seem like doing a preseason all-state team would be easy cheesy. But in this age of rapid-fire transfers (some for players leaving the state) and others exploding up the charts in the spring and summer events, there are quite […]
Preseason All-San Diego Sec FB Team
It’s been awhile since El Camino of Oceanside has been among the elite teams of the CIF San Diego Section, but this year could see the Wildcats in that class. They have three preseason all-section players, which is the same total as usual powerhouses like Helix of La Mesa, Mission Hills of San Marcos, Madison...
One Team, Two in First Round
Speaking to Folsom grad Jake Browning of Washington on Wednesday got us wondering about two players from the same high school team who’ve been first-round picks in the NFL Draft. Take a guess at the two who did that from Galileo of San Francisco’s 1964 squad? That’s still the only time it’s ever happened for […]
FB Preseason: Class of 2018 Updates
This class for the state starts the 2017 season revamped somewhat due to an unusual high number of transfers, but it’s a group dominated by another strong collection of quarterbacks. Some of the ones who may be on the best teams are not ranked as high as others on various recruiting lists and there are...
Preseason FB: 10 Burning Questions
With players and coaches in the second week of a three-week dead period before they get started practicing officially for the 2017 football season, we’ll kick-start more of our statewide preview with 10 key questions that have piqued our curiosity the most. Go inside for first indications about preseason rankings of top teams, impact of […]
